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

By Ben MuessigApr 14th 2011 – 7:21AM
punchingpro.com / YouTube

punchingpro.com / YouTube

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

By Monica GarskeJan 20th 2011 – 6:17AM
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Trae Patton/NBC

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]

By Torie BoschDec 17th 2010 – 1:28PM

(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

By Joe PeacockSep 22nd 2010 – 6:40AM
Billy Gibby

Billy Gibby

(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

By Joe PeacockJul 7th 2010 – 8:33AM
Courtesy of Billy Gibby

Courtesy of Billy Gibby

(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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Mayweather ingresa a la cárcel

Jun 01st 2012 - 05:05PM

In this photo taken Dec. 22, 2011 and released by Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, a Clark County Detention Center jail cell is seen in Las Vegas.

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PHOTOS: Boxing Champions Wladimir And Vitali Klitschko Attend London Premiere Of Documentary 'Klitschko'

May 22nd 2012 - 07:44AM

Usually, red carpet premieres are full of granite-built, oversized men in suits, protecting tiny, glamorous people in high heels somewhere in the middle.

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Floyd Mayweather Tweets Support For Gay Marriage

May 17th 2012 - 12:53PM

Unlike his rival, Floyd Mayweather Jr. supports same-sex marriage.

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First Female Boxer Qualifies For U.S. Olympic Team

May 16th 2012 - 01:56PM

Flyweight Marlen Esparza has become the first American female boxer to qualify for the London Olympics.

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Sarah Deming: Women's Boxing World Championships in Qinhuangdao -- First Impressions

By Sarah Deming May 14th 2012 - 07:17PM

You can tell the Qinhuangdao Grand is not an American hotel by the gas masks in the closet and the cops in the hall.

boxing News From the Web

  • 06/02/12 Banal to get 2nd world title crack Source: Cebu Daily News - Philippines IF PLANS don't miscarry, AJ "Bazooka" Banal will earn another crack at a world title when the highly successful Pinoy Pride series returns to Manila either in September or October.
  • 06/02/12 Pryce vows to move down in weight after defeat Source: South Wales Argus BRADLEY Pryce has vowed to move back down to light-middleweight after being outclassed by a former Olympian.
  • 06/02/12 Boxer Rau'shee Warren keeps dreaming the Olympic dream Source: Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles CA The only thing Rau'shee Warren loves more than boxing is his family.
  • 06/02/12 Boxer Mayweather enters jail for domestic violence term Source: BankSITE Boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. was booked into a Las Vegas jail on Friday to serve a 90-day sentence for domestic violence against an ex-girlfriend, a term that was previously postponed so the welterweight fighter could compete in a bout.
  • 06/02/12 Debut win for Colne boxer Source: Pendle Today - Lancashire - UK COLNE'S Lloyd "Boom-Boom" Baldwin (21) made his boxing debut for Burnley's Sandygate ABC at the weekend in Salford.

Background on boxing

Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people engage in a contest using only their fists.

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