53 years ago today, Muhammad Ali stopped Sonny Liston in 1 round to defend his heavyweight title for the first time. #boxing
Sunday, May 27, 2018
Friday, May 25, 2018
The dangers of being a boxing referee
Ian John-Lewis takes a punch from Badou Jack.
Getty Images
British referee Ian John-Lewis held his own after taking a huge left
hook to the face from Badou Jack during his WBC light-heavyweight title
battle with Adonis Stevenson on Saturday.
During the 12th round of the draw in Toronto, the official, 55, was caught in the crossfire.
John-Lewis stepped in to separate the duo with the boxers clinging
together in the middle of the ring, just as Jack went for the knockout
punch.
Jack Johnson was the first black man to hold the heavyweight title. The Ring Magazine/Getty Images
Jack Johnson pardoned for violation of Mann Act in 1913
D. Trump had said in April that he was considering the pardon after receiving a call from actor Sylvester Stallone. Previous pleas to presidents by celebrities and lawmakers had failed.
Ex-heavyweight champ Jack Johnson pardoned by a hypocrite
http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/23593832
Sunday, May 13, 2018
Teofimo Lopez Jr. celebrates KO with Fortnite dance | ESPN
Teofimo Lopez Jr. lands a grazing right hand that sends Vitor Freitas to
the canvas and uses
the “Take the L” dance from Fortnite.
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Thursday, May 10, 2018
Kickboxing world champion challenges Senegalese wrestlers
Kickboxing world champion challenges Senegalese wrestlers
Aurélien Duarte, a French a multiple Kick Boxing, Muay Thaï and Shidokan
Karate Champion, discovers different wrestling sports and techniques
from all around the world. He emerges himself during a week with a
Champion/Coach in order to learn the basic rules of that new sport. At
the end of the film, Aurélien fights with a local Champion. Meanwhile,
with him, the viewers will learn more about the history of that
wrestling sport and also about the country, the people, their habits and
culture.
Karate Champion, discovers different wrestling sports and techniques
from all around the world. He emerges himself during a week with a
Champion/Coach in order to learn the basic rules of that new sport. At
the end of the film, Aurélien fights with a local Champion. Meanwhile,
with him, the viewers will learn more about the history of that
wrestling sport and also about the country, the people, their habits and
culture.
Sunday, April 29, 2018
Jarrell "Big Baby" Miller and Flex Lewis | Intense Back Workout
The tension and energy could be cut with a knife the other day in the
Dragon's Laye, but Flex Lewis took no prisoners in this intense Back
Workout with the likes of Jarrell Miller, Frank McGrath, trainer Michael
Washington keeping up with the legend as they intensely trained back. I
am honored I was able to witness such an incredible workout.
Dragon's Laye, but Flex Lewis took no prisoners in this intense Back
Workout with the likes of Jarrell Miller, Frank McGrath, trainer Michael
Washington keeping up with the legend as they intensely trained back. I
am honored I was able to witness such an incredible workout.
Friday, April 27, 2018
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Boxing Training Camp
Madame Bey
@MadameBey
Author, boxing
historian Gene Pantalone. Books Madame Bey's: Home to Boxing Legends,
From Boxing Ring to Battlefield: The Life of War Hero Lew Jenkins. Out
Nov.
At Bey's Camp, heavyweight #boxing champion Jersey Joe Walcott prepares for a bout. He was the oldest heavyweight champion before George Foreman. – at Chatham Township
At Bey's Camp, Gene Tunney prepares for his 1st #boxing encounter with Jack Dempsey. – at Chatham Township
At Bey's Camp, Rubin Hurricane Carter wearing 23-oz gloves instead of 16-oz gloves because his hits were too hard for his sparing partners. Circa early1960s. #boxing – at Chatham Township
At Bey's Camp in 1959, former heavyweight champ Rocky Marciano meets current heavyweight champ Floyd Patterson before 1st Johansson fight. – at Chatham Township
Madame Bey, 2nd from the left, watches Henry Armstrong at Pompton Lakes, while his opponent Lou Ambers was training at her camp. #boxing
At Bey's Camp, light heavyweight champ Paul Berlenbach prepares for Delaney #boxing match in 1926 with his Great Dane Shorty..
At Bey's, #Argentina Arturo #Godoy prepares for 1st #JoeLouis heavyweight champion #boxing title. – at Chatham Township
At Madame Bey's Camp, heavyweight challenger Two-ton Tony Galento with his son the press called one-ton. #boxing
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Mackie shilstone Optimum Performance:
mackie Shilstone
Mixed Martial Arts
Optimum Performance: Preparing to rumble in Vegas
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 6:00 AM
By NOLA.com
The Times-Picayune
LAS VEGAS - After six weeks of hard training in Andre Ward's camp outside Oakland, Calif., our team transitioned last Sunday to Las Vegas - the site of the Ward vs. Kovalev fight. As I noted last week, Ward is moving up in weight class from super middleweight (168 lbs.) to fight the reigning light heavyweight (175 lbs.) champion Sergey Kovalev.
