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Muhammad Ali Comes to Life Through His Foes' Eyes

One of the more revealing interviews in "Facing Ali," a documentary during which Muhammad Ali's life is detailed, in part, through the eyes of his many rivals, comes from Ken Norton, who explains that he "was never really what you'd call an Ali fan" after watching the first bout of the Ali-Joe Frazier trilogy. Described...

George Foreman's KO Defies His Age

George Foreman was 28 fights into his comeback from a 10-year absence from the ring, had won 27 times, stopped 25 of his opponents, and failed during his first attempt at winning a heavyweight title.But Foreman wasn't going to blow his second chance at world championship glory, when he faced southpaw Michael Moorer. This...

American Heavyweight 'Fast' Eddie Chambers Goes From 'Timid' to 'Tiger'

On July 4, America's independence Day, "Fast" Eddie Chambers was handing Ukrainian Alexander Dimitrenko his first loss in 30 bouts before a crowd partisan to Dimitrenko in Hamburg, Germany.It was Chambers' fifth consecutive win since a January 2008 setback against Russian Alexander Povetkin. And the symbolism is not lost...

HBO Brings 'Thrilla in Manila' Back to Life

The simple brilliance of Thrilla in Manila, a documentary premiering on HBO Saturday, lies in its point of view: The story of the third fight between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier has been told countless times, but almost always with the assumption that Ali is the story's hero. Thrilla tells the tale from the perspective...

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05/25/12 Bluffs Butcher still same fun-loving guy who fought... Source: The Daily Nonpareil - Council Bluffs IA On this sunny afternoon, Bayliss Park is nearly silent.
05/23/12 Interviews: Mark Kozelek Source: Pitchfork Media "I didn't want to put myself, or anyone else, asleep with another quintessential Mark Kozelek album."
05/20/12 Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame nod caps Joe Hand's... Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia PA On Sunday, standing among some of the state's boxing blue bloods at his induction into the Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame, Hand, 75, will again ask himself that question.
05/17/12 Clarke hopes to follow in footsteps of Frazier Source: Burton Mail - Burton upon Trent - Staffordshire - UK WHEN your boxing-mad father names you after the legendary Joe Frazier you must know there is a good chance you will be lacing up the gloves at some stage of your life.
05/16/12 UC to honor Dennis Janson Source: The Cincinnati Enquirer - Cincinnati OH You can always count on Dennis Janson for a good story.