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Mercer and Sylvia will box in a cage
You might have heard recently that the New Jersey State Athletic Commission denied sanctioning for a boxing match between 47-year old Ray Mercer and former UFC heavyweight champ Tim Sylvia. But don't...
My Non-Holiday Boxing Wishlist
Wishlists are not an uncommon feature in sports writing, but usually they happen around some holiday. "Christmas Wishlist for Boxing" pops up somewhere every year. Me? Late March. I'm a rebel, baby. ...
Jones wins on weak stoppage, proves nothing, crowd appreciative
Ahhh, March Badness. When boxing and MMA mixed cards become the standard (humor me), we will look back on this night and say, "That. That is what the people wanted -- nay! It is what the people demand...
Hasim Rahman could replace Shamrock at March Badness
If you missed it, the MMA portion of Roy Jones Jr.'s upcoming March Badness show took a major hit when Ken Shamrock tested positive for steroids to beat a 400-pound man that had no business in the sa...
"March Badness" is Jones' attempt to prolong his career, and nothing more
Roy Jones Jr. did an interview with Mike Harris at Sherdog.com recently, and had this to say about his upcoming "March Badness" pay-per-view: “So to cure the stigma that we don’t like ...
HBO cutting back on pay-per-views, boxing not
When HBO Sports said that they would be cutting back on the number of boxing pay-per-views, which had to be at least somewhat influenced by a brutal American economy and the massive flops of Calzaghe...
Campbell talks matchmaking, Don King talks MMA
In an article by Sharon Robb of the Sun-Sentinel, IBF/WBO lightweight titlist Nate Campbell says that matchmaking is a big reason for boxing's alleged woes: "What they are doing now is this round-...
HBO World Championship Boxing: New graphics, same Larry
Usually I wouldn't devote an entire post to talking about the actual broadcast from HBO or any other network, but there was some important stuff last night on the revamped World Championship Boxing p...
Tomato Cans: January 8, 2009
Ah, there's so much more to talk about right now. Not really big stuff, but enough that I want to take little shots at or discuss briefly. Dan Rafael's Notebook contained a few more neat tidbits...
Arlovski ready to give boxing a serious go
Credit: FightHype.com Freddie Roach, who has been training former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski, says that Arlovski will take a pro boxing match after his upcoming Affliction MMA sho...
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