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Bendigo

Posted by on Saturday, April 20, 2024, In : Art

Bendy’s Sermon Poem by poem by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle about Bendigo, the well-known Nottingham bare-knuckle boxer and gangster that went on to convert to Christianity and become a preacher:

You didn’t know of Bendigo! Well, that knocks me out!

Who’s your board school teacher? What’s he been about?

Chock-a-block with fairy-tales full of useless cram,

And never heard o’ Bendigo, the pride of Nottingham!

Bendy’s short for Bendigo. You should see him peel!

Half of him was whalebone, half of...

Tyson, Ali & Jackson

Posted by on Saturday, February 17, 2024, In : Photography

Michael Jackson with Mike Tyson (top) and Muhammad Ali (bottom).

Via Film Scenes
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Richard Bong

Posted by on Saturday, February 10, 2024, In : Photography

Richard "Dick" Ira Bong (1920 – 1945) was a United States Army Air Forces major who won the Medal of Honour for his aviation exploits in World War Two. He was America’s top fighter pilot during the war, with forty confirmed Japanese aircraft down by his Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighter.

Bong considered himself to be a poor shot so to compensate, he would get very close to his target, sometimes even flying through the debris of exploding planes. His exploits include:

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Muhammad Ali & Zbigniew Pietrzykowski

Posted by on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, In : Photography

Top: Muhammad Ali & Zbigniew Pietrzykowski of Poland after Ali won their bout in the 1960 Olympic finals in Rome in the light heavyweight division.

Bottom: The two are collecting their medals along with Giulio Saraudi (Italy) and Anthony Madigan (Australia) who both came joint third.

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Floyd Mayweather Jr Vs Manny Pacquiao

Posted by on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, In : Photography

Floyd Mayweather Jr (left) Vs Manny Pacquiao in their 2015 welterweight bout which Mayweather won in a unanimous decision.

Native American Archer

Posted by on Monday, June 5, 2023, In : Photography

A Native American archer, probably from the 1880s. His bow appears to be a self-bow, i.e., made from one piece of wood
and his 1883 US Army shirt and woven canvas cartridge suggest he may have been a scout.

Source: truewestmagazine.com

Queen Boudicca Quote

Posted by on Saturday, June 3, 2023, In : Proverbs & Quotes

"I am not fighting for my kingdom and wealth. I am fighting as an ordinary person for my lost freedom...Consider how many of you are fighting, and why.
Then you will win this battle, or perish. That is what I, a woman, plan to do! Let the men live in slavery if they will."

~ Queen Boudicca ~

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Edward Aston

Posted by on Saturday, January 9, 2021, In : Photography

Edward Aston, who won the title of Britain’s Strongest Man in 1911 and held it for over twenty years until he retired undefeated.

Source: breakingmuscle.com
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Louis Vs. Schmeling

Posted by on Tuesday, January 5, 2021, In : Photography

Joe Louis pictured just before his fight with Max Schmeling in 1938 (top) and squaring up to his German foe in preparation for their bout (bottom). It took Louis a little over two minutes to win the match which many see as the first time white America rooted for a black person over a white one. This was due to tensions between the United States and the German Nazi Party and years later, Louis would state:

“White Americans, even while some of them were lynching black people in the South, were...

Bill Richmond

Posted by on Thursday, April 2, 2020, In : Art

Bill Richmond, the former American slave who fled to Britain and became a bare-knuckle boxer and boxing coach. Depicted above in a hand coloured etching from 1810 and below, stood behind his student Thomas Molineaux in a depiction of his 1811 fight with the champion Tom Cribb.

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Joe Frazier Vs. Muhammad Ali

Posted by on Thursday, November 1, 2018, In : Photography

Joe Frazier knocking down Muhammad Ali in the 15th round of their 1971 encounter at Madison Square Gardens. Frazier went on to win the fight on a points decision becoming the first man to defeat Ali in the ring.

