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Diary of a fight fan: Fan neglect, choosing sides, and that damn blue pill.

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Via Halestorm Sports  |  4 hours ago

HBO Boxing Brandon Rios “portrait of a fighter” video segment

2 days - Portrait of a Fighter Brandon Rios Take a look at this special video segment from HBO Boxing on Brandon Rios. It's part of a new series of 15-minute clips they are doing featuring specific fighters, and this one focuses on Bam Bam, Brandon Rios. It's called 2 days - Portrait of a Fighter, and it brings you behind the scenes and into his life. What's most ironic...
Via Pro Boxing Fans  |  10 hours ago

Bernard Hopkins vs. Chad Dawson 2: press conference photo gallery

The rematch between Bernard Hopkins and Chad Dawson has been announced and will take place April 28th in Atlantic City at the Boardwalk Hall. Fight Hub TV was on hand at the press conference to announce this bout as Bernard Hopkins, Chad Dawson, their trainers and promoters were all on hand. All photos shot by [...]
Via Fight Hub TV  |  11 hours ago

Povetkin-Huck final presser quotes: Huck – I’m ready to be heavyweight champion

Povetkin, Huck promise exciting (Fake) WBA Heavyweight Title clash: WBA Heavyweight Champion Alexander Povetin (23-0, 16 KOs) and WBO Cruiserweight Champion Marco Huck (34-1, 25 KOs) faced the media today at the final press conference ahead of their showdown in Stuttgart on Saturday night. “I'm ready to become...
Via Pro Boxing Fans  |  17 hours ago

Bernard Hopkins' Hurt Shoulder, Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s Knockout of Victor Ortiz at Forefront of Controversial Matches

Boxing and controversy have always been joined at the waist, not only for what happens inside the ring, but also outside the ring. Experts and fans have been able to observe fights that will go down in history this century -- not only for the controversy, but for the vicious hits they produced. That leads us to the burning question: what have been the most controversial fights of...
Via NESN.com  |  1 day ago
EAR-BITING EXCITEMENT

Mike Tyson getting his own show?

Is it true? Is Mike Tyson, one of the most entertaining characters in the world, really going to get his own show? Tune in for that.

Via Los That Sports Blog  |  1 day ago

Pacquiao talks Bradley fight, retirement

When Manny Pacquiao failed to make a deal with Floyd Mayweather Jr. for the fight he knows his fans want to see, he moved down the list of contenders to make a fight he hopes his fans will enjoy. Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley Jr. got an early start Tuesday on the promotional circuit for their welterweight bout June 9 at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas. The Filipino congressman...
Via AP on Fox  |  1 day ago

Manny Pacquiao offended by lack of pay-per-view money in Floyd Mayweather’s offer

Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. each have fights scheduled in the upcoming months, but they won’t be facing each other. Floyd aggressively pursued a fight with Pac Man for May 5th but the Filipino wouldn’t agree to one. Mayweather says Pacquiao is ducking him. Now we’re hearing from Manny that Floyd’s financial offer was inadequate. “He offered me $40 million...
Via Larry Brown Sports  |  2 days ago

Haye blames Chisora for starting post-fight brawl

David Haye has blamed Dereck Chisora for instigating their brawl at the news conference following Chisora's loss to WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko. Haye says Chisora ''caused a serious disturbance to occur, something which threatened to damage the reputation of the sport we both love.'' Haye adds that he is ''bitterly disappointed''...
Via AP on Fox  |  2 days ago

Dereck Chisora to face possible penalties for his Mike Tyson 3.0 routine. How he can walk away from this.

LONDON, Feb.20-In the story that won’t die, Dereck Chisora is bringing more attention to boxing’s Heavyweight Division than it has seen in decades. The problem is that what started out as an arrogant act has morphed into the theater of the absurd. Today, the British Boxing Board of Control issued the following statement on their website. Click the link to read the statement...
Via Players View  |  2 days ago
DISRESPECTFUL SHOWER

Video: Chisora spits water in Klitschko's face

Check out the video. Shortly before boxer Dereck Chisora lost the WBC world heavyweight match to Vitali Klitschko, the arrogant Chisora spat water in the face of Klitschko’s brother, Wladimir. Wladimir Klitschko is the longest reigning heavyweight champion in the history of the IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight championships. So, Chisora was totally disrespectful. The 12,000...
Via IMAGE CPR  |  4 days ago

Dereck Chisora slaps Vitali Klitschko during weigh-in, assuring annihilation (video)

On Saturday, Feb. 18, Dereck Chisora will be the heavy, heavy underdog in his bout with 6’7″ heavyweight bruiser Vitali Klitschko. During the official weigh-in for the big fight, Chisora foolishly smacked Klitschko. Hard. BBC Sport boxing reporter Mike Costello was there and he submitted this description of the chaotic events: “Somehow, Klitschko refrained [...]
Via Sportress of Blogitude  |  5 days ago
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