Posts Tagged ‘Boxing’

Washington Redskins quarterback Donovan McNabb requested that his agent release a statement Thursday to rebut the race-fueled insults legendary prizefighter Bernard Hopkins made about him earlier this week.   Hopkins (51-5-2-1, 32 KOs) was in Philadelphia training for his May 21 rematch with The Ring, WBC and IBO light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal when he nonsensically ...

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Legendary prizefighter Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins will challenge The Ring, WBC and IBO light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal for his belts May 21 in Montreal. Pascal (26-1-1, 16 KOs) battled Hopkins (51-5-2-1, 32 KOs) to a controversial draw in their initial bout Dec. 18 in Quebec City, Canada. Despite Pascal flooring “B-Hop” in the first and ...

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Pound-for-pound royalty Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao earned a lopsided unanimous decision victory over former three-division champion “Sugar” Shane Mosley Saturday night at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas.   Pacquiao (53-3-2, 38 KOs), who was justifiably installed as an overwhelming 8-to-1 favorite, utterly outclassed the spent Mosley (46-7-1-1, 39 KOs) to easily win his 14th consecutive bout.   Pacquiao ...

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Manny Pac-Man Pacquiao was recently involved in a morning car accident in Las Vegas, Nevada. The incident happened after Manny and fleet of cars were leaving church. Despite being shaken up, Pacquiao says he is determined to continue with the fight as scheduled. Tonight, Manny Pacquiao is set to go one-on-one with him "Sugar" Shane Mosley. The fight is ...

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Former WBC, WBO and The Ring Magazine middleweight champion Kelly “The Ghost” Pavlik will fight Alfonso Lopez III Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Pavlik (36-2, 32 KOs), whose only losses as a professional came at the hands of legendary pugilist Bernard Hopkins (51-5-2-1, 32 KOs) and 2010 Fighter of the ...

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Former four-time heavyweight champion Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield will fight Denmark’s Brian Nielsen Saturday night at a concert hall in Copenhagen, Denmark. Holyfield (43-10-2, 28 KOs), also a past cruiserweight titlist who captured a bronze medal at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, was initially slated to battle Nielsen (64-2, 43 KOs) March 5. The ...

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Baltimore Ravens safety knocked Blake Warner onto Queer Street in the first round Saturday night at the WinStar Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma. Unfortunately, Zbikowski (4-0, 3 KOs), a two-time third-team AP All-American, tested positive for reefer following the bout and he has been suspended for 45 days by the prestigious Chickasaw Nation Gaming Commission. In a ...

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Legendary prizefighter Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao will fight former three-division champion “Sugar” Shane Mosley May 7 at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas.   Pacquiao(52-3-2, 38 KOs), the first pugilist in history to win 10 world crowns in eight separate weight divisions, is the preeminent boxer of this generation and he will utterly brutalize Mosley (46-6-1-1, 39 ...

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IBF, IBO and WBO king “Dr. Steelhammer” Wladimir Klitschko, is tentatively scheduled to battle WBA titlist David “The Hayemaker” Haye in a heavyweight unification bout July 2 at a soccer stadium in Hamburg, Germany. For nearly two years, Haye has run his mouth like a clown pocket without putting a granule of action behind his words. Miraculously, ...

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Legendary prizefighter Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao will fight former three-division champion “Sugar” Shane Mosley May 7 at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas.   Pacquiao(52-3-2, 38 KOs), the first pugilist in history to win ten world crowns in eight separate weight divisions, last fought in November when he brutally battered Mexican cheater Antonio Margarito to earn ...

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