Muhammad Ali connects with a right against challenger Joe Frazier in the ninth round of their title fight in Manila in 1975. Ali won the fight on a decision to retain the title.
Category: Heavyweight Boxing
Big punching Wilder believes he can save heavyweights
Deontay Wilder was in the Super Bowl media center in Houston a few days before the game when a somewhat familiar face walked by. Wilder and his girlfriend recognized Andrew Zimmern, who stars in the “Bizarre Foods” show on the Travel Channel.
Frampton Succumbs to Santa Cruz – ” and to the King Tut and BWAA Curses
” Death shall come on swift wings to him who disturbs the peace of the king a ” words supposedly engraved outside the tomb of King Tutankhamen It is always a risky business, the tempting of fate. Those who believe, at least a little, in omens and curses might have foreseen that Northern Ireland’s Carl Frampton would lose his WBA featherweight championship on Saturday night to Leo Santa Cruz, the man he had won it from six months earlier.
WBC Prez: Kovalev Deserves His Rank, Can Fight For Our Title
World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman has commented on the recent inclusion of former world champion Sergey Kovalev as the number two ranked fighter in the WBC’s ratings at 175-pounds. Last month, Kovalev lost a close twelve round decision to Andre Ward at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.