Boxing

John McCain Thinking Manny Pacquiao Got Screwed; Pushes for Boxing Regulation (Again)

Senator John McCain is not pleased about boxing judges scoring a decision for Timothy Bradley over Manny Pacquiao in the welterweight title match earlier this month.That said, now might finally be the time his legislation to regulate boxing -- which he's tried over and over again -- sees some succes ... More >>

Mary Rose Wilcox Gets More Good News: Boxer Luis "Yori Boy" Campas and Trainer Joe Diaz's Lawsuit Tossed

This has been a week of good news for Mary Rose Wilcox. She's either received a settlement award of $1 million from Maricopa County, for which she serves as one of five County Supervisors, or she's close to a settlement. The county's not saying which just yet. The rumors of a settlement came a day ... More >>

Businessman Brian Weymouth Gets on the Wrong Side of His Celebrity Partners

Celebrity Fight Night Lawsuit Settles: Pay-Per-View Boxing Event to Distinguish Itself From Valley Foundation

Image: Wikipedia Alki David says he'll change the name of his next pay-per-view celebrity boxing event to satisfy a lawsuit settlement with a Valley charity.​Media entrepreneur Alki David says his pay-per-view Celebrity Fight Night this Saturday will distinguish itself from a similarly name ... More >>

Punchbowl

Ask a Mexican on Making a Few Foreign Bucks and Hating on Manny Pacquiao

Requiem for a Super Middleweight

Young Female Promoter Vows to Return Pro Boxing to Glory in Arizona Despite Anti-Immigrant Laws That Have Put It on the Ropes

Fight Night In Phoenix

Professional and amateur boxes at Friday Night Fights on April 8 pummeled each other and thrilled the sold out crowd at the Madison Events Center in downtown Phoenix. Michelle Rosado, president of Face to Face Events, organized the event and hopes that it will spur more enthusiasm in boxing throug ... More >>

Manny Pacquiao Huge Hit At West Phoenix Bar Despite Lackluster Effort By Shane Mosley

Manny Pacquiao is the undisputed best pound-for-pound boxer in the world at the moment, an unofficial honor that is a first for a Filipino. He is a transcendent figure, a living myth, who combines what seems to be true humility and dignity with amazing pugilistic skills and power.Manny Pacquiao stri ... More >>

Verbal Jabs

Poetry and performance crew honors a champion

A Woman's Worth

Tell them Betty Draper sent you

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Fight Club Sadisco*

Fight Knight

Artist Vincent Valdez captures the Passion in the ring

Hard Knock Life

Mayweather and Mosley battle on the big screen

Mike Tyson at Odds With PETA Over Pigeon-Racing Reality Show

www.upnextinsports.com Iron Mike​ Following the cues of countless other former celebs, boxer and Scottsdale resident Mike Tyson will be featured in his own reality show on Animal Planet, where he will participate in one of the most classic hood-rat games in existence: Pigeon racing. Since t ... More >>

Paparazzo Claims He Never Touched Mike Tyson

www.njit.edu​The photog who went a round with Mike Tyson at LAX on Wednesday says he never touched the former heavyweight champ. Tony Echevarria claims he was merely asking Tyson questions, when Iron Mike snapped and started beating him, breaking his camera and ultimately sending him ... More >>

Mike Tyson in Scuffle With Photog; Then They Both Tried to Arrest Each Other

www.bossipfiles.com​One month to the day after telling Oprah he was done using violence to resolve his "issues," Iron Mike Tyson seems to be at it again.

McCain Pressing Obama to Pardon Boxer Convicted Nearly a Century Ago; You're a Little Late John

www.deadschools.net Senator John McCain hopes to be a different sort of "Great White Hope" for the memory of former heavyweight champion Jack Johnson​Senator John McCain isn't pulling punches in his effort to have former heavyweight champion Jack Johnson pardoned for a 1913 conviction. ... More >>

Mike Tyson Talks to Oprah About the Death of His Daughter; Doesn't Want to Know Details Because it Could Create a "Problem"

www.myfitnessstudio.comIron Mike​Iron Mike Tyson will be on Oprah Monday, where he discusses the tragic death of his daughter in his Phoenix home earlier this year and claims to not want to know any details to avoid a potential "problem."For the sake of every ear in the Valley, let's respect his w ... More >>

Mike Tyson's Daughter Still in "Extremely Critical Condition"

Image: www.mike-tyson.info/pictures.htm Phoenix police reported this morning they have no news about the condition of Mike Tyson's 4-year-old daughter, found "unresponsive" Sunday after choking on a treadmill cord. Police so far have termed the incident a "tragic accident." The call to police about ... More >>

Gay-Bashin' Westboro Baptist Church Punks Out of Glendale Picket

Just a few of the folks WBC missed out on meeting Saturday night.I was expecting a hatefest, a yellathon, maybe even some fisticuffs. Instead, it turned into a love-in.I'm talking about the threatened picket of Glendale Community College by the gay-bashing Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas. ... More >>

Latino Bar Business Down on Big Fight Night, Thanks to Sheriff Joe What's-His-Name

Brother's Keeper

Phoenix boxing great Michael Carbajal says his big brother and manager, Danny, stole every penny he had

Hump Day

Down home fun at Greyhound Park

A Real Knockout

Comes out a winner, despite taking punches

Indian Jones

Here comes tribal

Broke, But Not Broken

Ron Howard finally scores a knockout

Two-Fister

Garcia swings at "Fight Night"

Hit Parade

Glendale Arena packs a punch with Showtime boxing

Fang Base

Rattlers fans get one last home game

Ropes a Dope

Meg Ryan may be looking to mature, but her new boxing movie goes down for the count

Belt Way

Boxers go head-to-head at Dodge

Eye of El Tigre

Is Phoenix fighter Jesus Gonzales the next Oscar De La Hoya? He may not be as good-looking, but he punches just as hard.

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Grudge Match

Midget wrestlers say Phoenix fight events are giving them the short shrift

Best Professional Athlete (Individual Sport)

Vassily Jirov

Best Sports Franchise

Arizona Diamondbacks

Friday Night Fight Club

Amateur boxers from ASU, the UofA duke it out for charity -- and revenge

From Russia With Glove

Vassiliy Jirov has answered every challenge in the boxing ring. But his weight division and Russian background may keep him from ever getting the recognition he deserves.

Flashes 08-03-2000

Undoing Time, They're Baaaaaack, Double Your Pleasure, and Me and Julio

Pout Bout

Foxy Boxing gives new meaning to the term "knockout"

Raw Shark

19-year-old Carlos Tarin possesses unrefined but devastating boxing skills. In entering the pro ranks, he'll rely on his predatory instincts--and Mexican pride--to survive.

John McCain Breaks Up a Fight

The senator says extreme fighting should be banned. You got a problem with that? Eddie Goldman does.

Carbajal of Fame

Glove Story

In search of rhyme or reason inside Phoenix's boxing subculture

A Long Day's Journey

As a promising amateur boxer, Michael Carbajal set lofty but simple goals. Ten years later, he's achieved them. What makes him fight on?

Pink Cat, Underdog

Scott Walker is the longest of long shots to beat boxing legend Julio Cesar Chavez. But the skinny Mesa fighter who calls himself "The Pink Cat" isn't about to miss his golden opportunity.

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