My Grandmother, Mary Johanna Boyle, died on October 8. Had she gone on to her birthday on January 30, she would have been 97 years old. Continue reading
Slutfinder
Posted in Journalism, Observation, Pornography, Pretensions toward cultural theory with tags barbie doll, slutfinder on October 21, 2013 by Jarrod Boyle
Tyson the Rapist – The Facts
Posted in Journalism, Observation, Pretensions toward cultural theory, Real Men with tags Boxing, Desiree Washington, Evander Holyfield, Jake La Motta, James Toback, Jill Meagher, Julia Gillard, Liberal Party, Mike Tyson, Raging Bull, The Age Newspaper, The Hangover, Tony Awards, Yahoo Answers on September 28, 2013 by Jarrod Boyle
I found a link on Facebook to Neil Patrick Harris doing a song-and-dance number to open the Tony Awards in New York. It was vaunted as the ‘best awards ceremony opener ever’. Conspicuously, it also featured a brief cameo from Iron Mike himself. Continue reading
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Gokhan Saki’s Nike Ad
Posted in Kickboxing, Real Men with tags Gokhan Saki, Kickboxing, Nike on September 20, 2013 by Jarrod BoyleThis Nike ad features Dutch-Turkish kickboxer, Gokhan Saki.
He must be the first kickboxer ever to make it to a Nike ad. It’s proof of how good he is and how big a sport kickboxing is in Turkey.
I am proud to say I knew him when.
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Last Exit to Brooklyn
Posted in Reading with tags Black Flag, Dubliners, Ecclesiastes, Elie Weisel, Hermann Hesse, Hubert Selby Junior, James Joyce, Last Exit to Brooklyn, Night, Sex Pistols on September 14, 2013 by Jarrod Boyle
To my considerable delight, Last Exit to Brooklyn has been reissued as a cheapo Penguin classic. To my considerable surprise, it has been classified amongst the ‘Classic Crime’ series. To my considerable dismay, Anthony Burgess’ original introduction has been supplanted. The new one has been written by Irvine Welsh. Continue reading
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Giorgio Petrosyan: Top of the World
Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing with tags Alex Rossi, Alfio Romanut, Andy Souwer, Armen Petrosyan, Armenia, Arslan Magomedov, Buakaw, Campagna, Dzhabar Askerov, Fabio Pinca, Faldir Chabari, Gallo, Glory World Series, Groenhart and Kiria, It's Showtime!, Janus Fight Night, K1, Kraus, Ky Hollenbeck, Lumpinee Stadium, Marco Pique, Muay Thai, Naruepol Fairtex, Nonthanan Por Pramuk, Oliver Tchetche, Robin Van Roosmalen, Sadio Cissoko, Satori Gladiatorium Nemesis gym, Shemsi Beqiri, Stone Island Clothing, Van Roosmalen, Warren Stevelmans, WMC on August 25, 2013 by Jarrod Boyle
International Kickboxer Magazine, July/August 2013
Giorgio Petrosyan is that great rarity in fightsports: he boasts an almost unblemished record of eighty fights for seventy-six wins. Interestingly, only one of those unsuccessful ventures is recorded as a loss. There are a handful of other fighters who can lay claim to near-perfect records, but their resumes are a patchwork of second-tier opponents and greats past their prime. Not so with Petrosyan; he has fought – and defeated – all of the best fighters in the world today in contests spread across all of the premier ‘kickboxing’ organizations. Necessarily, his career has sustained many ups and downs outside of the ring. Continue reading
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Rollins Band – ‘Weight’.
Posted in Journalism, Music, Observation with tags Caliban, Cape Fear, Charlie Bird, Dorian Gray, Henry Rollins, iTunes, Max Cady, Raw Power, Rolling Stone Magazine, Rollins Band, Shakespeare, The End of Silence, The Stooges, The Tempest, Weight, Wynton Marsalis on August 16, 2013 by Jarrod Boyle
Some years ago, I was hunting around on iTunes and discovered, to my considerable astonishment, there was no review for The Rollins Band’s magnum opus, The End of Silence. Continue reading
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Dynasty: Stuart McKinnon
Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing with tags Bob Jones, Bulldog Gym, Elite Thai Kickboxing, Glory World Series, Invincible 4, Josh Tonna, Muay Thai, Nick Stone, Philipe Vedelin, Shotokan, Stuart McKinnon, Thor Hoopman, Voltaren on August 14, 2013 by Jarrod Boyle
International Kickboxer Magazine, July/August 2013
Stuart McKinnon is a vocational fighter. When IK caught up with him, it was to talk about his recent win over tough New Zealander, Josh Tonna. Stuart has many other things on his plate, however. Family life, running his gym and contributing to the ongoing success of his younger brother, Steve, take up much of his time. Continue reading
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Corbett Versus Spong II: It’s On!
Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing with tags facebook, Glory World Series, Gokhan Saki, IFMA, IOC, K1, MTA, Muay Thai, Nathan Corbett, Olympics, Paul 'Hurricane' Briggs, Richard Walsh, Rising Promotions, Steve McKinnon, Total Carnage, Tyrone Spong, WMC on August 10, 2013 by Jarrod Boyle
Nathan ‘Carnage’ Corbett has recently signed to the Glory World Series with his first designated opponent being Tyrone Spong. Spong is widely considered to be the best fighter at his weight in the world. This was also the case when Nathan knocked him into the middle of next week back in 2009. Spong has gone on to distinguished showings in K1 and the Glory World Series, while Nathan has remained undefeated since last they met.
Trainer extraordinaire Richard Walsh gives us the low-down on what’s to come. Continue reading
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Peter Graham signs with Bellator
Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing, Real Men with tags Barry Raff, Bellator, Boxing, Boxing Works, grappling, International Martial Arts Center, jiu jitsu, Judo, Larry Papadopoulos, MMA, Peter Graham, sambo, UFC, Viacom, wrestling on July 30, 2013 by Jarrod Boyle
Congratulations on being signed to Bellator. What were the circumstances under which they contacted you?
Bellator has a whole bunch of managers and companies that supply pro combat athletes. They were looking to improve their heavyweight roster, and my name came up. They knew me; they had heard about my 8-fight winning streak. Actually, to date, I am on a 12-fight win streak altogether, which includes 11 wins by KO; that’s boxing, kickboxing and MMA. Continue reading
Theme Park at its Darkest 