Billings, Montana's "JoJo" Martinez knocked it out. The soon-to-be 8th grader at Ben Steele Middle School just earned the gold medal at the USA Boxing National Junior Olympics.
She doesn't lose. She eithers wins, or she learns. I haven't forgotten what JoJo Martinez, now a 6th grader at Ben Steele Middle School in Billings, first told us about her career in the sport of boxing. One year later, JoJo Martinez is heading to nationals.
She's 11 years old, a 5th grader at Big Sky Elementary, and she's number one in her weight class in the entire nation- in boxing. Meet Billings, Montana's "JoJo" Martinez.
For those who couldn't afford to watch the fight, here's a recap somebody made with the help of Nintendo's Punchout. I know it's not exactly HD, but it is a fairly accurate recreation.
Floyd Mayweather relied on his defense to slip punches and beat Manny Pacquiao in 12 rounds via unanimous decision in their much-anticipated boxing match at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas late Saturday night.
The latest BIGGEST FIGHT OF ALL TIME EVER TILL INFINITY!!!! will get started around 9 p.m. local time in Las Vegas on Saturday night, featuring the top two pound-for-pound fighters of their generation, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. Let's watch some highlights.
It's been a long time since I was this pumped up for a boxing match. Not only can I not go to the fight, but I don't have any friends who are springing for the PPV. I'll probably try to find a way to see it..whatever the modern version of watching Mike Tyson fight on scrambled HBO is...
Only pre-fight hype remains before the long-awaited Floyd Mayweather–Manny Pacquiao match in Las Vegas on May 2 (9 p.m. ET; PPV). After tickets for this most recent "Fight of the Century" sold out in an hour on Thursday afternoon, we thought it would be a good time to look back at other bouts that have captivated the interest of the sports world.
For me, boxing just hasn't been the same since the Tyson days. MMA has stolen a generation of would-be boxing fans and the sport doesn't often make headlines.
Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather have definitely raised excitement about their upcoming bout, Monday May 2nd...
We are now almost two weeks away from the megafight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather. The two boxers will meet at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas to unify the welterweight championship. Famed attorney Robert Shapiro decided to give Pacquiao a little extra motivation while he trains for the biggest fight of his life...
Two things are likely about the new Stallone movie, "Creed", coming out this November:
1) It will not be very good.
2) I will watch it anyway.
In the movie, Stallone is back as Rocky and this time he is the trainer of Apollo Creed's up and coming son...
A lot of people make negative assumptions about the 50+ crowd. Often, those assumptions are dead wrong. Just ask the guy who got his ass kicked in the ring by an old scrapper.