IOC: No Women's Boxing at Beijing 2008
Friday October 28, 2005
The International Olympic Committee has rejected a bid to introduce women’s boxing at the 2008 Games in Beijing. The IOC did, however, increase the total number of female competitors ... Read More
Tarver Slated for Shot at Balboa?
Thursday October 27, 2005
After beating Roy Jones Jr. two-out-of-three in the ring, it now appears that Antonio Tarver has beaten Jones out for the role of Mason Dixon in Rocky VI. Tarver is ... Read More
Tua, McCline, Forrest in Action
Monday October 24, 2005
David Tua and Jameel McCline have each fought for heavyweight titles and - earlier in their careers - were considered among the better heavyweights in the world. Both were ... Read More
Roy Jones Jr. vs. Rocky Balboa?
Tuesday October 18, 2005
Sylvester Stallone is reportedly interested in getting Roy Jones Jr. to play Rocky Balboa's opponent, Mason "The Line" Dixon, in "Rocky 6". The latest installment in the Rocky series may ... Read More
Riddick Bowe Files for Bankruptcy
Monday October 17, 2005
It's a headline that's both sad and - at the same time - entirely predictable. Former heavyweight champ Riddick Bowe has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection -- listing more ... Read More
Contenders Mora and Brinkley Get Gifts
Sunday October 16, 2005
ESPN's night of former-"Contenders" was intended to showcase some of the best fighters that emerged from season one of the boxing reality series. Instead, bad judging stole the show. In ... Read More
Ready for Rocky VI?
Friday October 14, 2005
Sylvester Stallone made five Rocky movies between 1976 and 1990. Fifteen years later - at the age of 59 - Stallone's preparing to make number six. Production Weekly reports that ... Read More
Return of the Contenders
Thursday October 13, 2005
If you were a fan of NBC's The Contender then you'll want to check out ESPN this Saturday night when they host a ring reunion of sorts. Contender champ Sergio ... Read More
Winky and Mayweather Find Opponents
Wednesday October 12, 2005
Winky Wright and Floyd Mayweather are - pound-for-pound - the two best fighters in the world. However, neither has been able to line-up a big name opponent for their next ... Read More
Overweight Castillo KOs Corrales in Rematch
Sunday October 9, 2005
Jose Luis Castillo stopped lightweight champ Diego Corrales with a perfect left hook in the fourth round to avenge his defeat in their first meeting earlier this year. So Castillo ... Read More
Want to Be a Contender?
Thursday October 6, 2005
ESPN and Mark Burnett Productions are looking for boxers for season two of The Contender. The requirements: You need to be male, at least 18 years old and a licensed ... Read More
Corrales and Castillo Set for Rematch
Wednesday October 5, 2005
The first fight between Diego Corrales and Jose Luis Castillo was one of the most brutal and dramatic bouts in boxing history, ending in a 10th round TKO victory for ... Read More
Tarver Outworks Jones for Win
Sunday October 2, 2005
The good news is that Roy Jones Jr. was not knocked out in his third meeting with Antonio Tarver. Jones also displayed flashes of the quickness that made him the ... Read More