Boxing (Olympic)

  1. London 2012: 5 Questions with Unlikely US Olympic Boxer Dominic Breazeale

    By 2008, Dominic Breazeale's NFL dream was drawing to a slow but certain close. Northern Colorado's senior quarterback had garnered passing interest from pro scouts— intrigued, one would imagine, by his hulking 6'7", 260-pound frame...

    Avi Wolfman-Arent Written by Avi Wolfman-Arent about 2 days ago 310 reads 0 comments

  2. Gary Russell Jr., Demetrius Andrade and the Progress of the 2008 Olympic Team

    As the 2012 Olympics in London approach and a new crop of American boxers get set to battle for gold, it is time to look back at the 2008 Olympic boxing team and evaluate their progress in the nearly four years since Beijing...

    Zachary Alapi Written by Zachary Alapi about 5 days ago 1,433 reads 0 comments

  3. London 2012: 10 Things You Need to Know About U.S. Boxer Marlen Esparza

    Since the Olympics have become a mainstream sporting event, the games itself have a way of creating stars in an amazing fashion. One of the brightest new stars is American boxer Marlen Esparza...

    Christopher Amick Written by Christopher Amick about 12 days ago 584 reads 0 comments

  4. 2012 Summer Olympics: Strong US Boxing Team Will Dominate

    U.S. Olympic boxing is back. The once proud program has been massively faltering in recent efforts. In fact, the Americans have only one gold medal in the past three Olympics . That is an outcome that would have once seemed unthinkable...

    Richard Langford Written by Richard Langford about 17 days ago 730 reads 0 comments

  5. 4 Must-See Boxing Documentaries in 2012

    The ruthlessness of boxing has always translated well to cinematic adaptations. Raging Bull , Rocky , Fat City , and Requiem for a Heavyweight —amongst so many others—are ...

    Zachary Alapi Written by Zachary Alapi about 24 days ago 913 reads 14 comments

  6. London 2012: 10 Things You Should Know About Women's Boxing in Its Olympic Debut

    The history of women's boxing is not something many will claim to know much about, but the time has come to pay attention to the tough women of boxing as they will compete in the 2012 London Olympics...

    Mitch Charette Written by Mitch Charette about 25 days ago 1,138 reads 7 comments

  7. Summer Olympics: Adding Pro Boxers to 2016 Rio Games All but Inevitable

    Following in the gilded footsteps of sports like basketball and hockey, Olympic boxing is expected to feature professional fighters at the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro...

    Avi Wolfman-Arent Written by Avi Wolfman-Arent about 1 month ago 1,428 reads 1 comments