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The bloody brutality of boxing – Geale v Golovkin

July 29, 2014 by · Leave a Comment
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How many more men do I have to see maimed and killed to finally accept what this sport is about?  And yet I wonder if I’ll ever get out…

–          Oliver McCall, former heavyweight champion, from The Soul of Boxing

 

Daniel Geale knocked down

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The bloody brutality of boxing – Daniel Geale

July 24, 2014 by · Leave a Comment
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The amount of force delivered by Rocky Marciano was enough to break concrete an inch and a half thick.  Men are not built to take punches that hard.

Back in 1963, the US Testing Company measured Marciano’s power.  Its conclusion is compelling.

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    My name is Matt Watson, avid AFL, cricket and boxing fan. Since 2005 I’ve been employed as a journalist, but I’ve been writing about sport for more than a decade. In that time I’ve interviewed legends of sport and the unsung heroes who so often don’t command the headlines.

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