Southpaw
Jake Gyllenhaal is going to be in a new movie called Southpaw.
Rumour has it Gyllenhaal trained like mad for the role to look legit.
There appears to be one problem, however.
In all the advance promo material Gyllenhaal is shown in the orthodox, right-handed fighting stance, not the southpaw left-handed stance.
Sarah wrote about this inconsistency for Fightland.
Filed under Films, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
A man fighting a kangaroo
Humans have been fighting kangaroos since at least the early 1890s for their perverse viewing pleasure.
Sarah wrote a story about these boxing kangaroos for Fightland.
If you’re an animal lover it may make you irritated.
Filed under Culture, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
Pierre Trudeau with Queen Elizabeth
Former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau wasn’t just a world leader and political rock star, he was also an on-again, off-again judo practitioner.
In fact, on the day he decided to retire from politics he had just returned from taking his children to a judo class in the middle of a snowstorm.
Sarah wrote about Trudeau’s judo history for Fightland.
Filed under Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
Fabricio Werdum punches Cain Velasquez
There was a big heavyweight title unification bout in the UFC on the weekend featuring interim champ Fabricio Werdum and returning-from-lengthy-injury champ Cain Velasquez as part of UFC 188.
It turned out Velasquez had too much ring rust and couldn’t keep up with Werdum.
Sarah talked about the fight for TSN 1050’s podcast of the International Sports Report.
Listen to her discuss Werdum vs. Velasquez.
Filed under Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
Bob Hope, boxing fan
One of the world’s most legendary comedians also had a bit of a boxing past. And he used it to get laughs for decades.
It seems Bob Hope knew how to throw a punch well enough to have an above-.500 fight record. He found playing the loser got more laughs, though.
Sarah recapped Bob Hope’s boxing past in a story for Fightland.
Filed under Comedy, Films, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion, Television
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