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Puerto Rico: A Tapestry of Boxing (East Side Boxing)
Boxing was on the one hand barbaric, unconscionable, out of place in modern society. But then, so are war, racism, poverty, and pro football. Men died boxing, yet there was nobility in defending oneself.
Jonathan Woodgate is struggling to be fit in time for Tottenham Hotspur's Boxing Day meeting with Fulham (Guardian Unlimited)
Jonathan Woodgate is a doubt for Tottenham Hotspur's Boxing Day fixture against Fulham at White Hart Lane, with the club increasingly concerned about the full extent of his back injury. The central defender suffered a back spasm in the 0–0 home draw with Manchester United on the weekend before last, when he was substituted and taken to hospital for overnight observation. He was ...
Rourke blocked out boxing background for The Wrestler (world entertainment news )
Movie hardman Mickey Rourke was forced to forget his fighting background for new movie The Wrestler, because he found his skills as a former professional boxer were more of a hindrance than a help.
Boy, five, drowns in Disneyland Paris hotel pool while on Christmas break (Guardian Unlimited)
An autistic five-year-old boy from Derry has drowned in a swimming pool near Disneyland Paris while on a Christmas holiday. It was revealed yesterday that the hotel where he died did not have a lifeguard supervising the pool at the time of the accident last Thursday evening. Colum Canning was due to celebrate his birthday on Boxing Day along with his twin brother Kieran. Both boys were ...
Cash boost for boxing (icWales)
BUDDING boxers have been given a lottery cash boost.
Wansbeck Council helps boxing club to move to new premises (Blyth and Wansbeck Today)
AN amateur boxing club from Newbiggin by the Sea has picked itself up from the canvas to fight another day after a potential knockout blow. (22/12/2008 14:40:55)
Online retailers enjoy Boxing Day sales boost (ZDNet UK)
Online retailers enjoyed a sharp rise in traffic on 26 December, with eBay being the most popular retail site in terms of Boxing Day visits
Boxing clever (Oldham Chronicle)
BRITISH boxing is undergoing something of a resurgence with top professionals such as Ricky Hatton, Joe Calzaghe, David Haye, Amir Khan and Carl Froch.
Maargh and Paargh: A gallery of the worst parents on film, from The Shining to Rosemary's Baby (Guardian Unlimited)
Boxing Day sees the release of home-is-where-the-hate-is horror Mum & Dad. Which other film parents would you not want to be spawned by? By Xan Brooks
Boy, 5, from Derry drowns on birthday trip to Disneyland Paris (Guardian Unlimited)
A five-year-old boy from Derry has drowned in a swimming pool near Disneyland Paris while on a Christmas holiday. Colum Canning was due to celebrate his birthday on Boxing Day along with his twin brother, Kieran. He died on Saturday after a life-support machine was switched off in a Paris hospital. He had been taken there after being found in a pool at the Explorers hotel, not far from the ...