Hatton comes out fighting for Pearce

BOXING champion Ricky Hatton has come to the defence of under-fire City chief Suart Pearce by insisting that he should be given 'a fair crack of the whip.

Boxing review of 2006
IT'S YOUR VIEW! and we'll print the best replies. We may edit letters Why no mention of John Duddy in your review? The guy is sensational and will truly make his mark in 2007...Geoff Lewing, Dublin Agree about JC.

Irish boxing talent peppers top 20 European rankings
23/12/2006 - 4:49:00 PM Irish boxing talent peppers top 20 European rankings Nine Irish boxers are in top 20 positions in the official European men's and women's rankings for December.

Landing A Dealing Blow To Boxing
Landing A Dealing Blow To Boxing Boxing coach Obisia Nwankpa says a great damage has been done to boxing in Nigeria, a sport which has brought so much fame to the country.

The Weekly Tapout: Gracie man of the hour
Mixed Martial Arts on FSN 'It's like my owners don't have the money for a new car yet, so they try to get as much mileage out of it as possible,' the mixed martial arts legend said with a laugh.

Boxing card next week
Published on: 12/23/06.

Gold's Gym Boxing
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Jiu-jitsu legend Gracie won't slow down
Gracie man of the hour Story Tools: Dave Doyle / FOXSports.com Posted: 1 hour ago 0 'undefined') fantasyLeaguePlayerJsPath 'http://msn.foxsports.com' + '/nugget/200002_' + leagueId + + Renzo Gracie likens himself to, of all things, a used car.

Bad Intentions: A Ho-Hum Effort For Taylor
By Lyle Fitzsimmons, Boxing Contributing EditorPOSTED: 7:20 pm CST December 13, 2006Little Rock, AR -- (Sports Network) - If this were a political poll season, I'd label myself as 'undecided.

Macklin targets summer showdown with Duddy
By : Exciting box-puncher Matthew Macklin has mapped out his route back to the top following his British light middleweight title defeat to fellow Anglo-Irish warrior Jamie Moore on September 29.


Brian Dyson, CEO of Coca Cola Enterprises from 1959-1994
Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling five balls in the air. You name them - work, family, health, friends, and spirit - and you're keeping all of these in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. But the other four balls - family, health, friends, and spirit are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged, or even shattered. They will never be the same. You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.