As he sat on his stool awaiting the eighth round on January 13, 1948, at the Cleveland Arena, Ezzard Charles took in the words. Sitting across, in the other corner, was Archie Moore, a man who would one day leave the ring with more knockouts than any fighter that ever lived. It was dangerous poker, trying to reel in "The Mongoose," but Charles was slightly on edge. His ire had been raised at the close of the seventh round. Moore, he felt, had intentionally hit him after the bell... (read more)

So this is what it has come to. He looks really stupid.

This really has to be read. I'm sitting here, blearl-eyed and still fairly drunk, but this sounds like it was an amazing experience. http://sports.yahoo.com/news/mma--ronda-rousey-liz-carmouche-ufc-157-saved-by-women-084642836.html

At least 1 full fight, + highlights, tonight on NBC at 11:00

Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield linked up yet again in Chicago, when Tyson showed up during a promo for Holyfield's barbeque sauce. Points of interest: 1. They now love each other. 2. Holyfield seems to acknowledge that his boxing career is over, since he only wants to fight guys in his own age bracket (i.e., guys named "Klitschko"). 3. Tyson apparently didn't try the BBQ sauce on any part of Holyfield's body. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-400_162-57569790/mike-tyson-evander-holyfield-meet-again/?google_editors_picks=true

Is it me, or a trick of reflection from the flashbulbs? FMJr.'s beard seems shot through with gray in these pics.

I personally have no problems with Mike Lee, but since so many people on here seem to dislike him, and I found this article, just thought I'd share.

Cuba is ready to ditch a draconian rule preventing boxers turning professional which has lasted more than 50 years.

Via Deadline - "HBO has set Ides Of March screenwriter and playwright Beau Willimon to write Jack Johnson, a miniseries about the life of the first African-American world heavyweight champion. The mini teams Playtone partners Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman and historian and documentary director Ken Burns. To be told in four to six parts, the mini is based on the Geoffrey C. Ward book Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise And Fall Of Jack Johnson, which Burns previously adapted into the Emmy-winning PBS documentary of the same name."

11-0 Tony Harrison fights in memory of Emanuel Steward