Memphis mayor dusting off boxing skills

Contra Costa Times - MEMPHIS, Tenn. - It won't be the "Thrilla in Manila," but Mayor Willie Herenton promises a good show when he steps into the ring with former heavyweight champion Joe Frazier. The mayor, a 66-year-old former amateur boxer, and 62-year-old "Smokin' Joe
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Howard Gensler | Murphy answers query, with no pregnant pause
Philadelphia Daily News - While there, he donated his red and yellow boxing robe and other "Rocky" memorabilia to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, where it will join precious artifacts such as Dorothy's ruby-red slippers, Abraham Lincoln 's top hat and
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Sports briefs
Detroit News - Boxing Page is transferred to a rehab center Former World Boxing Association heavyweight champion Greg Page was transferred to a Louisville, Ky., rehabilitation center 10 days after being hospitalized because of pneumonia. Page, 48, was taken to Frazier
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Some Books About Boxing
Sweet Science - Boxing attracts writers in much the same was as politics attracts money. The list of those who have been drawn to and written about boxing resembles here and there a list of the glitterati of modern literature. Some writers sentimentalize the noble
Source: www.thesweetscience.com

Boxing: Grove takes in Bethnal Green on road to Beijing
Guardian Unlimited - George Grove, one of Britain's hottest young talents, is expected to be the star of the show at the 119th ABA finals at York Hall, Bethnal Green, tonight as the 18-year-old Londoner aims to post a performance that will identify him as a real prospect
Source: sport.guardian.co.uk

Euro Boxing Roundup: Valuev vs McCline On January 20th
East Side Boxing - 04.12.06 - By Per Ake Persson: German feather Nick Lucas, who was seriosly injured November 17 in Furstenwalde after getting knocked out by Nico Schroeder, has made a slight recovery. Lucas, a pro debutant, had two operations to the brain and has
Source: www.eastsideboxing.com


Horse sense is a good judgement which keeps horses from betting on people. - W. C. Field