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Former IBF light welterweight and WBA welterweight titlist Paulie Malignaggi (33-7, 7 KOs) is reportedly hanging up his gloves after a devastating ninth round technical knockout loss to up and coming fighter Danny Garcia (31-0, 18 KOs), as per Boxing News 24. The Brooklyn native announced his intention to retire after a 14-year fighting career during the post-fight interview on Saturday at the Barclays Center in New York. He also expressed his desire to continue a career either as a boxing commentator

This past Saturday night we witnessed a huge upset as Viktor “The Ice Man” Postol (28-0) simply out classed Lucas “La Maquina” Matthysse (37-4). You may ask how was this a “huge” upset, this is an upset due to the fact Lucas holds one of highest KO ratios in all of Boxing out his 37 wins 34 came by way of KO. Now you have a boxer like Postol who has 27 wins with only 11kos, who typically would not be favored to survive the relentless onslaught of a power puncher. There are couple factors that

On August 26 in Las Vegas, Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather will compete for a very lucrative fight according to the rules of noble art. But the Irishman can't use some of the techniques that he often uses in MMA, and that increases the chances of Floyd's Victory. Of course, Floyd is THE big favorite, simply because his boxing record in English is 49-0, and that of McGregor 0-0. Let’s not forget, Mayweather vs. McGregor will be the first professional English boxing fight for the Irishman McGregor

I believe that memories help people in their effort to learn from the past and succeed in the present. Sports is one popular example of learning from your mistakes from the past and improving yourself afterwards. Muhammad Ali once said,” I hated every minute of training, but I said,’ Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.” These were the exact words from a former heavyweight champion boxer and also one of the greatest sporting figures of the 20th century. This legendary

Muhammad Ali did a lot of important things in American History. He was a famous boxer also a arch believer of religious freedom and racial justice. Ali’s original name was Cassius Clay. He was born January 17,1942 in Louisville, KY. Muhammad Ali devoted his life to humanitarian in work, putting his name to many initiatives for peace and humanitarian aid. Ali was also a part of Black History. At an early age, Muhammad Ali showed that he wasn’t afraid of anyone or anything, inside and outside the

The death of Muhammad Ali, the former heavyweight champion, triggered a worldwide outpouring of affection. The former champion died on June 3 at age 74 of shock. Ali had long suffered from Parkinson's disease, which made the once-graceful athlete a prisoner in his own body. President Obama, who keeps a pair of Ali's gloves on display in his private study, paid tribute to the late athlete, saying he was "a man who fought for us." Ali was born in the American state of Kentucky in 1942. He took up boxing

Sylvester “ROCKY” Balboa INTRO:) “Bang”.... “Uppercut”..... “Jab”. That's all you here in the ring… Every move/punch counts for the winning of the fight. Not knowing if the opponent was going to give the last punch. Sylvester “ROCKY” Balboa was much more than a fighter, boxer...He is motivation to not stop what you started. Rocky was a Star in the boxing world… Made films...A Overtime boxing match

The movie Rocky is set in 1970s Philadelphia Pennsylvania. It follows the story of a young adult named Rocky Balboa. Rocky is a small time boxer at night, while during the day he is a lawnshark for a mob boss. Rocky is poor, but his uplifting attitude makes the viewer love him. Rocky is a humble man. Rocky has a crush on this girl Adrian for the beginning part of the movie and she is very shy. Rocky finally goes on a date with Adrian and then they start to date. Adrian is the sister of Paulie

My friend Jonny T offered his seasoned MMA opinion on three fights for tomorrow nights UFC Ultimate Fight Night installment 15. His analysis: Nate Diaz vs. Josh Neer Josh Neer is a tough Militech Fighter with good hands and a solid ground game. He has submitted some very dangerous fighters in Joe Stevenson and Melvin Guillard. Unfortunately, has been decisioned by the bigger breed of fighters such as Josh Burkman. This has ultimately led to sliding down into the Lightweight division where BJ Penn

When Muhammad Ali made his final decision, everyone, including most of his fans and the government were in complete shock. They couldn't believe the "selfish" decision that this famous fighter was taking. The government thought it was self-absorbing of Ali to not participate in the war because he was paying him with every fight he won, he was giving him honorable awards and he made the fighter famous. The government just didn't find the way Muhammad "paid him back" fair. It drew so much fury to him