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Raymond L. Klingmeyer
Raymond Leroy Klingmeyer, a former boxer and referee who is a member of the state's boxing Hall of Fame, died Friday of renal failure at the Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was 88. "When he came into the ring, he looked like a referee. He...
Tags: International Boxing Federation, Middleweight Boxing, Pigtown, Justice System, Boxing
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A sports fan weighs the presidential candidates
According to most pollsters, the coming presidential election is close, a "dead heat" with President Obama holding a thin lead in several crucial states. I'm really amazed. In my opinion, this election shouldn't even be close. It should be a landslide for...Tags: Rush Limbaugh, Middleweight Boxing, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Boxing
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Women dominating at London Olympics
The darkened arena pulsed with anticipation, the thousands of spectators roaring and their cameras flashing like giant fireflies as the boxers swaggered in, punching the air, bouncing on the balls of their feet and glaring like gladiators. And then, the...
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Henderson retains title with win over Edgar at UFC 150
The Baltimore SunIn the main event at UFC 150, lightweight champion Benson Henderson won by split decision over former champion Frankie Edgar to retain his title at the Pepsi Center in Denver. The bout was so close that both fighters asked UFC president Dana White after...Tags: Pepsi Center , Ultimate Fighting Championship, Justice System, Boxing, Fuel TV (tv network)
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Dream date an age-old issue
Manny Pacquiao smiled at the question, as many boxers before him have, flexed his right biceps and grinned in delight. "I still feel young and strong," Pacquiao proclaimed last week. Birthday No. 33 comes for Pacquiao on Dec. 17. Floyd Mayweather Jr.,...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Oscar De La Hoya, Eric Clapton, Sugar Ray Robinson, George Foreman
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M&T Bank Stadium will host amateur boxing card Saturday
Jake "The Snake" Smith's Baltimore Boxing Promotions will put on eight Olympic-style amateur bouts in a parking lot at M&T Bank Stadium starting at 4 p.m. Saturday. The "Fed Hill Fight Fest" will take place in lot N along Ostend Street beside the...Tags: Federal Hill, Middleweight Boxing, Mike Tyson, Boxing, Maryland
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Phelps has sore ankle from accident, says he's 'fine'
Swimmer Michael Phelps is nursing a sore ankle from the car accident he was in Thursday on Calvert Street, but the Olympic gold medalist intends to resume training Monday. In a message on his official Facebook site, Phelps said he was "fine" and expressed...Tags: Defense, Motorvehicle Accidents, CBS Corp., Clubs and Associations, Facebook
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UFC 71 preview and guest predictions
Special to Baltimoresun.comEditor's note: Pramit Mohapatra will blog live from UFC 71 on baltimoresun.com's MMA Insider. UFC returns to Las Vegas Saturday with UFC 71 after taking its show on the road with recent stops in Manchester, England, Houston and Columbus, Ohio. The...Tags: Ultimate Fighting Championship, Mixed Martial Arts, Chuck Liddell, Welterweight, Wrestling
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Sun archives: Breakout MMA victory for Jones
Special to The SunBaltimore native James "Binky" Jones won the Ring of Combat XIV lightweight title Friday with a first-round victory over Ian Loveland in Atlantic City, N.J. Jones, a Ground Control Baltimore fighter, claimed the championship by forcing Team Quest's...Tags: Ultimate Fighting Championship, Television, Morgan State University, Mixed Martial Arts, Wrestling
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Saturday night at the bar
Special to Baltimoresun.comIt's not your typical Saturday night at the local pub. On most weekend nights, Coburns Tavern in Canton might attract patrons looking to eat dinner, watch college football or hit the second-level dance floor, but last Saturday the O'Donnell Street...Tags: Ultimate Fighting Championship, Television, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Mixed Martial Arts, Death
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UFC 65: 'Bad Intentions' preview
Special to Baltimoresun.comPramit Mohapatra is a mixed martial arts enthusiast a die-hard fan of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and PRIDE professional circuits and an amateur participant who will be covering the sport for baltimoresun.com. His first report previews tonight'...Tags: Ultimate Fighting Championship, Royce Gracie, Television, Los Angeles Times, Death
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Joe Gans
Sun ReporterJoe Gans 1874-1910 'Greatest lightweight who ever lived' They called Joe Gans the "Old Master" and those who saw him fight, including the late Grantland Rice, said he "was greatest lightweight who ever lived." Born Joseph Gaines in Baltimore in 1874,...Tags: Minority Groups, Boxing, Tuberculosis, Family, Diseases and Illnesses
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