All posts tagged "muhammad ali"
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Worldwide4 days agoNYF Archives Hit: Thomas Hauser Question and Answer
It may seem that Thomas Hauser has always been consumed with boxing, every hour of every day. That’s not the reality, though. Really. In a wide-ranging...
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Worldwide1 month agoGeorge Foreman Movie, Portrait of Boxer, Preacher, Entrepreneur, Role Model, in Theaters Friday
The George Foreman movie hits theaters on Friday, April 28. It is a bit surprising, maybe, that a Foreman bio-pic hadn’t been done before now. After...
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Worldwide2 months ago
Hank Kaplan’s Million Dollar Story
Across my lustre-free career, the big ones that got away have outnumbered by four to one the reasonable-sized ones that I barely managed to reel in....
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USA7 months ago
Biaggio Ali Walsh Makes His PFL Debut On Nov 25th
At one point in the era of combat sports, UFC was the only game in town, but with the rise of Bellator and now the Professional...
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News9 months ago
Shields vs. Marshall Postponement Is Nothing New In Boxing
This was to be a historic weekend for women’s boxing, with the undisputed middleweight championship between Claressa Shields and amateur conqueror Savannah Marshall on tap for...
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Worldwide9 months ago
George Foreman Salutes Earnie Shavers, Mulls the Shrinking Circle
Earnie Shaver, a man who possessed fists that could and did do pronounced damage to the chins of men who summoned the courage to face him...
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Worldwide9 months ago
Earnie Shavers: Born At The Wrong Time
In the mid-nineties, I had the good fortune to meet Muhammad Ali during a book signing at a Barnes & Noble, where I worked at for...
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News10 months ago
Nico Ali Walsh Hopes to Break Ali Curse in San Diego
Boxing great Muhammad Ali’s shocking loss to Ken Norton in 1973 is pictured on the wall among the notable historical events at Pechanga Arena San Diego....
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News11 months ago
In Case Anyone Is Wondering, Novak Djokovic Is No Muhammad Ali
It’s no profound statement to say that this modern life is full of way too much outrage about the wrong things. I would largely lay blame...
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Worldwide1 year ago
Tim Tszyu Leaves Terrell Gausha Thunderstruck in US Debut
Just two minutes into his much anticipated American debut, the air went out of The Armony in Minnesota when Terrell Gausha of Cleveland dropped Tim Tszyu...
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Worldwide1 year ago
Jackie Tonawanda aka Female Ali Didn’t Float Like A Butterfly, Sting Like A Bee…Or Win Single Fight
In 1989, a movie came out called “Field of Dreams.” It starred Kevin Costner and James Earl Jones. It was about an Iowa farmer whose love...
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Worldwide1 year ago
“BeatBoxing: How Hip-Hop Changed the Fight Game“
It’s often the case that fight fans are hip-hop fans, and vice versa. Todd Snyder is no exception. Growing up in a small coal mining town...
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Worldwide1 year agoShould We Start Considering Whether Canelo Could Be The Greatest Of All Time?
Mike Tyson once said Muhammad Ali was the greatest of all time, many agree. Floyd Mayweather labelled himself ‘the best ever’ and many boxing purists feel...
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Worldwide1 year ago
The Beatles: Get Back
You may be asking yourself, what’s an article like this doing in a place like here? Well, when my editor (“Sweet Woodsy,” as my wife calls...
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Worldwide2 years ago
You Can’t Put Your Arms Around A Memory
For 25 years, I’ve been telling the story of how I spent a day with Muhammad Ali when I worked at Barnes & Noble back in...
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New York2 years ago
Slam Diego: Navarrete defeats Gonzalez; Santillan dominates Ruiz Friday
SAN DIEGO, Calif., October 15, 2021 – Bob Arum, welcome back. What took you so long? After a break of 28 years, Top Rank Boxing returned to...
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Worldwide2 years ago
The Terror Twins Were Both Diddly Boppers
On the streets of the Red Hook section of Brooklyn, New York, in the 1950s and 1960s, identical twins Petros (Pete) and Nikos (Nick) Spanakos were...
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UK2 years ago
Do We Need Ken Burns’ Muhammad Ali?
Whose life has been as well covered as Muhammad Ali’s? Do we really need another Muhammad Ali book, film, documentary, or anything? Many have been asking...
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Worldwide2 years ago
Muhammad Ali Deer Lake Training Camp Has New Life, Same Spirit
Sculps Hill Road is a steep climb through the woods, nothing unusual in rural Pennsylvania. Yet this Schuylkill County lane leads to a uniquely lofty place—Fighter’s...
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Worldwide2 years agoThe Boldest Black Fighters Ever
Last year, Deontay Wilder evoked Black History Month prior to his rematch with Tyson Fury. It was a bold statement accompanied by an ostentatious ring walk...
Final Takeaways From the Tony Weeks Situation
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Nunes vs Aldana Prediction: Is the Champion Ready?
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Terri Harper Might Be Most Undervalued World Champ
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