George Zimmerman to Be Celebrity Boxer

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I thought celebrity boxing matches were ancient history, but apparently at least one promoter thinks there's still a market and has signed George Zimmerman for a March 1 fight against an as-yet unnamed opponent. Something tells me there will be a long line of people wanting to sign up to take a legal swing at George. I'm sure they will insist he be searched for weapons before entering the ring. Proceeds are to go to charity.

George says he has boxing experience:

Boxing isn't new to me. It's something I had picked up well before the incident and it's something that I liked, I enjoyed,

George may be positioning himself for a career as a professional wrestler. He's that rare individual who can be a face (good guy) in some parts of the country, like BiT's neck of the woods, and a heel in other, more urban areas.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nati ... h/5077607/

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The celebrity boxing match between Zimmerman and rapper DMX has been called off. Apparently some people didn't like the idea and threatened the promoter.

http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/02/09/3 ... apper.html

[SpacemanSpiff]

As a casual boxing fan, I find celebrity boxing (no matter who) to be more a sideshow than something worth watching. It's often as mismatched and one-sided as a goalie fight in ice hockey.

If anyone remembers when Fox ran some primetime bouts about 15 years ago (Joey Buttafusco and Tanya Harding fought -- not each other, of course -- among others) and, let's face it, it was no DWTS.