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The Time I Didn’t Have Time For Donald Trump
I thought I was just shooing away another clown. I couldn’t have known at the time that I was shooing away a clown who would wind up becoming president of the United States....
I Am Terrified By This 9-Year-Old Girl Who Can Ruin A Tree With Her Bare Hands
Evnika Saadvakass is an adorable nine-year-old girl from Kazakhstan who now lives in Russia, and I’m almost certain she could easily kill me with her bare hands. ...
Philly News Station Forgets Joe Frazier's Been Dead For Five Years, Wishes Him A Happy Birthday
Joe Frazier is not going to be meeting with friends and supporters this evening at City Hall at 6:00, because, sadly, Joe Frazier has been dead since 2011. That did not stop Philadelphia news station Fox29 from reporting that Frazier was turning 73 today....
Floyd Mayweather Is Still Using The Same Old Domestic Violence Excuses
Retired boxer Floyd Mayweather went through the ESPN carwash today, and sat down for an interview with SportsCenter anchors Cari Champion and David Lloyd. To the anchors’ credit, they asked Mayweather multiple questions about his history with domestic violence, only to be met with the same old talk...
The FBI Spent More Than A Year Investigating The 1965 Muhammad Ali-Sonny Liston Fight
The FBI spent more than a year unsuccessfully searching for evidence of fixing in the 1965 championship fight between Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston, according to newly released documents....
The End Of Bernard Hopkins
Bernard Hopkins, a man I both like and admire, generally, if selectively, tells the truth. But he has some cinematic set pieces, one of which involves a story of being taken aside at the time of his release from Graterford Prison and told by the warden, “I’ll see you back here in six months.”...
Bernard Hopkins Loses Fight After Being Knocked Out Of The Ring
Joe Smith Jr. retained his WBC light heavyweight title after knocking 51-year-old Bernard Hopkins out of the ring tonight in Inglewood. Smith earned a TKO after Hopkins landed on his head and could not continue the bout:...
Maybe Don't Stand There
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Boxer Throws A Whole Dang Table At Opponent During Press Conference
I’ll watch any press conference involving British boxers, because I am always delighted by the shit they talk. One guy will be like, “Oi, bruv, you must have me mistaken!” and then the other guy will be like, “Don’t make me knock your block off right here, mate!” This particular press conference, fe...
Kickboxer Who May Actually Be Captain Falcon Ends Fight With Flying Knee Strike
If you played as Captain Falcon in Super Smash Bros, you could K.O. opponents with a wild jumping knee strike lovingly dubbed the “knee of justice.” I never thought I’d see someone pull it off in real life, but here we are....
Gleason's Is Moving
Last week, a man on a ladder unscrewed the sign in the stairwell. Yesterday, a crew was disassembling the rings and packing up all the heavy bags. After more than 30 years, Gleason’s Gym is moving....
Sergey Kovalev Isn't A Gangster; He's Russian
As far as boxing ring entrances go, light-heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev keeps things simple. No Roman gladiator outfits or frilly fireman costumes á la Hector “Macho” Camacho. No five-minute, curtain-silhouetted dance routines like “Prince” Naseem Hamed. No live performances from Young Thug, w...
Floyd Mayweather Manages Photo Op In Which He's Not The Biggest Asshole<em></em>
Trump’s gravity for repulsive assholes remains undefeated....
How British Boxing Is Taking Over The World
Boxing in the United Kingdom is rapidly moving toward a golden age, its first since before the start of the 20th century. More titles are currently held by Englishmen, Welshmen, or Irishmen than at any time since the sport went international. Some of these champions, like Sheffield’s Kell Brook, B...
Reminder: Manny Pacquiao Would Like To Execute Anyone Who Has A Poppy Seed Bagel
This Saturday night, Manny Pacquiao will fight Jesse Vargas on pay-per-view. The matchup is thoroughly forgettable. But Pacquiao’s management would like to remind you that in his political career, he wants to execute many, many people! ...
Juan Manuel Lopez Knocks Out Wilfredo Vazquez, Then Starts Fighting Other People<em></em>
A grudge match between two former Puerto Rican world champions ended with the winner brawling with the loser’s trainer after Juan Manuel López knocked out Wilfredo Vazquez and proceeded to trade blows with Vazquez’s corner man....
Adrien Broner Posts Photo Of Gun In Car, Says He's "Going Home"
Adrien Broner suggested that he would harm himself at 3 p.m. today in images posted to his Instagram, although he is reportedly safe and okay....
Boxer Mike Towell Dies After Being Injured In Bout
Scottish boxer Mike Towell has died after suffering bleeding and swelling to his brain following a fight on Thursday....
Irish Olympic Boxer Bet On Himself To Lose, Won
That fellow up there in the blue is Irish welterweight Steven Donnelly, after his round-of-16 win at the Rio Olympics. Looks happy, doesn’t he? No matter how the bout went, he couldn’t lose....
Don King Says "Nigger" While Introducing Donald Trump
Donald Trump, a big scarecrow made of uncooked bratwursts, is still trying to court black voters. To that end, he had undead boxing promoter Don King introduce him to an audience gathered at a church in Cleveland, Ohio this morning....