It was on this day in 1971 that Joe Frazier defeated Muhammad Ali to retain his Heavyweight boxing belt.  The fight took place at New York’s Madison Square Garden in front of a sold out crowd, which included many celebrities.
“The Fight Of The Century” is what the media had dubbed this battle in pre fight [...]

It was on this day in 1995 that George Foreman was stripped of his WBA Championship belt.  Foreman’s title was taken away for his refusal to fight the World Boxing Associations #1 contender Tony Tucker.
To this day it is still unclear why Foreman declined to fight Tucker, but many have speculated it was because he [...]

Last November news surfaced that Mike Tyson had been led away in handcuffs from LAX after an incident with a photographer in one of the airport’s ticket counter lines.  At the time the story that came out was that the photog was bothering Tyson and Tyson claimed that he was acting in defense of his [...]

I’m not sure there is much to say here that could make this better than it already is.  If it was just called “Roller Boxing”, we can all agree that would be downright stupid.  Add bikini to it and the game changes entirely.  Then you throw in the word “Brazilian”, which has come to imply [...]

Total Pro Sports – He may not eat your children, a la Mike Tyson, but Juan Manuel Marquez is prepared to do just about anything to win, and that includes drinking his own urine.
With his much anticipated bout versus Floyd Mayweather Jr. scheduled for September 19th, HBO’s 24/7 caught up with the Mexican lightweight and [...]

Total Pro Sports – Ever wonder what Mike Tyson’s been up to since he bit off a third of Evander Holyfield’s ear? If you guessed training in the gym you were wrong.
He’s been hanging out with teen-pop sensations, the Jonas Brothers!
No, this isn’t an episode from South Park, but the whole situation is pretty eerie [...]

Total Pro Sports – Dogfighting has been a problem for quite some time, but only since the Michael Vick incident has it become such a hot topic throughout the media.  Awareness was raised during his trial, and prior to his release we were treated to some pics of the dogs retrieved from his house, and [...]

Total Pro Sports -  Sitting in her jail cell in the Brazilian city of Recife, Amanda Rodrigues took a red pen, a lined piece of paper, and began writing.  She has declined interviews from her cell, but did have a message she wanted to be heard.  A letter was written and turned over to the [...]

Total Pro Sports – On Saturday, the boxing world was shocked by the news that Arturo Gatti had died during a vacation in Brazil.  It has since been reported that his wife, Amanda Rodrigues, strangled the boxing star with a purse strap.  While media outlets continue to sort out the incident, we here at TPS [...]

Total Pro Sports – Many of the fighters you see in the ring are trained in several different martial arts and fighting styles.  Some prefer Muay Thai, others jiu-jitsu or wrestling.  Even boxing has become part of the repertoire for MMA fighters these days.  There are plenty of options out there now and another may [...]