Ben Edwards is a beast. After making a significant impression on international heavyweight boxing and kickboxing, he is poised to make an elephantine splash at the deep end of the swimming pool of MMA. He fights Westside MMA stalwart Jeremy Joiner this Friday night in Canberra on Monaro Fight Circuit 26. Continue reading
Archive for Boxing
Posted in Ben Edwards, Boxing, Kickboxing, Real Men with tags Ben Edwards, Boxing, Canberra, Duke Didier, Jeremy Joiner, jiu jitsu, Kickboxing, MMA, Monaro Fight Circuit on November 16, 2017 by Jarrod Boyle
Box Office Appeal: Mayweather Versus McGregor
Posted in Boxing, MMA with tags Ben Edwards, Boxing, Conor McGregor, Farkhad Sharipov, Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao, MMA, Peter Graham, Roy Jones Junior, Saul Almeida, UFC, Yevgeni Makhteienko on September 8, 2017 by Jarrod BoylePublished in ‘Mayweather Vs McGregor: Money Fight.’
“The public has been hoodwinked. It’s the biggest farce in boxing history,” says Peter Graham, former world champion heavyweight boxer, kickboxer and mixed martial artist. Continue reading
Morbid Love
Posted in Morbid Love, Real Men, violence against women with tags Boxing, domestic violence, Fighting, Kickboxing, violence against women on August 15, 2017 by Jarrod Boyle
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I probably first walked into a fight gym shortly after that so I could learn to stand up to him physically because reason and honesty weren’t working, but it was more than that. Continue reading
Boxing: ‘Simplicity is the Last Step in Art and the Beginning of Nature’.
Posted in Boxing, Radio National with tags Boxing, Bruce Lee, cross, hook, jab, punching, rotation, torso, uppercut, weight class on May 27, 2017 by Jarrod Boyle
Without wanting to get too technical, boxing is one of few sports which delivers a truly comprehensive workout. Continue reading
The Return of ‘Bangin’ Ben’ Edwards
Posted in Ben Edwards, fighting, Glory, K1, Kickboxing, MMA, Peter Graham, Real Men with tags Andrew Machin, Australian Elite Fight Team, Ben Edwards, Boxing, cage, CTE, Dan Kelly, Duke Didier, Glory, jiu jitsu, Kickboxing, MMA, Resilience Training Centre Australian Elite Fight Team, Simon Foscorini, Steve Rudic, UFC, UFC Fight Pass on April 4, 2017 by Jarrod BoyleYou’ve been quiet. What have you been up to since you lost the Oz Heavyweight boxing title to Peter Graham? Continue reading
Lucas Browne: Blunt-Force Trauma
Posted in Boxing, fighting, MMA with tags Ben Edwards, Boxing, Chechnya, clembutarol, Daniel Cormier, Fres Oquendo, Jeff Fenech, Klitschko, Lucas Browne, MMA, muslim, Peter Graham, Ricky Hatton, Rodney Williams, Ruslan Chagayev, Tyson Fury, WADA, WBA world heavyweight title on November 20, 2016 by Jarrod Boyle
Fightlive Magazine, August/September 2016
Lucas Browne is one of the biggest names in Australian combat sports. He recently contested the WBA world heavyweight boxing title in Chechnya, successfully wresting it from its long-time Chechen incumbent, Ruslan Chagayev. Continue reading
Joe Schilling: All the Glory
Posted in Glory, Joe Schilling, Journalism, Kickboxing, Martial Arts, MMA, Real Men with tags Artem Levin, Boxing, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Denis Grachev, Glory, Joe Schilling, Kaoklai Kaennorsing, Kickboxing, LA Boxing Club, Lincoln Heights, Lion Fight, Mark Kumuro, Matt Highes, MMA, Muay Thai, Nevada Athletic Commission, Royce Gracie, Simon Marcus, Steve Mazzagatti, Stitch em up, The Yard, Tough Man, UFC, WBC, YMCA on March 29, 2016 by Jarrod BoyleInternational Kickboxer Magazine, Jan/Feb 2016
Joe ‘Stitch ‘Em Up’ Schilling is a significant figure amongst the new breed of fighters. Continue reading
Peter Graham – World Heavyweight Boxing Champion
Posted in Journalism, Martial Arts, MMA, Peter Graham, Real Men with tags Ben Edwards, Boxing, Jason Suttie, Julius Long, Kickboxing, Lucas Browne, Mark Hunt, MMA on March 10, 2016 by Jarrod BoyleHow does it feel to be the heavyweight world champ? Continue reading
Peter Graham – New WBF Boxing World Heavyweight Champion
Posted in Journalism, Peter Graham, Real Men with tags Boxing, heavyweight, Julius Long, Peter Graham, WBF, world title on February 28, 2016 by Jarrod BoyleSome things are stories; others are facts. The fact is Peter Graham is now the WBF world heavyweight boxing champion. He is the first Australian in history to hold a heavyweight boxing title.
When Will the Mainstream Media Approach Combat Sports from the Head, Rather Than the Ass?
Posted in Journalism with tags AFL, AFL football, Alistair Overeem, Boxing, bullfighting, centipedes, Ernest Hemingway, Fight! Magazine, Greg baum, John McCain, MMA, Peter Graham, porno, Serena Williams, tennis, The Age Newspaper, UFC, UFC 193 on September 18, 2015 by Jarrod BoyleI am currently traveling in Europe, and news reached me that Australia has had a sudden change of prime ministers. Eager to share in the good news, I googled The Age Newspaper Online.
In addition to reports on the change of leadership, I discovered there was an article about the press conference for UFC 193, due to be held in Melbourne on November 15. Continue reading