CLINCH INFIGHTING
Forgotten Fight Science: The development of Clinch Infighting Dan Kanagie discusses how clinch infighting developed in the English Bare Knuckle arena. Over the past couple of months we’ve been looking...
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THE VERTICAL STRAIGHT PUNCH
Forgotten Fight Science: The Vertical Straight Punch One of my favorite things as a hoplologist is looking at martial arts from different regions and eras, stripping them down to their...
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ROOTS OF MMA: BOXING
Power Punching: Boxing for MMA In the early 19th century, the world’s first star sports writer, Pierce Egan, called boxing “the sweet science of bruising”. It was a century-old sport...
Tom Billinge |
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FAMOUS FIGHT QUOTES: MIKE TYSON
Words with Power from Mike Tyson In the third instalment of Famous Fight Quotes, we look at one one of the most controversial, yet most respected fighters in the history...
Tom Billinge |
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Boxing Glove Evolution
Boxing Glove Evolution The humble boxing glove is something that a lot of combat athletes take for granted, but its history has helped shape the cutting edge products on the...
Tom Billinge |
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BAREKNUCKLE AND THE LONDON PRIZE RING
Bareknuckle and the London Prize Ring The recent spike in the popularity of bareknuckle boxing is a phenomenon fueled, in part, by the growth of MMA. As gloves became smaller...
Tom Billinge |
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MMA VERSUS BOXING: COUTURE - TONEY
MMA Versus Boxing: UFC 118 The upcoming match between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather has fans of both MMA and boxing talking in gyms and around water coolers all over...
Alex WRIGHT |
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MCGREGOR VS MAYWEATHER: SHOULD IT HAPPEN?
McGregor vs Mayweather: Should it Happen? MCGREGOR VS MAYWEATHER: This match may well be responsible for one of the biggest changes in fight promotion history since Mixed Martial Arts entered...
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S4 LACE UP SPARRING GLOVE GOES INTO PRODUCTION
TTwenty Years in the boxing and martial arts business, we’ve seen trends come and go. But ever since Velcro gloves became popular, the virtues of laces became refined almost exclusively...
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5 THINGS TO LOOK FOR IN A FIGHT COACH
There are many attributes that can make someone a good coach but what makes a truly great one? In the age of social media coaches have come from out of...
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