ClubberLang
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Post by ClubberLang on May 18, 2004 9:17:33 GMT -5
Here is a thread for sports that only the die-hards seem to care about
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Post by luke on May 18, 2004 9:47:59 GMT -5
Does boxing really need to be lumped in with all these sissy sports?
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ClubberLang
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Post by ClubberLang on May 18, 2004 10:08:45 GMT -5
Does boxing really need to be lumped in with all these sissy sports? Well, boxing doesn't seem to be very popular in this day and age so i figured i'd lump it in over here. As far as I'm concerned it is the most pure sport in the world when the judges don't fuck it up. And after i lost a shitload of money on Roy Jones this weekend I didn't want to give it its own board just yet |
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Post by luke on May 18, 2004 10:20:02 GMT -5
Woo yeah, that boy got knocked on out. I felt disgraced. A sports tragedy, man, I felt like an era had just ended.
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Post by luke on May 18, 2004 10:22:20 GMT -5
I remember watching Buster Douglas knock Tyson on his ass when I was younger. I can't say that this is on that level- I mean, Jones is shaking this shit off, and hopefully it won't happen again for a long, long time- but I got that same wide-eyed "holy shit" reaction before it really hit me.
Although, goddamn, wish I was that dude who bet against you...
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ClubberLang
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Post by ClubberLang on May 18, 2004 10:29:27 GMT -5
I remember watching Buster Douglas knock Tyson on his ass when I was younger. I can't say that this is on that level- I mean, Jones is shaking this shit off, and hopefully it won't happen again for a long, long time- but I got that same wide-eyed "holy shit" reaction before it really hit me. Although, goddamn, wish I was that dude who bet against you... Yup, it was almost exactly like that. But the Douglas/Tyson fight was much better on so many levels. 1st and foremost, the Tyson fight was one of the best fights I've ever seen. Tyson was still the best fighter in the world yet he was a bit out of shape and Douglas just kept taking it to him. The build up to Tyson's demise during the fight was so good. Then Tyson knocks down Douglas in the 8th and everybody thought it was gonna be over. Then Douglas comes right back and proceeds to beat the fuck out of Tyson and knocks him on his ass. The Jones fight wa a major dissapointment for us idiots that paid $50 for it(and then proceeded to lose a shitload more). It was a total letdown that Jones got knocked out when tarver only landed 7 punches the whole fight. It was just so surreal to me cause I've been watching Jones since he was in the Olympics. The man never lost a fight, not even close(besides the last tarver fight). My girlfriend gave me a ton of shit for losing that much money. She knows boxing so i don't know why she would give me that much shit for betting on Jones. I gotta make it up on the poker tables today |
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Post by luke on May 18, 2004 13:07:48 GMT -5
I'm thinking I was eight or nine years old when I witnessed that Tyson fight. I was with my mom at her boyfriend's (who later became my stepdad) place, and that fight was on HBO. I was a big Tyson fan (hey, Punch-Out was the greatest of all-time, and I was addicted to Nintendo back then) and I remember sitting down to watch that fight and watching my hero beaten slowly and just methodically crushed. By some nobody. I was shocked when he fell down, and yeah, that was the beginning of the end for him.
I really wanted to see that Jones fight, but I had to work. Heard about the disaster from some guys who came into the bar later that night. I haven't seen the fight, just stills, but man, what a disappointment.
I need to get back more hardcore with boxing. Been slacking a lot lately. I keep up with Jones, though, and I got really pissed about Lewis retiring before the Russian could whoop his ass again. That Lewis/Godihatetryingtospellhisrusskiname fight was pretty good, imo, and I really wanted to see that Limey go down. I think he would have in that second match.
But yeah, I got HBO so I could watch The Sopranos, so I've been keeping up with the fights a bit better.
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Post by luke on May 18, 2004 13:14:55 GMT -5
New Rocky game is supposed to be pretty tight. You can be Rocky, Clubber Lang, or, er, Dolph Lundgren, and you get to follow their careers and change the movie history (i.e., Clubber Lang can spare Apollo; stuff like that.) I will definitely be blowing some o fmy summer with this thing.
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Post by NdY on May 18, 2004 13:19:43 GMT -5
Oh, I can just feel the soccer love on this board.  |
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Post by AliveAndFatigued on May 19, 2004 22:24:04 GMT -5
Jones losing sucks in some ways (he was easily the most talented man above 154lbs), but it was inevitable. Everyone ages, including Roy. Happened to be against the now best light heavyweight in the world.
As for the heavyweights, apart from Vitali Klitschko, its barren. The best prospects are still at best 2 years away (Samuel Peter being the furthest ahead of any of the really intruiging ones, and Ruslan Chagaev being well behind), so its gonna be awhile before anyone steps up. I wouldn't worry too much...at 154 and below, the division is incredibly awesome.
And, of course, there's always PRIDE, UFC, and K-1.
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Post by chrisfan on May 24, 2004 8:24:14 GMT -5
Are we talking about the French Open yet? Has Agassi been knocked out yet?  |
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Post by chrisfan on May 24, 2004 9:51:09 GMT -5
Oh my, Agassi really was knocked out in the first round!  |
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Post by maarts on Aug 31, 2004 17:31:17 GMT -5
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Post by maarts on Oct 5, 2005 20:28:27 GMT -5
Title fight proves brains beat brawnTihomir Titschko's punishing right hook and fancy footwork were not enough to defeat his opponent. Instead, it was the stocky Bulgarian's mastery of knights and bishops that proved decisive in his attempt to become the first European chess boxing champion on Saturday night in a dimly lit warehouse in east Berlin. Chess boxing is one of the newest and most unlikely hybrid sports, designed to test brain and brawn. A typical match consists of up to 11 alternating rounds of boxing and chess sessions. Contestants start with a four-minute chess round, then it's into the ring for a two-minute bout of boxing. A minute's break to tend wounds and remove gloves and the sweaty competitors, towels around their necks, sit down at the chess board again. In the form of chess played - "blitz" chess - competitors have a total of 12 minutes. The World Chess Boxing Organisation, which trains several dozen chess boxers twice a week near its Berlin headquarters, says combining the "No. 1 intellectual sport" with the "No. 1 fighting sport" offers a unique challenge. The group's motto is: "Fighting is done in the ring and wars are waged on the board." Although a contest can end with a knockout, checkmate or judges' decision, the final on Saturday ended in the seventh round when Titschko's opponent, Andreas Schneider of Germany, conceded defeat. The 12 minutes of chess time had nearly elapsed and his king and remaining pawns were in hopeless retreat. Iepe Rubingh, 31, a Dutch artist who lives in Berlin, got the idea for chess boxing from a comic book. He staged the first world championship in Amsterdam in 2003, and organised a show match in Tokyo in 2004. "I am really pleased about how this match developed," he said. "Andreas really gave it his all in there and unfortunately lost. But Tihomir was the clear and deserving winner." For the Berlin competition, organisers hired certified boxing and chess judges. There was a big-fight atmosphere as women in short skirts and high heels circled the ring displaying round number cards, and a raucous announcer fired up the crowd. While a few spectators said they might one day try chess boxing, most shook their heads at the bizarre sport.  King hit … the chess skills of Tihomir Titschko, seated at right, won him the first European chess boxing championship.
Photo: Reuters
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Post by phil on Oct 5, 2005 22:51:18 GMT -5
Albert Camus would have been proud ...
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