Kaine, Kilgore fight ire with ire Oct 11, 2005
Sabato said neither candidate scored a knockout blow, nor did anyone make a major gaffe. What he heard were two candidates appealing to their most loyal supporters. (Daily Press, VA)
Fight was no safe bet Oct 10, 2005
Saturday night's knockout brings up several thoughts, none of them good for Corrales or for boxing. The first was that a welterweight beats a lightweight most of the time. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
WORTH THE WEIGHT: Castillo's heavy hit wins it Oct 9, 2005
Jose Luis Castillo, left, lands a stinging left hook to the head of Diego Corrales 47 seconds into the fourth round to earn a knockout victory in the fighters' much-awaited bout Saturday night at the Thomas & Mack Center. Castillo was ahead on all three judges' cards at the time. (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Sports)
Castillo not thrown off by prefight controversy Oct 9, 2005
Jose Luis Castillo is hoisted onto his handlers' shoulders after his fourth-round knockout of Diego Corrales on Saturday night. Photo by ISAAC BREKKEN/REVIEW-JOURNAL. (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Sports)
Mighty M headliner ends after head butt Oct 8, 2005
Monticello A 25-second knockout, two draws, a split decision and controversy in the headliner. Not bad for the first professional boxing card in the 47-year history of Monticello Raceway. (Times Herald-Record, NY -- Sports)
Quebec to propose greater protection for abused children Oct 8, 2005
"We don't need a knockout punch; we need a helping hand," said Jean-Marc Potvin, director of the agency's Montreal branch. "As a society we have difficult choices to make where we need to put the interest of children above those of the parents.". (Globe and Mail)
Voluntary voting would get MPs out of the office Oct 6, 2005
Cunneen is articulate, hard-working and possesses a knockout smile. She combines an ability to be strong and soft in a fashion that only those of the fairer sex can, thus making her an accomplished advocate. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Davis needs to learn lessons swiftly from an uninspiring week Oct 6, 2005
He needed a knockout blow, but although he performed well in the hall there was no immediate evidence of a stampede in his direction. Were Mr Davis s campaign to implode, he might yet benefit. (TimesOnline)
More of this story Oct 5, 2005
Last Tuesday two students from the self-contained ESE unit decided to create their own club, KOB, for Knockout Boys, Pritchard said. Those students stay in the same classroom all day, except for lunch, Pritchard said. (Bartow Polk County Democrat, FL)
Padres lose opener; Peavy out for rest of postseason Oct 5, 2005
That set up the knockout punch, as Sanders worked a 3-0 count before lifting a fastball into the left-field seats for the sixth grand slam in NLDS history. Sanders was the last batter faced by Peavy, whose eight runs allowed tied a career worst established in his rookie year of 2002. (North County Times)
Making the Time Count (Los Angeles Times) Oct 5, 2005
" 'One Light Touch ' Timekeepers toil in obscurity, with hardly a nod from boxers, managers, promoters, referees or fans. Unless they make a mistake and, say, allow a round to go extra seconds, and there is a knockout. Arnie Koslow made few mistakes. He loved the precision that came with keeping the time. He tracked each round, each break, and when a fighter hit the canvas, he began the official count "one, two, three, four. " shouting so loudly he could be heard above the crowd, slapping a hand... (RSS - Yahoo News - Top Stories)