boxing
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Eager to Cash In on the Celebrity Boxing Craze, Riddick Bowe Is Ready to Embarrass Our Ancestors Next
The 53-year-old hasn't been in the ring since his 2008 bout with Gene Pukall.
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Floyd Mayweather Wins the Degenerate Bowl In Unspectacular Fashion
I don’t hate Logan Paul. I can, however, completely understand why plenty of other people feel otherwise about him and his insufferable little brother, Jake. But personally, I get what they’re trying to do; I just choose not to play along. One person who has no problem whatsoever entertaining the Paul brothers’ shenanigans is arguably…
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Claressa Shields Gives Serena Williams Her Flowers: 'When I First Saw Her, That’s Who I Wanted to Be Like'
Claressa Shields, who last I checked is pretty damn good at beating the dog shit out of people, recently became boxing’s first-ever two-division, undisputed world champ after adorning Marie-Eve Dicaire’s face with her fists. And for her encore, she’ll be taking the plunge into mixed martial arts to deliver more pain and punishment on June…
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New ESPN+ Series Claressa Shields Takes Us Behind the Scenes With One of the World's Greatest Two-Sport Athletes
After conquering boxing and now making her mark on mixed martial arts, professional ass-beater Claressa Shields is on a mission to become the greatest two-sport athlete of all time. And thanks to ESPN+, we’ll be joining her on her journey. Claressa Shields, a new four-part, all-access series, will be providing fans with a behind-the-scenes look into…
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PBS Announces Four-Part Muhammad Ali Documentary Set for September
For those of us who can’t get enough sports docs—personally, I would inject them directly into my veins if I could—another blessing is upon us. PBS has announced that Muhammad Ali, its latest collaborative effort with Emmy award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns, is set to premiere in September. This is the latest collaboration between Burns and…
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Tampa Bay Lightning Makes NHL History by Starting an All-Black Forward Line
Toward the end of his legendary standup special Never Scared, Chris Rock goes into a bit about the history of slavery and how slave masters used breeding to try to create “super slaves” and how that continues to affect America today. “This is why Black people dominate every physical activity in the United States of…
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This Ain't What Jesus Died For
“A wise man told me, ‘Don’t argue with fools’‘Cause people from a distance can’t tell who is who…” I think Jay-Z was onto something. While the rest of us went about our rather uneventful Thursdays, five-time world champion Floyd Mayweather had an upcoming exhibition match to promote. So as is customary in these types of…
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If You've Been Longing for a Four-Hour Documentary About Mike Tyson, Your Prayers Have Finally Been Answered
Mike Tyson, who—at 54 years old, still somehow talks shit, smokes weed and beats people up for a living—is the subject of a new documentary, courtesy of the fine folks at ABC News. The upcoming four-hour doc (yes, you read that correctly) Mike Tyson: The Knockout “will chronicle the former champion’s climb, crash, and comeback,…
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Floyd Mayweather, Logan Paul Match Set for June 6
I have yet to experience the joys of retirement, but I would imagine that suddenly having so much free time on my hands would be a major adjustment. So perhaps because five-time world champion Floyd Mayweather has nothing else better to do than to count his money and grow his beard out, he’ll be returning…