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I asked the pros: Why do you love playing tennis?  | read this item

I asked the pros: Why do you love playing tennis?

I asked some recognizable tennis pros the simple question: Why do you love playing tennis?
Novak Djokovic: “The feeling of winning a match or winning a tournament. The feeling of winning a tennis match is irreplaceable.”
Roger Federer: “I guess, you know, it’s myself to blame if I win or lose, which I kind of like. And [...]

What It's Like To Box Wladimir Klitschko  | read this item

What It’s Like To Box Wladimir Klitschko

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 [...]

Biofile with Maria Kirilenko  | read this item

Biofile with Maria Kirilenko

Status: WTA tennis player. 
Ht: 5-8  Wt: 127
DOB: January 25, 1987  In: Moscow, Russia
First Tennis Memory:  “When I came to the club when I was seven-years-old and I came to one of the bigger clubs in Moscow – Dynamo. It was my first time. My father, he brought me there. We were expecting the coach would [...]

The IBF/WBO/Ring Heavyweight champion of the world also won Olympic gold in 1996.  | read this item

Facing Klitschko: What It’s Like To Be In The Ring With The Champ

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 [...]

Safin signs in Washington DC 2007  | read this item

Tribute Biofile Marat Safin 1998

This Biofile was done on August 31, 1998 at the US Open. At the time Safin was a highly regarded teenager but was still ranked outside the top 50. He reached the round of 16 in Flushing Meadows before losing to Sampras. Safin would break into the top 50 later in the year when he defeated Korda [...]

Talkin' Boxing with Harold Lederman  | read this item

Talkin’ Boxing with Harold Lederman

 Everybody’s favorite judge and HBO’s unofficial scorekeeper Harold Lederman took time out to talk some sweet science. Read on to learn Harold’s thoughts on this weekend, why he believes Floyd will do the right thing and fight the winner, why he likes Paul Williams and Tavoris Cloud and much more…
 
BoxingInsider: We have the big one [...]