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WebAnderson Cruises by Vapid Merhy and Ajagba edges Vianello in Texas. By Arne K. Lang. Jared Anderson returned to the ring tonight on a Top Rank card in Corpus Christi, Texas. Touted as the next big thing in the heavyweight division,... Latest News The Sweet Science.
Re-visiting the Walker Law of 1920 which Transformed Boxing
WebIt was signed into law by Gov. Al Smith on May 24, 1920 and took effect on Sept.1. This ignited a great flurry of boxing in the Empire State. By March of 1924, the state had licensed 6,123 boxers. The Walker Law became the template that lawmakers in other jurisdictions followed when they introduced their own boxing bills.
Title Bout II: The Cult Classic Boxing Board Game Returns
WebOn Saturday, boxing returns to the Avalon Theater in Hollywood. The main event is a good one as Puerto Rico’s Jesus Rojas (26-1-2, 19 KOs) defends the WBA featherweight world title against Southern California’s Jojo Diaz (26-1) in a 12 round clash. It’s power versus speed. Rojas, 31, is one tough customer.
Thomas Hauser, Author at The Sweet Science
WebThomas Hauser. Thomas Hauser is the author of 52 books. In 2005, he was honored by the Boxing Writers Association of America, which bestowed the Nat Fleischer Award for career excellence in boxing journalism upon him. He was the first Internet writer ever to receive that award. In 2019, Hauser was chosen for boxing's highest honor: induction ...
Whatever Happened To Tyrell Biggs? - The Sweet Science
WebNov 1, 2013 · Biggs got only one shot at a world title as a professional, suffering his first loss by seventh round knockout to maybe the most prime version of Mike Tyson ever on October 16, 1987, at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. That was as good as it got for Biggs, who posted a professional record of 30-10 with 20 KOs.
Indio’s Diaz Brothers Have Built a Fight Club on the Coachella Desert
WebNov 6, 2017 · Joel Diaz fought for the IBF world title against South Africa’s Phillip Holiday in 1996 and lost by decision. He would fight one more time before retiring as a fighter and continuing as a trainer. Joel Diaz worked for a while with Lee Espinoza at the Coachella Boxing Club before opening up his own gym. Desert Storm.
Superfight: Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Thomas Hearns - The Sweet …
WebSep 16, 2004 · The final boxing pound-for-pound list of the year for 2004. 1. Bernard Hopkins: The top guy from beginning to end, Hopkins took care of Oscar De La Hoya with a body shot in the biggest fight of 2004.Now, he'll wait for Jermain Taylor to progress a little further, or he'll go the rematch route with Felix Trinidad.
Why We Never Saw Foreman-Tyson - The Sweet Science
WebSep 15, 2003 · Why We Never Saw Foreman-Tyson. On March 9 1987, former heavyweight champion George Foreman stopped journeyman Steve Zouski in the fourth round. Foreman's fight versus Zouski was the official beginning of the second leg of Foreman's 18-year career, after being retired for ten years. Foreman's bout with Zouski was his first fight since losing a ...
James Scott, Once a Famous Prison Boxer, Died Free but Anonymous
WebJames Scott, suffering from dementia, passed away last week at a New Jersey nursing home. For a few years in the late 1970s, Scott, prisoner No. 57735 in New Jersey’s most notorious maximum-security correctional facility, Rahway State Prison, was the toast of boxing and the source of much speculation as to what he might have become had his special gift for controlled violence inside the ring ...
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