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Saturday, May 30, 2009

Make money your god and it will plague


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



Doc Childre, The HeartMath Solution
Our mental and emotional diets determine our overall energy levels, health and well-being more than we realize. Every thought and feeling, no matter how big or small, impacts our inner energy reserves.

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Save a little money each month and at


Save a little money each month and at the end of the year you΄ll be surprised at how little you have.



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.

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

It is better to have a permanent income


It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating.

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

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Naito gets up to reserve title



Japan's Daisuke Naito survived a sixth-round knockdown to possess his WBC flyweight title against China's Xiong Zhaozhong in Tokyo on Tuesday. Naito won by unanimous decision. With a height superiority of 12.5 cm and a 14.

Two sweeps for Irish in Armenia
Joe Ward and Michael Reilly are righteous one bout away from at least bronze medals after winning their last 16 matches at the AIBA cosmos Junior Championships at the exercises Complex in Yerevan, Armenia today.

Macklin targets duo
Amir Khan on Sky Box Office Watch Amir Khan's heavenly body title fight with Andreas Kotelnik alive on Sky Box Office.


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

Monday, May 25, 2009

Jaime “SUPERFLY” Sandoval Official Update - Doghouseboxing.com



CHICAGO, IL (May 25, 2009) Surrounded by the hustle of White Sox fans headed to see their favorites at Cellular Field late on Friday afternoon, Jaime “SUPERFLY” Sandoval trained in the eerily quiet at the Windy City Boxing Gym for his rematch
Source: www.doghouseboxing.com

Marquez bounces back; Smith shines - ESPN.com
Saturday at Monterrey, Mexico Junior featherweight Toshiaki Nishioka TKO3 Jhonny Gonzalez Retains a junior featherweight title Records: Nishioka, 34-4-3, 21 KOs; Gonzalez, 40-7, 34 KOs Rafael's remark: Early on, it didn't look good for Japan's
Source: sports.espn.go.com

DREAM Nine: Featherweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal Matches - Bleacherreport.com
On May 26, DREAM 9 looks to deliver a bona fide MMA extravaganza. First, a lightweight superfight between Tatsuya Kawajiri and Gesias Cavalcante pits two top 10 ranked fighters. Jason "Mayhem" Miller and Ronaldo "Jacare" De Souza will once again step
Source: bleacherreport.com

Espinoza Boxing Club Signs Abner Mares - East Side Boxing
LOS ANGELES, CA (May 25, 2009) World ranked contender Abner Mares has joined forces with The Espinoza Boxing Club, it was announced today by award winning manager Frank Espinoza. The 23 year old Mares, promoted throughout his career by Oscar De La
Source: www.eastsideboxing.com

HDNet Announces Time Change for Coverage of 'HDNet Fights Presents - Newsblaze.com
WHAT: HDNet will broadcast exclusive coverage of "HDNet Fights Presents: OLYMPIA DREAM 9 Featherweight Grand Prix, 2nd Round 2009," early Tuesday morning, May 26, at 5:00 a.m. ET LIVE from the esteemed Yokohama Arena in Kanagawa,Japan. MMA fans can
Source: newsblaze.com

Fight Schedule - ESPN.com
At Shanghai, Daisuko Naito, Japan, vs. Xiong Zhao Zhong, China, 12, for Naito's WBC flyweight title. At TBA, Thailand, Denkaosen Kaowichit, Thailand, vs. Hiroyuki Hisataka, Japan, 12, for Kaowichit's WBA flyweight title. May 30 At Hartwall Arena
Source: sports.espn.go.com

Dimitriy Salita Beats Raul Munoz In Desert - Sweet Science
PRIMM, NEVADA-New York’s Dimitriy “Star of David” Salita shook out the dust of inactivity and found himself staring at the physically bigger Kansas steak sized Raul Munoz who had designs of an upset on his plate on Sunday. Rusty or not it was
Source: www.thesweetscience.com

comments on: Exclusive Interview with Olivier Lontchi - Next for Juan - East Side Boxing
This kid doesn't stand a chance. He has only seen this kind of a fighter on film. IMO Lopez is the best young fighter and could dominate all the way up to lightweight. I don't see Gamboa or anyone stopping him. If he can't get Marquez or Vazquez at
Source: www.eastsideboxing.com

