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 Tyson, Holyfield Make Up 

Boxers reconcile 12 years after bizarre championship bout

Oct 16, 09 4:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Evander Holyfield forgives Mike Tyson for biting his ear during their heavyweight title fight in 1997, he said during a joint appearance with his former opponent on today's Oprah Winfrey Show. The boxers—who knew each other as teens—shook hands, and Holyfield said the famous bite “wasn't really... More »

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entertainment • television • boxing • Mike Tyson • Oprah Winfrey • Evander Holyfield • reconciliation • heavyweight

(AP) - Boxer Arturo Gatti's death was ruled a suicide by Brazilian police today, and a judge ordered the release of his wife, once suspected of killing the former champion. Investigator Paulo Alberes says authorities decided Gatti killed himself July 11 while at a seaside resort. When asked if police had determined... More »

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suicide • boxing • police • Brazil • murder • Arturo Gatti • Amanda Rodrigues

 Boxing Champ 
 Vernon Forrest 
 Shot Dead 

'The Viper' shot after gunpoint robbery: police

Jul 27, 09 6:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Former pro boxer Vernon “the Viper” Forrest was shot and killed Saturday night in a skirmish after he was robbed, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Forrest had stopped at a gas station to fill his tires with air when a man robbed him at gunpoint. The armed ex-fighter chased the... More »

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boxing • murder • attack • armed robbery • welterweight • shooting • mugging • Vernon Forrest

(AP) - Former boxing champion Arturo Gatti, whose epic trilogy with Micky Ward branded him one of the most exciting fighters of his generation, was found dead in a hotel room in the posh seaside resort of Porto de Galihnas today. Police investigator Edilson Alves says the body of the former junior... More »

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boxing • Brazil • death • police investigation • Arturo Gatti

(Newser) - Marcela Acuña isn’t accustomed to losing. The 5-foot-4 Argentine boxer has won a record 32 matches, 16 by knockout, to just five losses, earning her a huge following and the nickname la Tigresa, the Tigress. Now, she’s jumped into a different kind of ring: the political... More »

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boxing • Argentina • Peronist Party • election • women's boxing • Marcela Acuña

GAME REVIEW

 New Punch-Out!! Is Classic Fun 


May 19, 09 3:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!!, on the original Nintendo Entertainment System, was a “perfect combination of addictive gameplay and technological impressiveness,” Chris Kohler writes in Wired. In a new version for Wii, happily, the company has figured out "what made the original so compelling” and recreated it... More »

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boxing • Nintendo • Mike Tyson • Nintendo Wii • gaming • video game reviews • hand-eye coordination • Punch-Out!! • reflexes

 Boxing's 
 Little Icons 
 Prep For Duel 

Hugely popular pair to duke it out Saturday

Apr 30, 09 10:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Saturday will see a boxing matchup sure to draw countless diehard fans: Filipino Manny Pacquiao, considered the sport’s “pound-for-pound best,” versus Britiain's Ricky Hatton, the current International Boxing Organization junior welterweight champ. “When Manny fights, everything stops in the Philippines,” a Manila journalist tells the... More »

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boxing • Philippines • Britain • welterweight • Ricky Hatton • Manny Pacquiao

 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

 McCain Asks 
 Obama to Pardon 
 Boxing Champ 

Wants to overturn racially motivated conviction

Apr 2, 09 5:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain has introduced a resolution requesting a posthumous presidential pardon for Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight champion of the world, the LA Times reports. Johnson suffered what McCain calls a “racially motivated conviction” in 1913 for dating a white woman. Prosecutors said he’d violated the... More »

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John McCain • boxing • race • presidential pardon

Interview

 Tyson: I Hear Voices  


Mar 21, 09 11:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mike Tyson’s handlers want him to stay on task, to talk about his new movie Tyson. The notorious heavyweight has other ideas. “I’ll talk about anything,” he says. “I’m not ashamed of anything I’ve done in my life.” And talk he... More »

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boxing • Mike Tyson • rape • insanity • movies

(Newser) - EA has a new poster boy: Mike Tyson. The infamous boxer will adorn the cover of Fight Night Round 4 alongside Muhammad Ali and will be a playable character within, Silicon Alley Insider reports. As the star of Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out! for the original Nintendo, Tyson was... More »

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boxing • Mike Tyson • Muhammad Ali • Electronic Arts • video games

 Boxer Challenges 
 Brown to 'Real' Fight 

Facebook group invites public to be 'next in line'

Feb 19, 09 9:05 AM CST
(Newser) - At least 1,223 people want to see Chris Brown get in another fight, and a Los Angeles martial arts expert is one of them, Fox News reports. Anthony Geisler, president of LA Boxing, started a Facebook group called "I want to fight Chris Brown" that invites the singer... More »

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boxing • Facebook • domestic violence • fight • assault • Rihanna • martial arts • Barbados • physical abuse • Chris Brown

(Newser) - Evander Holyfield lost his bid—barely—to become the world's oldest heavyweight champ tonight, SkySports reports. Holyfield, 46, lost a close decision to 7-foot Russian Nikolai Valuev in Switzerland for the WBA title. One judge scored it a draw, and the other two gave Valuev the win by scores of... More »

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boxing • Evander Holyfield

Papa Lohan Invites Your
Best Jab

Bidding starts at $5K to face Michael in Long Island charity bout

Oct 6, 08 1:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Step right up and be the next to knock out Michael Lohan, best known for using his platform as a celeb’s father to pitch his own outsized opinions. The highest bidder at a Long Island charity boxing match will get to take on Papa Lohan inside the ring Nov.... More »

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boxing • Lindsay Lohan • celebrity • charity • Michael Lohan

Boxing Champ Gunned Down
in Bronx

Early morning spat turns deadly for promising Vargas

Aug 16, 08 6:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Golden Gloves champ Ronny Vargas was fatally shot this morning after a car chase in the Bronx, the New York Post reports. The 20-year-old middleweight, recently turned pro, was hanging out with friends when they exchanged words with a passing group, police said. Vargas’ party drove off, but the... More »

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boxing • murder • shooting • Ronny Vargas

Boxer Diaz
In Coma After Brain Surgery

Welterweight fighter collapsed in the ring after 10 rounds

Jul 18, 08 7:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Boxer Oscar Diaz remains in a coma after undergoing surgery to relieve swelling on his brain after he collapsed during a match, ESPN reports. Although his vital signs are good, Diaz is relying on a ventilator to breathe and his condition is "touch-and-go, very critical," said fight organizer... More »

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boxing • San Antonio • welterweight • coma • brain surgery • Oscar Diaz

 Mayweather Jr.
 Quits Before
 Big Match 

39-0 boxer forgoes $20 million payoff

Jun 7, 08 1:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. is hanging up his gloves, nixing a high-profile rematch against Oscar De La Hoya, ESPN.com reports. “This decision was not an easy one for me to make,” the welterweight champ said. “However, these past few years have been extremely difficult for... More »

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boxing • Oscar De La Hoya • Floyd Mayweather Jr. • retirement

Calzaghe Edges
Hopkins in
Split Decision 

After being knocked down 70 seconds in, Pride of Wales outpunches veteran

Apr 20, 08 1:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Joe Calzaghe didn't stop punching after a terrible start against Bernard Hopkins, and now the Pride of Wales is the best light heavyweight in the world. Calzaghe won a split decision last night, desperately rallying in the final rounds against his cagey 43-year-old opponent to remain unbeaten. Hopkins (48-5-1)  knocked... More »

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boxing • Bernard Hopkins • Joe Calzaghe • Wales • light heavyweight

Mosley Knew
He Was Doping:
BALCO Chief 

Says boxing champ took steroids for
de la Hoya bout

Apr 9, 08 11:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Shane Mosley was perfectly aware he had taken steroids before defeating Oscar de la Hoya in 2003, claims convicted steroid dealer Victor Conte. "He knew what he was taking and I told him that before he took it," BALCO founder Conte said. The prizefighter says he never knowingly... More »

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boxing • steroids • Oscar De La Hoya • Victor Conte • doping • BALCO • Shane Mosley

Klitschko Toys With Ibragimov for WBO Title

Bigger, stronger Ukrainian easily claims third heavyweight belt

Feb 24, 08 12:14 AM CST
(Newser) - Wladimir Klitschko looked more like the older brother picking on his smaller sibling than someone trying to win a heavyweight title fight last night. The much taller and stronger Klitschko barely took a punch in beating Russian Sultan Ibragimov for the minor WBO belt in a unanimous decision, reports the... More »

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boxing • Sultan Ibragimov • WBO • IBF • IBO • Wladimir Klitschko

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