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Widow of boxing champion Gene Tunney dies at age 100... | KXNet ... 14 Apr 08, 22:25 ET AP a0723 STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) The steel company heiress whose marriage to boxing champion Gene Tunney made headlines around the world has died. ... more Shifting Focus From Boxing Arena to Political Arena 14 Apr 08, 21:44 ET Vitali Klitschko was in New York on Monday, looking for investors for Kiev, Ukraine. He is a candidate in Kiev’s mayoral race. By VINCENT M. MALLOZZI The ... more Airline merger...Mortgage legislation...Boxing widow dies ... 14 Apr 08, 21:21 ET ATLANTA (AP) There may soon be a new "world's biggest airline." Delta has struck a deal to take over Northwest, which would create a carrier with an ... more Panama Lewis & Luis Resto: Disgraces to Boxing 14 Apr 08, 19:00 ET By Antonio Santiago-April 14, 2008 When I was little, I was thought by my parents to look at people who have achieved something in life with respectful eyes ... more Widow of '20s boxing champ Gene Tunney dies at 100 14 Apr 08, 18:53 ET AP STAMFORD, Conn. — Polly Lauder Tunney, the Carnegie Steel Co. heiress whose marriage to heavyweight boxing champion Gene Tunney made international ... more Antonio Margarito: Boxing's portable lie detector 14 Apr 08, 18:44 ET By Bart Barry Last week MSNBC reported that US Army soldiers in Afghanistan will soon be equipped with portable lie detectors. Soldiers will use these to ... more Boxing Info: Chris Byrd vs. Shaun George May 16 14 Apr 08, 18:40 ET By Boxing Press April 14th, 2008 All Press Releases For years, Shaun George has waited patiently for his chance to rise to the top of his division. ... more Widow of boxing champion Gene Tunney dies at age 100; 1928 wedding was a media sensation 14 Apr 08, 18:38 ET Polly Lauder Tunney, the Carnegie Steel Co. heiress whose marriage to heavyweight boxing champion Gene Tunney made international headlines in 1928, has died, her family said. She was 100. more Heavyweight champ Tunney's widow dies at 100 14 Apr 08, 18:24 ET Polly Lauder Tunney, the Carnegie Steel Co. heiress whose marriage to heavyweight boxing champion Gene Tunney made international headlines in 1928, has died, her family said. She was 100. more Widow of boxing champ Gene Tunney dies at 100 14 Apr 08, 17:54 ET STAMFORD - Polly Lauder Tunney, the widow of heavyweight boxing champion Gene Tunney and mother of former US Senator John V. Tunney of California, has died, ... more Widow of boxing champion Gene Tunney dies at age 100; 1928 wedding ... 14 Apr 08, 17:27 ET AP STAMFORD, Conn. - Polly Lauder Tunney, the Carnegie Steel Co. heiress whose marriage to heavyweight boxing champion Gene Tunney made international ... more Author: Warriors Boxing 14 Apr 08, 16:42 ET You would think Glen Johnson would be used to this by now – fighting his heart out, doing enough to win, and then seeing judges destroy his hard work with a ... more Boxing and TV - Part Two - BBC 14 Apr 08, 16:32 ET by Ian McNeilly In the second part of his series on television coverage of boxing, BBN's Editor Ian McNeilly casts his eye over ‘the nation's broadcaster' ... more Warriors Boxing Claim Glen Johnson Robbery 14 Apr 08, 16:18 ET HOLLYWOOD, FL – You would think Glen Johnson would be used to this by now – fighting his heart out, doing enough to win, and then seeing judges destroy his ... more Sylvester Kos Castillejo, Euro Boxing Roundup 14 Apr 08, 16:13 ET By Per Ake Persson: Spanish 20-year veteran Javier Castillejo´s long and glorious career surely came to a brutal end at the hands of EBU middle champ ... more INSIDE BOXING 14 Apr 08, 16:01 ET Four months. It took four whole months for me to break my first New Year's resolution, but I am about to do it. I'm going to talk about Floyd Mayweather. ... more Widow of boxing champion Gene Tunney dies at age 100 14 Apr 08, 15:36 ET STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Polly Lauder Tunney, the widow of heavyweight boxing champion Gene Tunney and mother of former US Senator John V. Tunney of ... more BOXING: Top Price claims Tri-Nations gold 14 Apr 08, 14:56 ET By David Pringle ENFIELD'S double Golden Gloves champion Alfie Price fought his way to two wins and a gold medal at the Tri-Nations tournament in Sheffield ... more Lindland runs for office despite inexperience 14 Apr 08, 13:44 ET Matt Lindland's bid to break into Oregon politics fits a fighter who doesn't take no for an answer. An uphill battle? Sure, but Ben Fowlkes expects Lindland to make it interesting. more Rejuvenated McCarthy looks to choke out Bisping at UFC 83 14 Apr 08, 13:19 ET Injury rehab has kept Charles McCarthy from fighting since fall of 2006, but the rest of his life has been going great. Denny Burkholder says McCarthy is looking to extend that streak to the Octagon in his return at UFC 83 on Saturday vs. Michael Bisping. more Star Boxing Announces Doubleheader -ESPN2 14 Apr 08, 12:32 ET Bronx, NY Apr 12, 2008 Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing has outdone itself as they present a terrific twin bill of matches on May 9, 2008 emanating from Bally's in Atlantic City, NJ. In the first co-main event recently crowned USBA Jr. Welterweight champ "Mighty" Mike Arnaoutis (18-2-2, 9 KO's) making his first title defense against the undefeated Lanardo Tyner (19-0, 11 KO's) in a 12 round bout. more Boxing: Away day holds no fear for Calzaghe 14 Apr 08, 10:45 ET Joe Calzaghe has revealed why fighting Bernard Hopkins thousands of miles from home holds no fear for him after the dark early days of his career when he ... more Boxing epic scores points with fans 14 Apr 08, 10:07 ET The 1976 boxing classic, starring Sylvester Stallone as heavyweight fighter Rocky Balboa, came out on top in a survey of movie fans conducted by website ... more It's hard to pick against 'Nard - Boxing 14 Apr 08, 09:58 ET By Eric Raskin It's hard to believe, but Bernard Hopkins is 43 -- and still on top of his game. There are countless reasons to pick Joe Calzaghe to defeat ... more Mediators not boxing promoters: VP 14 Apr 08, 09:16 ET Vice President Jusuf Kalla asked labor dispute mediators on Thursday to refrain from provoking either of the conflicting parties, predicting it would wreck ... more I can help troubled Gazza rebuild his life, says boxing bad boy Tyson 14 Apr 08, 09:04 ET Former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson is offering to provide counselling and support to troubled Paul Gascoigne when he comes to Britain next month. ... more Johnny Garcia leads local boxing contingent - The Grand Rapids Press 14 Apr 08, 08:59 ET By David Mayo Johnny Garcia is 25, and admittedly redeemed by the grindstone path of family, work and training, after fathering two children by 11th grade, ... more Boxing: Ireland's new Olympians claim qualifying gold 14 Apr 08, 08:38 ET By Bernard O'Neill IRISH boxers Ken Egan, Darren Sutherland and John Joe Joyce claimed treble gold in Athens on Saturday just 24 hours after qualifying for ... more Boxing - Darchinyan to face Kirilov in US 14 Apr 08, 08:07 ET SYDNEY—Vic Darchinyan has the chance to silence one of his most famous critics and maintain his pristine record against Russian fighters with his July 5 ... more Boxing: Calzaghe slams Hopkins tactics 14 Apr 08, 08:01 ET JOE Calzaghe has revealed the depths Bernard Hopkins has sunk to in trying to psyche him out ahead of Saturday’s superfight here in Sin City. ... more Rwanda: New Regional Boxing Tournament to Be Launched 14 Apr 08, 07:00 ET A new boxing championship for East and Central Africa countries will be launched in Kampala this week, Rwanda Amateur Boxing Association (Raba) has said. ... more Boxing: Bradley Pryce Las Vegas fight KO’d 14 Apr 08, 06:22 ET The Commonwealth light-middleweight champion was due for a non-title outing against veteran American Norberto Bravo on the undercard of stablemate Joe ... more Boxing: Tarver dethrones Woods in light heavyweight fight 14 Apr 08, 05:56 ET Antonio Tarver captured the International Boxing Federation's light heavyweight belt Saturday by outpointing former champ Clinton Woods at the Tampa Forum ... more The best talker in boxing history? 14 Apr 08, 05:17 ET You saw Antonio Tarver and he's fantastic, he's congratulating Clinton Woods, what a fantastic fellow you are, and then he turns to camera and it's the next ... more Project's boxing clever 14 Apr 08, 04:47 ET By Alison Goulding From the humble beginnings of a cleaner's cupboard, The Box Youth Project has snowballed into an award-winning part of the Doxford Park ... more Boxing: Calzaghe and Hopkins ready to rumble 14 Apr 08, 04:24 ET JOE Calzaghe has spent the week in a quiet apartment, away from the madding crowd that inhabits the Las Vegas Strip. Sure, there were pictures of him posing ... more YouTube's Girl Fight Club license approved by Nevada Boxing Commission 14 Apr 08, 04:14 ET Las Vegas, Nevada - Contrary to its official policy to red flag any viral video that depicts unnecessary violence, YouTube proudly announced today that the ... more Boxing: Comeback win sets Dunne up for title bid 14 Apr 08, 03:23 ET By Thomas Myler DUBLIN Dynamo Bernard Dunne promised he would rock 'n' roll in his first fight for eight months -- and he did just that at the International ... more REQUIEM FOR A BOXING VENUE 14 Apr 08, 03:03 ET By JOHN DiSANTO TWO WEEKS ago, the sad news came that the Philly boxing landmark known as Joe Frazier's Gym was closing. The full story was nicely ... more Boxing club breeding champs for life 14 Apr 08, 02:55 ET By Angela Reed A BOXING club is teaching young people how to be champions in their sport – and life. Horsley Hill Amateur Boxing Club (ABC) has been going ... more SM Boxing Club's Ojeda a hit for SHOBox 14 Apr 08, 02:21 ET By Elliott Stern / Sports Editor Santa Maria's Jose Antonio “Tony” Ojeda hits Steve Marquez with a hard left during SHOBox boxing at the Chumash Casino in ... more Sarasota Boxing Club's 'Lady Ram' wins in Tampa 14 Apr 08, 00:58 ET Laura "Lady Ram" Ramsey, the current GDU middleweight champion of the world and a Sarasota Boxing Club product, won a four-round unanimous decision over ... more Antonio Margarito: Boxing’s portable lie detector 14 Apr 08, 00:35 ET By Bart Barry Last week MSNBC reported that US Army soldiers in Afghanistan will soon be equipped with portable lie detectors. Soldiers will use these to ... more

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