Laput set to defend WBO Junior Featherweight crown on May 28 - Global Nation
Cebuanos will be treated to another explosive night of boxing on May 28 as Ramie Laput defends his WBO Intercontinental Jr. Featherweight Championship against battle scarred Thai veteran and former world champ Ratanachai Sor Vorapin at the Cebu
Source: globalnation.inquirer.net


Physical ills are the taxes laid upon this wretched life; some are taxed higher, and some lower, but all pay something.
- Lord Chesterfield

Sunday, May 24, 2009

A fishy tale of boxing all the way from Zambia, writes Martin Kelner



This week: kippers. There is a sentence you do not unravel too ofttimes in these pages, but as we have two extra columns that week, marking the biggest television sporting event since the Olympics ? Manchester United v Barcelona in the Champions League

Duaf intercontinental donates to Amateur Boxing Association
Accra, GNA - Duaf ecumenical Limited, sole agents for Ozone Energy drinks last Friday donated 10 crates of its production to the Greater Accra Amateur Boxing Association (GAABA) towards the development of the sport.

Thapa advances to succeeding round of creation junior boxing
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Indian boxer Shiva Thapa defeated Andranik Hiloyan of Armenia 11-2 in the light bantam weight sort to advance to the unimportant round in terrene Junior Boxing Championships in Yerevan, Armenia.

Indians advance superb sight at terrene Jr Boxing Championships
Extract not achievable.

Boxing close: Barker Keeps Commonwealth With McDermott Stoppage
Commonwealth champion Darren Barker is now one step closer to solidifing the middleweight division in the UK after stopping Received Pronunciation titlist Darren McDermott last night at the Colosseum in Watford, England.

Boxers shine in macrocosm meet
Extract not convenient.

Exclusive Interview with Daniel 'The bona fide Deal' Geale
By Srithar Visuasam: IBO Middleweight Champion Daniel Geale takes on fellow Australian Anthony Mundine that Wednesday night at the Brisbane delight Centre in what is his fourth scheduled defense of his title.

Barker rekindles middleweight golden age
The middleweight division in Britain could be on the cusp of something else golden age, to judge by Darren Barker's four-round stoppage of Darren McDermott for the Commonwealth title on Saturday in Watford.


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.

Saturday, May 23, 2009

Boxing harvest: Nathan Cleverly vs. Billy Boyle



Last night at the York Hall in Bethnal Green, London Frank Warren furtherances hosted a fight night headlined by a Commonwealth Light Heavyweight title defence.

Golden Boy Boxing: Tickets Now On Sale For Guerrero vs. Edwards
Tickets are now on sale for the June 12th battle betwixt Gilroy, California's own, former two-interval globe featherweight champion Robert 'The Ghost' Guerrero (23-1-1, 16 KO's), against Johnnie Edwards (15-4-1, 8 KO's)at HP Pavilion at San Jose in the

Six Of The culminating For Fury
Fury, counted on from sparring in Germany against a host of eastern European fighters, blew his opponent away at the Watford Colosseum, stopping him in the lower round.

Boxing camp evokes stupendous response
BERHAMPUR: The circulating summer coaching camp for boxing organised by the Ganjam District Amateur Boxing Association proved that interest for the game is on the rise.

Boxing In South Africa: Joyi vs. Condes For IBF Title June 26 In East London
Branco exercises Productions will put on an authentic IBF mini flyweight title eliminator inserted southpaws Nkosinathi Joyi and Florante Condes on June 26 in East London, South Africa.

Boxing event enters final round
By our correspondent KARACHI: PAF, gang and Navy were engaged in conditioned battle as the Federation Cup Inter-departmental Boxing tournament entered into the final stage on Saturday here at the Naval Physical Training and recreations Centre in Karsaz.

Dominican Republic attends heavenly body Junior Boxing Championship
Print message letter Bookmark defend to my profile 0 Comments Dominican Felix Diaz (R) fights against Thailand's Manus Boonjumnong (R) all forward Beijing 2008 Olympic intrepids. Santo Domingo.


Sickness comes on horseback but departs on foot.
- Dutch Proverb, sometimes attributed to William C. Hazlitt

Former IBF Boxing Champ Paul Spadafora Returns June 24



would be the new age for the ring return of former IBF Lightweight Champion, 'The Pittsburgh Kid', Paul Spadafora. A sprained ankle postponed Spadafora's 2009 debut, originally scheduled for March 31.


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.

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Lack of money is no obstacle. Lack of


Lack of money is no obstacle. Lack of an idea is an obstacle.



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

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Who is rich? He that is content. Who


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



Like everybody else, when I don't know what else to do, I seem to go in for catching colds.
- George Jean Nathan

Saturday, May 16, 2009

VALUEV REGAINS HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE - Sporting Life



Giant Russian Nikolai Valuev regained a version of the world heavyweight title with a unanimous points victory over John Ruiz on Saturday night in Berlin. The Russian Giant clinched a unanimous points victory over the 36-year-old as he was ahead 116
Source: www.sportinglife.com

Holyfield to fight Ethiopia exhibition bout in July - Daily Times
ADDIS ABABA: Former world heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield will fight an exhibition match in Ethiopia in July to help raise funds for AIDS victims, promoters announced Friday. The 46-year-old will take on Ethiopian-born American Sammy Retta in
Source: www.dailytimes.com.pk

Fight Aficionado - East Side Boxing
Nice fight on paper. Let's hope they fight with passion unlike Peter and Chambers, which ESPN2 also landed in a coup. We normally don't get such heavyweight bouts on the FNF. If the Vargas-Johnson winner does it in style then it will buoy their stock
Source: www.eastsideboxing.com

Chuck Liddell Retirement Update, Machida Wants a Brock Lesnar Fight - ImpactWrestling.com
"I'm going to take some time off and figure out what I want to do, and see what else I think I can do. I'm too emotional to make a rational decision, so I want to wait and take my time. I'm not going to make that decision until I sit down and look at
Source: www.impactwrestling.com

comments on: Will Samuel Peter Ever Fight Again? - East Side Boxing
TARK The 2nd time Primo Carnera fought Jack Sharkey, he won the Heavyweight Championship A legitimate right uppercut knocked Sharkey stiff Sharkey said, "Carnera was so strong he could snatch your left hook out of the air like you
Source: www.eastsideboxing.com

James DeGale scores decisive victory - Guardian Unlimited
James DeGale, right, knocks down Jindrich Kubin during their bout in Belfast. Photograph: Paul Faith/PA The Olympic middleweight champion James DeGale answered his critics emphatically with a ferocious first-round stoppage of the unbeaten Czech
Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Anderson Silva: Future Opposition - Bleacherreport.com
Anderson Silva will face Forrest Griffin at UFC 101, a fight that has gotten many fans talking immediately. This co-main event already looks to be overshadowing the lightweight title fight between BJ Penn and Kenny Florian. Win or lose, what happens
Source: bleacherreport.com

Rogan rocked by Sexton - SkySports
New Commonwealth heavyweight champion Sam Sexton silenced the Odyssey Arena with a sensational stoppage victory over Martin Rogan in Belfast. The fascinating heavyweight contest was stopped deep into the eighth round when the ringside doctor deemed
Source: www.skysports.com


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

Friday, May 15, 2009

My problem lies in reconciling my gross habits

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



Joy and Temperance and Repose
Slam the door on the doctor's nose.

- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Monday, May 11, 2009

Savage knife attack on boxing trainer



Extract not convenient.

Doubling UpDawson tames Tarver
Mike Tyson and director James Toback discuss the documentary 'Tyson' with Mike

UK Boxing: Buckland vs. Lawton; Darren Sutherland
Welsh prospect Gary Buckland will take a jump up tp the next consistent when he meets Scott Lawton in a British lightweight title eliminator on Friday, May 29. The pair will clash in support of the Chris Edwards vs.

