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Pacquiao vs Marquez: Analyzing the Fight and Boxing's Great Trilogies
Sean Mills joins the Bad Left Hook staff today, looking back at some of history's great boxing trilogies, and where Pacquiao vs Marquez may fit in. Trilogies are special in boxing, or so we are often told. While HBO broadcasters Jim Lampley and Larry Merchant frequently claim that trilogies have a...
Micky Ward and Dicky Eklund Join Friday Night Fights Studio Tonight
The subjects of the Oscar-nominated 2010 boxing drama The Fighter will be guests in the studio on ESPN2's Friday Night Fights this evening, as Micky Ward and Dicky Eklund will join Brian Kenny for some analysis and chit-chat. The show goes live on ESPN2 and streams on ESPN3.com at 9pm EDT. The main...
The Phone Booth Belongs to Micky
Ted Sares returns to Bad Left Hook's front page today to discuss Micky Ward before Augustus and Gatti. * * * * * * * * When Ward gets someone willing to fight in a phone booth, there is incredible, almost unimaginable action.--Anonymous blogger Salem, New Hampshire, is about an two hour South from...
Video Hype: Trailer for Micky Ward biopic "The Fighter"
Finally, it's here. David O. Russell's The Fighter, starring Mark Wahlberg as Micky Ward and Christian Bale as Dickie Eklund, comes to theaters in December. Here's the trailer for the film: Initial thoughts and feelings?
Mandatory Eight Count - Flat Feet Edition
Roach thinks Pacquiao-Mayweather will happen, and that Mayweather's legs are gone | Manila Bulletin Per a California radio interview, Manny Pacquiao trainer Freddie Roach has said he expects Pacquiao to face off with Floyd Mayweather Jr. in October or November. More interesting was his critique of...
Mandatory Eight Count: Acelino Freitas questioned for murder
Ex-boxing champ Acelino "Popo" Freitas denies murder involvement - ESPNFreitas is being questioned in the murder of his 17-year old niece's boyfriend. He says he did talk to the man who was murdered the day of his killing, and a friend of the victim says he believes Freitas was involved...
Tuesday Night Notes: Top Rank signs Samuel Peter
Former heavyweight titlist Samuel Peter (30-3, 23 KO) has signed a deal with Top Rank and will fight on this weekend's Latin Fury 10 card in Mexico. Peter will take on Marcus McGee (22-16, 11 KO), who has been knocked out five times in the past. McGee has lost two in a row and will in theory serve...
HBO to air entire Gatti-Ward trilogy this weekend
Fight fans, set your TiVo, DVR or even your VCR this weekend if you don't have the Arturo Gatti-Micky Ward trilogy in your personal collections. HBO is going to air all three fights this weekend, first starting at 9pm ET on Friday (HBO2) and again starting at 10:15pm ET on Saturday (HBO). The...
Micky Ward film "The Fighter" is back on
Source: Variety The long-rumored and long-delayed Micky Ward film The Fighter is back on, and according to IMDB is scheduled for a 2011 release. Mark Wahlberg (who has headed the project for a couple years now) will play Ward, and Christian Bale is now on deck to play Ward's half-brother, fighter...
Tomato Cans: October 23, 2008
Hey, good news for Evander Holyfield: he's not going to jail! The former heavyweight champ has some child support issues that still need to be settled within three years (a $100,000 college fund for his 10-year old son), but for now, his home is intact, and this is open but, for the most part,...
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