Boxing Digest

Boxing News and tidbits.

Friday, November 30, 2007

Hatton v Mayweather: Floyd likes 'bad guy' tag



Floyd Mayweather, cool, humbled and relaxed, insists he has had a 'perfect training camp' ahead of in Las Vegas in eight days' time.

Kirkland vs. Conyers Headlines ShoBox Friday
WBC No.11 rated junior middleweight contender James Kirkland stares down Allen Conyers during Thursday's ShoBox weigh-in at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California, USA.

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McCullough targets Martinez upset
Wayne McCullough has not fought for two and a half yearsWayne McCullough believes he can cause a major upset by beating European super-bantamweight champion Kiko Martinez in Belfast on Saturday.


Gary Zukav (as quoted in HeartMath Discovery Program)
If your thoughts are thoughts that draw low-frequency energy current to you, your physical and emotional attitudes will deteriorate, and emotional or physical disease will follow, whereas thoughts that draw high-frequency energy current to you create physical and emotional health.

Monday, November 26, 2007

{Spam?} Latest News From The Commonwealth Boxing Council



The Annual General Meeting of the Directors of the Commonwealth Boxing Council took place in London,England on November 21.Below is a newsletter provided by the Commonwealth Council.


John Steinbeck
A sad soul can kill you quicker than a germ.

Sunday, November 25, 2007

{Spam?} WHO'S COOKING



Newsday - Ninth-grader at South High School in Valley Stream, where she lives with her mother, Linda Kettering. How did you get into baking? A couple of years ago, I was watching Giada de Laurentiis, who was baking a cake that looked delicious. So one day, I
Source: www.newsday.com

No doubting Thomas as Star shines bright
Observer - In the meantime, the pair will do battle in the King George on Boxing Day at Kempton, a course that suits Kauto Star far better than his old rival. The sponsors Stan James go 11-10 that he will win that race for a second successive year. Walsh is
Source: sport.guardian.co.uk

Sakio Bika Targets Anthony Mundine For 08
Boxing Scene - Get some Boxing knowledge with our review of the a century in Boxing. • Boxing Content Ring Magazine awards, Olympic
Source: www.boxingscene.com

Boxing: Hatton flies to Vegas happy that Britain holds the aces
Guardian Unlimited - Ricky Hatton is in peak condition as he flies out to Las Vegas. Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty Images Ricky Hatton flies to Las Vegas today in "perfect" condition to take on Floyd Mayweather at the MGM Grand on December 8. That is the opinion of his
Source: sport.guardian.co.uk

Newspaper: Seminole Tribe of Florida leaders spend lavishly
Miami Herald - The Seminole Tribe of Florida's leaders have spent millions on lavish homes, boxing rings, basketball courts and other gifts for themselves and relatives as the tribe's gambling enterprise have expanded into one of the nation's largest, a newspaper's
Source: www.miamiherald.com

Kumble India's secret weapon
News.com.au - The loss of spearheads Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne and uncertainty over leg-spin successor Stuart MacGill's future has Bedi optimistic about India's chances of success in the four-Test series starting in Melbourne on Boxing Day. "I think they will
Source: www.news.com.au

Don King Surprises Troops with Special Visit and Free Viewing of
Forbes - Ricardo "El Matador" Mayorga boxing event, which was beamed live from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles. The fight was televised live to all troops internationally via Armed Forces Network (AFN) courtesy of Don King Productions, something King has
Source: www.forbes.com

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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.

Saturday, November 24, 2007

Who is rich? He that is content. Who


Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody.



People who are always taking care of their health are like misers who are hoarding a treasure which they have never spirit enough to enjoy.
- Laurence Sterne

Friday, November 23, 2007

Riches may enable us to confer favours, but


Riches may enable us to confer favours, but to confer them with propriety and grace requires a something that riches cannot give.



Krishnamurti
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.

Thursday, November 22, 2007

He that is of the opinion money will


He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money.



Doc Childre, Freeze-Frame
A harmonious relationship with one you love can enhance your work, health and entire well-being.

