Smitty

James E. Smith (a.k.a. Smitty) has been a boxing commentator for various television companies for over a decade. He has done work for Showtime, CSI Sports, HBO/TVKO, Fox Sports, Event Sports, CKP Sports, Don King/Kingvision, TV 3 New Zealand, and many others. He is currently owner, co-producer, and host of "In This Corner," America’s only syndicated half hour televised boxing show.

Pennsylvania

EARLY BOXING MEMORY: Winning Pennsylvania Junior Olympics when I was nine. Won a trophy which had to be 2ft tall! When I won that I was the baby in the gym. We had guys like Robert Hines. I got my butt kicked 95% of the time in the gym by guys who were bigger and older than me. But I was too advanced for my level. I beat a guy named 'Bunchie' Williams, a good, good amateur who went 12-1 as a pro but then I think drugs got him. I still see him all the time. He says, 'You didn't really beat me that night, you had the politics with you.' But I knocked him down three times! There was no politics then. We joke. Good connection there. He says Roy Jones is afraid of me.

Mitsuo Maeda

In 1914 a Japanese Judo and jiu-jitsu master named Mitsuo Maeda (called Count Koma) came to Brazil. In return for help from the Brazilian politician Gastao Gracie, Koma taught jiu-jitsu to Gastao's son Carlos. Carlos in turn taught his brothers (most notably Helio). They went on to further refine the art via constant no-rules competition, developing what is now known as Gracie Jiu-Jitsu.

Don King

Legendary promoter Don King sat for his turn in the roasting pit, when the Friars Club hosted its annual, star-studded Celebrity Roast Luncheon at the New York Hilton Hotel on Friday afternoon.Roastmaster Donald Trump hosted a kickoff press conference for the Friars Club Roast of Don King on Friday morning at the New York Hilton.

Golden Boy

Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions will present the inaugural "Boxing World Cup" on Saturday when teams consisting of six fighters from Mexico and six fighters from Thailand compete for a beautiful $200,000 trophy created by famed jeweler IceLink. The event will take place at the Desert Diamond Casino in Tucson, Arizona. Mexico would have to be considered the favorite to claim the cup, with two champions (Fernando Montiel and Hugo Cazares) being tabbed as heavy favorites to win their fights and retain their world titles. For Thailand, featherweight Terdsak Jandaeng seems to be a solid pick to defeat Carlos Contreras.

sportsbook

Odds have been posted by Sportsbook.com, the largest sportsbook and casino on the planet, for the inaugral Boxing World Cup bouts on Saturday night in Tucson. WBO bantamweight champion Ratanachai Sor Vorapin is -200 to defeat Jhonny Gonzalez +160, WBO super flyweight champion Fernando Montiel is a -1000 favorite to beat Pramuansak Posuwan +600, WBO light flyweight champion Hugo Cazares is -600 to overcome Kaichon Sor Vorapin +400 and Daniel Ponce De Leon is -225 to defeat Sod Looknongyangtoy +185 to claim the vacant WBO super bantamweight crown. Sportsbook.com is a sponsor of this event.

Taekwondo

The name Taekwondo is derived from the Korean word "Tae" meaning foot, "Kwon" meaning fist and "Do" meaning way of. So, literally Taekwondo means "the way of the foot and fist". The name Taekwondo, however, has only been used since 1955 while the arts' roots began 2,300 years ago in Korea. Known as a martial art and way of life, the evolution of Taekwondo was a direct result of the happenings in Korea long ago, and knowledge of the history is an important step in understanding Taekwondo.

