Archive for the ‘Boxing’ Category
Friday, May 16th, 2008
The majority of boxing fans are excited about David Haye making the move to the heavyweight division. Is he good enough to hang with the big boys? Well, we'll see about that.
However, one thing's for certain, the man is doing a great job of selling himself as well as a ...
Posted in Boxing, David Haye, Wladimir Klitschko | 1 Comment »
Monday, May 5th, 2008
To the surprise of no one (including his family), Steve Forbes did not throw a wrench into the plans of Oscar De La Hoya for a rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr. later this year as he lost to the Golden Boy Saturday night via unanimous decision.
With “2 pounds” out of ...
Posted in Boxing, The Fight Network | No Comments »
Saturday, April 12th, 2008
by Matthew Blankenship, JarryPark.com Contributor
This weekend has left a lot of fight fans with a real tough decision: double welterweight title clashes on HBO or double light heavyweight title clashes on Showtime? Well, let’s see what each card has to offer and then make an educated decision.
The HBO event features, ...
Posted in Boxing | 2 Comments »
Thursday, April 10th, 2008
by Matthew Blankenship, JarryPark.com contributor
Current WBA, WBC, and WBO World Cruiserweight title holder, David "Hayemaker" Haye, recently told the Southwark News (UK) that he wants to try his hand at mixed martial arts after the age of 30. The 27-year-old Haye, who recently beat Enzo Maccarinelli in a title unification ...
Posted in Boxing, David Haye, MMA | No Comments »
Monday, April 7th, 2008
Fight Network Radio and Live Audio Wrestling producer, John Pollock, tackles a couple of heavy duty topics this week.
First off, he weighs in on another "is pro wrestling responsible for this death" story. The incident in question is the death of a two-year-old boy in East St. Louis, IL. It ...
Posted in Boxing, The Fight Network, Wrestling | No Comments »
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
Jarry Park resident, boxer Yuri Foreman, is the subject of a pretty interesting article in today's edition of the New York Times. Here's a snippet of what life is like as a practicing Jew and boxer:
"Foreman attempts to restrict his fights to weekdays.
If a bout lands on a Saturday, as ...
Posted in Boxing, Yuri Foreman | 2 Comments »
Friday, March 21st, 2008
Been out of the boxing loop lately? Don't fear because Large and I seemingly covered it all this week.
First, we talked a little Mayweather-WWE. Large watched this week's episode of RAW so I was curious as to what he thought about the product considering this was the first time he ...
Posted in Boxing, Interview, No Mas | No Comments »
Thursday, March 20th, 2008
Below is a clip of a 6-year-old model named Pretty Boy Bam Bam training to become a boxer. There are so many things wrong with that sentence.
Some interesting facts on PBBB:
* He was born on 09/11/01
* He has been boxing since he was two-years-old
* He is the subject of a ...
Posted in Boxing, Pretty Boy Bam Bam | 1 Comment »
Thursday, March 13th, 2008
In case you haven't been paying attention, this weekend will mark the fifth-straight Saturday in which a highly-anticipated boxing match(es) will be contested. First came, Pavlik-Taylor II on 2/16, then Klitschko-Ibragimov on 2/23, followed by Marquez-Vazquez III on 3/1 and, finally, Haye-Maccarinelli/Maskaev-Peter on 3/8. We can also throw in Carlos ...
Posted in Boxing, Juan Manuel Marquez, Manny Pacquiao, Memories | 2 Comments »
Thursday, March 6th, 2008
If you're a wrestling fan you know all about the term "cruiserweight." It's basically a glorified jobber (aka loser for the non-wrestling folks out there). Coincidentally enough, it kind of has the same connotation in boxing.
Basically, Cruiserweights have always been known as plumpy Light Heavyweights or tiny Heavyweights. You know, ...
Posted in Boxing, Chris Eubank, David Haye, Enzo Maccarinelli, Nigel Benn | 2 Comments »
