Don King, on Mike Tyson
"Why would anyone expect him to come out smarter?
He went to prison, not to Princeton."
"To me, boxing is like a ballet, except there's no music
and the dancers hit each other."
Monday, December 31, 2018
Sunday, December 30, 2018
The greatest rivalries in the history of pugilism
The greatest rivalries in the history of pugilism.
Check it out: https://www.thefightcity.com/greatest-boxing-rivalries/ … #Boxing
Friday, December 28, 2018
George Foreman | Full Address and Q&A | Oxford Union
George Foreman | Full Address and Q&A | Oxford Union
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A two-time world heavyweight champion and Olympic gold medallist boxer, George Foreman made two successful title defences before losing to Muhammad Ali in ‘The Rumble in the Jungle’ in 1974, which has been described as “arguably the greatest sporting event of the 20th Century”.
He was unable to secure another title, and retired following a loss to Jimmy Young in 1977. He has since become an ordained Christian Minister, author, and entrepreneur, widely known for his promotion of the George Foreman Grill.
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Wednesday, December 26, 2018
Thursday, December 20, 2018
Bob Foster KO2 Vicente Rondon
Foster unifies against WBA champion Vicente Rondon. On brutal form,
Rondon, who had won 19 on the trot including multiple title defences, is
sheparded from corner to corner before a menacing Foster closes the
blinds in devastating fashion.
Rondon, who had won 19 on the trot including multiple title defences, is
sheparded from corner to corner before a menacing Foster closes the
blinds in devastating fashion.
Wednesday, December 19, 2018
Tyson Fury sings American Pie after Deontay Wilder draw
Tyson Fury sings 'American Pie' after split draw with
Deontay Wilder
Deontay Wilder
Mr. Persnality: Who can dislike a guy who goes to such extremes to entertain fight fans?
And he was a good sport about the decision.
Freddy Roach has been present at many odd- ball boxing scenes but he was cringing at the Pub-like sing along.
Friday, December 14, 2018
TIM BRADLEY SAYS PROVODNIKOV TOOK YEARS OF HIS LIFE TALKS ADONIS STEVENS...
Honest comments by Tim.
TIM BRADLEY SAYS PROVODNIKOV TOOK YEARS OF HIS LIFE TALKS ADONIS STEVENSON HEALTH TALKS MIKEY SPENCE
Thursday, December 13, 2018
Deontay Wilder reveals he broke his arm weeks before Tyson Fury fight
Deontay Wilder (left) holds the WBC heavyweight title and could fight Tyson Fury again. Photograph: Mark J Terrill/AP
Wilder is one tuff guy! He was saying his elbows were hurting after the fight concluded. He seems to be injury-prone which has played a role in some of his fights. Against a giant like Fury you would want to be at your physical best.
Bermane Stiverne went the distance with Wilder in thier first fight but was KO'd in the first round in the second fight. Did Wilder learn some of Fury's weaknesses to KO him in the return match?
Deontay Wilder reveals he broke his arm weeks before Tyson Fury fight
Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/boxing/tyson-fury-vs-deontay-wilder-full-fight-injury-arm-broken-rematch-news-next-when-how-a8666721.html
Tuesday, December 11, 2018
Muhammad Ali vs Trevor Berbick 1981-12-11
1981-12-11 Trevor Berbick Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre, Nassau, Bahamas
On This Day: Juan Manuel Marquez stuns the boxing world as he ices Manny Pacquiao
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Juan Manuel Marquez stuns the boxing world as he ices Manny Pacquiao
Jack Webb looks back on the night Juan Manuel Marquez flattened Manny Pacquiao
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Sunday, December 9, 2018
Teofimo Lopez has been calling for a shot at Vasyl Lomachenko
Teofimo Lopez has been calling for a shot at Vasyl Lomachenko and he may get it soon on the back of this highlight reel knockout of Mason Menard.
Lopez (11-0) celebrated with a running backflip after needing just 44 seconds to erase the American in what is late — but competitive — entry for knockout of the year.
Menard needed assistance leaving the ring.
Big George Foreman rates Jerry Quarry and Jack Johnson
George ForemanVerified account @GeorgeForeman
Jerry Quarry was pretty good at handling Big Punchers; Boxers on the other hand gave him problems:Paterson, Ellis and Ali beat him. Shavers,Foster and Spencer,Lyle he beat.He scared me
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Olympic Gold Medalist, Two-Time Heavyweight Champion of the World and King of the Grill.
