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Press Release: October 31, 2013 By LunchBox Communications- That is over $1,000 a day for the next 25 days. By Friday, we would like to have 100 backers find their name on the online credits. "Whatever Happened to Tyrell Biggs?"  is not only a great sports biopic, but a film that will shine a light on the importance of after-school programs and community engagement needed to help inner city youth succeed. Take this opportunity to become one of the first 100 backers of  "Whatever Happened to Tyrell Biggs?" .  West Philadelphia and the Shepard Recreation Center are bursting with good stories but lack the resources to tell their own tale.  Help give them a voice. Popularity is simply a numbers game and Kickstarter is an all or nothing proposition.  If we do not meet our goal, we can not keep any of the funds raised so far. That is the way a  Kickstarter  Campaign works.   The more backers we have, the m...

When future Hall of Famer Bernard Hopkins entered the ring on October 26th to defend his IBF World Light-Heavyweight championship at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey against mandatory challenger Karo Murat, the question was not so much about whether or not the 48-year-old Hopkins would be able to defy father time one more time. Instead, the question that many asked entering this fight was whether or not Murat belonged in the ring with Hopkins. Although Karo Murat did have a credible record of 25-1-1, with 15 knockouts entering the fight with Hopkins as well as being a former European champion in the Super-Middleweight division, he entered this fight as the great unknown to most observers due to his never fighting previously before in the United States. When a fighter who is not particularly well known despite an impressive record, as an observer you really do not know what to expect. Some will remember Bernard Hopkins’ Middleweight championship defense in Mar...

Press Release: October 26, 2013 By LunchBox Communications - That is $1,000 a day for the next 30 days. By the end of this weekend, we would like to have 100 backers find their name on the online credits. "Whatever Happened to Tyrell Biggs?"  is not only a great sports biopic, but a film that will shine a light on the importance of after-school programs and community engagement needed to help inner city youth succeed. Take this opportunity to become one of the first 100 backers of  "Whatever Happened to Tyrell Biggs?" . West Philadelphia and the Shepard Recreation Center are bursting with good stories but lack the resources to tell their own tale.  Help give them a voice. Popularity is simply a numbers game and Kickstarter is an all or nothing proposition.  If we do not meet our goal, we can not keep any of the funds raised so far. That is the way a  Kickstarter  Campaign works.  The more backers ...

A storyline that many fans will occasionally hear in regard to the sport of Boxing is when a contender who may not be considered to be well known particularly among casual fans, prepares to challenge for a world championship against a champion who is well established and considered a star of the sport, a question that some might have could be is the champion overlooking his opponent? In the case of the upcoming IBF Light-Heavyweight championship fight between a future Hall of Famer Bernard Hopkins and IBF number two rated contender Karo Murat, some might argue that a question of whether Hopkins might be overlooking Murat might be warranted. After all, Bernard Hopkins is a legitimate legend the sport. A man who has fought the best of his era, fought long and hard for the respect and recognition deserving of a champion. One could argue that Hopkins at age forty-eight, with his place in any Hall of Fame associated with the sport of Boxing assured would be justified to only see...

Press Release: October 22, 2013 By LunchBox Communications- Philadelphia fighter  Gabriel Rosado  wants to see this documentary! To help us meet our goal on Kickstarter, Gabby graciously donated two sets of all access tickets to his sold out title fight against the undefeated Peter Quillin in Atlantic City on October 26th. You'll also be ringside for the anticipated  Hopkins vs. Murat   match.  To bring " Whatever Happened to Tyrell Biggs ? "   to the screen we need your generous support as a backer. Kickstarter is an all or nothing crowdfunding platform. Even $1 means everything. Please take advantage of many great rewards to bring #TeamBiggs closer to reaching the goal of completing this important film.  It takes a village... or in this case, sports fans, boxing enthusiasts, after school program supporters, production crew and anyone standing next to you with a credit card... to c...

The WBO World Welterweight championship fight between undefeated two-division world champion Timothy Bradley and future Hall of Famer Juan Manuel Marquez was a bout that had a couple of interesting subplots. Despite being undefeated in thirty professional fights heading into his fight with Marquez, Bradley was considered by some to be an underdog. The basis of the opinion seemed to be greatly based on Bradley’s controversial decision victory over Manny Pacquiao last year. Although many, this observer included felt that Manny Pacquiao was the victim of injustice in that fight, what was overshadowed by most casual observers in particular is that although it appeared that Timothy Bradley was bested on that night, Bradley was still a world-class boxer who had won a world title and briefly unified it in the 140lb. Jr. Welterweight division. For one to believe that Bradley was somehow not a skilled boxer based on the controversial outcome of his fight with Pacquiao would be quite...