Standing up for 'Idol'

Philadelphia Inquirer - Among them was Franchon Crews, 20, a waitress from Baltimore, who wore a boxing belt and a T-shirt that said "Heavy Hitting Diva." When she's not singing, she's an international boxing champion, winner of a gold medal in the 2006 Pan American Women's
Source: www.philly.com

Broncos take a jab at fitness
Chicago Sun-Times - Lynch decided to add six weeks of boxing to his winter workout regimen to refresh his mind and body as he prepared for his 15th season in the NFL. Abdullah and Morgan followed suit in the summer, and all three say it will be a permanent part of their
Source: www.suntimes.com

Clearwater's Thurman Ousted From U.S. Trials
Tampa Bay Online - Olympic boxing team trials in Houston. A win would have forced an elimination bout today. It didn't happen. Andrade, who beat Thurman 27-13 Wednesday to push him into the challengers bracket of the 152-pound weight class, lost 21-13 Saturday night
Source: sports.tbo.com

Take a good look at the next face of USA Boxing
Colorado Springs Gazette - HOUSTON - Here he is, America, your newest Olympic boxing star. Rau’shee Warren is ready for you. Question is are you ready for him? Are you ready for this supremely confident, almost cocky, 20-year-old boxer with a wit and a mouth as tight as his
Source: www.gazette.com

U.S. BOXING TRIALS
Houston Chronicle - Today: First day of final round, 7 p.m. Sunday: Second day of final round (if necessary), 2 p.m. First, Hylon Williams Jr. went to the body. Then, he shifted his attack to the head. Finally, in the tradition of boxing's best rivalries, Williams
Source: www.chron.com

Argentine boxing coach dies
People's Daily Online - Santos Zacarias, grandfather of soccer player Gonzalo Higuain and one of the most renowned Argentine boxing coaches, died on early Friday due to a heart attack while at home with his wife at Buenos Aires city. Zacarias' death was confirmed on Friday
Source: english.people.com.cn

comments on: Boxing Views: An Idea to Bring About Unification
East Side Boxing - sounds great in theory but I agree the realities of greed and self promotion would get in the way of anything so meaningful. Unless of course you had a crazy mega-millionaire bankrolling the whole thing.. then something might happen. the problem
Source: www.eastsideboxing.com

Boxing: Magee's ok to take Oakey's British title
Belfast Telegraph - Brian Magee has always been sports 'Mr Nice Guy', a proud, marvellously conditioned fighter with manners as refined as his skills in the ring. Maybe he'll never top the A-list of great champions, but it's not always the flashy and famous who spark
Source: www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk

IT'S TIME TO WORRY
New York Post - August 26, 2007 -- A YEAR ago, to employ a boxing analogy for the benefit of Eric Mangini, the Jets were Cinderella Men. A rookie head coach, a fragile, surgically armed quarterback forced to take a monstrous pay cut and fight for his job, a Hall of
Source: www.nypost.com


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