boxing

The words “bare knuckle boxing” probably invoke visions of corny looking old-timey fighters throwing down in tight pants or drunken bar patrons getting stomped by Patrick Swayze in the 1980s film classic Roadhouse.

Two former baseball stars will duke it out in the ring on Saturday in a celebrity boxing match. Lenny Dykstra, 48, and Jose Canseco, 47, will square off in a match that’s left many observers shaking their heads. “Canseco ruined my career by spreading lies,” Dykstra said.

Unless you have formal training in punching things, an arcade boxing machine is not something you should try out in front of other people, as the chance of embarrassment is quite high. That goes double for taking a video of your first attempt at the game, as the two young men in this video so unfortunately learned. (At least we think it's their first time. It has to be.)

Referee Manfred Küchle stopped a WBO super-middleweight title fight between Robert Stieglitz and Khoren Gevor in 10th round after he ruled that Gevor had intentionally head-butted Stieglitz, opening a gash above his right eye.

Saturday, Jan 29th.  The doors will open at 6 p.m. Pre-fight entertainment starts at 7:30 and the matches begin at 8 p.m. Tickets are $30 for ringside, $15 for reserved floor seats or the mezzanine, $13 for reserved bleacher seats, and $10 for general admission...

Unless you've been living under a rock, you know there are a ton of prizes you can win, but you gotta hurry because a bunch of them are ending today at 10AM.  Here's a quick list so you can enter one last time before they end.