ICE CUBES: Damon Feldman's Pillow Fighting League kicks off tonight

Damon Feldman, the odd-lot Philly boxing promoter who's legally restricted from promoting real boxing events in Pennsylvania, is behind the new Pillow Fighting League, starting tonight in Essington, Pa.

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ICE CUBES: Damon Feldman's Pillow Fighting League kicks off tonight

POSTED: Friday, January 6, 2012, 3:00 PM

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Give Damon Feldman credit for two things: making lemonade from lemons and having a sense of humor about it. The odd-lot Philly boxing promoter — who's legally restricted from promoting real boxing events in Pennsylvania after being convicted of promoting fights without a license (even though most of them happened with overstuffed giant gloves the size of watermelons) — is behind the new Pillow Fighting League (PFL). And face it: Pillow fighting is not regulated by the state as of yet (For the record, Tom Corbett — before he was governor — really went after Feldman for allowing cats like Danny Bonaduce to pummel bozos such as Jose Canseco. Me? I’d give Feldman a medal.

Speaking of giving Feldman a hero's welcome — the debut event of the PFL happens tonight at 8:30 p.m. at The Deck (101 Taylor Ave., 267-803-1999) in Essington. James James’ tattooed love-goof Michelle “Bombshell” McGee (pictured right, photo by Scott Weiner) will fight Rita Rampage, amongst other battle royals to be held. Are the girls allowed to smother with pillows? Or make the opponent eat tweety feathers? I don’t know the rules of the PFL. Maybe I should’ve asked last night when the downy combatants held a news conference at Legendary Dobbs on South Street. That’s where Feldman said the goofiest thing: “They can’t arrest me for pillow fighting, right?” Hey Tom Corbett, you’ve got nothing better to do with that Penn State trial on tap. $15 gets you girls and pillows.

(a_amorosi@citypaper.net) (@ADAmorosi)

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