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Klitschko, Ibragimov set for unification bout



Miami Herald - Wladimir Klitschko and Sultan Ibragimov are set to unify a portion of the heavyweight title in a 12-round bout scheduled for I'm sure this will be an exciting fight and Madison Square Garden is the perfect place for it." Klitschko owns a record of
Source: www.miamiherald.com

KLITSCHKO CLAIMS VICTORY
Sporting Life - Wladimir Klitschko avenged the most painful loss of his career with a technical knockout of Lamon Brewster in their IBF heavyweight title fight in Cologne. Brewster did not return for the seventh round after Klitschko dominated the first half of the
Source: www.sportinglife.com

FIGHT! Magazine (http://www.fightmagazine.com) to Feature World
PR Newswire - In addition to Faber, FIGHT! delivers the inside scoop on Pat Miletich's Iowa camp, KO Phenom Houston Alexander, and the details surrounding the comeback of former UFC ( http://www.ufc.com ) Heavyweight champion Frank Mir. As always, FIGHT! delivers
Source: sev.prnewswire.com

Weak Paydays
Sports Illustrated - Two years ago, that would have been a juicy purse. (In 2005, Justin Eilers made $8,000 for a losing effort in a UFC heavyweight title fight). But Black's bout was awarded the fight-of-the-night bonus. Even though he lost, Black pocketed an extra $40
Source: sportsillustrated.cnn.com

Klitschko to fight Ibragimov in unification bout
Xinhua News Agency - WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- IBF world heavyweight champion Vladimir Klitschko will fight WBO champion Sultan Ibragimov in a unification bout at Madison Square Garden in New York on Feb. 23 next year. "After all these intensive negotiations, I
Source: news.xinhuanet.com

Mason the no-show Rooster
News.com.au - Big Willie also continues to consider a career in boxing and has been planning to spar with heavyweight brother Les. Click here to read who has also volunteered to fight Willie (despite already taking a pummelling from Les). Share this article What is
Source: www.news.com.au


Doc Childre and Howard Martin, The HeartMath Solution
Heartfelt positive feelings create far more than a healthy psychological effect. They fortify our internal energy systems and nourish the body right down to the cellular level. For that reason, we like to think of these emotions as "quantum nutrients."

The easiest way for your children to learn


The easiest way for your children to learn about money is for you not to have any.



Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
- World Health Organization, 1948

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Fans unlikely to get Cotto-Mayweather bout



AZCentral.com - Featherweight champion Robert Guerrero was at his wife's bedside at a San Jose hospital not long after his first-round stoppage of Martin Honorio 10 days ago at Desert Diamond Casino, south of Tucson. Guerrero fought a few days after learning that
Source: www.azcentral.com


If you have health, you probably will be happy, and if you have health and happiness, you have all the wealth you need, even if it is not all you want.
- Elbert Hubbard

Monday, November 19, 2007

A wise man should have money in his


A wise man should have money in his head, but not in his heart.



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.

Sunday, November 18, 2007

The easiest way for your children to learn


The easiest way for your children to learn about money is for you not to have any.



Krishnamurti
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

{Spam?} Hatton: Becks is a class act - he's not flash like Floyd



Beckham and Hatton have struck up an ?odd couple? friendship that will climax when Hatton climbs in to the ring to challenge the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world, Floyd Mayweather.

World Boxing Council to come up with new ranking system
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Herophilus
When health is absent, wisdom cannot reveal itself, art cannot manifest, strength cannot fight, wealth becomes useless, and intelligence cannot be applied.

Monday, November 12, 2007

{Spam?} Cotto: I'm ready for anyone!



'You're going to have Miguel Cotto for a long time.

Boxing: Haye sets sights on heavyweight title after seeing off Mormeck
David Haye predicts he will be heavyweight champion of the world in three years' time.

Star pugilists align for House of Pain poker event
Mark Pickering: Stars pugilists from boxing and mixed martial arts will duke it out on December 2nd in a celebrity poker event in Swansea, Wales.


