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Archive for February 2006

February 15th, 2006

“Superstar” Billy Graham

                                                                  
Long before cats like Triple H, John Cena, Hulk Hogan and Jesse “The Body” Ventura were guys like Bruno Sanmartino, Ivan Putski, Dusty Rhodes and “Superstar” Billy Graham. Coming from a middle class family in Pheonix, Arizona Superstars has lived a life of both good & bad in the wrestling world. He stated his […]

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February 13th, 2006

The new WBA Heavyweight Champion

Standing 7 feet tall, weighing over 320 pounds and hailing from St. Petersburg, Russia by way of Germany…Ladies and Gentlemen the NEW WBA Heavyweight Champion Nikolay Valuev.
Okay so I am browsing the sports pages on the internet and I just happen to comes across this article. I couldn’t believe he was the WBA Heavyweight Champion […]

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February 12th, 2006

Saturday Night Special again

If you are a wrestling fan like I am you should remember WWE’s “Saturday Night Main Event”. At the time it was WWF and some of the big stars that made Saturday Nights Main Event were Hulk Hogan, Randy “Macho Man” Savage, King Kong Bundy, The Undetaker and Sid Justice just to name a few. […]

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February 12th, 2006

Mayweather vs Judah

I just read “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayeather (35-0, 24 KOs) is going to face Zab “Super ?” Judah (34-3, 25 KOs) April 8th on PPV for Judah’s IBF welterweight title. This is going to be a huge showdown, matching speed, power and strategies. Once best friends years ago, the two are now “Sworn Enemies!”
In November of 2005, Mayweather […]

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February 12th, 2006

Mosley vs Vargas

It’s going down on PPV (Pay-per-view) February 25th at 9pm. “Sugar” Shane Mosely vs. “Ferociuos” Fernando Vargas is a fight that I have wanted to see.
Mosley (41-4, 35 KOs) hailing from Lynwood, California has been world champion at lightweight, welterweight, and junior middleweight thus being known as the best pound for pound fighter in many […]

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February 8th, 2006

Paying tribute

If you know me you know I am a huge wrestling fan. I have not only been a fan of the sport or shall I say entertainment since I was 6 but I have always had a great admiration for the guys and girls who have put their bodies on the line 365 days a […]

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February 8th, 2006

Brooklyn’s Finest (Yeah right)

Late last night I witnessed one of the most embarASSing moments in boxing. Not there has not been one before. But this was truly one of those you knew it was going to happen moments. The fight took place in New York at the theatre in Madison Square Garden. The fight was between Zab “Super” […]

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February 8th, 2006

Gatti’s got it

Last night I had the chance to watch the Arturo Gatti vs. Thomas Damgaard fight which took place in Atlantic City last Saturday (1/28) night. Unfortunately I was not able to see it on the night it aired because of some other commitments. But allow me to give my 2 cents on what I thought […]

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February 8th, 2006

Pacman ate Morales

Here was another fight I didn’t get a chance to see until after the actual air date. But trust me it was turly worth the watch.
Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao (40-3-2, 32 KO) vs. Eric Morales (48-3, 34 KO) was definately an exciting fight from beginning to end or shall I say stoppage. Morales had beat Pacquiao […]

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February 8th, 2006

Introduction

Hello readers,
It is such an honor to be a part of the B5 family. My name is Sean M. Crawford Sr. and I have asked to cover Boxing & Wrestling. What is my background on the two you may ask? To be honest I have been watching boxing since I was about 10 and wrestling […]

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