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Monthly Archives: September 2010
When the going gets tough
Melbourne boxing coach Peter Murphy likes to introduce me to people in his gym as ‘an old pro’ and then enjoys watching me squirm against the potential for misunderstanding. And I am always quick to take the bait lest people … Continue reading
The Real Thing
The legendary welterweight ‘Marvelous’ Marvin Hagler once said that when he dies and they open up his skull, instead of a brain they’ll find nothing but a big boxing glove inside. I’m starting to feel the same way after my … Continue reading
The wild frontier
The Barbados boxing tent was a wild place today, both inside and out. The action just keeps getting more intense as each girl is eliminated from the tournament and joins the mix in the sparring. Outside there was a tropical … Continue reading
The good fight
I’ve seen thousands of rounds of sparring in my time, enough to know that what I am witnessing in Barbados’s airless 30m X 12m training tent, inside the three rings, is a seismic shift, a rapid shrinking of that gap … Continue reading
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Fighting time
Dig it: Claire Ghabrial spars Mexico Right on: Naomi Fischer-Rasmussen v Egypt Relaxed and Barbadian: Sherlock Small Barbados is bitter sweet for me since I’m essentially on the outside looking in. After so many years in the sport, and so … Continue reading
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Sabrina Ostowari v Yanzi Yang of China
Australia’s Sabrina Ostowari shows she is world class against China’s Yanzi Yang
The heat is on
The competition is hotting up in Barbados and so is the weather. The rain has stopped and the sun is out making the 24-hour training centre, a massive tent with three big rings, feel like a sauna. You could also … Continue reading
