Katherine Dunn
Geek Love author and exceptional boxing writer Katherine Dunn passed away recently at age 70.
Dunn not only busted up a lot of gender expectation by writing about boxing, she also took up the sport later in life in order to better understand it.
Sarah wrote about Dunn for Asian World Of Martial Arts.
To read about it click here.
Filed under Books, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
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.
Filed under Films, Health, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
Burger King
One of the weirdest things to come out of the Mayweather-Pacquaio fight last week was the appearance of the super-creepy Burger King mascot “The Burger King.”
It seemed really peculiar at the time, but it turns out the King of the Whopper’s presence at fighting events isn’t all that strange.
Sarah explained why in an article for Fightland.
To read it, go here.
Filed under Food, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
Bob Dylan
If it wasn’t obvious by songs about Hurricane Carter and shoutouts in his songs to Cassius Clay, Bob Dylan is a fan of the sweet science.
Sarah wrote about Dylan’s boxing connections for Fightland.
To read the story, go here.
Filed under Jock Stuff, Music, Shameless Promotion
Hemingway boxing.
In the rarefied world of literary stars who like to physically fight each other, there’s one tale with more layers to it than most — the time Canadian author Morley Callaghan knocked out Ernest Hemingway in a boxing match.
Hemingway never forgot Callaghan putting him on the canvas and went to his grave declaring he could beat the Canuck.
To read the details behind the fight — and its aftermath — head to Fightland by clicking here.
Filed under Books, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir
Risky Fuel 