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NEWS ABOUT: boxers

boxers stories: 9 news summaries



 'Tighty-Whities' 
 Get Ready 
 to Turn 75 

Company launches media blitz to celebrate iconic undies

Sep 30, 09 4:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - "Tighty whities" are turning 75 soon and Jockey International has launched a media blitz to rocket their briefs into the spotlight. The men's underwear, created after an exec was inspired by a postcard from France showing a man's bikini-style swimsuit, made its debut in Chicago in January 1935—a... More »

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clothing • underwear • boxers • men's underwear • briefs

 Tyson's Young Daughter Dead 


May 26, 09 6:31 PM CDT
(AP) - Mike Tyson's 4-year-old daughter died today after accidentally hanging herself from a cord dangling from a treadmill in the family home. Exodus Tyson had been on life support since being found yesterday by her older brother in their Phoenix home. Mike Tyson was in Las Vegas at the time but... More »

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Mike Tyson • accidental death • daughter • boxers

(Newser) - A US soldier who took up the fight against the Taliban sans pants and clad in “I Love NY” pink boxers got a vote of his support from the nation’s defense chief last night, reports Reuters. “Any soldier who goes into battle against the Taliban in pink... More »

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Afghanistan • military • Taliban • Robert Gates • soldier • boxers • Zachary Boyd

 US Soldier Battles Taliban in Pink Boxers

Private didn't have time to don pants before rushing to return Taliban fire

May 16, 09 6:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - An American soldier who rushed out of bed when the Taliban attacked his Afghanistan base ended up on the front page of the New York Times in his underwear, the Daily Telegraph reports. Zachary Boyd grabbed his weapon, body armor, and helmet then joined the firefight clad in a red... More »

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Afghanistan • US military • soldier • underwear • boxers

 Boxers or Briefs? 
 Undies Market 
 More Endowed Now 

Men newly faced with huge array of underwear choices

May 14, 09 11:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - The world of men’s underwear was once simple: “boxers or briefs?” But today, entering the underwear aisle presents an untold array of options, writes Christina Brinkley in the Wall Street Journal. Now, men can choose from boxers, briefs, boxer-briefs, trunks, and thongs—and each of those silhouettes offers... More »

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fashion • clothing • boxers • men's underwear • Jay-ZTV • briefs

 De La Hoya Hangs Up Gloves 


Apr 14, 09 3:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Boxer Oscar De La Hoya called it quits today after an electrifying career, the Los Angeles Times reports. “Knowing that you’re never going to compete again is a tough decision,” said De La Hoya, 36, who earned the nickname “Golden Boy” in a victorious 1992 Olympics... More »

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sports • boxing • Oscar De La Hoya • retirement • boxers • Olympics • bout • fighter

Men's Skivvy Sales Spell
More Trouble

Stimulus package or not, underwear metric indicates downturn

Apr 9, 09 9:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - More bad news, this time from the men’s underwear department. One of former Fed chairman Alan Greenspan’s favorite metrics for predicting changes in consumer spending was the sales of men’s skivvies, the Huffington Post reports. It seems that sales are projected to decline 2.3% this year,... More »

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economic indicators • Alan Greenspan • consumer spending • underwear • boxers • economic downturn • men's underwear

DOC REVIEW

 Iron Mike's a 
 Thinker, Not 
 a Fighter 

Boxer enjoys reading Wilde, German philosophy

Mar 14, 09 5:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mike Tyson has traded in Don King for Oscar Wilde: A forthcoming documentary portrays the former world heavyweight champion as a pensive soul who reads German philosophy and relates to Wilde’s self-destructive flamboyance. “I don’t like the person I’ve become,” Tyson admits. Iron Mike looms... More »

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Don King • Mike Tyson • documentary • boxers

Men Trade Crunches
for Corsets

Spandex briefs and belly compressors
are a hot market

Mar 15, 08 12:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Undergarments that tuck the tummy and boost the butt are enjoying a surge in sales—and not just in the women's department. The male "shapewear" industry is growing by leaps and bounds as men discover that they don't have to lunge and crunch to get that taut shape. Say... More »

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fashion • men • body-shaping garments • underwear • girdles • boxers • trend

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