Published: February 18, 2011
Late Monday morning Ken Hershman, executive vice president and general manager of Showtime Sports was in the Lighhouse Room at Chelsea Piers in lower Manhattan. He greeted welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao and “Sugar” Shane Mosley before the two fighters spoke with media about their May 7th championship bout at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in [...]
Published: June 6, 2010
Bronx – The bizarre situations have occurred in a boxing ring over the years at championship fights. There was Mike Tyson biting the ear of Evander Holyfield, the guy who parachuted in the ring disrupting the second Holyfield-Riddick Bowe heavyweight fight. And a riot in the ring at Madison Square Garden that ensued after Bowe [...]
Published: March 10, 2009
David Haye, the former WBC, WBA and WBO cruiserweight champion has been looking for an opportunity to fight for the heavyweight championship since making that decision to step up in class. It wasn’t a difficult decision to make as the heavyweight division definitely needs some excitement. And the 28-year-old Haye, of London England, is the [...]