Wed, Jun 19, 2013

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Boxing and poker – maybe a start on something new?

Even though both sports are known for intense action and rough characters, boxing and poker aren’t usually combined. This didn’t stop Gus Hansen (known as one of the biggest full tilt poker names)and Danish poker pro Theo Jorgensen from duking it out. Both know

  1. Back to Business for Banks
    By Steve Kim: The first time Johnathon Banks faced Seth Mitchell back in November, there was quite a bit going on in his life. With the sudden passing of legendary trainer Emanuel Steward in October, he was thrust into the position of taking the reins as lead trainer for Wladimir Klitschko, who just happened to face Mariusz Wach in Germany. This just one week before his own bout with Mitchell in Atlantic City. And in the midst of all this, Banks attended Steward’s funeral in Detroit on the way
  2. Boxing News Headlines for June 18 - 2013
    Tons of news compiled by Chee.
  3. Mayweather-Alvarez Official Tour Dates & Locations
    News spread like wildfire last week when details of the upcoming 11-city, two-country media tour to officially announce the September 14 mega-fight between Eight-Time, Five-Division World Champion Floyd "Money" Mayweather and Unified Super Welterweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez were made public
  4. Azad Championship Report - Adrien Broner: Today’s Problem…Tomorrow’s “Mr. Showtime”?
    By Gabriel Montoya: Nestled safely in the soil of the new boxing world that Al Haymon/Golden Boy Promotions and Showtime have created together are many seeds of future fistic greatness. None is flowering more rapidly than Adrien “The Problem” Broner, 26-0 (22), out of Cincinnati, Ohio. At a mere 23 years of age, Broner is poised to pick up his third world title belt in as many weight classes Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY (live on Showtime, 9 p.m., ET/6 p.m., PT). Broner,
  5. The Barbershop – June 18, 2013
    Allan Scotto: Happy Tuesday, fans! Welcome to this week’s edition of “The Barbershop,” a column designed to give you a forum to speak your mind about our question(s) of the week...
  6. Boxing News Headlines for June 17 - 2013
    More Fresh News linked by Chee.
  7. Azad Championship Report - Time to Walk the Walk for Malignaggi
    By Steve Kim: The verbal sparring between WBA welterweight titlist Paulie Malignaggi and Adrien Broner, who face each other this Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, has seemingly been never-ending and actually began before their names were on the dotted line. From their Twitter timelines, press gatherings and a recent teleconference, the trash talk and the insults have flown. Yeah, the gloves were off from the very beginning. But even the talkative Malignaggi has grown a bit
  8. Boxing News Headlines for June 16 - 2013
    Chee: Fresh batch of News.
  9. Azad Championship Report - Garcia Knocks Out Lopez
    Marc Livitz at ringside in Dallas, TX. The crowd inside the American Airlines Center in Dallas was treated to a fine display of boxing brilliance this evening. Although his WBO featherweight title was no longer...
  10. Azad Championship Report - Garcia too sharp for Lopez
    By John J. Raspanti (Photo © Chris Farina / Top Rank): Mikey Garcia, who lost his WBO featherweight title on the scales, remained undefeated by knocking out former champion Juan Manuel Lopez in four rounds at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX. The bout was televised on HBO’s “Boxing After Dark.” Garcia, 25, utilized his superior skills in the opening round. He boxed from a distance, seizing up his opponent. Lopez, a southpaw, connected with a pair of lead right hands that didn’t bother