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SALUTING CHUCK WEPNER: Stellar Subject For Writer, As Friend, As Good As They Get
As hard as it is to believe, former heavyweight contender Chuck Wepner, whose challenge of Muhammad Ali made him the muse for Sylvester Stallone’s “Rocky” character,...
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The Fan-less Fight Dilemma: Will We See A Return To Boxing In 2020?
The Fan-less Fight Dilemma: Could We See A Return To Boxing In 2020? For many, the number of Covid-19 cases has slowly begun to decrease and...
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Showtime Showing Spence Fights Friday & Mayweather-McGregor Fight May 15
NEW YORK – April 28, 2020 – SHOWTIME Sports will continue to present classic bouts from its vast archive of world championship fights every Friday night...
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NYF Prospect Watch: Joshua Franco
In recent years, Texas has been breeding some really good boxing talent like Errol Spence Jr, The Charlo Brothers, Vergil Ortiz Jr. and many others. Add...
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Who is UFC Lightweight Fighter Justin Gaethje?
Justin Gaethje is looking to make further waves in UFC, MMA’s premier promotion. He was in line for a fight with fellow American cage fighter Tony...
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Naoya Inoue: The Scent of Absence
This was supposed to be fight week in Vegas – the pomp-and-circumstance prelude to bantamweight champ Naoya Inoue’s Saturday night debut on the Strip. Somewhat removed...
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Around the Curve With Abe: Don’t Expect Mega-fights Until the World Settles More
It’s been several weeks since the country began to go on lockdown state by state and this has led to people all over, whether a...
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Who Won and Lost the Week, April Showers Edition: Frontline COVID Battlers Snag W
Live fights are not happening, not unless you count social media scrums. So, it can be argued that there aren’t enough picks to choose from when...
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The Pandemic Kid: Lessons on Facing Illness, War & Benny Leonard
When you see a pal dealing with a stressful situation far beyond your control, and you want to help out just the same, so you ask:...
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ESPN Showing Classic Fights For 11 Hours on Saturday (Ali-Frazier I, Rumble in the Jungle, Hagler-Hearns, More)
(April 16, 2020) — This Saturday, April 18, will be a day of classic boxing on ESPN when the network airs 11 consecutive hours of...
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For Dave Jaco, Fighting Tyson, Foreman, Morrison Earned Him Honors At School of Hard Knocks
A little over a decade ago former journeyman heavyweight David Jaco, now 66, was holding court at the Oasis Bar in Sarasota, Florida, one town over...
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Commissioner’s Corner: Down Memory Lane For That Sugar Ray Leonard 7-Up Commercial
Anniversaries and birthdays. They’re the bookmarks of life. They are used to commemorate and remember important events. Happy ones. Sad ones. Patriotic ones. Memorable ones. Exciting...
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Showtime’s Stephen Espinoza On Living During Lockdown, Dana White’s Recent Conduct
He lives downtown, the Battery Park area, and he’s been outside twice in four weeks. The Showtime sports boss, Stephen Espinoza is adapting to the coronavirus...
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What Makes A Great Boxer
Boxing is one of the world’s most popular sports, with millions of fans worldwide following the latest action. While many do so just for fun, some...
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Ryan Garcia Has Been Making All the Right Moves, But THIS PLAN Isn’t A Good One
Ryan Garcia has positioned himself as the hottest rising “attraction” in the sport, or had, before coronavirus rudely and savagely injected itself in the world’s psyche....
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Fragrances to Wear During the Apocalypse V — Till Victory
Those desperately churning out hand sanitizer have no time to tell you a story about it – nor the medical professionals who need it most. The...
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NYF Prospect Watch: Isaiah “Z-Wop” Steen
In every sport, there are stories of athletes coming from various backgrounds and environments that use those situations as motivation to succeed in their respective sport....
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How Sports Betting is Growing in the UFC
For generations, betting on boxing has been a fundamental part of the spectator side of the sport. People just love betting on sports, and boxing...
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NY State Boxing HOF & Ring 8 Establish Fund to Assist Boxers and Boxing Personnel
New York State Boxing HOF & Ring 8 establish fund to assist boxers and boxing personnel NEW YORK (April 1, 2020) – The New York State...
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Adrian Clark Links Up With Fight Network, Which Will Beef Up Boxing Content
TORONTO | NEW YORK – Fight Network, a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment and the world’s premier combat sports network, announced today that author, producer...