Archive for the ‘sports’ Category
Nick Johnson to the Yankees?!
December 18th, 2009 by Planet Chocko
Heard some rumblings last night that the New York Yankees are close to signing a 1 year deal with their former prospect & Yankee hand, Nick Johnson. I was a big proponent of Nick Johnson when he was coming up through the ranks in the minors with the Yankees playing for the Columbus Clippers, but […]
Tags: baseball, larry bowa, new york yankee, nick johnson, one year contract, replace hideki matsui, yankees
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Paulie “the magic man” Malignaggi vs Juan “the baby bull” Diaz in CHITOWN on 12/12/09
December 13th, 2009 by Planet Chocko
Planet Brooklyn’s own, Paulie “The Magic man” Malignaggi successfully revenged his JR Welterweight bout (140lbs) against Juan “the baby bull” Diaz in ChiTown on 12/12/09 by unanimous decision. The 1st fight in August between these 2 combatants led to a controversial win going to the Baby Bull. This sequel on 12/12 was well worth the […]
Tags: baby bull, boxing december 12 2009, chicago, jr welterweight, juan diaz, magic man, paul malignaggi, paulie malignaggi
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Amir Khan beats Dmitriy Salita to defend WBA-Light Welterweight Title
December 8th, 2009 by Planet Chocko
Not a post that I was looking forward to writing, but Amir Khan (21-1 before the fight) defending WBA-Light Welterweight champion beats our local NYC hero of the Planet Brooklyn galaxy, Dmitriy Salita (30-0-1 before) in 76 seconds. Amir Khan came out with a thunderous right cross that stunned & knocked down Salita in the […]
Tags: amir khan, brooklyn, crown heights, dmitriy salita, freddie roach, light welterweight, orthodox stance, wba
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Orthodox Stance Documentary
November 22nd, 2009 by Planet Chocko
This is my 2nd time watching “Orthodox Stance” , a boxing documentary following the trials & tribulations of an orthodox jew named Dmitriy Salita. Salita is a throwback boxer-jew from the crown heights section of Brooklyn-NYC originally from the Ukraine. Amongst the city & hip hop elements of Crown Heights – Brooklyn, Salita practices Judaism […]
Tags: brooklyn, dmitriy salita, golden gloves, jewish, judaism, new york city, russia, starrett city, ukrain, zab judah
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Harlem Hellfighters documentary
November 22nd, 2009 by Planet Chocko
I finally had a chance to catch up on some movies on my hit list & watched a really entertaining sport documentary. “Harlem Hellfighters” was about a High School football team based in Harlem, NYC which is run under a program hosted by the NFL. Head coach Duke Fergerson stepped up to the plate to […]
Tags: coach duke fergerson, documentary, harlem hellfighters, high school football, new york city
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Yankee Stadium to host fight of the century! *DREAM*
November 20th, 2009 by Planet Chocko
While still in a boxing state of mind from last weekend & still in dreamweave mode from the bliss of the NY Yankee world series win, why don’t we interlace my two favorite stories of 2009 together somehow? Rumblings from the sports world would indicate that if the fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather would ever materialize, […]
Tags: fight century, floyd mayweather, freddie roach, manny pacquiao, miguel cotto, philippines, wildcard gym, yankee stadium
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Manny Pacquiao vs Miguel Cotto
November 17th, 2009 by Planet Chocko
Wow…Manny Pacquiao casted a victory over Miguel Cotto in Las Vegas on 11/14/09! The referee puts a halt to the fight in the 12th round due to the beating that Cotto had taken throughout. The corner from the puerto rican native wanted to make the 11th round his last, but Cotto decided to come out for […]
Tags: 7 weight divisions, boxing, filipino, freddie roach, las vegas, manny pacquiao, miguel cotto, puerto rico, sports, welterweight
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