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Monday, December 3, 2018
Sunday, November 25, 2018
Robert Reich: The Next Crash
Robert Reich: The Next Crash
Robert Reich explains why there will be another economic crash.
Watch More: Robert Reich: The Failure of Trickle-Down Economics
►► https://youtu.be/cABuFmA3nhY
Watch More: Robert Reich: The Failure of Trickle-Down Economics
►► https://youtu.be/cABuFmA3nhY
Wednesday, November 21, 2018
Tyson Fury ballooned to more than 400lbs
How Fury fought the flab: After ballooning to 28.5 STONE and drinking 100 PINTS a week, Britain's controversial heavyweight lost 10 STONE in dramatic transformation on path to facing Wilder
Tyson Fury ballooned to more than 400lbs, a staggering 28.5 stone during his hiatus from the boxing ring. His transformation back to a lean, mean boxing machine has been astonishing.
Link: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/boxing/article-6411059/Tyson-Furys-weight-transformation-28-5-stones-drinking-100-pints-week.html
Saturday, November 10, 2018
Oleksandr Usyk KO Toney Bellew
Brilliant Oleksandr Usyk KO's Toney Bellew
• Bellew stopped in eighth round by Ukrainian in his final fight
• ‘He’s a great big champion and I lost to a fine man’
• ‘He’s a great big champion and I lost to a fine man’
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
TOMMY DIX PREDICTS: TYSON FURY VS DEONTAY WILDER
Boxing has many interesting characters in its orbit.
#BBTV regular the one and only Tommy Dix coming straight from the old school! Gives his experienced breakdown and prediction on the highly anticipated heavyweight world title fight between current champion Deontay Wilder and former champion Tyson Fury in a battle of unbeaten forces. Who will prevail? Tommy Dix has the answer. https://www.britishboxers.co.uk
Friday, October 26, 2018
Friday, October 19, 2018
DNA findings link Muhammad Ali to heroic slave
DNA findings link Muhammad Ali to heroic slave
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Boxing great Muhammad Ali, who fought white oppression as
forcefully as he did his heavyweight opponents, was related to a heroic
slave who escaped from bondage and warned Union troops of a Confederate
trap, according to a new report.
The fleet-footed fighter was the great-great-great-grandson of Archer Alexander, who became the model for the slave depicted in the Emancipation Memorial statue in Lincoln Park near the US Capitol, the Washington Post reported.
“The beautiful thing about Ali is that he acted all along as if he were royalty, that he had a claim to greatness,” said Jonathan Eig, author of “Ali: A Life,” who investigated the family’s recent discovery and included it in the upcoming paperback edition of the biography.
“Ali spent much of his life attacking racist ideas,” Eig told the newspaper. “If he had known that his great-great-great-grandfather was such a brave and intelligent man, it surely would have strengthened his argument.”
“The Greatest,” who died in 2016 at age 74 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease, would have likely broken into his Ali shuffle at the news.
“He would have loved knowing he was connected to someone like that,” said his daughter Maryum. “He was ahead of people in understanding that there was a connection that went back through slavery to the kings and queens in Africa.”
Ali’s third cousin, Keith Winstead, 67, an amateur genealogist who retired from a career in computers, made the stunning discovery while conducting research on http://www.23andMe.com, a California-based personal genomics and biotechnology company, the paper reported.
The finding was backed by DNA evidence that Maryum Ali said was collected when Ali and his wife, Lonnie, took part in a study with 23andMe to raise awareness for Parkinson’s.
According to Winstead, Ali’s father, Cassius Clay Sr., was the son of Edith Greathouse, who was Alexander’s great-granddaughter.
Ali, who was born Cassius Clay, changed his name after converting to Islam and joining the Nation of Islam in the early 1960s.
“I didn’t know who Archer Alexander was when I traced the family tree,” Winstead said. “I Googled him, and I just said, ‘Wow!’”
Descendants of slaves can have a tough time tracing their ancestry after their forebears’ identities were wiped out.
“Had Ali been a white man with a courageous and a celebrated ancestor, his family might have enjoyed wealth, fame and political power. Instead, his ancestors struggled to survive,” Eig said.
Alexander, who was born into slavery in Virginia in 1813, was sold and taken to Missouri, where he was owned by a Confederate sympathizer during the Civil War.
