Toney: Too Heavy at Heavyweight?
Friday April 29, 2005
James Toney started his career at 160 pounds. Just two years ago he fought at 190. When he challenges John Ruiz for the WBA heavyweight title on Saturday night he'll ... Read More
Review: Contender Episodes 9 & 10
Monday April 25, 2005
NBC aired episodes nine and ten of "The Contender" back-to-back. Not sure if they're still trying to boost viewer interest or just trying to burn through the remaining segments to ... Read More
Mosley, W. Klitschko Get Back to Winning
Monday April 25, 2005
Sugar Shane Mosley and Wladimir Klitschko are both trying to rebound from disappointing losses and each took a step in the right direction over a lesser opponent this past weekend. ... Read More
Ring of Fire: The Emile Griffith Story
Wednesday April 20, 2005
In March 1962, Emile Griffith and Benny “Kid” Paret met for the third time in a welterweight title fight at Madison Square Garden. After absorbing a series of unanswered blows ... Read More
New (PPV) Kid on the Block
Tuesday April 19, 2005
There’s a new kid on the boxing pay-per-view block and it’s … ESPN! That’s right, the same folks who bring you SportsCenter and Friday Night Fights have decided to go ... Read More
Review: Contender Episode 8
Monday April 18, 2005
The eighth installment of NBC's "The Contender" marks the end of the first round with half of the original 16 participants now eliminated. Week eight featured Jimmy Lange against Joey ... Read More
Review: Contender Episode 7
Friday April 15, 2005
In episode seven of NBC's "The Contender", Juan De La Rosa earned a five round decision over Tarick Salmaci. De La Rosa, the youngest boxer in the competition, fought like ... Read More
Tyson Coming Back ... Again!
Tuesday April 12, 2005
Mike Tyson's latest comeback begins on June 11 at the MCI Center in Washington D.C. when the former champ takes on Kevin McBride. McBride, who thought he was going ... Read More
Hang 'Em Up ... Please!
Wednesday April 6, 2005
It's not uncommon for a professional boxer to fight long past his prime. In fact, it's all too common. So, which current fighters fall into this category? Here is an ... Read More
Female Boxer Dies After Amateur Bout
Tuesday April 5, 2005
Becky Zerlentes, 34, died Sunday afternoon after being knocked out by Heather Schmitz in a Colorado Golden Gloves boxing match. Zerlentes is believed to be the first woman to die ... Read More
Review: Contender Episode 6
Monday April 4, 2005
Episode six of NBC's "The Contender" was slightly more entertaining than last week's snoozefest ... but not by much. The show's formula is entirely too predictable: recap of last week, ... Read More