Chapman

Michael Moorer-trained heavyweight puncher JD “The Natural” Chapman continued to roll last night at the Pope County Fairgrounds in Russellville, Arkansas. Fighting in the co-main event, Chapman scored a first-round knockout over 40-fight veteran Ron Johnson. The victory moves Chapman’s record to an impressive 17-0 with 16 KOs. “Michael has JD improving every fight,” said happy manager Scott Hirsch. “For a kid as young and inexperienced as JD to have the knowledge and wisdom of a Michael Moorer in his corner is irreplaceable. We’re going to step him up in his next fight. He is scheduled to face once-beaten New Yorker John Carlo, 14-1 (12 KOs), November 19 in Arkansas.”

capura

Also accompanying the Oakland mayors delegation was a group of
black and Latino teenagers called "TEAM" who sang, danced, read poetry
and did an exhibit of Kapuera for the more than 100 invited guests.
Prompted by Oakland wheelchair activists Jane Jackson, who originated
Oaklands first "friendship declaration" with Santiago in 1994, and
led by young Puerto Rican-American Khalil Jacobs, the teenage group
made a strong impression on their Cuban hosts, who commented on
the importance of young people carrying this relationship on in the
future. Jerry Brown urged Santiago leaders to help provide art,dance
and music teachers for a new charter school he will be opening in
Oakland next June.

Crazy Kim

WBC 22 Toshiharu Kaneyama, alias Crazy Kim, rapidly captured the vacant ABCO superwelter title as he destroyed Thailander Jaipetch Kiatmuangkan in the opening round on Thursday at Bangbuathong, in Nonthaburi, Thailand. The Japanese who also be the OPBF 154lb title holder, suprisingly attacked the local fighter as the bell rang, dropping his foe with a vicious right hook then he displayed one-side attack that forced referee Somsak Sirianan to stop the bout at 2:08. Kaneyama improved to 23-3, 20 KOs. In other action, WBC#19 Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo (11-0, 5 KOs) displayed his superior skills before he easily won a 118-110, 118-110, 119-109 unanimous decision over Filipino Dominador Agrabio. The Filipino also suffered a cut at his left eyeblow from a fair punch in round seven.

Fest 2005

Cavazos Boxing Promotions presents Boxing Fest 2005, Saturday, October 22 with the Texas light heavyweight title on the line at the Altas, Palmas Park in Donna, Texas. The main event will feature Gabriel Rivera (4-1 3 KO's) against Ignacio Garza (6-5-1 5 KO's) the eight fight card will also feature the Texas bantamweight title in an expected brawl between Nelson Soto (9-5 8 KO's) against Alex "El Torito" Garcia (5-2 4 KO's). Tickets for the Boxing Fest 2005 are priced at $62 Ringside, $42 Reserved and $15 General Admission, and are available through Cavazos Boxing at (956) 630-1317 or by calling the City of Donna at (956) 464-9640. Tickets will be sold at the door.

New Jersey

On November 30, New Jersey boxing promoter Main Events brings professional boxing back to northern New Jersey for the first of a series of planned boxing events at North Bergen's Schuetzen Park, it was announced today by Main Events CEO Kathy Duva. Unbeaten featerweight Jason Litzau (15-0, 14 KO’s) will headline six-bout fight card. Also scheduled for action are welterweight Henry Crawford (7-0-1, 2 KO’s), super middleweight Wayne Johnsen (9-0, 5 KO’s), light heavy Bobby Rooney (5-1, 3 KO’s) and Noriko Kariya (3-0), sister of former New Jersey Devils star Steve Kariya

:-)

If I had to reconstruct what happened during Friday night's Pacers-Pistons game based solely on the reactions of sports columnists, I'd probably come up with something like this: Ron Artest beats his own coach with a club, Stephen Jackson shows a homemade sex tape on the Palace's Jumbotron, and Jermaine O'Neal grabs a mike and makes disparaging remarks about John Wooden, Mother Teresa, and "the troops."

islam

slamic terrorism is ''the work of the devil," and Saudi Arabia will fight it ''until we eliminate this scourge," King Abdullah said in an interview broadcast yesterday.
Article ToolsIn the interview with ABC-TV's Barbara Walters, he also said the kingdom will expand the rights of women and eventually allow them to drive.The king denied assertions that his government finances schools that teach a fundamentalist philosophy of Islam that can lead to militancy.

nighttime

A nighttime fight following open use of the gym at Madison Memorial High School caused a parent to complain about security. News 3's Prema Chandrathil investigated what happened the night of Oct. 5.The parent News 3 spoke to wants to know who's watching the kids after school. He said his child was involved in a fight with another student while others watched last Wednesday. The incident happened inside the school, near the field house around 9 p.m. as the kids were waiting to get picked up after an open gym night. But before parents got there, the man's son was beaten up. The boy was punched in the ribs and head.

