Amir Khan stands on the brink of becoming boxing’s next megastar.
His recent victories over Zab Judah and the thriller with Marcos Maidana have boxing fans licking their chops about Khan’s prospects in the sport. Read more »
Woody Allen may not be the first pick to win a boxing match, but in this clip of the director, Allen totally outclasses a kangaroo in the ring. Read more »
Pro-Kremlin officials scrambled Monday to explain away an embarrassing chorus of boos Prime Minister Vladimir Putin faced from a crowd of 20,000 mixed martial arts fans in what was likely the worst public reception of his political career.
Some Putin supporters insisted that the thunderous catcalls were actually meant as praise, while others offered the head-scratching explanation that the crowd simply wanted to go to the toilet.
But several analysts and opposition activists claimed that the reaction was a genuine sign of displeasure from a public tired with Putin and his flashy publicity stunts. Read more »
There’s an interesting article from Michael Marley this week about recent comments Amir Khan has made on Manny Pacquiao’s boxing life, past, present and future.
Amir Khan, Manny Pacquiao’s stablemate with Freddie Roach at Los Angeles’ famous Wild Card Boxing Club, has been busy getting ready to defend his world title December 10 in Washington, D.C., against Lamont Peterson. But Khan managed to take time out of his training camp to attend and commentate on Manny Pacquiao’s most recent fight against Juan Manuel Marquez. Depending on how you look at it, he made the most of the experience. Read more »
No matter what fans believe should have happened on November 12, the fact is that Manny Pacquiao walked away with a unanimous decision in his favor.
Some fans believe it was deserved. Some believe it was a robbery. Others believe it was a close fight that could have gone either way.
In such a close fight it shouldn’t matter who got the victory, but it does. In boxing it always seems like it is more important about who won than who was perceived as the winner. Read more »
He’s not actually boxing, but I can’t help but watch him….
Amir Khan, the current WBA Super and IBF Light Welterweight champion has been touted as maybe having the best chin in boxing.
Well, that’s according to his promoter Richard Schaefer, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions. In a recent press conference, he had this to say about his granite chinned prospect: Read more »
Floyd Mayweather doesn’t give refunds, trades or returns.
After Victor Ortiz was transported to the canvas by Floyd Mayweather in a very questionable bout, the fighter’s promoter has gotten to Twitter have a rematch.
Oscar de le Hoya, who runs Golden Boy Promotions, let his ideas around the fight known around the world with the miracle of Twitter. Read more »
I assume that many of us have already heard the rumors that Antonio Tarver (29-6-0) claims he is the only real fighter today who has all the tools needed to dethrone Wladimir Klitschko (56-3-0), even though his only victory in the heavyweight division came against Nagy Aguilera (16-6-0) via a 10-round U.D. Read more »
Former light heavyweight world champion Jean Pascal will return to the ring on December 10 in Montreal, but won’t be facing Tavoris Cloud. Cloud’s promoter Don King caused a roadblock in negotiations, according to Pascal’s promoter Yvon Michel:
“But I spoke with [HBO's Senior Vice President of Sports] Kery Davis, who had said that he got a call from Don King, who said that he does not want to do a Pascal fight with Tavoris Cloud because I’m not giving him options on Pascal. And I’m not going to give options on Pascal.” Read more »
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