May 05
After all the talk, hype and guarantees, Floyd Mayweather Jr. made his fight with Robert Guerrero very boring…or exciting, depending on your point of view. Mayweather Jr. cruised to a unanimous 12-round decision, which resulted in booing from the 15,688 fans inside MGM Grand Garden Arena. That was even after Mayweather Jr. injured his right …
Apr 20
Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the alleged Boston Marathon bombing suspect killed on Thursday night, was an aspiring amateur boxer who hoped to try out for the United States Olympic team. Tsarnaev came to the U.S. from Chechnya in 2003, and won a Golden Gloves novice fight in the 178-pound weight division in 2004. He told the Lowell …
Apr 07
We are truly “victims” of our own success. By “we” I mean the staff that “serves & protects” the members & SJ’s unique environment and most of all, YOU the members. Neither Deb or I are normally stat geeks, but we’ve become such lately when our server host said, in essence…”YOU’RE BLOWING UP THE SHARED …
Mar 12
As I noted yesterday, The Stack is in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, for the Summit League conference tournament. The championship game is today and we’ll have that preview later as well as predictions of the other conference championship games and previews of the conference tournaments tipping off today, but there are other headlines to get …
Feb 14
Nicholas Capes, the man who took that hilarious dive against Ray Edwards in their February 9 fight, has been suspended indefinitely from boxing in North Dakota. According to the Pioneer Press, Combative Sports Commissioner Al Jaeger is for some reason taking this whole thing extremely seriously and has done a video review and continues to …
Dec 24
Filipino fight king Manny Pacquiao is planning on making his ring return next year against Mexican fighter Juan Manuel Marquez. Pacquiao, who lost via sixth round knockout to Marquez earlier this month, believes he was lucky to walk out of the ring on his feet. The Pac-man is in high spirits and wants to make …
Dec 19
It seems like WBC welterweight titlist Floyd Mayweather Jr. is concerned regarding the possibility of a super-fight against Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao. While analysts and fans believe that the super-fight is now nearly over, Mayweather has once again started the talks, at least with the media for now. According to the WBC champion, he …
Dec 12
Following his unexpected knockout victory over Manny Pacquiao, Mexican fighter Juan Manuel Marquez finds himself amidst suspicions of using steroids. Marquez, who knocked out the Pac-man in the sixth round, looked beefed up, ripped and stronger than ever before, which is why many are believing that he was on performance enhancing drugs. Before and after …
Dec 10
The world of boxing always has surprises for fans, whether it is Ali being knocked out by Frazier or Hatton being knocked out by Pacquiao. There is always an element of surprise whenever two elite fighters face each other. Probably, December 8 came with the biggest surprise of the decade, when the Pac-man had to …
Dec 07
Not every fan gets to meet his icon but 18-year-old John Rocero did. The teen, who is suffering from brain tumour since last year, met with his idol Manny Pacquiao yesterday at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Rocero, from Stockton, California, was present at the MGM Grand with his parents to meet the eight-division …
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