Archive for October, 2005

PEARSON, BUCHANAN HEADLINE KEYSTONE SHOW ON NOV. 26

Monday, October 31st, 2005

(Press Release)
Temple Hill, MD October 31, 2005: Keystone Boxing announces their return to The Show Place Arena in Prince George’s County, MD on November 26th, 2005 in what will be an exciting card, highlighting the return home of current USBA Super Featherweight Champion Lamont “Bay” Pearson 22-3-1(12) and impressive up and coming DC …

CISNEROS ADDED TO CHICAGO CARD

Monday, October 31st, 2005

(Press Release)
Junior middleweight Rudy Cisneros, 7-1 (6KO’s), fresh off a stunning second round knockout victory last week, has just been added to the huge SOLO BOXEO DE MILLER/PRIDE AND GLORY card set for Friday, November 11th at Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom.
PRIDE AND GLORY, promoted by Dominic Pesoli’s 8 Count Productions, HOME OF THE BEST IN …

THE DAY THEY FRIED DON KING

Saturday, October 29th, 2005

Don King, boxing promoter par excellence, got “roasted� by the Friars Club at its annual Celebrity Roast on Friday, October 28, at the New York Hilton.

KAPLAN: GUARDIAN OF LEGACY

Saturday, October 22nd, 2005

Hank Kaplan of The Sweet Science talks about his involvement as one of the guardians of the induction process for the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

ANBER: WHAT WAS MORALES THINKING?

Wednesday, October 19th, 2005

Trainer and television commentator (TSN.ca) Russ Anber questions the rationale of putting Erik Morales in the ring with Zahir Raheem in the first place.

AS FAR AS ARCHIVES ARE CONCERNED, KAPLAN’S THE MAN

Tuesday, October 18th, 2005

Hank Kaplan’s archives are easily the most extensive boxing archives in the world, numbering millions of documents. How did he accumulate it all?

RIDDICK’S BOWE’S SLINGS AND ARROWS

Tuesday, October 18th, 2005

Where did all the money go? The millions of dollars that Riddick Bowe allegedly earned during his illustrious run in the sweet science has disappeared.

Pope Starts Fight

Sunday, October 16th, 2005

The view from the Vatican must be different from the view everywhere else. Seat of a world religion, home of spiritual treasures and fine art, when the Vatican speaks, the faithful listen … as do we heathens in the fight game.

MALONEY: STIFFER PENALTIES FOR CASTILLO AND HIS CAMP

Friday, October 14th, 2005

It was with great disgust that I watched Jose Luis Castillo have his armed raised in victory Saturday night. The lack of discipline, professionalism and integrity displayed by Castillo and his team was appalling, but not shocking; this is, after all, boxing.
The fighter’s meek, “I’m sorry,â€? after failing to make 135-lbs. was about as convincing …

CORRALES: FANS DESERVED TO SEE A FIGHT

Monday, October 10th, 2005

Diego Corrales talks in depth at the post-fight press conference about his tough loss to Jose Luis Castillo.