Tag Archives: Boxing

Elvis Presley’s Boxing Past

Elvis Presley's boxing past

Elvis Presley’s boxing past

Elvis Presley’s enthusiasm for karate is pretty well-known, but the King also had a flirtation with another fighting art — boxing.

Sarah tracked some of his pugilistic adventures for Fightland.

To read the full story go here.

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What Happens When You Take A Boxing Lesson During A Vegas Blowout

Las Vegas

Las Vegas

If you’ve ever wanted to know what it’s like to take a boxing lesson in the middle of a Las Vegas blowout, wonder no more.

That’s because Sarah (unwisely?) decided to do just that during a recent vacation in sin city.

To find out how it went head over to Fightland by going here.

 

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Our Lady Peace Discuss The Fighting Arts And George Chuvalo

Our Lady Peace

Our Lady Peace

While our favourite tribute to the fighting arts remains Friendly Rich‘s “The Ballad Of George Chuvalo,” finding out Our Lady Peace were inspired at least in part by fightin’ for their new album Curve was worth talking about.

So I did. With them. Mostly about the aforementioned George Chuvalo, who appeared on OLP’s album.

To read the story over at Spinner, click here.

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