Draine has fought a large part of her fights in the American Northwest, specially in Worley, Idaho, but, because of her achievements, she has become well known in the world of boxing. Her first professional fight came on May 14, 1997, when she defeated Dolores Lira by a four round ...
tennis, and swimming to help build up hisendurancefor his fights. One odd activity Lomachenko does for his cardio is holding his breath underwater for as long as possible. He believes the practice teaches his body how to deal with discomfort, which ...
His fights were twice (1933 win over Max Schmeling, 1935 loss to James J. Braddock) rated Fight of the Year by The Ring Magazine. Baer was also a boxing referee, and had an occasional role on film or television. He was the brother of heavyweight boxing contender Buddy Baer and father ...
Nurtured in the boxing hotbed of Philadelphia, Stephen Fulton Jr. beat a who's who of elite talent to become unified world super bantamweight champion and now looks to become a two-division world champion. See Stephen's Profile Announced PBC fighters - more to come All PBC Fighters Table ...
Coming from the Philippines,Manny Pacquiaohas made a splash in modern professional boxing. He’s often considered one of the best due to his numerous titles. Some of his accomplishments include ten world titles and becoming an eight-division champion. Pacquiao was named “Fighter of the Decade”...
Ali was also recognized as one of the game’s biggest trash-talkers. Every time he has a battle coming up, he makes a commotion. The late great Ali will be remembered by the boxing fraternity as one of the best to ever step into the ring.2. Sugar Ray Robinson (Walker Smith Jr)...
“blown-up cruiserweight,” Holyfield struggled hard at first to earn respect as a heavyweight, let alone chase down Mike Tyson and finally get him in the ring. He became the first man to win the heavyweight title three times, participated in some of the classic fights of the division’s ...
Do you know American Toughman?That is amateur boxing competitions around the U.S.Compared to professional boxing matches,a Toughman fight could not be simpler.Passing a brief physical examination and paying $50 get you a pair of gloves.The fights take place in three two-minute rounds with th...
From 1937 to 1985, Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City hosted all kinds of sporting events including a fight where Marcel Cerdan battled Tony Zale in boxing in the World Middleweight Championship, according to the Associated Press. It also hosted baseball and other boxing fights before being demolished...
In the coming days the details will be planned and announced. I do not know what is written in Kerkorian’s last will and testament. But, knowing him, I can say that he was a man who did not like publicity. He was a private man. It is possible that he had wished a private ...