Michael Acri

Michael Acri Boxing Promotions and Team Freedom, promoters "Boxing at The Meadows" announced today that the event, originally scheduled for October 6, has been rescheduled for Wednesday, October 26, at The Meadows Race Track in Washington, PA, just 20 miles south of Pittsburgh. The card will feature Sugar Ray Narh, 15-1 (14 KOs) against Marty "Too Sweet" Robbins, 21-28-1 (15 KOs)in an 8-round lightweight bout. The co-main event will feature Jose Nieves, 12-0-2, (8 KOs) risking his undefeated record against Sergio Carlos Santillan, 20-5-3, (7 KOs) in an eight-round non-title super flyweight battle. Four-time world champion and living legend Roberto Duran, will host a pre-fight silent auction from 5 to 7:30 P.M., to benefit the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Duran will also be honored during the boxing card with a lifetime achievement award.

White Sox

The Chicago White Sox and Los Angeles Angels reached the American League Championship Series primarily through pitching and defense, getting big hits when they needed them.
But the similarities don't end there. From a popularity standpoint, both are used to fighting more established in-town rivals for attention — and usually losing, even when they're winning on the field.Despite the White Sox's surge, Chicago remains a Cubs kind of town. And when you think of Los Angeles baseball, Vin Scully and Dodger Dogs come to mind first.

Jason

For those who are just unbelievably obsessed with this site, I bring you sad news. FE will be taking a break for a while, which means no fights will commence until the site returns back in full swing. Estimated time of vacation will be 2 weeks, give or take. Why? Personal problems on behalf of the webmaster (Chucky) but just because the site won't be updated for weeks, it doesn't mean that Chuck won't be popping in now and then to check up on y'all. Take it easy and FE will hopefully be back to itself soon.

heavyweight

Former Australian heavyweight champion Bob Mirovic (25-15-2) will fight American Eric "Butterbean" Esch (71-5-4) at the Carrara Sports Complex, Carrara, Gold Coast, Qld, Australia on November 18th. Former world heavyweight contender Joe Bugner, 55 years, rejected a US$15,000 offer to fight Butterbean but stated he would consider fighting Butterbean for a purse of US$75,000. In Butterbean's most recent bout he lost to Kenny Craven (26-16) over four rounds in August. Mirovic lost a disputed split points decision to Bugner when he challenged for the Australian heavyweight title in 1998. Mirovic lost a disputed twelve round decision to former world ranked Timo Hoffman (31-3-1) in Zwickau, Germany in March 2005. In Mirovic's most recent bout he dropped a twelve round decision to American Rob Calloway (54-5-1) in june 2005 for the vacant WBF title. Mirovic suffered a broken jaw in that bout.

David Haye

Cruiserweight David Haye (13-1, 13 KOs) will now face Italy's world-rated Vincenzo Rossitto after his proposed British and Commonwealth title challenge to Mark Hobson was called off when Hobson was forced to withdraw due to contracting shingles. The ten-rounder will take place October 14 at the Huddersfield Leisure Centre. The 29-year-old Rossitto is the reigning IBF inter-continental champion and boasts an impressive 30-3-2 (17) record. Rossitto is currently ranked 9th by the WBC and 12th by the IBF and will provide the sharp shooting Haye with a stern test of his world credentials. The Italian has boxed twice this year, halting Denmark's Jesper Kristiansen in five rounds in July, and stopping Gabor Farkas in two in March. The winner is expected to seal a crack at Alexander Gurov's European crown.