This Friday, Heavyweights Timo Hoffman and Francois Botha Collide In Germany
by James Slater - It may heading out to be a pity that the heavyweight bout taking position that coming Friday in Germany tween the huge Timo Hoffman and the slightly shorter big Francois Botha is not going to be televised living anywhere new than in the

DAWSON RETAINS IBF/IBO STRAPS; OUT-SLICKS TARVER VIA DECISION... by George Elsasser
HBO Saturday limited tossed fight fans a freebie instead of going the PPV route, with defending IBF l/heavy champion Chad ?Bad? Dawson in a contractual mandatory return with now age 40, Antonio ?Magic Man? Tarver.

Ricardo Torres Returns that Friday
by James Slater - that Friday, in Puerto in his native Colombia, former WBO light-welterweight champion Ricardo Torres returns to the ring.

Amateur Boxing strengthens foundation
The Amateur Boxing Federation of The Bahamas (ABFB) took a huge step that pod auger Saturday to strengthen its base. A new breed of young pugilists were in agility at the President's Cup event, held on the basketball court of the Carmichael Police Station.

Dan Rafael's Scorecard »
By Dan Rafael

Dawson tames Tarver in dominant performance
He put up a hell of a fight. Chad Dawson, IBF & IBO light heavyweight champ Chad Dawson successfully defended his IBF and IBO light heavyweight titles Saturday night, unanimously outpointing Antonio Tarver in a rematch of their October fight.


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

Saturday, May 09, 2009

News: Roach On Mayweather; Manuel Quezada; Bayan Jargal - East Side Boxing



Riding a 16-fight winning streak, WBC CABOFE Heavyweight champion, Manuel "El Toro" Quezada, is eyeing challenges with heavyweight contenders Brian Minto (33-2, 21 KO's) and Travis Walker (30-2-1, 24 KO's). Quezada, who's ranked # 15 by the WBC
Source: www.eastsideboxing.com

Golden Boy launches monthly boxing series - Badlefthook.com
Here is an interesting bit of news. I know some of you are aware that GBP has fights on HBO Latin America, Daniel Ponce De Leon as the most recent example but now they are comitting themselves to a new boxing series on Versus. Golden Boy Promotions
Source: www.badlefthook.com

Manny Pacquiao breathing life back into sport - Greenwich Time
Thank goodness for Manny Pacquiao. The fearsome Filipino is singlehandedly making boxing relevant again. He's the most exciting performer in the sport. He's a perfect gentleman. And, perhaps most significantly, his knockout of Ricky Hatton last week
Source: www.greenwichtime.com

mike 'shotgun' towle - Bleacherreport.com
I'm a basketball, boxing, and MMA fan. I've played basketball my whole life. Just started boxing this year. Born and raised in Canada, but spent the last 5 years in Taiwan, Korea, and the Philippines. Majored in Journalism in University, but thought
Source: bleacherreport.com

IBF Champ Dawson Won't Change For Fame - Hartford Courant
Former boxer and now professional trainer John Scully says the beauty and the curse for Chad Dawson is that he may be too good in the ring and too nice outside of it. Despite having won two world titles and dominating all challengers much of the last
Source: www.courant.com

BAYAN JARGAL RETURNS IN VIRGINIA TONIGHT - Fighthype.com
Sensational lightweight prospect Bayan "THE MONGOLIAN MONGOOSE" Jargal returns to the ring this Saturday night in the co-main event at the seven bout "TRIPLE THREAT: TOMORROW CHAMPIONS II" professional boxing event, against veteran Brian Carden in a
Source: fighthype.com

Boxing's injury toll a disgrace - Stuff
DOWN FOR THE COUNT: Ricky Hatton of Britain goes down in a TKO in the second round during his fight with Manny Pacquiao of the Phillippines in a 12 round Super Lightweight World Championship bout. Reuters TAKE THAT: Manny Pacquiao of the Phillippines
Source: www.stuff.co.nz


Physical ills are the taxes laid upon this wretched life; some are taxed higher, and some lower, but all pay something.
- Lord Chesterfield

Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Lack of money is no obstacle. Lack of


Lack of money is no obstacle. Lack of an idea is an obstacle.



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

Monday, May 04, 2009

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.



In order to change we must be sick and tired of being sick and tired.
- Author Unknown

Saturday, May 02, 2009

Someday I want to be rich. Some people


Someday I want to be rich. Some people get so rich they lose all respect for humanity. That΄s how rich I want to be.



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