Boxer's siblings in shock

The boxing heavenly body is mourning the dying of Mdantsane prospect Samorha Msophi after his fourth round knockout defeat by Mfundo Gwayana in their South African junior flyweight title clash at Orient Theatre in East London at the weekend.

Chagaev cancels fight with Valuev
WBA heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev tore his Achilles' tendon while sparring that week, forcing the cancellation of his title rematch against Nikolai Valuev in Germany on July 5.Chagaev (24-0-1, 17 KOs) completely tore his tendon meanwhile the

Pacquiao stops Diaz in 9th
LAS VEGAS (AP) -Speed has has-has-square Manny Pacquiao's specialty ever since he was a scrawny 106-pound teenage brawler.


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."

Can Tye Fields Hit Big League Pitching?

By Robert Mladinich Whether or not the behemoth southpaw Tye Big Sky Fields is all hype or a hope for the moribund heavyweight division could be determined tonight at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.

Dueling Fight Cards-West & Dominic Salcido
By Female bantamweight contender Kaliesha West stars a night full of undefeated fighters that includes a emblem of future prospects at two locations in the Inland Empire in Southern California.

Froch v Taylor for Joe's title
The WBC have ordered the handlers of the two contenders to arrange a bout for

How It'll Look: Pacquiao/Diaz
By John Nguyen *photo courtesy Chris Farina/Top esteem On Saturday night, Manny Pacquiao will shape his gangling-awaited lightweight debut against the man whom legion envisage to be the safest of the 135-pound champions, David Diaz.

Boxing guru says Diaz poses problem -
LAS VEGAS ? In the eyes of Emmanuel Steward, a boxing trainer, commentator and future Hall-of-Famer, David Diaz is ?a problem? for Manny Pacquiao. He has the conditions why. ?Diaz smothers you and he pushes you.


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

Underdog champion Diaz hopes his lifetime of hard work will get - International Herald Tribune

The WBC lightweight champion made it from the Olympics to the pinnacle of prizefighting with a firm belief that his fate was in his own hands. He absorbed that philosophy from his parents while they raised nine kids, including baby David, as Mexican
Source: www.iht.com

Fenech vs Nelson: The Final Round - Doghouseboxing.com
The true boxing aficionado would have found little to savour in Tuesday night's senior circuit curiosity show between two formerly wonderful fighters who now, with the inevitable passage of time, could only ever offer glimpses of what they had
Source: www.doghouseboxing.com

Nonito Donaire in Las Vegas For Pacquiao vs. Diaz - Boxing Scene
IBF flyweight champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire is in Las Vegas for the “Lethal Combination” battle of champions between WBC super featherweight champion Manny Pacquiao and WBC lightweight champion David Diaz at the Mandalay Bay
Source: www.boxingscene.com

Challenge of the junior featherweight - Arkansas News Bureau
Our junior columnist here at the Arkansas News Bureau - David Sanders, a former low-level aide to Mike Huckabee - publicly took me to task the other day. Though he lacked quite the nerve to name me, he clearly was using his column to call me out. It
Source: arkansasnews.com

Fight Schedule - ESPN.com
At Las Vegas, Lamont Peterson, Memphis, Tenn., vs. Henry Bruseles, Puerto Rico, 12, light welterweights; Vanes Martirosyan, Glendale, Calif., vs. Angel Hernandez, Chicago, 10, junior middleweights. At The Orleans Arena, Las Vegas (VERSUS), Anthony
Source: sports.espn.go.com

USA Boxing News - Secondsout.com
Albert Howell reporting: The final presser for the WBC lightweight world championship bout between defending champion David Diaz and four-time world champion Manny Pacquiao dubbed “Lethal Combination” took place on Wednesday afternoon at the
Source: www.secondsout.com

Arthur lines up September defence - BBC Sport
WBO super-featherweight champion Alex Arthur will defend his title on the same bill as Amir Khan on 6 September. No announcement has been made on the opponents for both fighters for the bill at the MEN Arena in Manchester. Arthur, 29, will be making
Source: news.bbc.co.uk

InFocus 1080p Play Big goes budget - CNET Asia
Hands up if you can still remember the good old InFocus X1 which wowed home theater enthusiasts with a combination of brilliant pictures, excellent connectivity and affordability? After making three attempts on high-end 1080p DLP light cannons, the
Source: asia.cnet.com


A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor's book.
- Irish Proverb

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.

