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Review: 'Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth' is a knockout
If there was one ring in the world that I, a weakling theater critic, knew I could knock Mike Tyson out in, it was the Pantages Theatre, where "Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth" played this past weekend. Tyson might have 100 pounds more muscle on him than I...
Tags: Brad Pitt, Boxing, Robin Givens, Arts and Culture, International Boxing Federation
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Mike Tyson says the 'Undisputed Truth' is he's changed
LAS VEGAS — Spend a sunny afternoon at home with Mike Tyson and if the erstwhile Baddest Man on the Planet is in an expansive mood, he may indulge his cherished pastime: letting loose the performing pigeons he raises in his backyard to flap and...
Tags: Boxing, Television, Prisons, Entertainment, Human Interest
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Mike Tyson's one-man show to hit Hollywood's Pantages Theatre
Heads up, Hollywood: Former heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson is heading west this spring. Tyson is bringing his one-man show, “Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth,” to Anaheim and the Pantages Theatre in March as part of a national tour. Spike...
Tags: Boxing, Arts and Culture, Entertainment, Brownsville, Entertainment Events
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Andre Ward will fight Kelly Pavlik Jan. 26 at Galen Center
Unbeaten super-middleweight champion Andre Ward will defend his two belts Jan. 26 against former middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik in the first boxing match at USC’s Galen Center. Oakland’s Ward (26-0, 14 knockouts) is ranked by most...
Tags: Floyd Mayweather, Jr., Boxing, Chad Dawson, Light Heavyweight Boxing, Substance Abuse
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Don Chargin recalls glory days of boxing at Olympic Auditorium
Boxing keeps turning up the volume on the hype. Apparently, if you sell it loudly, fewer will notice if it is lousy. Oscar De La Hoya, never lousy in the ring, was presenting a card of boxers at a media gathering the other day for a Saturday night show...
Tags: Boxing, Staples Center, Flyweight Boxing, Lightweight Boxing, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
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Emanuel Steward dies at 68; boxing trainer to world champions
Hall of Fame boxing trainer Emanuel Steward, who directed several world-champion fighters including Thomas Hearns, Lennox Lewis and current heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, has died. He was 68. Steward's executive assistant, Victoria Kirton, said...
Tags: Boxing, Middleweight Boxing, Mike Tyson, Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns
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Anderson Silva on greatness, Chael Sonnen, Brazil, the future
Sports NowSolving Anderson Silva in an interview can be as problematic as it is for opponents who have to figure him out in the Ultimate Fighting Championship octagon. Silva, 36, possesses more credentials than anyone in claiming to be the world’s...... -
PASSINGS: Bernard G. Sarnat
Bernard G. Sarnat
Beverly Hills plastic surgeon, research scientist
Dr. Bernard G. Sarnat, 99, a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon and research scientist who advanced the study of facial deformities, died of respiratory failure Oct. 21 in Los Angeles, his...Tags: Boxing, Country and Western (genre), Surgery, Entertainment, Human Interest
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PASSINGS: Sid Melton, Leonard Stone, Liz Anderson, Thomas McNeeley Jr., George Rountree
Sid Melton
Character actor in dozens of TV, film projects
Sid Melton, 94, a character actor perhaps best known for his roles in the hit television shows "Green Acres" and "The Danny Thomas Show," died of pneumonia Wednesday at Providence St. Joseph...Tags: Boxing, Television, MGM Inc., Country and Western (genre), Danny Thomas
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Joe Frazier dies at 67; heavyweight champ had epic bouts with Muhammad Ali
Joe Frazier, the heavyweight boxing champion who in 1971 became the first fighter to defeat Muhammad Ali, then lost two epic rematches including a ferocious battle known as the "Thrilla in Manila," died Monday night. He was 67.
Smokin' Joe, as he was...Tags: Boxing, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Summer Olympics, Television, Diseases and Illnesses
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UFC 130: Rampage Jackson defeats Matt Hamill, Frank Mir beats Roy Nelson
The Fabulous ForumUFC 130 takes place from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, headlined by a light-heavyweight bout between Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and Matt Hamill. Additional pay-per-view bouts include Frank Mir vs. Roy Nelson, Jorge Santiago vs. Brian Stann and Rick Story.......
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