Entries tagged with "Rocky":
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Andy Ruiz Jr. Becomes First Mexican Heavyweight Champion – June 4th, 2019
Whyte alleges that Joshua has obtained a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUEs) that legally allows Joshua to use otherwise banned, prohibited substances…
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Deontay Wilder’s Favorite Movies – May 15th, 2019
The website al.com asked Wilder, the “Bronze Bomber” from Tuscaloosa, to name his favorite boxing movies…
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Canelo vs. Rocky: This Rocky Story is About Cashing in and Cashing out – December 11th, 2018
Even if Rocky Fielding pulled a Rocky Balboa at MSG this Saturday, he probably still wouldn’t get the decision, just like Rocky Balboa didn’t…
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Creed II—Paying Tribute – November 22nd, 2018
The familiar faces of HBO’s Jim Lampley and Max Kellerman are in the new movie, which is a fitting swan song of sorts…
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Chuck Wepner: Going the Distance – May 13th, 2017
Anyone meeting former heavyweight contender Chuck Wepner comes away feeling as if they have been friends with him for a very long time…
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Philadelphia’s Own Jimmy Binns – March 8th, 2016
“I met Stallone when I was boxing commissioner. I met him at Bookbinder’s. He was making a new movie and asked me to be in it…”
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“Creed” Is the Real Deal – November 27th, 2015
Art imitates life when the formidable Wheeler (Andre Ward) who is set to take on Conlan is suddenly sidelined by injury…
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Rocky Road – June 3rd, 2015
I didn’t major in Rocky Studies at the New School for Social Research. I’ve never been able to sit through a Rocky movie...
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So You Wanna Be a Boxer? – July 6th, 2014
Of all the comic boxing scenes ever filmed (and there have been many) the one I believe deserves top billing appears in Charlie Chaplin’s great masterpiece…
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70 Ways to Know if You’re an Ex-Fighter – December 14th, 2012
What runs through the mind of an old ex-fighter? The cheering crowds are gone, the rigor of training is a faint memory, and the thrill of competition has vanished...
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The Klitschkos, Sly, and Rocky – November 22nd, 2011
Stallone has teamed up with Vitali and Wladmir Klitschko as co-producers of a musical based on the life and times of Rocky Balboa...
