All posts tagged "NY Fights"
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Announcements
Hank Lundy v Shinard Bunch Tops Friday Fightnight Live
Fightnight Live, the streaming series which kicked off in 2017, has become a home for fight fans to watch ascending talent before they hit a career...
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Worldwide
The NYFIES Are Here: Who Is NY Fights Fighter of the Year? Hint: He Was Born in Brooklyn
Tis Dec. 26, and yes, there five days and six nights remaining in this year hand-crafted by Satan and his wretched band of advisors and consultants....
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The Two Davey Moores
I was surprised when I saw my fine editor’s tweet about the latest fighters chosen for induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Among the...
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Star in Gaballo Was Not Born In the USA/Connecticut Ring, on Showtime
He came, he saw, he conquered, or so it would seem if you look at the BoxRec. But no, we didn't see a “star is born”...
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New York
Chris Colbert Shows Savvy Side As Entertainer, Closes Show Versus Arboleda
Chris Colbert, the 24 year old Brooklyn born 130 pound title-holder, is a savvy athlete. Outside the ring–he opened up a chicken restaurant with the help of...
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Donald Trump and the Theater of Boxing
I have to confess – I’m not normally a politics kind of guy. Having become increasingly disillusioned with the machinations of the UK political landscape, politics...
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Worldwide
Bob Arum Talks Inoue v Gervonta, Politricks And Old Rival Don King
The 88 year old deal-maker Bob Arum checked in with NYF, sounding fairly buoyant, predicting that in a week, the nation will send a message that...
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Why, Glen Sharp, Do A Story On A 71-76-5 Fighter?
The life arc of Teddy “Red Top” Davis impacted author Glen Sharp, to the point the writer spent oodles of hours poring over old newspaper clips,...
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A Career On Thin Ice?
There is a beautiful, almost-idyllic town in Germany called Braunlage that sits at the foot of the Harz mountains. It has no cinema, no train station,...
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Otto Wallin Isn’t Following Exactly In the Footsteps of Ingemar Johansson
It gets me, still, that one of the top ten or so heavyweights in the game is a Swede. Maybe it shouldn't surprise me where Otto...
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Announcements
Sampson Lewkowicz Cancer Surgery Successful
Good news to report out of Texas. The boxing lifer Sampson Lewkowicz had surgery to attend to thyroid cancer, and the native of Uruguay is said...
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Worldwide
Source: Jarrell ‘Big Baby’ Miller, After Latest PED Problem, Could Get One Year Ban, Maybe Two Years
The charismatic heavyweight boxer Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller made the news again when word dropped on June 27th that he'd tested positive for a banned substance,...
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Independence Day 2020
“Perhaps it’s fate that today is the Fourth of July and you will once again be fighting for our freedom…Not from tyranny, oppression,or persecution but from...
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MAGIC WINS THE NIGHT, NIGHT: Mike Plania Beats Joshua Greer On June 16 Top Rank Show
You saw another edition of boxing, theater of the unexpected, yet again. The left hooks of Mike Plania stood out mightily in the main events at...
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“Music and Boxing, They Are In Harmony In A Way”
“It’s pretty amazing what goes on in the middle of nowhere, isn’t it?” The words with which country music artist Jeremy Pinnell ended the evening have...
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Mike Tyson Fights Tonight
WHAT: SHOWTIME Sports®’ Friday night series SHOWTIME BOXING CLASSICS will continue this week with five full-length fights featuring the legendary Mike Tyson. ‘Iron Mike’s’ trademark knockout...
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“The Fighting Hillbilly” Bobby Crabtree Faced A Who’s Who Of Heavyweights
Despite being a veteran of more than 90 professional fights against a veritable who's who of prominent heavyweights, Bobby “The Fighting Hillbilly” Crabtree's face is not...
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New York
Tears Fell Hard When When He Died– Yes, Jimmy Glenn Left An Immense Legacy
The first year on earth for Jimmy Glenn was 1930 and the whole way through, he was soft spoken, a thoroughly decent soul in a sport...
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Worldwide
Maybe Mike Tyson Can Come Back, Make Some Noise In the Heavyweight Division
The Clip, tantalizing and provocative, has been clicked on Instagram ten million times. No telling how many people said, “Hey, look at this, Mike Tyson hitting...
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Worldwide
ALERT: “The Give Box” Food Delivery Program Set Up To Help NY-Area Trainers
The pandemic plays out, and, if we're looking, and in a mode to try and comprehend, with an eye towards getting help to those who might...