Vanessa Bryant is giving back to honor the legacy of her late husband Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna following her legal victory against Los Angeles County over the sharing of photos taken at the helicopter crash site where they died. The late NBA icon's wife plans to donate proceeds from the 16 million judgement she won this week to the nonprofit Mamba and Mambacita Sports foundation, her attorney told the Los Angeles Times Aug. 25. The charity offers sports education to underserved athletes. The group was originally named the Mamba Sports Foundation after Kobe's nickname Black Mamba and was renamed after the crash to honor both the Los Angeles Lakers legend and Gianna. E!...
- 8/27/2022
- E! Online
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Floyd Mayweather is returning to the ring. After an exhibition bout with Logan Paul last year, “Money” Mayweather is taking on Don “Dangerous” Moore in another exhibition bout, (unofficially) putting his perfect record on the line.
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Floyd Mayweather is returning to the ring. After an exhibition bout with Logan Paul last year, “Money” Mayweather is taking on Don “Dangerous” Moore in another exhibition bout, (unofficially) putting his perfect record on the line.
Looking to watch the Mayweather vs. Moore fight live? Read on. Below is everything you need to know about how to watch the Mayweather vs. Moore fight, including how to stream Mayweather vs.
- 5/20/2022
- by Oscar Hartzog
- Rollingstone.com
“Boxing is opera to Latins,” we hear in the early moments of “La Guerra Civil,” a comprehensive visual history of one of the most momentous fights in contemporary boxing, directed with verve by powerhouse actor-filmmaker Eva Longoria Bastón. But for the bout in question that took place between Oscar De La Hoya and Julio César Chávez a quarter-century ago, Mexican communities both at home and in the U.S. had a lot more to behold and reflect on than the revered sport’s inherent drama and spectacle.
In 1996, the year of the legendary match, East L.A.’s De La Hoya was known as “the golden boy.” A darling Olympian with movie-star looks, he was so popular with the ladies that several moments in Longoria Bastón’s entertaining doc feature fans screaming or trying to steal a kiss like they’ve just spotted The Beatles. Older, tougher-looking and Mexican-born, Chávez...
In 1996, the year of the legendary match, East L.A.’s De La Hoya was known as “the golden boy.” A darling Olympian with movie-star looks, he was so popular with the ladies that several moments in Longoria Bastón’s entertaining doc feature fans screaming or trying to steal a kiss like they’ve just spotted The Beatles. Older, tougher-looking and Mexican-born, Chávez...
- 1/21/2022
- by Tomris Laffly
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Copper comes from Arizona, and Peaches from Georgia, but if we had to rewrite the lyrics to the Blossom Dearie standard “Rhode Island is Famous For You,” you can add film production to the latter 1,214 square mile sized state. Much of that has to do with producer Chad A. Verdi who over the last eight years has pumped out 20 features with notable homegrown titles like 2016’s Bleed for This and the upcoming Grindstone Entertainment Group/Lionsgate crime pic Vault, both which shine a spotlight on his native Rhode Island.
Vault is one of six projects that Verdi has in his 2019-2020 pipeline, which also includes Martin Scorsese’s upcoming Netflix movie The Irishman this fall. The pic reps Verdi’s fifth film with The Departed Oscar-winning director and producer Emma Tillinger Koskoff. Verdi’s previous Ep credits with Scorsese include Silence, The 50 Year Argument, and the 2017 Amelie van...
Vault is one of six projects that Verdi has in his 2019-2020 pipeline, which also includes Martin Scorsese’s upcoming Netflix movie The Irishman this fall. The pic reps Verdi’s fifth film with The Departed Oscar-winning director and producer Emma Tillinger Koskoff. Verdi’s previous Ep credits with Scorsese include Silence, The 50 Year Argument, and the 2017 Amelie van...
- 5/13/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Former boxing champ Rocky Lockridge -- who later had the most famous appearance on the show "Intervention" -- has passed away at age 60, his family confirms. Family members tell us Rocky died Thursday morning from complications from a stroke he suffered a while back. Lockridge was a stud fighter back in the '80s -- racking up multiple titles with victories over guys like Roger Mayweather. But, he later became addicted to crack cocaine ... and...
- 2/7/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Let’s return to the ring once more for another true life tale of triumph and tragedy all set in the world of the “sweet science”. Almost a year ago movie audiences were cheering on a re-invention of the fiction franchise began by Rocky with the spin-off Creed. And just a few months ago we watched the rags to riches to rags true tale of Roberto Duran in Hands Of Stone. Now, or should I say, “…and in this corner”, is the saga of Vinnie Pazienza, a scrappy young fighter from a working class East Coast neighborhood. Ah, but he’s not just fighting other contenders. No, his story mixes the standard sports flick with the “struggling against a devastating medical crisis” drama. It’s a story so incredible that it has to be true (who could make it up?), as Vinnie shows the world that to defy the odds...