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Muhammad Ali vs Rocky Marciano

Posted by on Wednesday, May 23, 2018, In : Photography

Rocky Marciano fights Muhammad Ali in their so-called super fight, a mock bout in the late 1960s. The result of this and other fights like it were decided by a second-generation NCR 315 computer, packed with 5k of handmade core memory and were designed to find out who was the best heavyweight of all time.

Sam Langford vs. Joe Jeanette

Posted by on Tuesday, February 13, 2018, In : Photography

Sam Langford vs. Joe Jeanette at Luna Park, Paris, France, in 1913. Langford and Jeanette fought each other a total of fourteen times with Langford winning eight of their contests, Jeanette winning two and the pair drawing four times.

Source: wikipedia.org

Sam Langford vs. Bill Lang

Posted by on Monday, January 22, 2018, In : Photography

In 1911 in London, Sam Langford, weighing in at 165 lbs beat the much heavier Bill Lang, who weighed in at 196 lbs. The fight was a total mismatch from the start with the lighter and shorter Langford dominating before winning the fight in the sixth round after his opponent was disqualified for a foul blow.

Source: boxrec.com

Muhammad Ali Talking a Vet out of Suicide

Posted by on Friday, January 12, 2018, In : Photography

This photograph taken in 1981 shows the dramatic moment Muhammad Ali saved a suicidal Veteran of the Vietnam war. The former Heavyweight Champion shouted to the man; “I’m your brother, I want to help you” after which the man allowed Ali to approach and eventually came off the ledge.

Source: dailymail.co.uk
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Kings of the Ring

Posted by on Wednesday, January 20, 2016, In : Photography

Don King posing with two of the best fighters he ever worked with, former heavyweight champions Mike Tyson and Muhammad Ali. The picture was taken in Las Vegas before a WBA-WBC lightweight championship fight on October 29, 1988.

Source: beatsboxingmayhem.com
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The Crossbow: Medieval and Modern Military and Sporting

Posted by on Monday, January 18, 2016, In : Art

Title: The Crossbow: Medieval and Modern Military and Sporting.

Date: 1840-1845.

Source: Costumes of Mediaeval Christendom.

Information: The kneeling and seated figures in this diagram illustrate how a crossbow is first drawn and then loaded. This is contrasted by the standing figure, who shows how much more rapidly a conventional bow can be fired.

Source: uh.edu
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Cassius Clay Vs. Tony Madigan

Posted by on Friday, January 15, 2016, In : Photography

Cassius Clay aged 18 fighting Tony Madigan of Australia during the light heavyweight boxing semifinals at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome.

Source: telegraph.co.uk
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Boxing Boys

Posted by on Saturday, December 26, 2015, In : Photography

A couple of young boys practising boxing.

Source: Tumblr
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Muay Thai vs. Kickboxing

Posted by on Sunday, December 6, 2015, In : Photography

American kickboxer Rick Roufus vs. Muay Thai fighter Changpuek Kietsongrit in a non-title fight in Las Vegas in the late 1970s. Prior to this fight, muay thai was relatively unknown outside of Thailand, but when Changpuek beat the American, he put the sport on the international map.

Source: muaythaipros.com
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Carmen Basilio on the Speed Bag

Posted by on Sunday, October 11, 2015, In : Photography

Carmine Basilio (1927 – 2012) better known as Carmen Basilio, seen here working on the speed bag. Basilio was an Italian-American pro boxer who held the world title in both the Welterweight and Middleweight divisions, famously beating the great Sugar Ray Robinson to win the latter.

Source: punchingbagreviews.com

Don King's Mugshot

Posted by on Sunday, September 6, 2015, In : Photography

Mugshot of boxing’s most notorious promoter Don King after he killed a man who owed him money (1954).