The trouble with always trying to preserve the health of the body is that it is so difficult to do without destroying the health of the mind.
- G.K. Chesterton

Saturday, November 10, 2007

The safest way to double your money is


The safest way to double your money is to fold it over and put it in your pocket.



Doc Childre and Howard Martin, The HeartMath Solution
Heartfelt positive feelings create far more than a healthy psychological effect. They fortify our internal energy systems and nourish the body right down to the cellular level. For that reason, we like to think of these emotions as "quantum nutrients."

Friday, November 09, 2007

Boxing: Hyland edges wilton cracker



Belfast Telegraph - Paul Hyland of Gleann came through a thriller with Luke Wilton to move through to the featherweight final of the Patsy Quinn Ulster Intermediate championships last night. Hyland came out on top 21-16 as the two Belfast men fought each other to a
Source: www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk

After November 3rd's Super-Middleweight Action - One Writer's New
East Side Boxing - Super-featherweight. Record: 45-3-2(35) Last fight: W12 Marco Antonio Barrera. Next fight: ? 3. Joe Calzaghe. Super-middleweight. Record: 44-0(32) Last fight: W12 Mikkel Kessler. Next fight: ? 4. Juan Manuel Marquez. Super-featherweight. Record: 48-3-1
Source: www.eastsideboxing.com

Guerrero scores 1st-round TKO to keep IBF featherweight title
ESPN.com - TUCSON, Ariz. -- Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero successfully defended his IBF World Featherweight title Saturday with a first-round technical knockout of Martin Honorio. Guerrero knocked down Honorio with a quick combination to the head to end the fight
Source: sports.espn.go.com

Guerrero returns home to wife, talks about future
Boxing Insider - When talking about his future in boxing, Guerrero mentioned, "I believe the featherweight and super featherweight divisions are loaded with several mega-fights. I would love to get in the ring with Pacquioa, Marquez, Barrera or any of the champions
Source: www.boxinginsider.com

Tickets at Hampshire, St. Charles
Courier News - Elgin Youth Football League -- Mike Campos scored three touchdowns, leading the Packers to a 34-8 victory over the Bears in Elgin Youth Football League featherweight playoff action Saturday. Campos scored on runs of 18, 27 and 38 yards, while Colin
Source: www.suburbanchicagonews.com

Warren, Andrade Win Boxing Golds for U.S.
Washington Post - Bantamweight Sergey Vodopyanov beat Mongolia 's Enkhbat Badar-Uugan , 16-14, and featherweight Albert Selimov was a 16-11 winner over Ukrainian Vasyl Lomachenko . . . . In Cardiff , Wales , undefeated Joe Calzaghe added Mikkel Kessler 's WBA and WBC super
Source: www.washingtonpost.com

BOXING Guerrero defends title - quickly
San Francisco Gate - Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero hasn't spent much time thinking about boxing the past few days. So it was only appropriate he didn't spend much time in the ring Saturday night. Gilroy's Guerrero defended his IBF featherweight championship with a first
Source: www.sfgate.com

Manny not ducking, backing out
ABS-CBN - On the list are Edwin Valero, Humberto Soto, Joan Guzman and Rocky Juarez in the super-featherweight class or Juan Diaz, David Diaz and Joel Casamayor in the lightweight division. "Well I talked to Manny a few days ago, Manny said take the fight that
Source: www.abs-cbnnews.com

comments on: Interview With Female Featherweight Contender Kasha
East Side Boxing - Waz up Eastside boxing, Kasha is a great boxer,& listener.She's been working real hard for this fight, progress is coming along real good.She's like the energizer bunny she keeps coming & coming. I wish her all the best in her up & coming fight, i
Source: www.eastsideboxing.com

Title on the line
Farmington Daily Times - After two convincing wins during his comeback attempt, Barela gets a chance at the WBC Youth Featherweight championship belt Saturday night at Sky Ute Casino in Ignacio against Manny Perez of Denver. It's an opportunity the 24-year-old Farmington
Source: www.daily-times.com


The trouble with always trying to preserve the health of the body is that it is so difficult to do without destroying the health of the mind.
- G.K. Chesterton

