Jersey Joe Walcott

When I was first given this assignment, I had trouble deciding who to write the paper on. For years, I’ve fought a mental battle, trying to prevent people from influencing me— I want to have my own opinions and beliefs. But I realized that the influence didn’t need to concern views or interests. It could be about how somebody had influenced my behaviors, my coping mechanisms, my view of myself. I knew who to write my paper on. An important influence in my life has been my older brother, Matthew…

Joe Biden Memes Currently, Joe Biden memes are trending all over Twitter. People love the memes, because it makes them laugh and are very relatable. One user, @TaylorViegut, tweeted, “I could look at Joe Biden/Obama memes for the rest of my life and be genuinely happy forever.” The memes have been on Twitter for a while, but exploded after the election. The Biden memes are the American people’s way of remembering Obama’s and Biden’s time in office and coping with the change in leadership.…

Catch 22 The Struggle of Being a Boxing Writer and a Fan I remember growing up in North Philadelphia in a city where Boxing is a way of life. I was living with my grandparents along with my parents and 2 brothers. My Grand Father Victor Roldan who was a Boxing Addict would record every major Boxing match on VHS. I remember watching Felix “Tito” Trinidad’s early matches and the happiness it brought him to see Tito win. My Gramps would teach me Combinations like Jab, Straight Right, Left Hook,…

Boxing What is boxing? Boxing is a sport with the goal to put attacks with the fists on the body and face of the opponent until he is knocked out unconscious. As well one will defend with his or her fists and arm. People who box are called boxers. The rings or the “area of boxing” is a square of 18 by 22 feet with four ropes enclosing it. Boxers wear padded gloves and follow the Queensberry rules. Boxing involves two people going against each other of same gender. As well they must be…

This year is expected to be a huge year for the WBU Novice World Champion Rock Blackwell. Blackwell was born in Baltimore, Maryland. His heritage is of African Hebrew and Yahudah Isreal descent. Blackwell began boxing at just seven years old and holds an amateur record of 156-28. It hasn't been a cake walk for Blackwell. He lost his first professional fight in 2009, due to a broken right hand and life threatening levels of dehydration. Not to mention, he was forced to jump up a class to super…

Former WBC welterweight titlist Victor Ortiz said that he is open to have a rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr. to appease the demand of boxing fans around the world and give the unbeaten American a worthy opponent for his presumed final fight in September, as reported by Boxing News 24. The report said that Ortiz thinks Mayweather’s match with his chosen opponent, reigning WBA welterweight interim champion Andre Berto, is “not even a fight” at all and that both boxers should just retire rather…

On September 1st, 2016, Colin Kaepernick decided to kneel as the National Anthem was being played during the 49’ers regular season game. In that moment, he forgot what that very song stood for. He decided to ignore the thousands of men that have died in honor of that song. Every vote that has been cast in order to keep our freedom alive was dwindled into nothingness when this man refused to stand. Each man or woman that has furthered our freedom in a courageous fight for their rights had…

3. What sports do the old man and the boy talk about and what is the importance of all the references to sports? Why is Joe DiMaggio so important? Santiago and the boy, talk about baseball.Joe DiMaggio is important because you can tell that the old man looks up to him, and that he idolizes him, because of his bone spur, and he doesn’t quit with his condition and keeps his…

“I am a history nut.”- Billy Joel. With the media as it is today is making it harder to learn truth and querying things like, who was Marilyn Monroe, What is Berlin, and what does birth control contribute to society? Choosing three things from the iconic Billy Joel song was a tough decision, but I lucked out in the end. Always intriguing me with posters and t-shirts, Marilyn Monroe, and moreover with her famous photos and flirtatious dances on the screen. Knowing Berlin was a subtopic within our…

Everlast Makes you Bigger Everlast is the most reputable boxing gear company in the world. The company, started in 1910 as a swimwear manufacturer, has bloomed to the brand so popular it as no other major competitors than its previous year’s work. However, due to its expanding empire and the push back against boxing because of the recent string of abusive athletes, Everlast needed to make new a commercial that appealed to a broad range of audiences and put faith back into the morality of boxing.…