Source: boxinginsider.com
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Raging Bull

Posted by on Sunday, September 6, 2015, In : Photography

Robert De Niro in Raging Bull (1980)

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Benny 'the Ghetto Wizard' Leonard

Posted by on Friday, August 21, 2015, In : Photography

Benny the Ghetto Wizard Leonard, widely considered one of the best lightweights of all time, was champion from 1917 to 1925 defending his title seven times. His record stands at;

Total fights 219
Wins 183
Wins by KO 70
Losses 24
Draws 8
No contests 4

Source: wikipedia.org
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Where Evil Lurks

Posted by on Tuesday, August 4, 2015, In : Proverbs & Quotes

Evil lurks where disappointment lodges.

~ George Foreman ~

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Muhammad Ali - Conscientious Objector

Posted by on Thursday, July 30, 2015, In : Photography

Muhammad Ali, who was famously banned from boxing for being a conscientious objector to the Vietnam War, points to a newspaper reporting in 1966 on a 30,000 strong protest march that had recently taken place against the conflict.

Source: dailymail.co.uk
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Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter

Posted by on Sunday, May 3, 2015, In : Photography

A 1964 photo of middleweight challenger Rubin Carter.

Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, who died in April 2015 aged 76 could, according to some commentators, have become the World Champion and was one of the best middleweights of his day. However on June 17th, 1966 Carter was out on the town with a friend, John Artis and their lives would change forever when they found themselves getting arrested for the murder of a bartender and two customers of the Lafayette Bar and Grill.

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Unidentified German Girls Boxing

Posted by on Sunday, March 8, 2015, In : Photography

A photograph of unidentified German girls boxing in shallow waters, taken by Bernard Kobel in the 1950s.

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Muhammad Ali - Final Fight

Posted by on Sunday, March 1, 2015, In : Photography

Muhammad Ali looking dejected after losing his final fight to Trevor Berbick in 1981.

Source: dailymail.co.uk
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Operation Crossroads - The Bombing of Bikini

Posted by on Sunday, January 25, 2015, In : Photography

These nuclear bomb detonations, (known as the Able and Baker Tests respectively), took place in July 1946 as part of Operation Crossroads on the island of Bikini Atoll in the Pacific. A fleet of decommissioned US and seized Japanese vessels were deployed in the area with the intention of simulating and documenting the effects of nuclear weapons in naval warfare. They were the precursors to a series of large thermonuclear tests that over the next decade or so would render Bikini unfit for huma...
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Nelson Mandela on Boxing

Posted by on Monday, September 15, 2014, In : Photography

A young Nelson Mandela doing some boxing training. He wrote in his autobiography Long Walk to Freedom;

"I did not enjoy the violence of boxing so much as the science of it. I was intrigued by how one moved one's body to protect oneself, how one used a strategy both to attack and retreat, how one paced oneself over a match.....Boxing is egalitarian. In the ring, rank, age, colour and wealth are irrelevant.....I never did any real fighting after I entered politics. My main interest was in train...

The Art of Fighting Without Fighting

Posted by on Saturday, August 30, 2014, In : Video

In the scene above from the 1973 classic Bruce Lee movie Enter the Dragon, the main character, Mr Lee, encounters a bully while travelling on a boat. When ask of his style, Lee replies;

“You can call it the art of fighting without fighting”.

He agrees to show the bully his art but instead of violence, he uses his intelligence and traps the bully on a smaller boat. This segment of the film was adapted from a similar incident that is said to have happened to a 16th century samurai warrio...
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Joe Rivers & Louise Adler

Posted by on Wednesday, August 27, 2014, In : Photography

American boxer Joe Rivers sparring with the women's lightweight
world champion, Louise Adler in 1926 while helping her train for an
upcoming title defence.

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Muhammad Ali Meeting Saddam Hussein

Posted by on Thursday, July 3, 2014, In : Photography

Muhammad Ali meeting Saddam Hussein in 1990 when the former heavyweight champion was enlisted to help negotiate the release of 15 American hostages. The ‘guests’ were held in Iraq following Saddam's invasion of Kuwait with the threat that they would be used as human shields should US forces attack strategically areas in the country. After tense negotiations, all 15 men were released without being harmed but when praised for his actions, Ali insisted all credit be given to Allah.

