Link: https://youtu.be/zUzPkDdyjzo
Friday, July 22, 2016
Tuesday, July 19, 2016
Kazakh Embassy D.C.
Monday, July 18, 2016
Thursday, July 7, 2016
Sergey Kovalev has a strong work ethic
“I don’t feel as if I have a talent. I have a love of work. What I’ve done is a result of my hard work. I decided to be a champion. … If I see my goal, I will try to get this goal in any way. I followed my dream.”
- Sergey Kovalev
http://www.latimes.com/sports/boxing/la-sp-sn-boxing-kovalev-ward-chilemba-hbo-20160706-snap-story.html
Harry Greb vs Mickey Walker and the most famous street fight in history:
Tuesday, July 5, 2016
Smith Jr. vs Fonfara HIGHLIGHTS: PBC on NBC - June 18, 2016
Andrzej Fonfara vs. Joe Smith Jr. results
Team Joe Smith Jr
@beastsmithjr
The Beast From The
East Joe Smith Jr IBA Americas Light Heavyweight Champion 20 Wins (16
KO's) 1. Trainer Jerry Capobianco. Next Fight June 18th on NBC!
Shirley, NY
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Little-known light-heavyweight Joe Smith stuns Andrzej Fonfara with first-round TKO
LDN BOX
Boxing Writers Association of America
Mission:
The object, goal and purpose of the Boxing Writers Association of America is to foster the highest professional and ethical standards in boxing journalism, both print and electronic, and to promote better working conditions for those who cover and report on the sport.
BOXING WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
JOSEPH SANTOLIQUITO
PRESIDENT,
The object, goal and purpose of the Boxing Writers Association of America is to foster the highest professional and ethical standards in boxing journalism, both print and electronic, and to promote better working conditions for those who cover and report on the sport.
The BWAA is a natural outgrowth of an organization born in February 1926 in a midtown Manhattan hotel and christened the Boxing Writers Association of Greater New York. The group was formed to improve conditions at boxing shows for New York writers and their visiting colleagues and, in a general sense, to enhance the sport as a whole.
Of the seven founding fathers of the organization, many came from newspapers long vanished from the city’s newsstands: The New York Sun, Evening World, American, Evening Graphic and the Bronx Home News.
Some of those Jazz Age journalists who were among the BWAA’s pioneers, however, went on to become famous in allied fields of writing. Damon Runyon and Paul Gallico graduated to short-story and script writing. Ed Sullivan of the Graphic later became an internationally famous columnist for the New York Daily News and a major television personality. Nat Fleischer stayed closer to home and went on to found The Ring magazine.
Shortly after the founding of the BWAA’s forerunner, the group decided to stage a dinner to celebrate the achievements of those within boxing, with the hope that the affair would become an annual event. It did and is still running strong today.
The annual awards dinner quickly became the cornerstone of the BWAA’s yearly activities and its principal source of revenue. After hotel hopping for several years, the BWAA found a permanent home for the dinner, with the repeal of Prohibition, at the famed Ruppert Brewery on the upper Eastside of New York.
It was there that the BWAA first presented an award of its own. The year was 1938 and the award was named the Edward J. Neil Trophy in honor of one of its founding fathers, an Associated Press sports reporter who was killed on assignment while covering the Spanish civil war.
The original deed of the award stated that it be given to “an individual who did the most for boxing in the previous year.” The first honoree was former heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey, who had been retired for several years. Gradually, the award went to those voted Fighter of the Year.
Two years later, the James J. Walker Award was established in honor of the former New York mayor and state legislator who in 1920 sponsored the law that saved professional boxing in New York. The award is for long and meritorious service to boxing.
The BWAA finally got around to honoring its own in 1972 with the Nat Fleischer Award for excellence in boxing journalism, established to honor the memory of one of the BWAA’s founding fathers. Additional awards have been established to recognize accomplishments in the sport and to preserve the memory of some of its most notable members.
The BWAA plays a significant role in the enshrinement of new members of the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, N.Y. Full members of the BWAA are polled for their insight on each year’s pool of eligible fighters. The results heavily influence each class of inductees.
The annual writing contest, known as the Barney Awards in honor of the late president of the BWAA Barney Nagler, was started by BWAA president Bernard Fernandez in 2001. The Barneys are open to all BWAA members who had stories published in the calendar year running Jan. 1 through Dec. 31. An annual photography contest was added in 2004.
Annual dues for membership are $40, or a sum to be determined by a vote of the officers and board of directors, for both full and associate membership. Dues should be payable upon submission of a member’s end-of-the-year award ballot.
Today, with members nationwide and from several countries, the BWAA has moved into the 21st century representing print and online journalists. Qualified journalists interested in joining should see our “Members” page.