Story by
Mackie Shilstone,
Contributing writer
Over my years of work in the sport of professional boxing, I have previously been to Las Vegas many times for championships fights - working with boxers like Michael Spinks, Riddick Bowe, Roy Jones Jr., Bernard Hopkins, and now Ward, to name just a few.
Having participated in the 1989 Bay Bridge World Series with the San Francisco Giants, NHL playoffs with the St. Louis Blues Hockey team, and numerous grand slam tournaments with tennis great Serena Williams, I must say that there is nothing quite like "fight week" at a world championship boxing event.
However, I will never forget experiencing the '89 earthquake that hit San Francisco on October 17th, while I was in the locker room stretching the Giants' starting pitcher - Don Robinson - before a World Series home game against the Oakland A's.
This last week in Vegas will culminate in a battle between two great champions that will ultimately be decided by the outcome of a system of twelve rounds - 3 minutes of work and one minute of rest - of controlled violence taking place in a 20 x 20 square foot ring.
ADVERTISING
The focus of this last week was to keep the training as close as possible to the activities in training camp - minus the sparring rounds - in order to allow for proper rest and prevent any unnecessary injuries - specifically, a cut to the face. With the weigh-in Friday - 24 hours before Saturday's fight, it's all about conservation of energy, while maintaining your fitness level and "sharpness."
Realistically, if you're not in shape at this point, you might as well not show up. It's also important that the boxer be within several pounds of his weigh-in weight (175 lbs.) to prevent unnecessary calorie restriction or unorthodox weight loss methods too close to the weigh-in - the downfall to many competitors.
An athlete can lose up to 2% of his or her body weight and still recover successfully within 24 hours of an event. It's also important that the fighter not rebound above his training camp weight. Excessive rebound water weight gain in a short a period of time may cause the fighter to become sluggish and potentially place unnecessary strain on the heart muscle.
From a fitness perspective, the emphasis is to continue a modified training program, which includes: core training, leg strength, scapula stabilization / posterior shoulder strength, a continuation of rotational training, and upper / lower extremity flexibility.
Conditioning-wise, the emphasis is to keep the heart rate variability intact, while not over-stressing the system.
The pre-fight press conference with both fighters and their camps was on Thursday, followed by the weigh-in Friday afternoon. Over the years, besides the typical insults and power plays, the press conference allows the media to get a first hand look at the competitors after their extensive training.
Probably the calmest and most respectful press conference I have witnessed was the one involving Bernard Hopkins, who was challenging Antonio Tarver for his light heavyweight crown. Hopkins won that upset decision.
The most raucous weigh-in I've experienced happened when a fight broke out between the two boxing coaches for Roy Jones Jr. and John Ruiz. Mark Ratner, the former general manager of the Nevada State Boxing Commission, pulled back before he completed weighing Jones to keep from being hit, and missed getting Jones' accurate weight - 200 pounds. Ratner pegged Jones' weight at 193.
It's just part of the sideshow, when two boxing competitors show up to the fight.
Mackie Shilstone, a regular contributor to NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune, has been involved in the wellness sports performance industry for nearly 40 years. He is currently a fitness consultant to Serena Williams and has trained numerous other professional athletes and consulted a litany of professional sports franchises. Contact him at mackieshilstone.com.
Source: http://www.nola.com/mma/index.ssf/2016/11/optimum_performance_preparing.html
Mixed Martial Arts
Optimum Performance: Preparing to rumble in Vegas
Posted on November 18, 2016 at 6:00 AM
By NOLA.com
The Times-Picayune
LAS VEGAS - After six weeks of hard training in Andre Ward's camp outside Oakland, Calif., our team transitioned last Sunday to Las Vegas - the site of the Ward vs. Kovalev fight. As I noted last week, Ward is moving up in weight class from super middleweight (168 lbs.) to fight the reigning light heavyweight (175 lbs.) champion Sergey Kovalev.
Story by
Mackie Shilstone,
Contributing writer
Over my years of work in the sport of professional boxing, I have previously been to Las Vegas many times for championships fights - working with boxers like Michael Spinks, Riddick Bowe, Roy Jones Jr., Bernard Hopkins, and now Ward, to name just a few.
Having participated in the 1989 Bay Bridge World Series with the San Francisco Giants, NHL playoffs with the St. Louis Blues Hockey team, and numerous grand slam tournaments with tennis great Serena Williams, I must say that there is nothing quite like "fight week" at a world championship boxing event.
However, I will never forget experiencing the '89 earthquake that hit San Francisco on October 17th, while I was in the locker room stretching the Giants' starting pitcher - Don Robinson - before a World Series home game against the Oakland A's.