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The Pebble in your Shoe

Posted by on Thursday, July 3, 2014, In : Proverbs & Quotes

“It isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out, it’s the pebble in your shoe.”

~Muhammad Ali ~
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Kun Gek Do Side Kick

Posted by on Monday, June 9, 2014, In : Photography

A practitioner of Kun Gek Do, (a form of Korean kickboxing) demonstrating a high side kick.

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Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson

Posted by on Tuesday, June 3, 2014, In : Gifs

Muhammad Ali showing encouragement to Mike Tyson just before his fourth
round victory against Larry Holmes in 1988.

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Muhammad Ali - The Original MMA Fighter?

Posted by on Wednesday, May 21, 2014, In : Photography

On June 26, 1976, Muhammad Ali engaged in a battle with Japanese professional wrestler Antonio Inoki in a fight that was billed as being a competition to find the toughest man on the planet. It is unclear whether or not the result was fixed beforehand, though both camps maintain that the fight was real.

Some sources say that Ali’s camp were expecting an exhibition match, but when they found out Inoki would be going at Ali to win, they demanded several rule changes. These included Ali being ...

A Welsh Victory at the National Sporting Club, 31 March 1919

Posted by on Thursday, May 15, 2014, In : Art

Title: A Welsh Victory at the National Sporting Club, 31 March 1919.

Date: 1919.

Artist: William Howard Robinson.

Information: This painting depicts the end of a fight between Welshman Jimmy Wilde (who won the bout on points) and American Joe Lynch. After the fight, the Prince of Wales (who later became Edward VIII) stepped in to the ring to shake the hand of the Welshman. In doing so, he became the first member of the British Royal family to officially enter a boxing ring, giving the sport a ne...
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Quick Thinking Ref

Posted by on Wednesday, March 5, 2014, In : Gifs

Muhammad Ali Saves Suicidal Man

Posted by on Monday, March 3, 2014, In : Video

In 1981, Muhammad Ali happened to be in the area when a Vietnam veteran was threatening to jump from the ninth floor or a building. After attempts by the police, a phycologist and a minister to talk the man down failed, Ali ran to the scene and successfully talked him out of committing suicide.
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Muhammad Ali and James Earl Jones

Posted by on Wednesday, February 19, 2014, In : Photography

Muhammad Ali and actor James Earl Jones, who at the time was starring in the Broadway production of the Great White Hope. The play told the life story of boxing legend Jack Johnson and after watching it, Ali told Jones that if you replace the problems caused by Johnson's love for white women with Ali's religious preferences, the two great boxers had virtually the same life story.

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Jack Johnson vs. James J. Jeffries

Posted by on Tuesday, February 11, 2014, In : Photography

Jack Johnson (right) knocking out James J. Jeffries in their 1910 title fight. Jeffries was the first of the so called Great White Hopes backed to take the title from Johnson, who had become the first black heavyweight champion two years earlier. After the fight, there were race riots across America which lead to 25 deaths and several lynching attempts.
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Muhammad Ali (1966)

Posted by on Thursday, January 23, 2014, In : Photography

Muhammad Ali (1966) training in former World Bantamweight champion Jimmy Coulon's
gym in Chicago. Photographed by Thomas Hoepker
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Richard Humphreys the Boxer

Posted by on Wednesday, January 15, 2014, In : Art

Title: Richard Humphreys, the Boxer

Date: 1787

Artist: John Hoppner

Information: This painting of 18th century bare knuckle fighter Richard Humphreys was probably commissioned by his manager and promoter, Wilson Braddyll, to promote his upcoming fight against Daniel Mendoza. The artist had prior knowledge of boxing so managed to get a good likeness of an early boxer taking a defensive stance; the picture is now housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Joe Louis vs. Rocky Marciano

Posted by on Tuesday, November 5, 2013, In : Photography

Picture taken on October 26, 1951, of the fight between the aging former champ, Joe Louis and a much younger up-and-coming fighter, Rocky Marciano. Louis had returned to the ring after retiring to clear his considerable debt to the IRS so when offered $300,000 to fight one of the hardest hitters around, it was too good to refuse.