Arturo Gatti

Arturo Gatti said today that he signed an agreement yesterday to face Thomas Damgaard on January 28 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. Gatti made the announcement today in Montreal during a press event for a condominium project. He said he plans to make a run at the title in the 147lb division. Regarding the condos, Gatti, who is an investor in the project, stated "I make my money in the U.S., but my heart will always be in Montreal."

Kodokan

Judo is many things to different people. It is a fun sport, an art, a discipline, a recreational or social activity, a fitness program, a means of self-defense or combat, and a way of life. It is all of these and more.Kodokan Judo comes to us from the fighting system of feudal Japan. Founded in 1882 by Dr. Jigoro Kano, Judo is a refinement of the ancient martial art of Jujutsu. Dr. Kano, President of the University of Education, Tokyo, studied these ancient forms and integrated what he considered to be the best of their techniques into what is now the modern sport of Judo.Judo was introduced into the Olympic Games in 1964 and is practiced by millions of people throughout the world today. People practice Judo to excel in competition, to stay in shape, to develop self-confidence, and for many other reasons. But most of all, people do Judo just for the fun of it.

Practice with an open heart

Remember: Practice with an open heart, flexible body and a free mind.

1. RESPECT - SELF AND OTHERS Everything begins and ends here.
1. BOWING - SITTING AND STANDING "Shikin Haramitsu Daikomyo".
2. BREATH WORK Your breath is spirit. You will learn several types of deep breathing techniques to quiet, still and reflect the mind.

3. MEDITATION (meditation or quiet thought, inner prayer).

4. JUNAN TAISO (Muscle flexibility & conditioning skills) Muscle stretching and body conditioning will be done before class.

5. UKEMI GATA TAIHENJUTSU (ground hitting skills, breakfalls, rolling and leaping)
1. Zenpo Ukemi (forward breakfalls)
1. Zagata (kneeling)
2. Shizen (standing)-Ryote (two hands) Katate (one hand)
3. Tsuki (punching/kicking from breakfalls)
2. Koho Ukemi (backwards breakfalls)
3. Yoko Nagare Ukemi (sideways breakfall)
4. Zenpo Kaiten (forward rolling), Naname (diagonal)
1. Ryote (two hands)
2. Katate (one hand)
3. Mute (no hands)
5. Koho Kaiten (backwards rolling breakfall without raised leg)
1. Ryote (two hands)
2. Katate (one hand)
3. Mute (no hands)
6. Sokuho Kaiten (side roll)
7. Oten (Cartwheels)

Martin Castillo

World super flyweight champion Martin Castillo of Hacienda Hts., Calif. will defend against former champion Alexander 'Explosivo' Munoz of Venezuela on Top Rank's big 'Seek and Destroy' championship fight card which will feature world heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko vs. interim champion Hasim Rahman in Las Vegas on Nov. 12. Castillo won the WBA 115-pound title from Munoz last Dec. 3 in Laredo, Texas. Castillo boxed effectively and wore down the champ who was making his fourth world title defense. Castillo won by decision. Since, Munoz has won three straight times and is now the WBA #1 rated contender at super flyweight. Castillo has a record of 29-1 with 16 knockouts; Munoz is 28-1 with 26 knockouts. Castillo, 28, has been in sensational bouts and is coming off a dominating performance, winning practically every round against former world champion Eric 'Little Hands of Steel' Morel in Las Vegas on March 19. Castillo vs. Munoz will be shown live on the HBO PPV telecast which will include Antonio Margarito's world title defense against Manuel 'Shotgun' Gomez of Laredo and a special appearance by the wildly popular unbeaten teenager Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. of Culiacan, Mexico. Top Rank, with K2 Promotions, Caesars Palace and Wynn Las Vegas, is promoting 'Seek and Destroy' which will be held at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas.