All posts tagged "MMA"
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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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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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Thirty Years After His Ring Heyday, Guy Casale Comes To Understand, “I Left A Mark”
Although onetime heavyweight prospect Guy “The Rock” Casale was being billed by his management as a Rocky Marciano reincarnate, few people gave him much of a...
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Six Highly Educated MMA Fighters
MMA martial arts attract many students. If you are a successful MMA fighter, you can count on decent earnings, popularity, and recognition. However, to become a...
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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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Fighters In VADA Testing Can Get Free Supplement Check
Fighters who get flagged for using a banned substance almost never say, “Yep, you got me, I was looking for a short-cut, I don’t think the...
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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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Classic Tyson and Ali Bouts, Plus Holyfield v Foreman, To Screen on ESPN2
Encore Presentation to feature Historic Heavyweights, including Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield ESPN+ library features of historic hundreds of boxing matches, streaming...
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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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“Sporting Blood” By Fightwriter Carlos Acevedo Fits This Grievous Time
Let’s get this out of the way—I am an unabashed fan of Hamilcar Publications, the Boston-based publishing house, and their mission. The crew over there puts...
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RIP Gleason’s Gym Pillar Bob Jackson: “He Was A Real Good Person”
The gym truly is a New York institution, and the proof comes when the tourists come in the door, from Germany, Ireland, Italy, pick a country,...
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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...
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Who Won and Lost the Weekend? The NYF Squad Weighs In
There has never been, in my memory, this sort of blackout for boxing. Coronavirus is laying people low, and the lack of clarity on the virus,...
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Reflections on COVID-19 From A Physician/Boxing Promoter
It was around 11:00 AM on Saturday, March 14th. The event center lobby was dimly lit. Marshall Kauffman and I stood across from each other in...
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Wilder vs Fury 2 To Run Monday, March 23 (8 PM ET) On ESPN
Deontay Wilder- Tyson Fury II Special Encore Presentation to Headline Action-Packed Evening on ESPN, Monday, March 23 Wilder-Fury II streaming on demand on ESPN+ beginning Monday...
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How We’re Living: “We’re All In This Together, Like It Or Not”
In these challenging, unprecedented times, we are all dependent on each other—how I behave affects your health and how you behave affects mine. We must realize...
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Top 10 Boxing Tricks for Youth
After watching one of the Rocky movies, who doesn’t want to strap on a couple of boxing gloves and hit the gym? It is one of...
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CORONA KO: UFC 249 A No Go At Barclays Center
It’s a new form of March Madness, basically all events scheduled for March have been scratched, within the fightsports world. April, too, is getting a steam-clean....
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Pro Wrestling Is No Longer a Phase to Outgrow
Wrestling fans of all ages gather in Manila for Philippine Wrestling Revolution events. (Photo by Ryan Songalia) As a dedicated wrestling fan, Stan Sy had...