Posts Filed Under: BOXING
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Australian TV's "Tuff Girls" Show Finishes Filming in Thailand
by MarQFPR posted August 27, 2010 at 3:21am
(This article is courtesy of Fightergirls.com)
Master Toddy is back with 12 more female fighters who must show their skills against some of the best Thailand has to offer.
"Tuff Girls" just finished taping in Thailand this past week, with competitors fr...more
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Boxing and Brains
by The Glowing Edge posted August 22, 2010 at 8:36pm
Hey, everyone — this guest post is from Niamh Griffin, a freelance writer from across the pond (in Ireland). She also knows a thing or seven about boxing, and you may have seen her commenting here on The Glowing Edge now and then. She and I got start...more
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Boxing Playlist
by The Glowing Edge posted August 13, 2010 at 1:12pm
I’ve been listening to this one for a long time now. The First made it for me a while back and I slapped it on my Shuffle and BOOM got smacked down by the sound. There’s not much traditional about it (well, Metallica’s Breadfan does make an appea...more
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Agility Dot Drills
by The Glowing Edge posted July 23, 2010 at 12:46pm
Light, agile, lightning-speed footwork can make the difference in winning and losing in the ring. Great boxers have the ability to win a round on footwork alone, and if you have ever been put in the ring with a newbie and instructed to use defense only,...more
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British women training for Olympic boxing ring
by The Glowing Edge posted July 16, 2010 at 3:48pm
One of the things I love about this Wall Street Journal video is not just that the WSJ is spotlighting a few of the thousands of young women whose dreams of boxing in the Olympics are now a real possiblity, but also that they show a more balanced view o...more
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How to know if your boxing is improving
by The Glowing Edge posted July 14, 2010 at 9:23am
Sometimes after you get in the ring you want to debrief, talk with other boxers about how you did. So most nights after the team is finished sparring I’ll ask some of the newer boxers: “How did you do tonight?”
And I’ve found that many of them...more
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Boxing bragging rights
by The Glowing Edge posted June 23, 2010 at 12:38pm
Check it.
The most recent Women’s International Boxing Association rankings put my trainer Bonnie Mann at NUMBER 3 IN THE WORLD in the Light Heavyweight division.
Yeah, read that again, and wish you were so good.
You can click over there yourself ...more
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Basic Boxing Workout
by The Glowing Edge posted June 21, 2010 at 5:21pm
It comes and goes in waves: you get in really good boxing shape and stick there for a while, then you suddenly remember that you have to parent, your job heads toward overtime, you get behind in the universe, and one day you are in the ring wishing you...more
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New Lessons in Sparring: Controlling the Ring
by The Glowing Edge posted June 1, 2010 at 9:57am
I like to box from the center of the ring.
I was never that boxer who floats endlessly around the ring, dashing here and there and making the entire fight more of a dance than a boxing round. It’s a thousand times easier to stand in the center and p...more
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Make Your Punches Count
by The Glowing Edge posted May 20, 2010 at 8:45pm
Eight phenomenal non-stop rounds in the boxing ring last night with my trainer.
I am consistently amazed at how much my boxing improves when I’m in the ring with her. I work so hard, learn so much, and have such an incredible experience.
I had gott...more
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Boxing Q & A
by The Glowing Edge posted May 16, 2010 at 12:34pm
A few of you have been asking me great questions about my background and experience in boxing and I promised I would write up a post for you with the answers. There’s not much fancy going on, just a lot of hard work, a little bit of blood (woo-hoo!) ...more
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Mama Said Knock You Out
by The Glowing Edge posted May 3, 2010 at 12:31pm
Here are three excellent reasons you ought to come to the fights this Saturday night in the Raleigh Convention Center:
You ought to be able to say “I’ve seen boxing live.” Doesn’t everyone have this on their bucket list? Watching a boxing fig...more
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You Can Do Anything Too
by The Glowing Edge posted April 20, 2010 at 3:06pm
Lisa Creech Bledsoe: In the ring from The Garner Citizen on Vimeo.Our community newspaper ran an article about amateur boxer Lisa Creech Bledsoe, and created a video as part of the profile package.
Lisa Creech Bledsoe: In the ring from The Garner Citiz...more
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Boxing Royalty
by The Glowing Edge posted April 16, 2010 at 3:46pm
My trainer is getting ready for her next pro boxing fight.
The fight event, prosaically called “Mama Said Knock You Out,” will be held at the Raleigh Convention Center on May 8th, 2010 and is sponsored by Rapid Fitness and Jawbreaker Promotions....more
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Fighting Burnout
by The Glowing Edge posted April 12, 2010 at 1:40pm
The following post was written by my good friend June Elliot. June and I both train at the same home gym and have watched each other cycle through the inevitable physical and mental ups and downs in our respective sports. June has studied Okinowan kara...more
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Give Heat to Get Heat
by The Glowing Edge posted April 5, 2010 at 10:14am
After one of my trainers told me to take the week off (except for running a few miles), I came into sparring on Friday night and felt incredibly rested and strong. I did rounds with everyone on the team, but had some especially interesting rounds with ...more
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Holm Holds Onto Another Title
by Women's Sports Blog posted March 28, 2010 at 1:20pm
Holly Holm re-defeated Chavelle Hallback to retain the WIBA Jr. Welterweight crown and bring her career record to 26-1-3. The fight's description leads one to believe that Hallback relied on landing one heavy blow that would stun her opponent, but Holm'...more
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I need this knockout punch toy!
by The Glowing Edge posted March 26, 2010 at 7:07am
Your assignment: locate, acquire, and give me a whole box of these marvelous inventions.
What could be better, I ask you? I mean, other than Wack-O-Wax mustaches?
Image by cdevers on Flickr
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