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Charlize Theron Developing Show for HBO
Actress Charlize Theron is trying her hand as a producer for an upcoming crime series for HBO. The series will be called, Mind Hunter and she will be producing it along with David Fincher. The show is based on the book, Mind Hunter: Inside the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit, which is written by John Douglas and Mark Olshaker. Douglas was the top investigator who worked on cases involving serial killers and rapists. The show will be… More »
Tru Blood – For Real and In Your Cocktail
I am NOT obsessed with this show and the books that started the whole thing. I’ve said that before, right?
Hmm…”The lady doth protest too much, methinks”.
ANYWAY, if you’ve been watching the show, have read the books or basically, if you HAVEN’T been living under a rock, then you probably have a basic idea of what Tru Blood is and if you don’t, well, I’m going to tell you.
The basic premise of the books and show is that about five years… More »
Entourage Returns Tonight on HBO
The sixth season of Entourage premieres tonight on HBO and I’m very excited about it. Season five was filled with a lot of surprising moments and I’m looking forward to seeing how it turns out.
I won’t recap every detail but I thought I’d refresh your memories about some of the major developments from last season.
After Eric (Kevin Connolly) and Ari (Jeremy Piven) secure him the role, Vince (Adrian Grenier) begins work on Smoke Jumpers but things don’t go well. Initially,… More »
Margarito Outwills Cotto in Classic Welterweight Fight
Boxing promised us a welterweight fight for the ages and for 11 rounds Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito provided. Margarito charged relentlessly with defiant straightforward abandon while Cotto skillfully bobbed, weaved, counterpunched and scored with inspired boxing. Power punch after power punch from both fighters, bomb after bomb.
But in the 11th it was the Mexican, the Tijuana Tornado Antonio Margarito, who proved to have the greater will as the Puerto Rican Cotto quit on his feet, too battered, unwilling and… More »
The Ghost Will Face The Executioner
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ESPN.com is reporting that middleweight champ Kelly “The Ghost” Pavlik will face boxing’s Methuselah Bernard Hopkins on October 18 in Atlantic City, New Jersey’s Boardwalk Hall. The bout will be fought at a 170-pound catch weight and will be broadcasted on HBO Pay-Per-View.
Pavlik’s promotor Bob Arum admitted to ESPN that “This fight was not our first choice, but it was the only alternative we had to make a buck.” How’s that… More »
Chris Arreola – The Next Great American Heavyweight?
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My dad recently asked me “Why didn’t you write about the HBO heavyweight fight a few weeks ago? The one where the young kid Chris Arreola just tore that poor Philly boxer Chazz Witherspoon up. That kid was something else.”
Back in late June I was much more interested in the Showtime fights that aired at the same night: the Arthur Abraham – Edison Miranda rematch its co-feature the Raul Marquez… More »
Joe Calzaghe to fight Roy Jones, Jr. on Sept. 20
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ESPN.com’s Dan Rafael has just reported the worst kept Breaking News in boxing: 2008′s Top 5 pound-for-pound boxer Joe Calzaghe’s next fight will be against 2002 Top 5 pound-for-pound boxer Roy Jones, Jr.. They will fight for Calzaghe’s 175-pound light heavyweight title.
The 36-year-old Calzaghe (45-0, 32 KO) will fight the 39-year-old Jones (52-4, 38 KO) on September 20, 2008 in Madison Square Garden on HBO pay-per-view. Oh, if only this fight had… More »
Juan Manuel Lopez Wins With An Assertive First Round KO
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If you stayed with the end of Showtime’s Sergio Mora victory over Vernon Forrest then you probably missed HBO’s opening bout. Heck, if you blinked you might have missed Juan Manual Lopez’ declarative first round TKO and WBO super bantamweight-grabbing win over Daniel Ponce de Leon.
The 24-year-old Puerto Rican destroyed the 27-year-old Mexican first dropping him with a straight left halfway through round one. Ponce de Leon got up… More »
Paul Williams Exacts Quick Revenge
It didn’t take long. In just two minutes Paul Williams regained his WBO welterweight title from Carlos Quintana revenging his unexpected February loss to the Puerto Rican. Williams put Quintana down twice in the first reminding us why he was once one of boxing’s most feared fighters.
This emphatic win puts Williams back on the welterweight map. He’s an exciting fighter and a powerful champ. Now that Oscar De La Hoya has nothing to do on September 20 why not… More »
Zab Judah and the Shower, The Real Story Emerges
Last night a message appeared on my Comcast cable box. It read: You still have time to order this Saturday’s exciting welterweight pay-per-view event “Sugar” Shane Mosley vs. Zab “Super” Judah. I wonder what would happen if you did order the May 31 fight that was officially canceled almost three weeks ago because of Zab Judah’s unfortunate incident with a shower and the resulting fifty stitches Zab had installed in his right arm?
Would you get a Zab Judah… More »
HBO’s Night of the Bulldog: Gutsy Angulo
Alfredo Angulo vs. Richar Gutierrez
HBO’s Night of the Bulldog continues with 2004 Mexican Olympian Alfredo Angulo. He approaches the ring with MMA star Kimbo Slice. Angulo’s robe and T-shirt carry a stately pit bull profile and he’s wearing a dog collar emblazoned with a sparkly El Perro (the dog).
Unlike the first fight it’s quickly evident that both fighters fall into Ann Wolfe’s definition of bulldog. The 154 pounders trade blows and look good in a very even first… More »
HBO’s Night of the Bulldog: Ferocious Kirkland
Eromosele Albert vs. James Kirkland
As the opening bell rings Max Kellerman insists that James Kirkland is a fun boxer to watch lauding his ferocity and his urgent aggression. 40 seconds later he knocks Eromosele Albert down silly. Joe Cortez lets the fight continue but Albert never recovers and is dropped for good ten seconds later at 1:06 of Round One. After the fight Kirkland says he wants to “take over the 154-pound division”. Kirkland is now 22-0 with 19… More »
Watch HBO Tonight, Tell Everyone How Great Gamboa is Tomorrow
It’s 8:00 p.m. EST on Saturday night. Your probably know already whether you’re going out or not. We here at www.jabandgrapple.com are indeed leaving the humble abode and headed to this party. Just because it’s an art show doesn’t mean we’re not tough. Heck, we’re watching Steven Seagal and DMX’s Exit Wounds right now.
Nevertheless if you are staying in you really need to watch tonight’s Boxing After Dark on HBO. We can’t explain why any better than Tim at… More »
Oscar De La Hoya Calmly Conquers Steve Forbes
Image details: Oscar De La Hoya v Steve Forbes served by picapp.comOutside of the ring and in the business world Oscar De La Hoya is obnoxiously confident, he revels in the vicious venture capitalist role, he’s gleeful in his greed, and delighted by the power his money brings. While I’m watching HBO’s wonderful one-off documentary Countdown to Oscar De La Hoya/Steve Forbes and a pre-fight Oscar interview with boxing poet Larry Merchant I see a forthright De La Hoya who… More »
Oscar de la Hoya Fighting Saturday…Yawn
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It’s really hard to get excited about Saturday’s 150 lb. bout between Oscar De La Hoya’s tired, pragmatic, money-oozing sheen and The Contender graduate Steve Forbes’ pleading payday-grabbing genuflection. No one expects a good fight. No one expects Forbes to have much of a chance. Boxing fans will watch out of obligation, thank HBO for gifting us a non-PPV look at the Golden Boy, and beg in our most Tiny… More »