At this stage the obituaries for American pro boxing are not mandatory just for the boxing pundits, but even us slobs in the stands. As a 'hardcore' fan I have too fill my annual quota so here goes ( Read more... )

Saturday night I stayed in for what has become a common occurrence in the last couple of years. It was a combo PPV championship boxing and free, televised MMA courtesy of SpikeTV and the UFC. The boxing match was a 170lb catchweight fight between legendary veteran Bernard Hopkins and undefeated middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik. If you like boxing ( Read more... )

This was some months back at the MSG box for Roy Jones vs. Tito Trinidad fight. Just throwing it up because I realize it's been a bit since I caught good fighting. I've been spoiled by the last 18 months with so many super fights. Then again it has left quite a hole in the pocket. Anyway, just hoping one of these upcoming Saturdays keeps the streak ( Read more... )

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It's been a long while but this is always worth watching over, especially the first half where he discusses the purposes of doing a martial art. No question he was an interesting individual. I've essentially all but quit training in the last few months. I can't help but wonder if my demotivation has something to do with the general absence of ( Read more... )

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The skull ride:


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On 9/11 I went with the lil' bro and some fam to a live taping of WWE RAW at Madison Square Garden. I'd never been to live pro-wrestling and wasn't sure what to expect. Turns out the crowd was as much of an attraction as the wrestling. I'm proud to say I initiated a good number of boisterously disorderly chants and provided more than my share of ( Read more... )