Tag: Boxing
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Book Review: “Four Kings” by George Kimball
As the days lead into weeks and the weeks into months, this pandemic continues to weigh on us all. Live sports are making valiant efforts to restart, the outcome of which is still to be seen and boxing has attempted to lead the way, with Top Rank’s “Summer Series”. The bi-weekly program started June 9th,…
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Sportswashing: Artur Beterbiev and his Mass Murdering, LGBTQ Torturing, Fascist Best Friend
Artur Beterbiev is currently the #9 P4P fighter according to Ring Magazine. On March 28 he was to defend his unified light heavyweight championship against Meng Fanlong of China, a fight that was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The fight would have taken place in Quebec City, partially because of Beterbiev’s refusal to fight…
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Why Are We Okay with Death in Boxing?
“I want a body on my record. I want one. I want one, I really do.” -Deontay Wilder Boxing is a brutal sport. There were three major deaths in the ring in 2019. Called “the sweet science”, sometimes there is nothing sweet about it. With the recent stoppage in Wilder-Fury II, Deontay Wilder has ignited…
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Wilder-Fury II Final Thoughts: PUT SOME F*CKING RESPECT ON DEONTAY WILDER
FIRST OFF FUCKERS, Let’s give a round of applause to the weekend of boxing we just had. It was a spectacle, it was exciting, it was unexpected, it was an event, and for Deontay Wilder fans, it was a nightmare. The seemingly invincible Bronze Bomber with the right hand of God was succinctly outboxed by…
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Wilder-Fury II Prediction: PPV is Dead
It’s fight week, and there hasn’t been a fight week like this one for a long time. People may argue Joshua-Ruiz II was as monumental an event, but they’d be ignoring the facts. A co-promotion by ESPN and Fox has created a bonafide media spectacle with regards to Wilder and Fury’s second bout. There have…
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Rewatching Wilder-Fury 1, or Why Judging in Boxing Makes No Sense and Everybody is Wrong
The countdown has hit three weeks and I told myself I was going to rewatch Wilder Fury 1, and here we are: it’s Saturday night, it’s one a.m, and I’ve got a glass of rum with ice that has melted just enough. LESSSGOOOOOO. First impressions, Wilder is so good on camera, “Once in a while,…
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The One-Two’s Women P4P Rankings
Cecilia Braekhus – 36-0 – 9 KOS – 38 years old The “First Lady” of boxing really doesn’t get enough respect. With her most recent victory against Victoria Bustos in Monaco, she has successfully defended her titles twenty five times! For those history aficionados, that’s the same amount of times Joe Louis defended his heavyweight…
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The One-Two 2020 Year End Awards
Fighter of the Year: Canelo Alvarez This year was an incredible year in boxing. 2019 saw a plethora of world class fighters with signature fights, but on Jan 1, few would have ever predicted Canelo Alvarez would move up to light heavyweight to take a belt from the once elite Sergey Kovalev. Canelo started his…
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Reddit is Racist Against Black Boxers: A Case Study
Racism is prevalent in all sports but I feel like there are two different types of racism. Racist attitudes by white people to all people of colour. And Anti-Black racism, which can be exhibited by anyone, including people of colour. So let’s just get this out there. Black people experience more racism than anyone. And…
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“Undisputed Truth” – Reading Mike Tyson at 3 A.M
I had a bad night last night. After a successful work event, where I should have been feeling really lifted, I tossed and turned. My heart raced, my mind raced, and after struggling for a while I decided that sleep was fruitless. The worries and stresses I was attempting to shake were just not going…