Wednesday, November 07, 2007

{Spam?} Calzaghe adds Kessler's WBC, WBA crowns to WBO, Ring title



ESPN.com - To win the four major title belts, to be the unbeaten champion and 10 years a champion it's just amazing and I'm so proud," said Calzaghe, who said it could well be his final fight at 168 pounds before he finishes his career as a light-heavyweight.
Source: sports.espn.go.com

Calzaghe Crowned Undisputed Champion
Sky.com - The victory earned him Kessler's WBA and WBC belts to prove beyond doubt that he is the undisputed king of the 12 stone division. Calzaghe said after the bout that he wanted to step up to light-heavyweight and fight American Bernard Hopkins. "I'm going
Source: news.sky.com


I reckon being ill as one of the great pleasures of life, provided one is not too ill and is not obliged to work till one is better.
- Samuel Butler, The Way of All Flesh, 1903

Tuesday, November 06, 2007

Weekend Fights



CBS Sportsline - SAHUARITA, Ariz. (AP) -Juan Manuel Marquez, Mexico, outpointed Rocky Juarez, Houston, 12, to retain his WBC super featherweight title; Robert Guerrero, Gilroy, Calif., stopped Martin Honorio, Mexico, 1, to retain his IBF featherweight title. CARDIFF
Source: www.sportsline.com

Scorecard: Calzaghe's legacy secured with dominant victory over
ESPN.com - Round by round, Marquez's dominance became more obvious, and the blood certainly didn't help Juarez, who has lost three junior lightweight title bouts and one interim featherweight title bout against Humberto Soto. The 2000 U.S. Olympic silver
Source: sports.espn.go.com

Cleveland's Williams on Olympic team
Cleveland Plain Dealer - Five members of the 11-man U.S. Olympic Boxing Team qualified for the 2008 Games in China during the just-completed AIBA World Championships in Chicago, including Cleveland featherweight Raynell Williams. Williams, light flyweight Luis Yanez from
Source: www.cleveland.com


Freeze-Frame: 60 Seconds to a Longer Life, from Underground Cures (Health Sciences Institute, Agora Health Books)
Think of great athletes of dancers who are able to create a special, relaxed state of mental and physical focus in order to achieve a much higher level of performance. Now you can employ that exact principle with any mental or emotional activity. And the benefit to your heart is phenomenal.

Monday, November 05, 2007

The chief value of money lies in the


The chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world in which it is overestimated.



John Steinbeck
A sad soul can kill you quicker than a germ.

Sunday, November 04, 2007

{Spam?} Calzaghe celebrates and sets his sights on Hopkins



Joe Calzaghe's camp are urging Bernard 'The Executioner' Hopkins to sign-up for a mega-bout in Cardiff that would break boxing's indoor attendance record of 63,350 set by Muhammad Ali.

Warren 2 wins from World title
CHICAGO (AP) -Rau'shee Warren won his quarterfinal match at the World Boxing Championships on Thursday, then used a towel to dab the blood dripping from his nose as he discussed his 23-13 victory over Russia's Georgy Balakshin.

Calzaghe wins Kessler's crowns
CARDIFF, Wales (AP) -Undefeated Joe Calzaghe added Mikkel Kessler's WBA and WBC super-middleweight titles to his own WBO crown early Sunday, unanimously outpointing the previously undefeated Dane.


Herophilus
When health is absent, wisdom cannot reveal itself, art cannot manifest, strength cannot fight, wealth becomes useless, and intelligence cannot be applied.

Saturday, November 03, 2007

Lack of money is the root of all


Lack of money is the root of all evil.



The Yellow Emperor's Canon of Internal Medicine, 2500 B.C.
When man is serene, the pulse of the heart flows and connects, just as pearls are joined together or like a string of red jade, then one can talk about a healthy heart.

If you would be wealthy, think of saving


If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting.



As a people, we have become obsessed with Health. There is something fundamentally, radically unhealthy about all this. We do not seem to be seeking more exuberance in living as much as staving off failure, putting off dying. We have lost all confidence in the human body.
- Lewis Thomas, The Medusa and the Snail, 1979