Mohammad Ali- a world renowned boxer who shows and spreads messages of equality, freedom, and the safety of society. Mohammad Ali has always shown his passion for these subjects through events, public speeches, charities, and protests. Moreover, a novel that Mohammad Ali would choose, to spread these messages across would be The Old Man and The Sea. This novel exhibits prime aspects that Mohammad Ali follows, through his life, such as perseverance, struggle and defeat, and equality. As a result,…
Bad Apple - February 21st Match Announcement! This match will see one of the fastest rising stars in the states take on the fastest rising star in Kamikaze Pro. David Starr The current reigning and defending Kamikaze Pro Champion attempts to make history as if he wins this He hails from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is nicknamed 'The King of Taunts'. Starr is one of the most charismatic wrestlers in the world. He is the quickest graduate ever of the world famous Wild Samoan Wrestling School…
days later to stir things up even more he joined the religion of the Nation of Islam. Days later he took a new name of “Muhammad Ali” meaning beloved of God (Hauser 5). He then later in 1967 denied…
Ever since the day of the greeks, mankind partook in sports. From the first race, the first fight, the first game, these sports became a social construct. As a social construct, jointly constructed understanding about the world that form the basis for shared assumptions and reality, their social purpose can be assess, but this purpose was often different on a situational personal level. It can be seen that a single sporting event can have different meanings to different people depending on how…
Was it a case of art imitating real life or did the WWE give former WWE wrestler CM Punk the raspberry by mocking him at the Backlash pay-per-view event this past Sunday? It's no secret that the WWE and former wrestling superstar and World Champion CM Punk have been at odds over several issues. In fact, he is still sitting on the sidelines awaiting a ruling related to a defamation lawsuit brought against him by WWE physician Chris Amann. After leaving the organization amid all the controversy,…
Joe Louis was a prize fighter in the 1930s who was seen as a heavy slugger. In his first year of boxing he fought in 22 matches and had 18 knockouts. Joe Louis’ image was seen as an idol amongst the African American community, and along the United States. He never fought in a soft or fixed fight, he never gloated or taunted over an opponent, and he never showed too much emotion in front of the cameras and media. The media used Joe Louis to advertise many of his boxing matches, they called him…
Why I Love Street Fighter’s Adon Date Published: Despite his brash and outspoken nature, Adon has been a character widely overlooked when it comes to his recognition in the Street Fighter universe. Frankly, Adon is not even the most popular Muay Thai fighter in the series¬—a title held by Sagat. However, what separates Adon from the pack is his unwavering personality combined with a certain chip on his shoulder, as he is self-aware of his weaknesses yet, still carries on with an exuberant…
Reigning WBA and IBO middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin appears to be moving on from the name-calling and thrash talking with super middleweight champ Andre Ward as he had chosen to fight current IBF middleweight titlist David Lemieux for a unification bout at the Madison Square Garden in New York on October 17. ESPN’s Dan Rafael reported that the match is official and would put on the line the belts of the two greatest middleweight fighters right now. Lemieux (34-2, 31 KOs), who is also…
Old School Vs. Modern Jiu-Jitsu Today the most argued about topic in the world of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is if modern Jiu-Jitsu is better than old school Jiu-Jitsu. This question, many times, has led to negative commentary or actions towards the opposing viewers. To help give a better understanding of Jiu-Jitsu here is its beginning. Jiu-Jitsu derived from the art of Judo by a man named Miysuyo Maeda; this man settled in Brazil and opened up a gym there with one of his best students Carlos Gracie.…
Rough Draft Muhammad Ali by Tammy Liang 8A Muhammad Ali is important to many of people. He was named The Greatest and Fighter of the Year more than five times in magazines. The real question is How did this one person get to be so important and so recognized by many people? Before he was known as Muhammad Ali;He was known as Cassius Marcellus Clay Junior. Cassius Clay was born on January 17, 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky. It all started one day when Muhammad Ali was 12. His bike was…