Marciano, who grew up idolising Louis, demolished the former champion, knocking him to the floor in the eighth round before hitting him clean out of the ring, causin...
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The Fight Between Life and Death

Posted by on Friday, November 1, 2013, In : Proverbs & Quotes

Kinetograph Boxing Footage - 1894

Posted by on Monday, October 21, 2013, In : Video

An early clip of boxing footage recorded via Kinetograph. Taken in 1894, it shows a
fight between two bpxers named Cushing and Leonard, the latter getting the victory
in the final of six one minute rounds with a knock down.
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Sugar Ray Robinson KO

Posted by on Friday, October 11, 2013, In : Gifs

How Not to Fight Mike Tyson

Posted by on Monday, September 2, 2013, In : Video

Mike Tyson winning his first heavyweight title against Trevor Berbick on November 22, 1986. Berbick had been champ
for just eight months before the defeat, in which he demonstrated that going toe-to-toe with ‘Iron Mike’ was a big mistake.
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The Close of the Battle - Tom Cribb vs. Tom Molineaux

Posted by on Wednesday, August 7, 2013, In : Art

Title: The Close of the Battle or The Champion Triumphant

Date: 19th Century

Artist: Unknown (published by Walker and Knight)

Information: This hand coloured etching depicts the second of two epic battles between the champion Tom Cribb (who won both fights) and Tom Molineaux, a former slave and the first American challenger to the title.

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Aikido Staff Defence

Posted by on Friday, July 19, 2013, In : Gifs

Bare Knuckle Boxing Champs

Posted by on Thursday, July 18, 2013, In : Art

This poster from 1864 (three years prior to the introduction of the Queensbury Rules) depicts three of the last four bare knuckle boxing champions who were among campaigners trying to organise an official World Championship. From left to right they are; Tom Sayers (champion 1858 – 1860), Jem Mace (champion 1861 – 1862 & 1866 – 1871) and Tom King (champion 1862 – 1863).
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Eisuke Akamine and Taira Shinken

Posted by on Sunday, July 14, 2013, In : Photography

Master Eisuke Akamine (left) and Master Taira Shinken training with traditional Okinawan
karate weapons, the bo staff and the tonfa respectively.

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Jack Johnson vs. Tommy Burns

Posted by on Sunday, July 14, 2013, In : Photography

Photograph of Jack Johnson vs. Tommy Burns taken on December 26 1908 in Sydney, Australia. Johnson won the fight in the 14th round and became the first African American to be the World Heavyweight Champion, sparking the original hunt for the so called ‘Great White Hope’.
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Shaolin Iron Body – The Headstand

Posted by on Friday, July 12, 2013, In : Video

A Shaolin monk demonstrating a headstand exercise to strengthen the skull
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The Bruiser Bruis'D

Posted by on Thursday, June 6, 2013, In : Art

Title: The Bruiser Bruis'D, Or, the Knowing-Ones Taken-In

Date: 1750

Artist: Unknown

Infomation: Engraving of the fight between John 'Jack' Broughton and Jack Slack. Broughton was an instrumental influence on the early boxing scene after introducing the first rules aimed at providing some safety measures for fighters. In contrast Slack, after winning this fight and become the champ, went on to become the first known person to fix prize fights; he is also credited with inventing the rabbit pu...
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Shaolin Iron Body – Leg Training

Posted by on Sunday, June 2, 2013, In : Video

This video demonstrates a training method used by Shaolin monks to strengthen or condition their legs. Known as Iron Body, by repeatedly hitting parts of their body over a period of years they make it gradually get stronger and stronger.

