Watch an intense ping pong match between two PGA Tour pros
Golfers — professional golfers specifically — love playing ping pong. When you spend that much time on a golf course, it’s only a matter of time before you run into a rain delay. And when you do, there’s only one thing that does a good job of passing the time: playing ping pong. Matt Kuchar […]
Tyson calls proposal to allow pros in Olympics ‘ridiculous’ (The Associated Press)
A proposal to let professional fighters compete in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics is ”ridiculous” and ”foolish,” former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson said Wednesday. In Beijing to promote professional boxing in China, Tyson said any pro boxers going to the Olympics should be prepared to lose because the amateurs could prove too fast for them. […]
WBC rips AIBA over Olympic boxing; some pros are intrigued (The Associated Press)
The president of the World Boxing Council sharply criticized the International Boxing Association on Thursday for its intention to allow professional fighters to compete in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. The WBC’s Mauricio Sulaiman said AIBA ”does not have a clue of what boxing means and represents.” The head of pro boxing’s most prominent governing […]