There's lots of people in this world who spend so much time watching their health that they haven't the time to enjoy it.
- Josh Billings

Russian Heavyweight Denis Boytsov - A Fighter To Keep An Eye On! - East Side Boxing

24.06.08 - by James Slater : Denis Boytsov is an unbeaten 22-year-old heavyweight prospect who has been compared to none other than the great Mike Tyson. A decorated amateur who was world junior champion at super heavyweight in 2004, the Russian who
Source: www.eastsideboxing.com

Green tempted by Mundine's big-money pastures - The Australian
DANNY GREEN says he will consider making a return to the ring after Anthony Mundine's camp sent him an "extremely lucrative" contract for a re-match. Less than four months after announcing his retirement, Green said the lure of the big-money fight
Source: www.theaustralian.news.com.au

Anthony Mundine lure for 'retired' Danny Green - News.com.au
BOXER Danny Green says he will consider making a return to the ring after Anthony Mundine's camp sent him an "extremely lucrative" contract for a re-match. Less than four months after announcing his retirement, Green said the lure of the big-money
Source: www.news.com.au

AROUND THE WORLD IN 40 DAYS - Fighthype.com
What took 180 Days in the past, Goossen Tutor Promotions and their fighters have established a new timetable "Around the World in 40 Days." The journey started on June 7 and concludes on July 16. Paul Williams started it all in incredible fashion
Source: fighthype.com


The longer I live the less confidence I have in drugs and the greater is my confidence in the regulation and administration of diet and regimen.
- John Redman Coxe, 1800

Pavlik-Abraham: The Only Fight That Matters

By Anthony Coleman: Let me whip one thing clear from the establish: I thought that Abraham was going to win the fight.

Dunne to face Marchiano
Argentina's Damian Marchiano has back sum confirmed as Bernard Dunne's next opponent at the National Stadium, Dublin on July 12. Their ten round contest will headline a seven-fight card that underlines two Irish title bouts.


Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.
- Mark Twain

I have enough money to last me the

I have enough money to last me the rest of my life, unless I buy something.

Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing.
- Redd Foxx

Media Advisory! News Conference! The Fight Network and Affliction - CNW Group

MMA SUPERSTARS IN TORONTO JUNE 21st TORONTO, June 18 /CNW/ - The Fight Network and Affliction will team up in Toronto to announce some big news about the upcoming Affliction Banned event! To learn more details about The Fight Network's coverage of
Source: www.newswire.ca

Posted by Dan Rafael - ESPN.com
As we all know by now, cruiserweight champion David Haye of England is heading up to the heavyweight division in the fall, a move that could inject from excitement into a division in desperate need of it. Haye's handlers are in search of the right
Source: sports.espn.go.com


If I had my way I'd make health catching instead of disease.
- Robert Ingersoll

Make money your god and it will plague

Make money your god and it will plague you like the devil.

The greatest wealth is health.
- Virgil

De La Hoya alters finale plans

Recovered from the shock of failing to land a rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr., Oscar De La Hoya targets an altered fight schedule in what he calls the final year of his career.

Sakio Bika: 'Anthony Mundine is Scared To Fight Me'
By Mark VesterSakio Bika, the 'Contender' season-seven champion, says former champion Anthony Mundine is scared to fight him. Mundine claimed that Bika was approached for a fight, but priced himself out.

[06/08] Holmes moved to tears by induction in boxing hall
CANASTOTA, N.Y. (AP) - With a precise, authoritarian left jab, Larry Holmes reigned as heavyweight champion for more than seven elderliness, successfully defending his crown 20 times - the lesser longest title run in heavyweight history.

Shane Mosley vs. Ricardo Mayorga is in The Works
By Mark VesterVernon Forrest was true to his word, he was not going to budge and allow WBC junior middleweight champ Sergio Mora to fight Shane Mosley (44-5, 37 KOs) in the main event of an HBO pay-per-view on October 11.

