Subject: Professional Boxing

• Worth the Weight

  August 18, 2006

• The Real Deal Needs to Quit. Really.

  August 7, 2006

• The good fight

  June 25, 1998

• Rubberneckin'

  May 27, 1999

• Re: FYI, Read This ASAP. OMG!

  The following is a prime example of my curse here on Earth. A fleeting thought sprouts into a mild observation, only to bloom into a thesis that eventually flourishes into a blog item with sports branches. My apologies ... Got a text the other day, the salutation of which was LOL. It struck me that: 1. "laugh out loud" isn't that difficult to type. 2. it's official, our laziness has become lazy. When in the name of Jack LaLanne did our lame asses become DOA? Our latest exerci

  March 31, 2009

• Rock Steady

  May 4, 2006

• Down for the Count

  August 17, 2006

• Fight Club

  The first rule about Evander Holyfield's age is that you do not talk about Evander Holyfield's age

  August 24, 2006

• A Real Knockout

  Fight Night Round 3 comes out a winner, despite taking punches.

  March 16, 2006

• Strike a Pose

  Get bendy at Bishop Arts Pilates/Yoga

  July 15, 2004

• Ropes a Dope

  Meg Ryan may be looking to mature, but her new boxing movie goes down for the count

  February 19, 2004

• Doctor's In

  It's easy being green

  January 29, 2004

• Clay Feet

  Ali lands a few solid blows, but, sadly, it's no knockout

  December 27, 2001

• Bull Rush

  For Jesus Chavez, the joy isn't the fight--it's being back in the ring

  March 1, 2001

• Knockdown

  Top-ranked boxer Jesus "El Matador" Chavez pummels opponents in the ring, but he's losing his biggest fight against a real heavyweight -- the INS

  May 18, 2000

• Sweet Jesus

  "El Matador" could be a contender, but for the INS

  April 27, 2000

• Tyson Delivers a Powerful Blow

  May 7, 2009

• Boxing's Worst Nightmare Comes to Dallas

  ​Okay, I'm sucked in. Not to the point of eating Creatine cupcakes, stocking my closet with Affliction T-shirts and putting Newy Scruggs in an arm bar, but I'm intrigued enough by the sport of Mixed Martial Arts that I'm journeying to American Airlines Center Saturday night for UFC 103. I know Floyd Mayweather makes his first return to the ring since 2007 but at this point, UFC is kicking boxing's ass. Despite what Tim Cowlishaw says, UFC > Boxing, right? Granted, UFC 103 features

  September 17, 2009