Boxing

Alejandro Escovedo Has a Good Time (But Gets Out Alive)

by Chuck Eddy Alejandro Escovedo’s albums now come with a myth attached – the 57-year-old roots-rock journeyman nearly succumbed to hepatitis C a half-decade ago, after all. No doubt his hard-luck backstory helps explain why the alt-country purists at No Depression absurdly chose him as the Artist of the Decade for the ‘90s. And where his 2006 The Boxing Mirror mostly sounded like mood music ready for a romantic indie movie about the desert, complete with noirish scene-setting not quite wo...

SOSA VS WILLIAMS : " AQUI, JUNGLE " by Ted Sares

In the ring I know this is going to be hot, and Sosa meets Charlie in mid ring for the instructions, Smiley Hayward is massaging prince Charles's traps and he knows of me from the Philly gyms and knows this one is going to be a Pier 6 with no referee bullshit interference. I tell them the same thing I tell them all, "Respect each other, obey my commands, and let’s keep this strictly professional." My words are over and Sosa says growling at him, "Aqui, Jungle." This is going to be a Jungle no...

Trainer Freddie Roach Concerned For Bernard Hopkins Ahead Of Pavlik Fight - "I'm Worried," Roach Admits by James Slater

There are no shortage of people who feel 43-year-old legend Bernard Hopkins is taking a huge risk in fighting the big-punching Kelly Pavlik in October. Amongst those concerned is "The Executioner's" trainer Freddie Roach. In an interview with boxing writer Ron Borges, Freddie revealed his worries for the October 18th catch-weight fight. "I'm a little bit worried about that fight," Roach admitted. "Bernard is my friend. I asked him to retire after the last fight (a points loss to Joe Calzaghe). ...

Let's talk about chicks, man

Here's a new one for the self-censorship files. Yesterday's New York Times featured an entertaining, not-too-overreaching trend story about cauliflower ear as a badge of cool among ultimate fighters. This is the part that set my Spidey-sense tingling. "It’s definitely part of the culture," said Dr. John H. Park, a physical therapist in Rockville, Md., who specializes in treating M.M.A. participants. "They say, 'Chicks dig that stuff because they know you’re a fighter.'" A familiar chasm separa...

Facebreaker Hands-on Preview [Gaming]

We take a look at Facebreaker, EA's brand new boxing and beat-em-up game for the Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii. With a focus on old-school fighting mechanics and a swanky new art style, can Facebreaker KO the competition? We find out.

Round by Round: Weekly Boxing Notes

The Miguel Cotto/Antonio Margarito fight tomorrow night is one of those events that illustrates just how far boxing has moved from the mainstream of the sports universe. For hardcore fight fans, this is the Super Bowl, the one we’ve been waiting for, an Irresistible Force versus Immoveable Object contest that promises the kind of life-or-death drama that only boxing, at its best, can fully deliver. Meanwhile, in the sports world at large, the fight is a curiosity, garnering a story here and th...

Not Gonna Win the Boxing Gold Medal

A young woman attempts to hold her own in an amateur boxing match but eventually gets a quick brutal reminder of why she should stick to reading US weekly. Category: funny Length: 1m 18s Posted: Jul 23. 2008., 11:11:19

Olympic Training for Couch Potatoes

Can you handle more than 3,600 hours of Games of the XXIX Olympiad? You don't even have to cut caffeine and get pedicures, as some Olympiad hopefuls have done. Instead, oil up the remote control and the mouse, and try these sit-down techniques instead.Learn your numbers. Not just the stats: XXIX means 29, but 8/8/8 means luck tripled in Chinese (the number 8 is a homonyn for the word "prosperity"). Practice staring. Don't miss the action. The difference between gold and silver can be measured by...

Good Hands or Boxing Gloves?: Allstate Insurance Company Pays $7 Million Fine

Below is a news article from the Associated Press that details Allstate Insurance Company's finally agreeing to pay a $7 Milliion fine for failing to disclose key documents regarding the manner in which it pays (or really, doesn't pay) claims. The Missouri Supreme Court has held Allstate's feet to the fire and made it clear those "good hands" are less than clean. Georgia Allstate insureds should take note and understand even on a first person claim, where you may be making your own claim agains...

GABA partners with Gaskin and Jackson for national boxing c/ships

The Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) yesterday received $100,000 from Gaskin and Jackson Jewellers for the sponsorship of the National Open Boxing Championships which gets underway on Sunday . Managing Director of the company, Dean Jackson yesterday presented president of the GABA Affeeze Khan with the donation which was done at the company’s Camp Street branch. Khan [...]