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Illustration of James Figg - First Boxing Champion

Posted by on Tuesday, May 28, 2013, In : Art

An illustration of James Figg, the first champion in modern pugilism history and an influential ambassador to the sport. His reign lasted from 1719 – 1730 when he retired undefeated after just under 300 fights. As a former fencer, he was able to bring new types of movement and technique to the art of boxing and after he quit the ring, he set up the world’s first boxing school to teach others.
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The Boxing Boys

Posted by on Saturday, May 18, 2013, In : Art

Title: The Boxing Boys

Date: c. 1600 B.C.E.

Artist: Unknown

Date: c. 1600 B.C.E.

Infomation: This fresco from Thera (modern-day Santorini in Greece) depicts two Minoan
boys engaged in boxing and is the earliest image depicting the use of boxing gloves.
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Entellus vs. Dares

Posted by on Saturday, May 4, 2013, In : Art

Title: L'Énéide

Date: c.1927 (?)

Infomation: Painting depicting the famous boxing contest between Entellus and Dares, as described in Virgil's epic poem, The Aeneid, written sometime between 29 and 19 BCE. The older Sicilian champion Entellus went on to win the fight against his younger opponent from Troy, which is said to have taken place in games held by Aeneas in Sicily.
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Lenny McLean vs Roy Shaw

Posted by on Friday, April 26, 2013, In : Video

Lenny McLean Vs Roy Shaw in their second fight. There is some dispute over who won the first fight they had but there can be no doubt that McLean won the second and third.

Lenny McLean Vs Roy Shawin in their third and final fight

The Thrilla in Manila

Posted by on Monday, April 8, 2013, In : Photography

Muhammad Ali avoids a punch from long-time adversary Joe Frazier in their third and final fight. Known as ‘The Thrilla in Manila’, the Heavyweight Title fight was fought on October 1st and is seen by many as one of the best boxing matches of all time.

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Bodhidharma on an Elephant

Posted by on Monday, April 8, 2013, In : Art

Image: Bodhidharma on an Elephant
Date: c.17th Century
Artist: Yiran
Info: This picture on a silk hanging scroll depicts Bodhidharma, the
Indian monk who is credited by many as being the founder of Shaolin Kung Fu.

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Jack Broughton - The Father of English Boxing

Posted by on Tuesday, March 5, 2013, In : Art

Title: Jack Broughton

Artist: Francis Hayman (1708 – 1776)

Infomation: This is an illustration of John ‘Jack’ Broughton, commonly thought of as the
‘Father of English Boxing’. He was champion from 1729 – 1750 and was the first
to add a set of widely accepted rules to the sport, which included stopping when
an opponent was knocked to the floor and using gloves, though only for training
purposes.

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Bodhidharma Scroll

Posted by on Sunday, March 3, 2013, In : Art

Title: Bodhidharma

Artist: Hakuin Ekaku (1685 to 1768)

Infomation: This calligraphy scroll is Japanase in origin and reads;
“Zen points directly to the human heart, see into your nature and become Buddha”.

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Private Joe Louis Says...

Posted by on Monday, February 4, 2013, In : Photography

This poster depicts Heavy Weight boxer Joe Louis and was aimed at getting new recruits to join the American army during World War Two. It was produced around 1942 during the ‘Brown Bomber’s' reign, which stretched from 1937 – 1949.
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Tsukahara Bokuden

Posted by on Wednesday, January 30, 2013, In : Art

Tsukahara Bokuden (1489 - 1571)
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Adolph Wolgast Vs.Tommy Murphy

Posted by on Monday, January 21, 2013, In : Photography

Adolph Wolgast fighting Tommy Murphy in February 1913

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Tsukahara Bokuden and his No Sword School

Posted by on Friday, December 7, 2012, In : Art

Picture: Bokuden's No sword school
Date: Unknown
Artist: Unknown
Info: The painting depicts a tale about the legendary samurai warrior Tsukahara Bokuden,
and how he defeated a young warrior with guile alone. He agreed to fight on an island then
abandoned the warrior there, telling him; “Here is my No Sword School!”

