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Ed Mulholland for ESPN.comMaiquel Jose Falcao Goncalves bested Gerald Harris for two rounds Saturday and then ... stopped.Boring is a part of sports. No way around it. Basketball is constantly being interrupted by referees. Boxers can put on their ru...

Boring is a part of sports. No way around it. Basketball is constantly being interrupted by referees. Boxers can put on their running shoes. Baseball -- well, baseball was obviously engineered to be boring. It's the cruelest joke ever perpetuated on ...

Boxer Oliver McCall once began sobbing between rounds in a bout with Lennox Lewis. In a hybrid MMA/kickboxing contest, an exhausted Bob Sapp begged his corner not to force him out for more punishment against Jerome LeBanner. Paulo Filho regarded Chae...

Boxer Oliver McCall once began sobbing between rounds in a bout with Lennox Lewis. In a hybrid MMA/kickboxing contest, an exhausted Bob Sapp begged his corner not to force him out for more punishment against Jerome LeBanner. Paulo Filho regarded ...

One way to get James Toney to stop talking is by cutting off the blood supply to his brain. Randy Couture performed a textbook arm triangle choke against the veteran boxer and 0-0 MMA fighter Saturday, fulfilling the expectations (and wishes) of most...

One way to get James Toney to stop talking is by cutting off the blood supply to his brain. Randy Couture performed a textbook arm triangle choke against the veteran boxer and 0-0 MMA fighter Saturday, fulfilling the expectations (and wishes) of mo...

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There are many, many reasons for James Toney to feel uncomfortable in the Octagon on Aug. 28, but there are two factors that aren't getting a lot of play: gloves and shoes. One is shrinking and one is disappearing. Boxers wear shoes for traction: ...

Harry How/Getty ImagesWho knows if Ricardo Mayorga ever intended to climb into the cage, but his efforts did help land a boxing match.You'll recall that boxer Ricardo Mayorga somehow convinced burgeoning MMA promotion Shine Fights that he was no...

You'll recall that boxer Ricardo Mayorga somehow convinced burgeoning MMA promotion Shine Fights that he was not under any contractual obligation to Don King. Shine bought into this, despite Mayorga having signed a promotional agreement with King in ...

All the back and forth regarding boxing's ills and MMA's emergence as the dominant combat sport can really be boiled down to one thing: Boxers have autonomy. Mixed martial artists do not. While that independence may be the best thing for th...

All the back and forth regarding boxing's ills and MMA's emergence as the dominant combat sport can really be boiled down to one thing: Boxers have autonomy. Mixed martial artists do not. While that independence may be the best thing for the fighters...

German Villasenor for Sherdog.comJames Toney's hands might be devastating, but he has only two -- and that isn't enough in the cage.Years and years ago, when someone engaged UFC president Dana White in a discussion of boxers who might consider making...

Years and years ago, when someone engaged UFC president Dana White in a discussion of boxers who might consider making the jump to mixed martial arts, it was decided that most lacked the ambition. When the subject of James Toney came up, it was deci...

Catch a live blog covering Saturday's Shine Fights 3 pay-per-view showdown between Ricardo Mayorga and Din Thomas beginning at 9 p.m. ET. Crime scene tape optional.

Advancing age seems to be the one sure antidote for athletes previously known for bad temperaments. An entire generation that knows George Foreman as a doughy, Bible-belting grill pitchman has little idea that he was once a surly boxer with a stare t...