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Muhammad Ali at 70: The Emotional End of His Boxing Career (Video)
This is a clip from one of the countless TV specials that have been dedicated to Muhammad Ali over the last 30 years. One of the brutal realities of boxing as a spectator sport, and for fans of the sport, is that eventually, you will watch your favorite fighters lose it. It's never pretty. This...
Khan vs Peterson: The History of Boxing in Washington, DC
This week especially, but in the overall build-up to Khan vs Peterson on Saturday night at the Convention Center in Washington, DC, we have heard a lot about DC boxing, about rebuilding the sport's presence in the nation's capital, and about the history of the sweet science there. But truth be...
In UFC-WEC Merger, Zuffa Makes One of Boxing's Classic Mistakes
This past Thursday, Dana White announced that the UFC and the WEC would be merging, hence adding two new weight classes to the UFC. Like most hardcore MMA fans, I was positively thrilled to hear the news. In the 5 or so years I've been following the sport, the most exciting fights I've seen on a...
The Apparition That Was Larry Holmes
Like most Sundays here at Bad Left Hook, it's time to give your attention over to Ted "The Bull" Sares, who's back with another feature. Today, Ted looks back on the famous Larry Holmes-Gerry Cooney story. * * * * * * * * It [rage] was the part of me that always scared me a little because I never...
Mandatory Eight Count: China on the rise
A plea to Dana White: Tell James Toney to buzz off (Cagewriter)Steve Cofield of Yahoo! Sports Cagewriter joins the many that want nothing to do with James Toney in the UFC. Frankly, I don't "get it" -- I mean, I do, I guess, but I really don't. UFC bringing in James Toney, on some level, gives the...
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