World Boxing Council

She displays the positive consequences that may come with taking risks. At the beginning of the movie, Maggie appears in a shady corner of the boxing arena, standing by the exit signs. This is symbolizing the exit from her past life, entering a new life she wants to create for herself, which is boxing. Maggie wanted to be trained by Frankie, but Frankie was quick to shut her down by saying “I don’t train girls” and “tough ain’t enough” when Maggie was describing how strong…

"The California Kid" Urijah Faber has shocked the world by announcing he will be retiring following his UFC On FOX 22 fight against Brad "One Punch" Pickett. Urijah Faber was a guest on the MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani where he made the decision to retire. Faber said that he still has a passion for fighting but his emotions toward fighting has changed now then in the past. Faber would also go onto mention that in his previous fights he has not found that emotional rise or fall and that to him…

“People used to say that boxing is for men and not for women, and I thought I will show them some day. I promised myself, and I proved myself” (Kom ). Mary Kom is an Olympian Boxer that is a five-time World Amateur Boxing champion and the only woman boxer to win a medal in all six world championships. Now that women are able to play male dominant sports and succeed, they should be allowed to play on the same team as male athletes. Therefore, female athletes should be able to play any sport they…

Lastly, this idea of self-efficacy is cemented in Vinny’s story towards the end of the movie. Vinny mentions that his climb to the top again was not an easy task and he couldn’t have done it without the help of the people around him. He also says that boxing looks shiny from the outside and people don’t see what boxers have to go through to be the best but he also goes on to remark that there was one lie that was being put out there by both media and other athletes. Vinny claims that when people…

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 which has produced wrestlers such as Batista & Billy Kidman. At one point he held the Tag Team Titles of 4 of the top Independent companies in the States at the same time, CZW,…

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…

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 the pride of the US and a war hero after he served in the military during World War…

The goal of every taekwondo olympic fighter is to master a kick you know will knock out your opponent. The most common one and the I am testing is a Round kick, is a kick where the attacker swings their leg around in a semicircular motion, striking with the top of the foot. There is a lot more that goes into the perfect kick than most think. What is the perfect angle? What is the perfect distance away from the opponent? What is the perfect speed of the kick? These are all things that go into a…

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…