Link: http://www.bwaa.org/
ON-LINE RESOURCES
This list is intended to show a wide range of boxing-related Web sites, books and videos that may be of interest to BWAA members and site visitors. The BWAA does not specifically endorse any resource listed.
The RingTV.com
Sherdog Boxing.com
ESPN Boxing schedule
Boxrec
Fight News
The Sweet Science
ESPN Boxing
Boxing Scene
Showtime Boxing
HBO Boxing
Premier Boxing Champions
Golden Boy Promotions
Top Rank
Monday, July 4, 2016
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Zou Shiming needs to get offensive in U.S. debut
Zou Shiming (simplified Chinese: 邹市明; traditional Chinese: 鄒市明; pinyin: Zōu Shìmíng; born 18 May 1981) is a Chinese professional boxer who is the current WBO International flyweight champion. Zou is known for being China's most successful amateur boxer of all time, winning three gold medals at the 2005, 2007 and 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships, as well as three consecutive Olympic medals: bronze in 2004, gold in 2008 and gold in the 2012, all in the light flyweight division.
Top Rank, Bob Arum working with Freddie Roach to make a pro out of this great Amateur Boxer, 2 Olympic Gold MedalsTwo-time Olympic gold medalist Zou Shiming needs to get offensive in U.S. debut
Lance Pugmire
Ukraine’s Vasyl Lomachenko was able to use his status as a
two-time Olympic champion to advance his rapid-punching defensive
wizardry to the next level as a professional.
But for Zou Shiming of China, also a double gold medalist, turning pro has been more of a belly-flop.
Before Lomachenko attempts Saturday to become the first boxer to win a second division title in his first seven fights when he faces World Boxing Organization super-featherweight champion Roman “Rocky” Martinez, Zou (7-1, two knockouts) stages what could be a final chance at building a fan base outside of China.
Zou, 35, who fights Hungary’s Jozsef Ajtai before Lomachenko-Martinez at Madison Square Garden’s Theater, lost a unanimous decision in March 2015 in his first bid to win a world flyweight title. He needs a victory to be back in position for another shot.
“That’s what we’re looking for,” trainer Freddie Roach said Friday.
Roach wants Zou to be a more aggressive fighter and drop the lackluster technical style that won Olympic gold but won’t sell tickets in the U.S.
In a conversation last month at his Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, Roach said it might be best for Zou to remain in China at resorts like the Venetian Macao, where he has the marketing push of a national hero.
But promoter Bob Arum is hopeful that with Roach’s ability to coax more offense from Zou, international interest will follow.
“It’s important that he looks good [Saturday] and he shoots on his punches more,” Roach said. “We’ve been working on getting him away from the amateur style.
“Now, we’re fighting an aggressive guy who will come forward at us. So this should be a good fight to show if the things [Zou] is doing in the gym can translate to a real fight.”
But for Zou Shiming of China, also a double gold medalist, turning pro has been more of a belly-flop.
Before Lomachenko attempts Saturday to become the first boxer to win a second division title in his first seven fights when he faces World Boxing Organization super-featherweight champion Roman “Rocky” Martinez, Zou (7-1, two knockouts) stages what could be a final chance at building a fan base outside of China.
Zou, 35, who fights Hungary’s Jozsef Ajtai before Lomachenko-Martinez at Madison Square Garden’s Theater, lost a unanimous decision in March 2015 in his first bid to win a world flyweight title. He needs a victory to be back in position for another shot.
“That’s what we’re looking for,” trainer Freddie Roach said Friday.
Roach wants Zou to be a more aggressive fighter and drop the lackluster technical style that won Olympic gold but won’t sell tickets in the U.S.
In a conversation last month at his Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, Roach said it might be best for Zou to remain in China at resorts like the Venetian Macao, where he has the marketing push of a national hero.
But promoter Bob Arum is hopeful that with Roach’s ability to coax more offense from Zou, international interest will follow.
“It’s important that he looks good [Saturday] and he shoots on his punches more,” Roach said. “We’ve been working on getting him away from the amateur style.
“Now, we’re fighting an aggressive guy who will come forward at us. So this should be a good fight to show if the things [Zou] is doing in the gym can translate to a real fight.”
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Monday, June 27, 2016
Keith Thurman 's COMPLETE Media Workout for Shawn Porter- Thurman vs Po...
Shawn Porter- Thurman vs Porter video
Great fight but watching him spar with his dog is priceless...https://youtu.be/NAZD0ihpMuM
Thursday, June 23, 2016
Tom Doran vs Luke Keeler HD
Tom Doran fights Chris Eubank Jr. on undercard of Anthony Joshua vs Dom Brazeale
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