This last week in Vegas will culminate in a battle between two great champions that will ultimately be decided by the outcome of a system of twelve rounds - 3 minutes of work and one minute of rest - of controlled violence taking place in a 20 x 20 square foot ring.
ADVERTISING
The focus of this last week was to keep the training as close as possible to the activities in training camp - minus the sparring rounds - in order to allow for proper rest and prevent any unnecessary injuries - specifically, a cut to the face. With the weigh-in Friday - 24 hours before Saturday's fight, it's all about conservation of energy, while maintaining your fitness level and "sharpness."
Realistically, if you're not in shape at this point, you might as well not show up. It's also important that the boxer be within several pounds of his weigh-in weight (175 lbs.) to prevent unnecessary calorie restriction or unorthodox weight loss methods too close to the weigh-in - the downfall to many competitors.
An athlete can lose up to 2% of his or her body weight and still recover successfully within 24 hours of an event. It's also important that the fighter not rebound above his training camp weight. Excessive rebound water weight gain in a short a period of time may cause the fighter to become sluggish and potentially place unnecessary strain on the heart muscle.
From a fitness perspective, the emphasis is to continue a modified training program, which includes: core training, leg strength, scapula stabilization / posterior shoulder strength, a continuation of rotational training, and upper / lower extremity flexibility.
Conditioning-wise, the emphasis is to keep the heart rate variability intact, while not over-stressing the system.
The pre-fight press conference with both fighters and their camps was on Thursday, followed by the weigh-in Friday afternoon. Over the years, besides the typical insults and power plays, the press conference allows the media to get a first hand look at the competitors after their extensive training.
Probably the calmest and most respectful press conference I have witnessed was the one involving Bernard Hopkins, who was challenging Antonio Tarver for his light heavyweight crown. Hopkins won that upset decision.
The most raucous weigh-in I've experienced happened when a fight broke out between the two boxing coaches for Roy Jones Jr. and John Ruiz. Mark Ratner, the former general manager of the Nevada State Boxing Commission, pulled back before he completed weighing Jones to keep from being hit, and missed getting Jones' accurate weight - 200 pounds. Ratner pegged Jones' weight at 193.
It's just part of the sideshow, when two boxing competitors show up to the fight.
Mackie Shilstone, a regular contributor to NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune, has been involved in the wellness sports performance industry for nearly 40 years. He is currently a fitness consultant to Serena Williams and has trained numerous other professional athletes and consulted a litany of professional sports franchises. Contact him at mackieshilstone.com.
Source: http://www.nola.com/mma/index.ssf/2016/11/optimum_performance_preparing.html
Saturday, April 7, 2018
CANELO Alvarez tested positive for the banned substance clenbuterol
Alvarez and Golovkin were seen as upstanding men who lived and fought in a clean, no-nonsense manner. Golovkin’s name is intact, but regardless of what he does next, Alvarez will forever have a cloud of suspicion hanging above him.
Gennady Golovkin, right, and Canelo Alvarez fought in September, and the match ended in a draw.(Photo: Joe Camporeale, USA TODAY Sports
BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. — Gennady Golovkin launched a remarkable attack on rival Saul “Canelo” Alvarez on Tuesday, accusing the Mexican fighter of being a long-term drug cheat who is protected by “corrupt” boxing officials.
Alvarez tested positive for the banned substance clenbuterol during samples collected on Feb. 17 and Feb. 20, with the test results being revealed on March 4.
The rematch in Las Vegas on May 5, having battled to a controversial draw last year is cancelled because Alvarez has withdrawn from the fight
Alvarez withdrew from his middleweight title rematch
against Gennady Golovkin on Tuesday, pre-empting the findings of the
Nevada Athletic Commission that will likely see him banned for at least
six months.
Alvarez has insisted that the levels of clenbuterol in his system were as a result of tainted meat consumed while in Mexico.
But Canelo Alvarez withdrew in the wake of two positive doping tests and in anticipation of a ban from the Nevada Athletic Commission.
Golovkin ridiculed those claims while indicating the Nevada Athletic Commission were conspiring to ensure Alvarez would not face sanction.
Golovkin said that after the decision in the first fight, members of the commission had avoided him.
“Looking
at the commission, they all put their head down to avoid the eye
contact,” Golovkin said. “They don’t want to watch. I reviewed the fight
again and I just realized that these people, people like that, are
terrorists, they are killing the sport.”
https://usat.ly/2GR1Oqg
via @usatoday
Wednesday, April 4, 2018
Mike Tyson Returns Evander Holyfields' Ear
Mike Tyson Returns Evander Holyfields' Ear Back Foot Locker Commercial
If you're a fan of boxing or even if you aren't, you probably remember
the epic boxing match known as 'The Sound and the Fury' where Mike Tyson
takes a bite out of Evander Holyfield's ear.
the epic boxing match known as 'The Sound and the Fury' where Mike Tyson
takes a bite out of Evander Holyfield's ear.