'Hit Plot' Funded By Mike Tyson: Trial Witness Claims $50K Payout
Former boxing champ Mike Tyson, no stranger to the law, is facing new charges from a former gang member that Mike Tyson paid $50,000 to have two fellow gang brothers killed as segment of a 'hit plot' to avenge his former bodyguard's darkness.

NYC trial witness claims Mike Tyson put up 'hit plot' money
NEW YORK (AP) - Mike Tyson put up $50,000 for a proposed 'hit' on gang affiliates suspected of killing his bodyguard in 2000, a government witness testified.

Gavin Backs Amir Khan
Frankie Gavin is backing close pal Amir Khan to score a spectacular victory when big full stop boxing returns to Birmingham at the weekend.

Audio: Urijah Faber
Extract not come-at-able.

Osborne ready to initiate waves
And no one will be more on edge than Golden Gloves promoter Rodney Berman, who


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."

He had heard people speak contemptuously of money:

He had heard people speak contemptuously of money: he wondered if they had ever tried to do without it.

Aaron Antonovsky (1987).
Unraveling The Mystery of Health: How People Manage Stress and Stay Well. We are coming to understand health not as the absence of disease, but rather as the process by which individuals maintain their sense of coherence (i.e. sense that life is comprehensible, manageable, and meaningful) and ability to function in the face of changes in themselves and their relationships with their environment.

Be rich to yourself and poor to your

Be rich to yourself and poor to your friends.

They claim red meat is bad for you. But I never saw a sick-looking tiger.
- Chi Chi Rodriguez

My problem lies in reconciling my gross habits

My problem lies in reconciling my gross habits with my net income.

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

Woods targets an early return to ring action - Guardian Unlimited

Sheffield's former world light-heavyweight champion Clinton Woods is planning to make a return to the ring in September for his first fight since losing his IBF title on points to the American Antonio Tarver in April. Woods, 36, said: "I feel I have
Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Michael Wilbon: Titles in Name Only - Washington Post
Used to be the two greatest titles in sports were "Fastest Man in the World" and "Heavyweight Champion of the World." Each meant the holder was invincible the world over. This wasn't small potatoes, like winning a league or a national championship
Source: www.washingtonpost.com

SPORTS SCOPEâ€"The Commonwealth title fight is still on! - Nassau Guardian
Saturday, July 19, 2008 is the new date for the Commonwealth super middleweight title fight between Bahamian Jermaine Mackey and Nigerian Michael Gbenga. The fight has had many date changes for a number of reasons and the Commonwealth Boxing Council
Source: www.thenassauguardian.com

Rays fall to 0-4 in Boston - St. Petersburg Times
Matt Garza kicks the mound after giving up a two-run double to Coco Crisp in the sixth. BOSTON â€" As the first-place Rays found themselves smack in the center of the baseball world Tuesday night at Fenway Park, manager Joe Maddon's attitude
Source: www.tampabay.com

Memories of father light fire under Mack - ESPN.com
Mack, right, had Andrade on the ropes -- until fitness woes caught up with the Philly fighter. Yusaf Mack, a tough Philly fighter, always knew that he had enough natural talent to become a world champion in boxing. Maybe he relied upon it just a
Source: sports.espn.go.com

Michael Wilbon: 'Fastest Man' Doesn't Mean Much - Washington Post
Used to be the two greatest titles in sports were "Fastest Man in the World" and "Heavyweight Champion of the World." Each meant the holder was invincible the world over. This wasn't small potatoes, like winning a league or a national championship
Source: www.washingtonpost.com

Slice could cross over to boxing - Miami Herald
Miami's Kimbo Slice, right, throws a punch at James Thompson of England, during the second round of their EliteXC heavyweight bout at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Saturday, May 31, 2008. Slice won in the third round on a TKO. This is not
Source: www.miamiherald.com

Move up, Pavlik, if you want to be a legend - ESPN.com
Listen up, Kelly Pavlik: If the Youngstown sensation is to be remembered as a great, he'll have to fight better competition. Writers, just like fighters, often get into trouble when they look past the event in front of them. But if there ever was a
Source: sports.espn.go.com


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.

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."