FamousAbout.com » Boxing http://famousabout.com What's the Famous World News Online About? Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:07:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Dundee was an ambassador for boxing (AP) http://famousabout.com/dundee-was-an-ambassador-for-boxing-ap http://famousabout.com/dundee-was-an-ambassador-for-boxing-ap#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:08:51 +0000 admin http://famousabout.com/dundee-was-an-ambassador-for-boxing-ap AP – He saved a young Cassius Clay when he was in trouble in England, convinced Sugar Ray Leonard that he could somehow overcome the fearsome Tommy Hearns. Angelo Dundee worked thousands of corners, and had just as many stories about fighters and the games they played in the ring.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/mayweather-gets-license-for-may-5-fight-vs-cotto-ap/feed 0 Angelo Dundee dead at 90 (AP) http://famousabout.com/angelo-dundee-dead-at-90-ap http://famousabout.com/angelo-dundee-dead-at-90-ap#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:58:37 +0000 William Mattson http://famousabout.com/angelo-dundee-dead-at-90-ap AP – Angelo Dundee, the brilliant motivator who worked the corner for Muhammad Ali in his greatest fights and willed Sugar Ray Leonard to victory in his biggest bout, died Wednesday in Tampa, Fla. He was 90.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/angelo-dundee-dead-at-90-ap/feed 0 Boxing’s Freddie Roach in unusual reality show (AP) http://famousabout.com/boxings-freddie-roach-in-unusual-reality-show-ap http://famousabout.com/boxings-freddie-roach-in-unusual-reality-show-ap#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:31:56 +0000 William Mattson http://famousabout.com/boxings-freddie-roach-in-unusual-reality-show-ap AP – When unknown actor Peter Berg wandered into the Outlaw Boxing Club in Hollywood about 17 years ago for a workout, a young trainer named Freddie Roach immediately earned his respect.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/boxings-freddie-roach-in-unusual-reality-show-ap/feed 0 Cotto retains title after Margarito’s eye closes (Reuters) http://famousabout.com/cotto-retains-title-after-margaritos-eye-closes-reuters http://famousabout.com/cotto-retains-title-after-margaritos-eye-closes-reuters#comments Sun, 04 Dec 2011 14:38:22 +0000 Cheftonio http://famousabout.com/cotto-retains-title-after-margaritos-eye-closes-reuters Reuters – Puerto Rico’s Miguel Cotto avenged his controversial loss to Antonio Margarito three years ago when he beat the Mexican on Saturday to retain his World Boxing Association (WBA) super-middleweight world title.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/cotto-retains-title-after-margaritos-eye-closes-reuters/feed 0 Female boxers fight skirts ahead of Olympics (AP) http://famousabout.com/female-boxers-fight-skirts-ahead-of-olympics-ap http://famousabout.com/female-boxers-fight-skirts-ahead-of-olympics-ap#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 03:10:05 +0000 Jon http://famousabout.com/female-boxers-fight-skirts-ahead-of-olympics-ap AP – Female boxers preparing for the London Olympics want to make a statement with their punches and not their clothing.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/female-boxers-fight-skirts-ahead-of-olympics-ap/feed 0 Shorts not skirts, say Olympic women boxers (Reuters) http://famousabout.com/shorts-not-skirts-say-olympic-women-boxers-reuters http://famousabout.com/shorts-not-skirts-say-olympic-women-boxers-reuters#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 03:09:38 +0000 Jon http://famousabout.com/shorts-not-skirts-say-olympic-women-boxers-reuters Reuters – Competitors in the first Olympic women’s boxing tournament next year should not be forced to wear skirts, a member of the British team said on Wednesday.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/shorts-not-skirts-say-olympic-women-boxers-reuters/feed 0 Mass Effect 3 Collector’s Edition Unboxing Video is a Cruel, Cruel Tease http://famousabout.com/mass-effect-3-collectors-edition-unboxing-video-is-a-cruel-cruel-tease http://famousabout.com/mass-effect-3-collectors-edition-unboxing-video-is-a-cruel-cruel-tease#comments Sun, 20 Nov 2011 21:01:14 +0000 Carlo http://famousabout.com/mass-effect-3-collectors-edition-unboxing-video-is-a-cruel-cruel-tease It looks like BioWare isn’t going to be gentle with us during the build-up to Mass Effect 3, as their ME3 CE unboxing video is just a feast for the eyes. What do you want from me, BioWare? It’s already going to be an agonizing wait until Mass Effect 3 comes out.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/mass-effect-3-collectors-edition-unboxing-video-is-a-cruel-cruel-tease/feed 0 Ali among boxing greats paying respect to Frazier (AP) http://famousabout.com/ali-among-boxing-greats-paying-respect-to-frazier-ap http://famousabout.com/ali-among-boxing-greats-paying-respect-to-frazier-ap#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:32:59 +0000 Jon http://famousabout.com/ali-among-boxing-greats-paying-respect-to-frazier-ap AP – With his championship belt and a pair of gloves draped over his casket, Joe Frazier was going one more round.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/ali-among-boxing-greats-paying-respect-to-frazier-ap/feed 0 Tributes pour in as Frazier wins top billing at last (Reuters) http://famousabout.com/tributes-pour-in-as-frazier-wins-top-billing-at-last-reuters http://famousabout.com/tributes-pour-in-as-frazier-wins-top-billing-at-last-reuters#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:35:07 +0000 Jason http://famousabout.com/tributes-pour-in-as-frazier-wins-top-billing-at-last-reuters Reuters – Joe Frazier had to wait until death to win rightful appreciation after a boxing career spent in the shadow of the magnificent Muhammad Ali, boxing historian Bert Sugar told Reuters.

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