A return to the Bar
Taken too literally?
In this corner…
The boxer and the bar mitzva boy
For Jewish boxers, it’s onwards and upwards
One on top, one on the way?
Mazel tov, Yuri Foreman
Rabbi-in-training Yuri Foreman wins Israel’s first major boxing title.
In the squared circle…
A limited number of tickets for the Nov. 14 Yuri Foreman fight are available.
In these corners…
Foreman and Salita, fightin’ Jews.
Bits and pieces
Catching up with bits and pieces of Jewish sports news.
Mazel tov, Dmitiry Salita!
Our friend, Ron Ross, submitted this happy news:
Dmitiry Salita has been waiting patiently for the bell to ring sounding Round One of his anticipated world championship fight with the winner of the Kotelnik-Khan fight but it seems that there will be bells ringing before that for the undefeated light welterweight contender.
Wedding bells will be chiming [...]
Bad break for Foreman
An “accidental” head butt from his opponent might have prevented junior middleweight boxer Yuri Foreman from getting is 29th victory.
In the third of a scheduled 12-round bout at at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, Cornelius Bundrage opened a deep cut over Foreman’s right eye, forcing the ring doctor to call the fight, rendering it a [...]
If you don’t have plans for Shabbat…
And you happen to be in Manhattan tomorrow night, this might be of interest, especially if you’re a boxing fan. Yuri Foreman is hostingĀ a Latino Shabbat DinnerĀ in anticipation of the “Latin Fury” bout in Atlantic City later this month.

