The 54-year-old Mike Tyson returned with an exhibition bout against 51-year-old Roy Jones Jr, with two of the sports best taking each other on. This was a fight that was looking to be made a long time ago but did not materialise, as both are two of the greatest fighters in the history of the sport. Tyson has long been regarded as one of the greatest heavyweights and most talked … [Read more...]
5 famous boxing stars who love betting
Many sports people like to bet and make money from it. Since they are already well-informed about the game as professional boxers, it is easy for them to bet on the same sport. There are some interesting big-get tales of boxers who placed them which were accepted by online bookmakers. This list talks briefly about some of the popular boxing stars who are much interested in … [Read more...]
MGM Grand: The Domain of True Warriors
With another chapter in the history of the venue surely looming large on the horizon, there can be no better time to look back at some of the greatest fights ever to take place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Many purists will argue that the MGM Grand’s first real ‘superfight’, a spectacle that draws paying television audiences from every continent, was the fight simply … [Read more...]
Donald Trump was awful at boxing, too
1988. Amid cries of conflict of interest, grown-up rich kid, real estate mogul, and future President of an increasingly dystopian United States, Donald Trump, announced that he was now “business and boxing adviser” for heavyweight champ Mike Tyson. ''Mike Tyson has asked me and I have agreed, to serve jointly, with regard to future decisions about Mike Tyson's career,” Trump … [Read more...]
Historical Fight Night: Joe Frazier vs. Evander Holyfield
by Fox Doucette With the 45th anniversary of Ali-Frazier I coming right around the corner on March 8, the Temporal Commission has sent the time machine to Madison Square Garden to grab the victorious fighter for a go on Historical Fight Night. Frazier's one of the all-time hard-luck kids on this show; back during the Excellent Adventure, he couldn't get out of the 70s group … [Read more...]