FightLive Magazine, October/November 2016
Tai Tuivasa has begun to assert himself as one of the rising stars of Australian Fight Sports, defining himself with knockout power across a range of disciplines. Continue reading
Archive for Mark Hunt
Tai Tuivasa
Posted in Martial Arts, MMA with tags AFC, Elite Fight Gym, Lions High Performance Center, Mark Hunt, MMA, Sean Sullivan, Tai Tuivasa, UFC on December 20, 2016 by Jarrod Boyle
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 Boyle
Ronda Rousey: The Movie
Posted in Journalism with tags AFL, As Real As It Gets, Barcelona, Beth Correia, Beyond the Mat, blood, Born to Fight, cage fighting, Catalonia, centipedes, Charles the Bald, Greg baum, Holly Holm, Mark Hunt, Mayweather/Pacquiao, Melbourne, MMA, Octagon, Porn, Ronda Rousey, Senyera, soap opera, UFC, UFC 193, Vietnamese flag, Wilfred the First, wrestling on October 7, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
“Women have soap operas; men have wrestling.”
– Ringside wrestling fan quoted in the documentary, ‘Beyond the Mat.’ Continue reading
Share this:
The Long Road: ‘John’ Wayne Parr
Posted in 'John' Wayne Parr, Journalism, Kickboxing, Martial Arts, Real Men with tags 'John' Wayne Parr, Boonchu, Caged Muay Thai, CMT, Georges Saint Pierre, Gold Coast, Hollywood, Joe Rogan, Junior Dos Santos, Les Sherrington, Mark Hunt, MGM Grand, MMA, Orbital bone, Powerplay, Queensland, Richard Walsh, Ronda Rousey, San Diego, Toby Smith, Tyrone Spong, UFC, UFC 184, Wayne Parr on July 11, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
International Kickboxer Magazine, March/April 2015
There are many things to like about ‘John’ Wayne Parr. Best of all, he always comes up with a story. Just ask his friend, Joe Rogan. Continue reading
Share this:
Why Everybody Loves Mark Hunt
Posted in Kickboxing, Martial Arts, Real Men with tags Mark Hunt, Stipe Miocic, UFC on March 13, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
“Shucks, if I throw Stipe Miocic into any harbour, he probably drowns,” Aussie headliner Mark Hunt laughs. “And how do we fight each other if he’s dead?
“Other fighters might like to talk trash but I’m fairly civil. Especially at this level.
“Plus Stipe seems a nice guy. So no, I won’t be throwing him into any water. But when the bell goes, man, I’m still going to put a hole in his face.”
– Hunt giving an intro to his performance against Stipe Miocic at UFC Fight Night in Adelaide on May 10, 2015
Share this:
The Ups and Downs: ‘Bangin’ Ben Edwards and the Vicissitudes of Fate
Posted in Ben Edwards, Journalism, Kickboxing with tags Badr hari, Ben Edwards, Bulldog Gym, Ernesto Hoost, Errol Zimmerman, Evolution, Glory International, Jamal Ben Saddik, Jamie McCuaig, Mark Hunt, Nick Boutzos, Paul Slowinski, Peter Aerts, Ray Sefo, Ruslan Karaev, Steve McKinnon, Stuart McKinnon on August 22, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
International Kickboxer Magazine, July/August 2014
The greatest careers are marked by severe vicissitudes of fate. Fight fans talk about the great clashes; Aerts and Hoost, Hunt and Sefo, Hari and Karaev. What they don’t talk about are the ups and downs a professional fighter goes through from fight to fight, like a ship that sails on a stormy sea. Continue reading
Share this:
UFC: The Other Side of the Bloody Coin
Posted in Kickboxing, Real Men with tags Antonio Silva, Boxing, bullfighting, cage fighting, Carl Jung, Cormac McCarthy, Daily Telegraph Newspaper, Ernest Hemingway, Mark Hunt, motor racing, Phil Rothfield, Rush, The Crossing, the Shadow, UFC on December 11, 2013 by Jarrod Boyle
“Young men love war and old men love it in them.”
-Cormac McCarthy,
The Crossing.
Phil Rothfield recently published an editorial in The Daily Telegraph that has gone viral across the Facebook pages of many of the people I know. It’s a pretty inflammatory screed, and I’m surprised any credible newspaper would publish it; the comment about ‘allowing’ women to fight on the card alongside men must have left feminists, along with fight-fans, scratching their heads. Continue reading
Share this:
Tarik Solak: Return of the Super-Promoter!
Posted in Kickboxing, Real Men with tags A1 Grand Prix, Billboard Nightclub, Chris Allen, Cihad Kepenek, Crown Casino, Ernesto Hoost, FEG, Forbes Magazine, Foxsports, Fuji TV, Glory, Gurkan Ozkan, ISKA, K1, K1 Oceania, K3, Ken Imai, Mark Hunt, Melbourne Pavilion, Mirko Cropcop, MMA, Mr Ishii, Mr Tanikawa, Patrice Quarteron, Paul Slowinski, Peter Lewis, Prince Amir, Tarik Solak, Vedat H., Vodaphone Arena, Wayne Parr on December 6, 2013 by Jarrod Boyle
International Kickboxer Magazine, Nov/Dec 2013
Tarik Solak is back on Australian soil with a new show and new fighters. To put it simply, he’s excited. Continue reading
Share this:
All Hail the Super-Samoan!
Posted in Kickboxing, Real Men with tags George Saint Pierre, Junior Dos Santos, Mark Hunt, Nate Diaz, UFC 146 on April 13, 2013 by Jarrod Boyle
On Saturday May 26, the Cindarella of fightsports will strike out in pursuit of the UFC Heavyweight title. We love and respect Junior Dos Santos as one of the few gentlemen remaining in what has increasingly become a thug sport (see the woeful weigh-in shaenanigans of Diaz and St-Pierre), but my money is on the great Antipodean.
I salute Dos Santos, but Mark Hunt is in my heart.
All hail the Super Samoan!!!
Share this:
Peter Graham
Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing, Peter Graham, Real Men with tags Adam Watt, Alexei Ignashov, Apidech Moekunthod, Badr hari, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Daniel Dawson, Draka, Fedor, Francisco Filho, Glaube Feitosa, Honbu, Hunter Sam, Ikebukuro, ISS Gym Pattaya, Jan Nortje, Jason Suttie, K1, kakutogi, Karate, Kazuyuki Fujita, Kempo karate, Kickboxing, Kyokushin karate, Mark Hunt, Mark Kerr, Mas Oyama, Mirko Crocop, MMA, Moise Rimbon, Nicholas Pettas, Nick Kara, Paul Slowinski, Peter Graham’s IMC, Remy Bonjasky, Rolles Gracie, Sam Greco, Semmy Schilt, Sengoku, Stan Longinidis, Stefan Leko, Tae Kwon Do, Uchi Deshi on February 13, 2013 by Jarrod Boyle
Blitz Magazine, December 2012
The day I talked to Peter, he was managing multiple tasks and unsure I’d be able to get any sense out of him.
“I’ve just come from ten rounds of sparring!” Continue reading
Theme Park at its Darkest 