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Former Heavyweight Champion Joe Frazier Dies at 67 From Liver Cancer
At 67, Joe Frazier is gone. Liver Cancer he was diagnosed with two months ago metastasized and Frazier, who suffered all is life from various health problems, died under hospice care. A great Heavyweight champion, involved with Boxing till his last day, is gone.
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Roger Federer Ready For Late Season Push
Roger Federer won his 68th singles title on Sunday, which puts him fourth on the all-time list behind McEnroe, Lendl and Connors, who has a seemingly unbeatable 109. Still, the fact that the win in Basel, his fifth in six years, came after a 10 month drought, teaches us more about Federer’s place in the Tennis World at 30 years old.
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Lucian Bute Still a Mystery
Now, after beating Glen Johnson, Lucian Bute, the Romanian – Canadian IBF Super Middleweight champion is 30-0 with 24 knockouts in his career. Still, the unimpressive line of fighters he’s beaten for the past 8 years leaves us doubtful as to where he ranks among the world’s best.
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Floyd Mayweather and His Radio Feuding
The sensitive (apparantly) Floyd Mayweather Jr calls up a radio show to talk with Rude Jude after feeling a little hurt that once again, someone said he was afraid to fight Manny Pacquiao. The call-in get weirder, and dirtier, very quickly.
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Mayweather Hinting at (Finally) Pacquiao Fight
While Manny Pacquiao gets ready for his Juan Manuel Marquez fight (for a third time), Floyd Mayweather Jr. and his announcement at a May 5 2012 fight plans, wanting it to be the biggest fight possible, with a date and venue (Las Vegas MGM Grand) already set, gets us thinking we’ll finally get the mega fight we’ve been wanting for years.
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All Signs Pointing to Pacquiao Destroying Marquez
Payback, as funny as it sounds, is on Manny Pacquiao’s mind. Because he never beat Juan Manuel Marquez convincingly. Because Marquez keeps telling everyone he won those two fights. Because of the shirt Marquez put on last year after beating Michael Katsidis. Because it just feels like it’s going to happen.
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Amir Khan Gets Not so Tempting Offer From Timothy Bradley
As Amir Khan gets ready for his fight with Lamont Peterson a month from now, allegedly his last in the Light Welterweight division before moving up to Welterweight, Timothy Bradley (also preparing for his fight in 10 days against Joel Casamayor) has offered the IBF/WBA champ a 50-50 split and another unification bout at Light Welterweight.
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The Rugby Union World Cup Final on a Seismometer
Not only fans and reporters took interest in the Rugby Union World Cup Final between the All Blacks and France, as a Seismometer under Eden Park picked up the noise created by 60,000 All Black fans at Eden Park.
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Halloween, Sports and LeBron James on a Pumpkin
Well, Halloween is near, or already here, so it’s time to get into the festive cheer, and pick out the best Pumpkin with sport logos, the finest Jack-O’-Lantern with athletes faces and simply produce a simple yet fun to watch Sports-Halloween-Pumpkins Gallery.