Archive for the 'Boxing' Category

Herein is a fascinating video of the world’s regard for our fearless leader.

Friday, November 21st, 2008

Please find story and video of G20 brush-off here.
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Images: (Rocky VI) via supersatellite.com; (W) via via idesign.wordpress.com

Life Bans Reduced For Three, Shoplifting, Romanian Boxers–AP story, 7-15-2008

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

It appears they could not have been expert shoplifters.

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Tue Jul 15, 10:53 AM ET
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Three Romanian boxers banned for life for shoplifting have had their suspensions reduced to a year, a senior official said Tuesday.
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Images: (Boxer-left) fit-senior.com;(Boxer-center) ryoku.co.uk; (Boxer-right) ROCKY via youngvictorboxing.com (store) meti.ro; (eggs) z.about.com via goeasterneurope.about.com; (dress) via artnet.com;
Story is here. 

Pedro Martinez: Daily urine tests are fine with me–New York Daily News headline, February 14, 2008

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

Now I am really confused!!

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Pedro, Marichal denounced over cockfight
Practice banned in U.S., but it’s legal and popular in Dominican Republic

updated 1:02 p.m. ET, Thurs., Feb. 7, 2008

Now it’s New York Mets pitcher Pedro Martinez and Hall of Famer Juan Marichal who are being denounced for animal fighting.

A video of Martinez and Marichal at a cockfight […]

It is sad to think that Nancy Pelosi’s last moment of triumph…

Sunday, December 23rd, 2007

occurred after Jake LaMotta defeated Marcel Cerdan
at Detroit’s Briggs Stadium in 1949.
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Images: (Jake) uashome.alaska.edu; (Nancy) blogs.britannic.com

He just couldn’t stay away from the prize-fightin’ racket.

Tuesday, March 27th, 2007

‘Monster’ toad captured
An Australian cane toad the size of a small dog is found during a roundup of the toxic animals and fight fixers.
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Until his arrest at the Canberra Gold Gloves semis, this was the last known sighting of Frogsy Di Ciccio–taken in Sunnyside Gardens.
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Images: (magazine) gasolinealleyantiques.com; (frog) FrogWatch-North /handout/Reuters; (cig) PBS.org
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Why aren’t these folks ever featured on ABC’s World News Tonight?

Monday, March 27th, 2006

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Hateville Girl Magzine from baseballcube.com

A little known fact about gladiatorial combat…

Tuesday, March 21st, 2006

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Images: original mosaic ntimages.com; referee cnnsi.com