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Life-Size Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robot: Man Builds Droid That Punches You

Science fiction writers have long imagined the day when robots will rise up and attack humans. It's safe to say that none of them pictured it looking anything like this. An Australian draftsman has constructed a robotic boxing buddy, called Punching Pro, that uses two arms powered by 12-volt windshield-wiper motors to...

New 'Biggest Loser' Trainers Determined to Prove Themselves

The new trainers on NBC's "The Biggest Loser" may come off all big and bad, but in reality the TV rookies still see themselves as underdogs. But that only adds more fuel to their fire. This week's episode of "The Biggest Loser" finally led to the big reveal viewers had been anxiously waiting for: unveiling the...

Floyd Mayweather Jr., Championship Boxer, Arrested in Assault Case [VIDEO]

(Dec. 17) -- World champion boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. has been arrested in connection with an assault case. On Wednesday night, a security guard working in Mayweather's Las Vegas gated community accused the boxer of poking him in the face as the two argued about a parking matter. The police were called but decided not to...

Human Billboard Billy Gibby Changes Name to Hostgator Dotcom

(Sept. 22) -- Remember Billy Gibby, aka "The Human Billboard"? If not, a little refresher: He's going for a Guinness World Record for the most corporate logos tattooed on a human body. He sponsors his boxing career this way, so he can fight to raise money to help support the cause of organ donation. It's a pretty weird...

Boxer 'Billy the Billboard' Pays the Bills With Tattoo Sponsorships

(July 7) -- I'm an avid collector and appreciator of tattoos, so I tend to run into news that revolves around that culture quite often. That's how I came to know about Billy Gibby -- also known as Billy the Human Billboard -- an amateur boxer out of Alaska who is living his dream of being a fighter and paying the bills by...

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Sarah Deming: U.S. Women's Boxing Olympic Trials Day 7 Parting Shots

It was a near-capacity crowd at the Northern Quest in Spokane for the final night of the Olympic trials in women's boxing.

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Sarah Deming: U.S. Women's Boxing Olympic Trials Day 6 -- The Kalispel Tribe

Boxing has always been a sport for the underdog - women's boxing doubly so - and nobody appreciates underdogs more than the Kalispel Tribe.

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Fresh Appeal For Witnesses To Oxford Street Boxing Day Stabbing

Detectives investigating the murder of a teenager at a shop in London's Oxford Street on Boxing Day have released CCTV images of people they want to speak to.

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How Harmful Is Boxing?

The question has puzzled doctors since the days Joe Louis ruled the heavyweight division and boxing rivaled baseball as the biggest sport in the nation: Why do some fighters suffer brain damage from punches taken in the ring while others get hit in the head for years and show few effects?

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Day 2 Of The U.S. Women's Boxing Olympic Team Trials: What Boxing Needs

There were no real surprises tonight at the Pend Oreille Pavillion, except how moving it all was.

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02/23/12 Boxing champs set for Walvis Source: Namibian ORGANISERS predicted top-drawer action when the 2012 Telecom Namibia Elite and U/20 Youth Boxing Championships start next Wednesday in Walvis Bay.
02/22/12 Boxing plus hair care proves to be couple's formula... Source: The Acorn - Agoura Hills CA GRAND OPENINGâ Rachel and Audley Harrison and their 5-year-old daughter Ariella attend the opening of their new salon, Salon Nuuvo, in Calabasas on Feb. 12.
02/22/12 Staten Island to host Golden Gloves boxing card... Source: Staten Island Advance - Staten Island NY The annual Daily News Golden Gloves, the oldest and largest amateur boxing tournament in the world, makes another stop on Staten Island Thursday night at the Victory Sports Arena, Travis.
02/22/12 Boxing club returns to UM, can now train on campus Source: The Miami Hurricane of Miami Univ - Coral Gables FL Boxing is officially back at The U. After a lot of paperwork and red tape, the Committee on Student Organizations (COSO) along with the Federation of Club Sports Officers admitted the boxing club into its roster of student organizations and club sports earlier this month.
02/22/12 Dereck Chisora-David Haye caper ends all notions of... Source: The Guardian - London - UK I do envy those Brits with the moral backbone to be embarrassed by the Buffoonics in Munich.

Background on Boxing

Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people engage in a contest using only their fists.There are two forms of boxing, amateur and professional.

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