Archive for January, 2009
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Sunday, January 25th, 2009Jose Aldo has a lot of star potential and he knows how to work over a crowd. Good performance tonight.
Versus totally mishandling WEC event in San Diego
Sunday, January 25th, 2009Why and how did Versus take a sure-fire WEC San Diego event and make it troublesome for fight fans to watch?
WEC 1/25 San Diego Sports Arena
Sunday, January 25th, 2009Jamie Varner and Donald Cerrone will be facing each other in front of a lot of people in San Diego on Sunday. Plus, Urijah Faber gets his ‘rebound’ fight against Jens Pulver.
Quote of the Week – Freddie Roach
Saturday, January 24th, 2009Freddie Roach knows how boxing skills translate to MMA — or maybe not.
“Holy crap, are you watching HDNet? There’s no one there.”
Saturday, January 24th, 2009So, how about that attendance for the Affliction show?
News and notes leading up to Margarito vs. Mosley
Saturday, January 24th, 2009Shane Mosley vs. Antonio Margarito will clearly overshadow the Affliction event in the Southern California marketplace Saturday night. So why is Oscar De La Hoya and Golden Boy excited about the possibility of Andrei Arlovski defeating Fedor?
Affliction 1/23 weigh-in video
Friday, January 23rd, 2009Jerry Millen made quite a spectacle of himself here.
Need advice on a video capture device
Friday, January 23rd, 2009I have a lot of old Japanese fight footage on VHS master tapes. I need to convert it to DVD without using a stand-alone recorder. Now is the time that I need advice from you, the loyal reader.
Pacquiao vs. Hatton is back on
Friday, January 23rd, 2009Manny Pacquiao apparently is happy with a 52/48 split of the fight purse on May 2nd against Ricky Hatton in Las Vegas.
As the world turns with Hatton, De La Hoya, Pacquiao, Mayweather, and Calzaghe
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009Ricky Hatton wants to fight Manny Pacquiao. Pacquiao blames Hatton for not making the fight happen and is interested in fighting Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Oscar De La Hoya garners some media attention for Affliction in NY
Wednesday, January 21st, 2009Oscar De La Hoya was in New York City to try to give a media boost to Affliction for their upcoming MMA PPV this Saturday in Anaheim. Predictably, the media decided to focus on Oscar more than on Affliction.
Pacquiao vs. Hatton is officially canceled; what’s next for both men?
Wednesday, January 21st, 2009Manny Pacquiao couldn’t agree to contractual terms to fight Ricky Hatton. So, what will both men do next? What are the options on the table?
Is the Manny Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton fight on or off?
Wednesday, January 21st, 2009No one has any clue as to whether or not Manny Pacquiao will fight Ricky Hatton on May 2nd in Las Vegas. It’s a rarity in the boxing to have the promoters of both fighters agree as to why fight negotiations have broken down.
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