Some 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.
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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 Boyle
Ben Edwards – Glory 24
Posted in Ben Edwards, Kickboxing, Real Men with tags Ben Edwards, Billy Zane, Bulldog Gym, Che Baker, Errol Zimmerman, Glory 24, Jamal Ben Saddik, Jamie McCuaig, jiu jitsu, Josh Tonna, Kickboxing, MMA, Peter Graham, Stuart McKinnon on October 1, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
I thought you’d given kickboxing away and gone to boxing?
I did – and I was going to have a break from everything! I was just burnt out from eleven years of constantly having a fight coming up. We got an offer from Glory – which we respectfully declined – and they countered with a generous pay increase and a two fight contract (outside of tournament) for that money and, with the US dollar falling my pay is increasing by the day… so we just said, ‘Give us a date and we will be there’. Continue reading
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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 Boyle
I 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
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Peter Graham – Professional Fighter
Posted in fighting, Journalism, Peter Graham with tags ACDC, Badr hari, Barry Raff, bone scan, Daniel Trifu, Jedrzej Macklowak, K1, Karol Bedorf, Kickboxing, KSW, Kyokushin karate, Larry Papadopoulos, Maciej Jewtuszko, Marcin Rozalski, MMA, Peter Graham, Peter Graham’s IMC, Poland, Semmy Schilt, Stalin, Thunderstruck, Tomasz Drwal, Warsaw Palace of Science and Culture on September 17, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
Fight! Magazine, July 2015
Peter Graham has had more than one hundred fights – full-contact karate, kickboxing, boxing and mixed martial arts – and never broken a bone. Continue reading
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Andre Meunier
Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing, Martial Arts, Real Men with tags AFL, Barrty Hall, Chalid Arrab, Chris Noble, Herald-Sun Newspaper, Hopper's Crossing, James Roesler, JetPort Parking, K1, Keith Ellis, Lester Ellis, Lumpini Stadium, Malik, Manson Gibson, MMA, Nick Kara, One Punch Campaign, Pattaya, Paul Slowinski, Peter Aerts, Peter Graham, Platinum Gym, Powerplay, Rob Fogarty, Rockwell Watches, Sakmongkol, SEN radio, Sifu McInnes, Tarik Solak, Thailand, Turkey, Tyrese, Ultimate Muay Thai, Virus Performance Sportswear, WMC title on January 2, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
International Kickboxer Magazine, Nov/Dec 2014
Andre Meunier is a ‘can do’ sort of fighter. Continue reading
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Hagiography
Posted in Ben Edwards, Journalism, Kickboxing, Observation, Peter Graham, Real Men, Statement of intention with tags art, Badr hari, Ben Edwards, BJJ, Boxing, facebook, Glory 16, IMC Prospect, International Kickboxer Magazine, Karate, Kempo, Kickboxing, Kyokushin, Peter Graham, Ralph Waldo Emerson, sport on May 31, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
“What a night. What can I say? Badr Hari is an animal. I was just too banged up to keep going. To my loving wife Silvia, my now-two little girls; you keep me strong.
“To my friends who have always been there for me, thank-you as you are all awesome. To my students at IMC Prospect: train hard and always do your best.
“Last, but not least, my fans; from the Kyokushin and Kempo karate people and the BJJ, MMA, Boxing And kickboxing fans who follow me and even the ones who do not or cannot, thank-you from the bottom of my heart.
“You are all part of who I am.”
Post-fight dedication from Peter Graham, taken from facebook, 30/05/14
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I logged a post about Ben Edwards previously to this one. I was assigned to interview him for the most recent International Kickboxer Magazine and, towards the end of our conversation, he came out with something profound. 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