- 11/18/2016
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Miles Teller proves himself a champ by going all 12 rounds as Vinny "The Pazmanian Devil" Pazienza, the Rhode Island boxer who competed in three different weight classes – only to face the fight of his life after breaking his neck in a car accident and being told to hang up the gloves. That hyperbolic plot summary suggests a minefield of Hollywood clichés, and to be sure, Bleed for This sometimes bleeds right into them. But writer-director Ben Younger (Boiler Room, Prime) has a way of punching his way out of tight corners.
- 11/18/2016
- Rollingstone.com
12:20 Pm Pt -- Lvmpd says Roger has been located by family members ... he's safe and is currently being monitored. We're told cops are trying to figure out where exactly he went. As for Floyd ... sources close to Mayweather tell us the boxer was in Toronto on vacation with his kids ... and is on his way back to Vegas to check on his Uncle. Floyd Mayweather's Uncle, Roger Mayweather -- one of the most...
- 7/31/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Animal print thong underwear on men is, well, not pretty. Unless your'e Miles Teller playing a boxer in 1988. Just check out Miles at about the 29-second mark in the new trailer above for Bleed for This, the real life story of boxer Vinny Pazienza (Teller), a champion boxer who overcame a near-fatal car accident to enter the ring again and reclaim his title belt. In the scene, Teller takes off his robe during a weigh-in for a fight against Roger Mayweather. What we see is a lean and ripped Teller wearing nothing but a skimpy animal print thong and flexing his biceps for the media. Teller explained how he got into fighting shape when I sat down to chat with him about Insurgent back in March of...
- 6/29/2016
- E! Online
Vinny Pazienza was a five-time world boxing champion, and the colorful brawler nicknamed "The Pazmanian Devil" had plenty of career highlights in the ring. But the bout that may best exemplify his heart and grit is his 1995 title fight against the legendary Roy Jones Jr., in which he was pummeled to a bloody pulp and knocked out in the sixth round. Three times he was sent to the canvas by the champion, and three times, he courageously shook off the blows and tried to continue. There was absolutely no quit in him, and even as the referee finally stepped in...
- 6/29/2016
- by Jeff Labrecque
- PEOPLE.com
Vinny Pazienza was a five-time world boxing champion, and the colorful brawler nicknamed "The Pazmanian Devil" had plenty of career highlights in the ring. But the bout that may best exemplify his heart and grit is his 1995 title fight against the legendary Roy Jones Jr., in which he was pummeled to a bloody pulp and knocked out in the sixth round. Three times he was sent to the canvas by the champion, and three times, he courageously shook off the blows and tried to continue. There was absolutely no quit in him, and even as the referee finally stepped in...
- 6/29/2016
- by Jeff Labrecque
- PEOPLE.com
Floyd Mayweather's uncle says he was going to make a woman "feel the real deal" ... after she blasted him with pepper spray in Vegas ... insinuating he was going to beat her up ... and TMZ Sports has the video. Fyi -- Roger Mayweather was a famous champion fighter in his own right who went on to train Floyd for some of his biggest bouts ... and worked in Floyd's camp for the Pacquiao fight. In the video,...
- 5/18/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Boxing champ Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin is making his silver screen debut next year -- as none other than the original Black Mamba himself Roger Mayweather ... TMZ Sports has learned. Quillin tells us he auditioned, and landed the small role in an upcoming flick entitled "Bleed For This" -- a true-life story centered around the life of world champion boxer Vinny Pazienza, played by "Divergent" actor Miles Teller. "Only Roger Mayweather can be Roger Mayweather,...
- 11/30/2014
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
There's a major sports star who's trying to get the rights to call himself the "Black Mamba" -- only it's not Kobe Bryant, it's Floyd Mayweather's uncle ... who's been using the nickname for decades.TMZ Sports has learned ... Roger Mayweather -- a former boxing champ turned trainer -- filed a trademark application with the U.S.P.T.O. hoping to win the rights to the mark, "Roger 'Black Mamba' Mayweather."Fyi -- Roger...
- 3/5/2014
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is arguably one of the best professional boxers of this generation. Boasting an undefeated, 44-0 record with 26 knockouts, his prowess is unmatched. A skilled fighter, many critics laud Mayweather for his ability to minimize damage while possessing an uncanny skill to control the ring.
“Floyd is a great fighter,” recent opponent, Robert Guerrero, said after their May 4th fight in an Espn article; ”He’s got great defense, he’s slick, he’s quick. He came out and did his thing. He was a little better than I thought. I thought I was going to catch him, but he was on his game tonight.” As with any high-profile athlete, Mayweather has had his fair share of bizarre moments across his 17 year career.
From the mundane to the outright strange, here is a look at the top six bizarre moments of Floyd Mayweather’s career.
6. All-out Brawl Erupts...
“Floyd is a great fighter,” recent opponent, Robert Guerrero, said after their May 4th fight in an Espn article; ”He’s got great defense, he’s slick, he’s quick. He came out and did his thing. He was a little better than I thought. I thought I was going to catch him, but he was on his game tonight.” As with any high-profile athlete, Mayweather has had his fair share of bizarre moments across his 17 year career.
From the mundane to the outright strange, here is a look at the top six bizarre moments of Floyd Mayweather’s career.
6. All-out Brawl Erupts...
- 6/8/2013
- by Lenny Rowe
- Obsessed with Film
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