Stallone to Launch Boxing Reality Show
Wednesday February 25, 2004
Add Sylvester Stallone to the list of people with an idea for a reality show. His show, tentatively titled "The Contender", will search for a new boxing superstar. The project, ... Read More
Trio of Fights Could Land at MSG
Wednesday February 25, 2004
Madison Square Garden, once the mecca of boxing, could land three big upcoming bouts ... or two ... or one ... or none. The proposed bouts are John Ruiz ... Read More
Meg Ryan: Boxing Fan
Wednesday February 25, 2004
One would not expect Meg Ryan to be a boxing fan. And she never was ... until she was offered the role of boxing manager Jackie Kallen in "Against the ... Read More
De La Hoya vs. Hopkins in September?
Wednesday February 18, 2004
Don't set aside the date just yet, but there is talk of a middleweight mega-bout between Oscar De La Hoya and Bernard Hopkins on Sept. 18 of this year. Before ... Read More
Foreman Signs with Don King for $20 Million
Wednesday February 18, 2004
55-year-old George Foreman has tentatively agreed to a $20 million deal with Don King to return for one fight. The bout will celebrate the 30th anniversary of Big George's historic ... Read More
How Tyson Squandered $470 Million
Wednesday February 18, 2004
Former champ Mike Tyson is bankrupt and reportedly down to his last $5000. Court papers filed in New York are giving a glimpse into just how Tyson managed to blow ... Read More
Foreman Wants to Fight Again. Really.
Tuesday February 10, 2004
Former champ George Foreman wants to fight one more time. Really. At least that's what he's telling people. Big George is 55 and hasn't fought in seven years but claims ... Read More
Lewis Departs; Tyson Returns
Tuesday February 10, 2004
Mike Tyson has basically said that he has no interest in ever facing Lennox Lewis again. So is it just a coincidence that Tyson is now planning a return to ... Read More
(Another ) Farewell Fight for Chavez
Tuesday February 10, 2004
Former champ Julio Cesar Chavez, now 41, is scheduled for yet another "final fight", this time on March 27. The bout is slated for Mexico against Frankie Randall, the first ... Read More
Lennox Lewis Announces Retirement
Friday February 6, 2004
Lennox Lewis, 38, has annnounced his retirement from the ring -- joining Rocky Marciano (in 1956) and Gene Tunney (in 1928) as the only fighters to retire as heayweight champ. ... Read More
De La Hoya Sets June 5 Date
Wednesday February 4, 2004
Oscar De La Hoya is planning to fight on June 5 even though he doesn't yet have an opponent. Felix Trinidad was thought to be a possible opponent but now ... Read More
Roy Jones-Antonio Tarver II?
Wednesday February 4, 2004
Roy Jones appears to have chosen to relinquish his heavyweight title in order to defend his light heavyweight title. Reports indicate that a rematch with Antonio Tarver, who gave Jones ... Read More
Former Champ Gets 24 Years in Prison
Wednesday February 4, 2004
Former middleweight champ Michael Nunn, 40, has been
sentenced to more than 24 years in prison for buying two pounds of cocaine from an undercover agent in August 2002. During ... Read More