For me, the sport in and of itself is not the draw. The draw is the people. It's why boxing always held more interest for me than any team sport. It was the individual who made the sport what it was. The fire and sheer ballsyness of Jack Johnson, the lightning style and class of … Continue reading The Stories of Baseball
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Going the Distance
I have a huge problem with exercise: it's not instantaneous. I've always had this problem. I'd run for a few days and I'd still be winded or my time wouldn't dramatically increase and then I'd get discouraged and stop. I couldn't see any real progress being made and that was inordinately frustrating. And I'm running … Continue reading Going the Distance
Ringside Fascination
This is going to sound a little bit silly, but I'm not sure why I want to box. I have no clue where my fascination in the sport comes from. I'm not sure why I've read two books on boxers (Unforgivable Blackness and Sweet Thunder) and ordered two more (Hard Times Man and King of the … Continue reading Ringside Fascination
Dressing the Part
Today I made my first step toward my boxing goal. I went to the store and purchased running shoes. As mentioned last time, I'm no where near in shape. So I thunk to myself. What would be the best way to start getting into shape? Why running of course. With running I could increase my … Continue reading Dressing the Part
On Boxing
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I'm going to take up boxing this year. As I also mentioned in that earlier post, it's because I watched Rocky a whole mess of times. That's only about 90% of the reason why however. I've never been in shape, except for that one time that I took … Continue reading On Boxing
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