In 1863, Alexander learned that Confederate soldiers had destroyed a train bridge that Union troops were planning to cross. He heroically trudged five miles to warn the Union Army, possibly saving hundreds of lives, and also relayed information about hidden weapons.
Facing danger for feeding information to the enemy, Alexander fled to St. Louis and later also helped his wife and children escape.
“Go for your freedom ef [sic] you dies for it,” he once said.
Alexander eventually became a gardener for William Greenleaf Eliot, Washington University’s co-founder and grandfather of the poet T.S. Eliot, who obtained an order of protection for his worker.
The famed literary giant published a biography of Alexander, whose photograph he sent to Italy, where it was used in the construction of the Emancipation Memorial.
The statue — which was dedicated in 1876 in front of Ulysses S. Grant and abolitionist Frederick Douglass — features an emancipated slave with Alexander’s likeness kneeling at the feet of Abraham Lincoln.
“When I’m gone I want my grandchildren and great-grandchildren to give me credit for what I did — and in the same way, I’m happy to know about my ancestors so I can give them credit,” Ali said in a 1980 New York Times article that traced his heritage on his mother’s side.
“Someday I’d like to dig up everything that can be found about all the people I’m descended from,” he added.
The fleet-footed fighter was the great-great-great-grandson of Archer Alexander, who became the model for the slave depicted in the Emancipation Memorial statue in Lincoln Park near the US Capitol, the Washington Post reported.
“The beautiful thing about Ali is that he acted all along as if he were royalty, that he had a claim to greatness,” said Jonathan Eig, author of “Ali: A Life,” who investigated the family’s recent discovery and included it in the upcoming paperback edition of the biography.
“Ali spent much of his life attacking racist ideas,” Eig told the newspaper. “If he had known that his great-great-great-grandfather was such a brave and intelligent man, it surely would have strengthened his argument.”
“The Greatest,” who died in 2016 at age 74 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease, would have likely broken into his Ali shuffle at the news.
“He would have loved knowing he was connected to someone like that,” said his daughter Maryum. “He was ahead of people in understanding that there was a connection that went back through slavery to the kings and queens in Africa.”
Ali’s third cousin, Keith Winstead, 67, an amateur genealogist who retired from a career in computers, made the stunning discovery while conducting research on http://www.23andMe.com, a California-based personal genomics and biotechnology company, the paper reported.
The finding was backed by DNA evidence that Maryum Ali said was collected when Ali and his wife, Lonnie, took part in a study with 23andMe to raise awareness for Parkinson’s.
According to Winstead, Ali’s father, Cassius Clay Sr., was the son of Edith Greathouse, who was Alexander’s great-granddaughter.
Ali, who was born Cassius Clay, changed his name after converting to Islam and joining the Nation of Islam in the early 1960s.
“I didn’t know who Archer Alexander was when I traced the family tree,” Winstead said. “I Googled him, and I just said, ‘Wow!’”
Descendants of slaves can have a tough time tracing their ancestry after their forebears’ identities were wiped out.
“Had Ali been a white man with a courageous and a celebrated ancestor, his family might have enjoyed wealth, fame and political power. Instead, his ancestors struggled to survive,” Eig said.
Alexander, who was born into slavery in Virginia in 1813, was sold and taken to Missouri, where he was owned by a Confederate sympathizer during the Civil War.
In 1863, Alexander learned that Confederate soldiers had destroyed a train bridge that Union troops were planning to cross. He heroically trudged five miles to warn the Union Army, possibly saving hundreds of lives, and also relayed information about hidden weapons.
Facing danger for feeding information to the enemy, Alexander fled to St. Louis and later also helped his wife and children escape.
“Go for your freedom ef [sic] you dies for it,” he once said.
Alexander eventually became a gardener for William Greenleaf Eliot, Washington University’s co-founder and grandfather of the poet T.S. Eliot, who obtained an order of protection for his worker.
The famed literary giant published a biography of Alexander, whose photograph he sent to Italy, where it was used in the construction of the Emancipation Memorial.
The statue — which was dedicated in 1876 in front of Ulysses S. Grant and abolitionist Frederick Douglass — features an emancipated slave with Alexander’s likeness kneeling at the feet of Abraham Lincoln.
“When I’m gone I want my grandchildren and great-grandchildren to give me credit for what I did — and in the same way, I’m happy to know about my ancestors so I can give them credit,” Ali said in a 1980 New York Times article that traced his heritage on his mother’s side.
“Someday I’d like to dig up everything that can be found about all the people I’m descended from,” he added.
