As we get ready for UFC 152, we take a look at the image of the star of the main event, Jon Jones. Despite being the top draw and one of the highest paid fighters in the UFC, he is also the most polarizing fighter in the UFC. Some of the issues fans have with […]
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The Pro Wrestling Post: Union whispers arise after wrestler’s twitter rant
The U word (“union”) came up again in the WWE as a mid-card wrestler stood up for what he thought was unfair pay. What happens when a WWE wrestler gets in trouble with management? In the case of mid-card wrestler, JTG (real name Jayson Paul), he sent out a tweet expressing his frustration with his […]
TUF Live going to back to tape
Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports reported last week that TUF would no longer be live. The decision comes in part due to time overruns, the inability to develop storylines and ratings The live format was supposed to attract viewers with live fights. However, the ratings revealed the lowest ratings of the series. White was quoted […]
Boxing’s reemergence on television
The SBJ’s Fight Issue includes an article on boxing’s regular return to television. The article cites the emergence of better packaging of the sport as well as the need for more live content programming as reasons for its return. The article reports on how networks are utilizing boxing for television purposes. As an example, Showtime […]
Payout Perspective: Pacquiao-Bradley
Welcome to a special edition of Payout Perspective where we look at the world of boxing. This time we look at the controversial fight which took place Saturday night at the MGM Grand where Timothy Bradley shocked the world by taking a split decision over Manny Pacquiao to the stunned fans in attendance and the […]