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Jake Gyllenhaal’s ‘Southpaw’ Workout

Jake Gyllenhaal

Jake Gyllenhaal

Jake Gyllenhaal’s new boxing movie Southpaw has been subject to intense scrutiny from the fight community.

One area they’re particularly intrigued by is Gyllenhaal’s workout regime.

In true method actor form he committed to his role.

Sarah wrote about the ways Gyllenhaal did so in an article for Fightland.

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Ronda Rousey’s Truth-Hurts Floyd Mayweather Burn

Ronda Rousey

Ronda Rousey

UFC fighter Ronda Rousey used the ESPY Awards to unleash a cuttingly perfect burn on monied boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. and his predisposition towards domestic violence.

It was, apparently, a burn Rousey had been waiting to unleash for a year.

Sarah wrote about the zinger for Fightland

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Trent Reznor’s Working On A Fight Club Rock Opera

Trent Reznor

Trent Reznor

Nine Inch Nails’ main man Trent Reznor and filmmaker David Fincher are apparently working on a rock opera based on Fight Club.

We’d tell you more about it, but first rule…

Anyway, Sarah recapped the available information on the project for Fightland.

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Mary Spencer’s Next Fight

Mary Spencer

Mary Spencer

Canadian boxer Mary Spencer has quit literally had to fight for all her successes.

And fight through defeats.

The Olympic boxer didn’t make the Canadian national squad that’s participating at the Pan Am Games right now, but Spencer has been using that missed opportunity to do some good.

She’s been doing demos and mentoring at the Aboriginal Pavilion.

Sarah spoke to her about her work and her career for Fightland.

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Creed Fans Not Happy With Creed Film

The band Creed's Scott Stapp

The band Creed’s Scott Stapp

There’s a new Rocky film called Creed coming out focusing on the next generation, specifically on Rocky Balboa adversary/trainer Apollo Creed’s son.

There’s also a bad Christian rock band called Creed.

There’s also, also, now a “petition” from the musical Creedmunity declaring the film Creed is abusing the Creed name and should be changed.

Sarah wrote about this fight for Fightland.

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