Imagine the ending to that story, an ending that rights all the wrongs
in the sports world.
in the sports world.
Footlocker, as a way to promote their 'Week of
Greatness' shoe releases, has created a funny new commercial that does
just that.
Greatness' shoe releases, has created a funny new commercial that does
just that.
In the commercial you see Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield hug it out,
Dennis Rodman fly to North Korea, Brett Favre finally walk way, and
Craig Sager decide to change his wardrobe.
Dennis Rodman fly to North Korea, Brett Favre finally walk way, and
Craig Sager decide to change his wardrobe.
Saturday, March 17, 2018
The Boxer by Simon and Garfunkel
Link: https://youtu.be/MXIBB0QjkQU
I am just a poor boy
Though my story's seldom told
I have squandered my resistance
For a pocket full of mumbles, such are promises
All lies and jests
Still a man hears what he wants to hear
And disregards the rest
Though my story's seldom told
I have squandered my resistance
For a pocket full of mumbles, such are promises
All lies and jests
Still a man hears what he wants to hear
And disregards the rest
When I left my home and my family
I was no more than a boy
In the company of strangers
In the quiet of the railway station
Running scared,
Laying low, seeking out the poorer quarters
Where the ragged people go
Looking for the places
Only they would know
I was no more than a boy
In the company of strangers
In the quiet of the railway station
Running scared,
Laying low, seeking out the poorer quarters
Where the ragged people go
Looking for the places
Only they would know
Lie la lie, lie la la la lie lie
Lie la lie, lie la la la la lie la la lie
Lie la lie, lie la la la la lie la la lie
Asking only workman's wages
I come looking for a job
But I get no offers
Just a come-on from the whores
On Seventh Avenue
I do declare
There were times when I was so lonesome
I took some comfort there, le le le le le le le
I come looking for a job
But I get no offers
Just a come-on from the whores
On Seventh Avenue
I do declare
There were times when I was so lonesome
I took some comfort there, le le le le le le le
Lie la lie, lie la la la lie lie
Lie la lie, lie la la la la lie la la lie
Lie la lie, lie la la la la lie la la lie
Then I'm laying out my winter clothes
And wishing I was gone
Going home
Where the New York City winters
Aren't bleeding me
Leading me
And wishing I was gone
Going home
Where the New York City winters
Aren't bleeding me
Leading me
Going home
In the clearing stands a boxer
And a fighter by his trade
And he carries the reminders
Of ev'ry glove that laid him down
Or cut him till he cried out
In his anger and his shame
"I am leaving, I am leaving"
And a fighter by his trade
And he carries the reminders
Of ev'ry glove that laid him down
Or cut him till he cried out
In his anger and his shame
"I am leaving, I am leaving"
But the fighter still remains,
Lie la lie, lie la la la lie lie
Lie la lie, lie la la la la lie la la lie
Lie la lie, lie la la la lie lie
Lie la lie, lie la la la la lie la la lie
Lie la lie, lie la la la lie lie
Lie la lie, lie la la la la lie la la lie
Lie la lie, lie la la la lie lie
Lie la lie, lie la la la la lie la la lie
Lie la lie, lie la la la lie lie
Lie la lie, lie la la la la lie la la lie
Lie la lie, lie la la la lie lie
Lie la lie, lie la la la la lie la la lie
Lie la lie, lie la la la lie lie
Lie la lie, lie la la la la lie la la lie
Lie la lie, lie la la la lie lie
Lie la lie, lie la la la la lie la la lie
Lie la lie, lie la la la lie lie
Lie la lie, lie la la la la lie la la lie
Lie la lie, lie la la la lie lie
Lie la lie, lie la la la la lie la la lie
Lie la lie, lie la la la lie lie
Lie la lie, lie la la la la lie la la lie
Lie la lie, lie la la la lie lie
Lie la lie, lie la la la la lie la la lie
Lie la lie, lie la la la lie lie
Lie la lie, lie la la la la lie la la lie
Lie la lie, lie la la la lie lie
Lie la lie, lie la la la la lie la la lie
Songwriters: Paul Simon
The Boxer lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Monday, January 8, 2018
Dorticos vs Kudryashov Brutal KO (Full Fight HD)
The quest for the Muhammad Ali Trophy in the cruiserweight division
comes to San Antonio, USA on September 23 when Cuban WBA World Champion
Yunier ‘The KO Doctor’ Dorticos (21-0, 20 KOs)
faces Russian Dmitry
‘Russian Hammer’ Kudryashov (21-1, 21 KOs) in a quarter-final bout at
the Alamodome.
‘Russian Hammer’ Kudryashov (21-1, 21 KOs) in a quarter-final bout at
the Alamodome.
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