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Muay Thai Boxing Legends - 1920s Footage

Posted by on Wednesday, November 28, 2012, In : Video

An interesting look at Muay Thai boxing through the eyes of a 1920s Englishman. Siamese boxing (as it was known in the West) had begun to grow in popularity by this time, having first being taken to Europe during the First World War. Note that the fight takes place to music, much like the Brazilian martial art Capoeira.
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You Must Not Fight Too Often With One Enemy

Posted by on Friday, November 2, 2012, In : Proverbs & Quotes

Daruma (Bodhidharma)

Posted by on Friday, November 2, 2012, In : Art

Title: Daruma (Bodhidharma)

Date: 14th Century

Artist: Unknown (Inscription by Issan Ichinei)

Infomation: This ink painting from the Kamakura Era depicts
Bodhidharma, the founder, according to legend, of Asian martial arts.

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John Graham Chambers

Posted by on Thursday, November 1, 2012, In : Art

Title: Illustration of John Graham Chambers
Date: 1883
Info: John Graham Chambers (1843 – 1883) was an all-around sportsman from Wales who excelled in several disciplines including rowing, walking, cycling, wrestling and athletics. However his major contribution was to devise the rules for boxing, known as the Marquess of Queensberry Rules.

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Muay Thai Boxing Legends - Prince Narusuan

Posted by on Sunday, October 21, 2012, In : Photography

Prince Narusuan was a key figure in the development of the martial arts in Thailand (formerly Siam). In c. 1585, Narusuan succeeded in reorganizing a defeated Thai army. He made sure his men all learned martial arts leading to successful campaigns against the Burmese soldiers who had occupied the country since 1568.

Then, in a dramatic final showdown, he faced the leader of the Burmese army in open battle, both on the backs of war elephants. After a violent fight, Narusuan’s martial arts sk...
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Taekwondo History Legends – Lee Duk Mu

Posted by on Thursday, September 13, 2012, In : Art

During the Yi dynasty (1392 – 1910), interest in learning martial arts in Korea faded considerably, partly as a result of a growing emphasis on classical learning on subjects such as music, art, literature and poetry, as opposed to physical pursuits that were favoured in earlier periods.

By 1790, the martial art forms that would later develop into Taekwondo were at risk of dying out so in a bid to retain their knowledge, King Chong Jo ordered Lee Duk Mu, one of his generals and a martial ...
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Indistinguishable From Evil

Posted by on Sunday, September 9, 2012, In : Proverbs & Quotes

Muay Thai Boxing Legends - Nai Khanom Tom

Posted by on Saturday, September 1, 2012, In : Photography

Nai Khanom Tom is a Muay Thai boxing legend of the highest calibre. Known as the ‘Father of Muay Thai’, Nai Khanom Tom was taken prisoner along with thousands of his countrymen when the capital Ayutthaya fell in 1767 to the Burmese. In 1774, a great festival was held by the King of Burma and as part of the celebrations, Nai Khanom Tom, still a prisoner of war, was to fight ten of the king’s men in a row.

After dispatching each of them, the Thai boxer became a legend and was rewarded wi...
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Dance Under Those Lights

Posted by on Tuesday, August 28, 2012, In : Proverbs & Quotes

Muay Thai Boxing Legends - The Tiger King

Posted by on Wednesday, August 15, 2012, In : Art

King Prachao Sua, A.K.A The Tiger King (1662 – 1709) loved Muay Thai so much that he would often sneak off in disguise and enter tournaments. He is remembered for his bravery in the ring and fought many notable fighters from nearby villages who, had they known who he really was, would have never have fought him. The Tiger King helped popularize Thai Boxing amongst his subjects and formally made it a part of the army’s training. He influenced the fighting styles, equipment and the martial ...
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Musashi vs. Bokuden

Posted by on Saturday, July 28, 2012, In : Art

Title: Musashi vs. Bokuden

Date: Between 1868 – 1892

Artist: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Information: This woodblock print depicts a fictional fight or training session between legendary samurai warriors Tsukahara Bokuden (1489 - 1571) and Miyamoto Musashi (1584 - 1645)

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