Canelo Alvarez inks $365M deal with streaming service DAZN
Canelo Alvarez inks $365M deal with streaming service DAZN
By Brian MahoneyThe Associated Press
Wed., Oct. 17, 2018
NEW
YORK—Canelo Alvarez has signed an 11-fight deal worth $365 million
(U.S.) to have his fights shown on the sports-streaming service DAZN,
beginning with his next bout.
Alvarez will move up in weight to challenge WBA super middleweight champion Rocky Fielding on Dec. 15 at New York’s Madison Square Garden.
Alvarez will move up in weight to challenge WBA super middleweight champion Rocky Fielding on Dec. 15 at New York’s Madison Square Garden.
Golden Boy Promotions said Wednesday that Alvarez’s deal will be the richest athlete contract in sports history.
Alvarez (50-1-2, 34 KOs) is coming off a victory over Gennady Golovkin in a middleweight showdown in September. That fight, like most of boxing’s biggest, was shown on pay-per-view. It cost $84.95 to be seen in high definition.
Now fans can pay significantly less — $9.99 subscription cost per month in the U.S. — to see his fights on DAZN (pronounced Da-Zone). Under the five-year partnership, Golden Boy also will put on up to 10 fight nights per year that will stream live on DAZN beginning in early 2019.
Link: https://www.thestar.com/sports/2018/10/17/canelo-alvarez-inks-365m-deal-with-streaming-service-dazn.html
Thursday, October 18, 2018
The real champion still is #PeoplesChamp #GGG
3 years ago today, @GGGBoxing sold out @TheGarden with 20,548 in attendance.
Respect to David Lemieux, only World Champion that ever dared to risk his title against GGG.
The people know who the real champion still is #PeoplesChamp #GGG
Tom LoefflerVerified account @TomLoeffler1
9:47 AM - 17 Oct 2018
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
‘Fightworld’ On Netflix
Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Fightworld’ On Netflix, A Humanizing Look at Fight Culture
Fightworld. Now streaming on Netflix, the absorbing reality series follows actor and long-time fight enthusiast Frank Grillo
as he immerses himself in a variety of different fight cultures in an
effort to better understand their traditions and motivations. Season 1
consists of five 40-minute-plus episodes.
Fightworld is a well-penned love letter to fight culture. In Episode 1, host Frank Grillo travels to some of the most hostile areas of Mexico City to explore the restorative impact that boxing has had on the culture. Toggling between interviews with legendary figures like Julio César Chávez and young amateurs who’ve turned to the sweet science to escape the dangers of their environment, Fightworld explores the uplifting, spiritual aspects of boxing.
Grillo’s genuine reverence and enthusiasm for the sport is apparent as the series introduces us to a number of individuals whose lives have been saved by eschewing the temptations of drugs, alcohol, and gang life for the discipline and dignity of the boxing ring. The best documentaries travel beyond the surface level to investigate the often ignored aspects of the subject. Fightworld does this and does it well.
Our Take:
Grillo captures the essence of the series during the first minute of Fightworld: “This isn’t a show about fighting. This is a show about the people who fight.” The show’s exploration of the history and customs of the Mexican boxing scene is fascinating, but Fightworld is at its best when it sets its gaze on small stories that illustrate the importance of the sport. The most interesting part of Episode 1 is the inspirational story of a young mother who left behind a troubled life filled with drugs and alcohol to pursue a boxing career.
“I used drugs. I was bad. Everything was bad in my life,” she explains. “Everything was very negative. When I went into boxing, my life changed.”
Boxing brought this courageous fighter back from the edge of death. Her love for the sport is pure. It’s not about money, it’s about honor and family.
Frank Grillo explores the spiritual side of fight culture in the gripping new docu-series FIGHTWORLD: STREAM IT OR SKIP IT?
The Gist:Fightworld is a well-penned love letter to fight culture. In Episode 1, host Frank Grillo travels to some of the most hostile areas of Mexico City to explore the restorative impact that boxing has had on the culture. Toggling between interviews with legendary figures like Julio César Chávez and young amateurs who’ve turned to the sweet science to escape the dangers of their environment, Fightworld explores the uplifting, spiritual aspects of boxing.
Grillo’s genuine reverence and enthusiasm for the sport is apparent as the series introduces us to a number of individuals whose lives have been saved by eschewing the temptations of drugs, alcohol, and gang life for the discipline and dignity of the boxing ring. The best documentaries travel beyond the surface level to investigate the often ignored aspects of the subject. Fightworld does this and does it well.
