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Jab and Grapple - Boxing and Wrestling News and Analysis

May 18th, 2008

The Real Drama of Boxing vs. the Fake Drama of the WWE and the NBA

I recently updated my b5 profile with the intention of explaining how www.jabandgrapple.com could cover both the scripted fun of pro wrestling entertainment and the unexpected life-threating tension of professional boxing. My answer wasn’t that they both take place in rings and involve some sort of combat.
No, my explanation was that they are bookends of […]

By Michael Sedor -- 2 comments

May 17th, 2008

Chris Byrd’s Debut As A Smaller Man Goes Wrong

Chris Byrd’s foray into the light heavyweight division did not go as planned. In a relatively shocking and ultimately sad bout Shaun George TKOd the former heavyweight champ late in the ninth round. Referee Jay Nady stopped the fight after George floored Byrd for the second time that round.
George’s demonstrative and dominating win, he […]

By Michael Sedor -- 0 comments

May 16th, 2008

Chris Byrd, 37 Pounds Lighter Than Last Time

The shadow of Chris Byrd (40-4-1) will make his much ballyhooed light heavyweight debut tonight against Brooklyn’s Shaun George (16-2-2) on ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights (9:00 p.m. EST).
Byrd’s most recent fight was last October when he was TKO’d in the 11th against 2004 Athens Super Heavyweight Olympic gold medalist Aleksandr Povetkin. Povetkin weighed in […]

By Michael Sedor -- 1 comment