Tag Archives: George Foreman

It could be called a matchup over 10 years too late. Two heavyweight veterans meet tonight for the WBC heavyweight title when the German based Ukrainian Vitali Klitschko makes his fifth defence, facing Shannon Briggs in Hamburg. For Klitschko, this is his third reign as a world heavyweight champion. Back …

WBC World Heavyweight Champion Vitali Klitschko will defend his title against former champion Shannon Briggs on October 16, at o2 World Hamburg, Germany. After eleven years, Klitschko returns to the city of Hamburg where he is living with his family since 1996.

Undefeated WBA super welterweight champion and future rabbi Yuri Foreman will serve as a Grand Marshall of the 2010 annual Salute to Israel Parade, the world’s largest public gathering in celebration of Israel, celebrating the 62nd anniversary of Israel with a spectacular parade featuring song, dance, floats and props. The …

It’s the year of the sports comeback with Tiger Woods, Pedro Martinez, Roger Federer, and Tom Brady all coming back to their respective sports in attempts to reclaim their places in sports history. Joining the roster is Floyd “Money” Mayweather, already a six-time world championship in five weight divisions, coming …

When an athlete or any celebrity writes a book, an all important element is the title. And over the years, many projects have had titles that did not make the final cut. I had a book project that had an original title that I thought was inspired–“My Life As Boxing’s …

For some considerable time I have wanted to write a technical appraisal of the magnificent and timeless Jack Johnson. I have refrained from doing so because Jack, the great Lil’ Arthur as he was known, comes with so much historically vital yet distracting baggage. His story – and ye gods, …