Our Take:
Grillo captures the essence of the series during the first minute of Fightworld: “This isn’t a show about fighting. This is a show about the people who fight.” The show’s exploration of the history and customs of the Mexican boxing scene is fascinating, but Fightworld is at its best when it sets its gaze on small stories that illustrate the importance of the sport. The most interesting part of Episode 1 is the inspirational story of a young mother who left behind a troubled life filled with drugs and alcohol to pursue a boxing career.
“I used drugs. I was bad. Everything was bad in my life,” she explains. “Everything was very negative. When I went into boxing, my life changed.”
Boxing brought this courageous fighter back from the edge of death. Her love for the sport is pure. It’s not about money, it’s about honor and family.
Photo: Netflix
Memorable Quote:
“The Mexican style with its origins humble, its heart courageous, and only one simple rule: Keep moving forward.”
Our Call: Stream it.
Fightworld is an absolute must-stream for anyone who follows combat sports, but the stirring personal stories and Grillo’s infectious enthusiasm combine to make this emotional docu-series an entertaining series everyone will enjoy.
Stream Fightworld on Netflix
Link: https://decider.com/2018/10/15/fightworld-on-netflix-stream-it-or-skip-it/
Monday, October 15, 2018
Jose Benavidez Jr.: Heart of a Champion | Boxing Highlights | BOXCASTER
Jose Jr overcame many physical obstacles to make a challenge for Bud's crown.
Undefeated welterweight contender Jose Benavidez Jr. has faced his share
of adversity outside of the ring, but now in good health and at a new
weight, "Merciless" is set to take the 147 lb. division by storm.
of adversity outside of the ring, but now in good health and at a new
weight, "Merciless" is set to take the 147 lb. division by storm.
Saturday, October 13, 2018
Meet the tallest man in the world | 60 Minutes Australia
Igor is dangerously tall - 8 foot - and getting bigger by the day. While
the first thing you notice about Igor is undoubtedly his height, spend
some time with him and you realise he's also charming, funny, complex
and heartbreakingly lonely. He also has the biggest smile you'll ever
see - you just have to find a way to coax it out of him.
the first thing you notice about Igor is undoubtedly his height, spend
some time with him and you realise he's also charming, funny, complex
and heartbreakingly lonely. He also has the biggest smile you'll ever
see - you just have to find a way to coax it out of him.
Former NHL star Joe Murphy homeless and battling mental illness
Former NHL star Joe Murphy homeless and battling mental illness
Murphy may be suffering from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) that has become a bitter reality for modern athletes.
CTE is caused by repeated blows to the head and symptoms include depression, memory loss, emotional instability, substance abuse and suicidal thoughts.
https://torontosun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/former-nhl-star-joe-murphy-homeless-and-battling-mental-illness/
Sunday, September 23, 2018
Anthony Joshua Vs Povetkin Knockout Highlights 2018 HD
Anthony Joshua Vs Povetkin Knockout Highlights 2018 HD
Check out the memorable stoppage above courtesy of DAZN. With this performance, Joshua proves yet again that he is the baddest heavyweight on the planet. This knockout victory not only extends Joshua’s unbeaten streak to 22 fights, but it gets him the finish that eluded him in his previous outing against Joseph Parker back in March. It was quite the performance for Joshua as he hands Povetkin his first career knockout loss in front of the same crowd who saw him put out Wladimir Klitschko last year.
Anthony Joshua Vs Povetkin Knockout Highlights 2018 HD
Check out the memorable stoppage above courtesy of DAZN. With this
performance, Joshua proves yet again that he is the baddest heavyweight
on the planet. This knockout victory not only extends Joshua’s unbeaten
streak to 22 fights, but it gets him the finish that eluded him in his
previous outing against Joseph Parker back in March. It was quite the
performance for Joshua as he hands Povetkin his first career knockout
loss in front of the same crowd who saw him put out Wladimir Klitschko
last year.
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Carlos Santana sends Empath6y to GGG
VIDEO: Max Kellerman scored it a draw, says can understand people scoring the fight for Canelo, but doesn’t agree with two judges scoring the final round for Canelo which was a clear GGG round and ultimately cost Gennady his belts. #CaneloGGG2
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Much #respect to @SantanaCarlos for sending these beautiful flowers to @GGGBoxing after last nights fight #PeoplesChamp #legend
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