Suspicions of fixing fights and protecting certain boxers have plagued the sport since it’s earliest days. The great author Budd Schulberg even wrote a novel in 1947 titled “The Harder They Fall” which was about a boxer whose fights are fixed. The book was later developed into a popular film of the same title in [...]
Musician and friend of Federer, Gavin Rossdale was at the outdoor area of the U.S. Open player’s lounge this year on a sunny afternoon and he was kind enough to sit down and discusses his love of tennis…
“I grew up playing tennis and just loving it. I used to get a kick out of watching [...]
Some former opponents of Wladimir Klitschko describe what it’s actually like to box against the current IBF/WBO/Ring Heavyweight champion…
“He’s an all around athlete. A great athlete, a better athlete than what I had anticipated when I got in there with him,” said Ray Austin, who was defeated in two rounds by ‘Dr. Steelhammer’ in March [...]
In this day and age there aren’t any heavyweight contenders with the marquee name recognition like “Foreman”, “Frazier” and “Norton” for Wladimir Klitschko to defeat and acquire the deserved accolades. So boxing has to suffice with the best of today, like Ibragimov, Byrd, Brewster, and Austin, etc. to measure how good Klitschko really is.
“He’s an [...]
Biofile: The Frank Dancevic Interview By Scoop Malinowski
Monday, August 03, 2009
Dancevic on pre-match feeling: I try to stay relaxed. I try to just put the music on, think about what I gotta do on the court. © Action Images/Reuters
Frank Dancevic’s first serve has always been one of his best weapons so no one [...]
