Joyce Carol Oates, in her On Boxing, writes about how the actual activity of boxing is exclusively masculine. It’s about how a man defines his worth by fighting another man. Boxing is to ...
Read more »In July, 1972 millions of Americans huddled around television sets and radios broadcasting what was probably the biggest international sporting event to take place that month. It wasn& ...
Read more »It's so easy to be a Manny Pacquiao fan. Yeah, he wins, but so do guys like Kobe, Sid Crosby, and even Floyd Mayweather. But what sets this guy apart is his genuineness and his joy; his genuine joy ...
Read more »It's surprising that a country with 1.3 billion people and a legacy in martial arts has ignored one of the most lucrative combat sports on this planet. But in recent years, boxing in China has ...
Read more »Since Sugar Shane got dominated, I've been searching for a badass video to put on regular loop. This is up there. You've got Muhammad Ali opening it up with a pretty convincing argument ("That man ...
Read more »It's been less than 48 hours, but I miss the old days, when it was so much easier to call Floyd Mayweather a pussy who ducks tough fights. There's still lots to dislike and even hate about the guy, ...
Read more »So one of the themes of 24/7 is Shane's quiet dignity versus Floyd's supposed gift of gab. Personally, I've never found Floyd to be that good of a shit-talker. I think that's one of the reasons I ...
Read more »Look, Floyd plays a bad guy on TV. It's good for business, you know? Every big fight needs a heel especially since his style doesn't always make for the most exciting of fights. Every now and then, ...
Read more »So, boxer James Toney has officially signed with the UFC... from MMAWEEKLY; Former boxing champion James Toney is headed to mixed martial arts after the 1991 and 2003 Ring Magazine Fighter of the ...
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