Boxing Tag

-Ronda Rousey- Twitter: @rondarousey Instagram: rondarousey Known for: Being the most badass female on the entire planet. -Sometimes we go with obvious names – no shame in that. Ronda Rousey is a UFC fighter, as you’re probably aware. But there is nothing unattractive about this female brawler. Sure, she might kick every competitor’s ass and knock them out cold in less than a minute, but let’s be honest – Ronda Rousey is still gorgeous. Here at Writtalin, when it comes to Woman Crush Wednesday, we don’t consider the fact that aRead More

-Lauryn Eagle- Twitter: @lauryneagle Instagram: lauryneagle Known for: Throwing punches while looking flawless Lauryn Eagle is an Australian boxer and water skiing champion. Not only is she a professional boxer from Down Under, she can also add model and Celebrity Apprentice Australia alum to her resume. Eagle runs her own boot camps, Eagle Fitness, in Australia- take a look at her Instagram and you’ll want to fly down there for the classes too. She’s may not be that well-known in the United States, but she should be to you. You’re welcome,Read More

Floyd Mayweather Jr. faced the rough and tough Marcos Maidana Sautrday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.   THE RESULT Mayweather by decision. Judges scored the bout, 117-111, 116-112, and 114-114 in favor of Floyd.   THE FIGHT The fight forced Floyd to out-box his opponent, something he hasn’t had to do in many of his recent fights. Maidana came out swinging wildly and never let up. He threw over the top punches at Floyd often leaning forward and pushing him against the ropes. It appeared as though MaidanaRead More

Bernard Hopkins stepped into the ring Saturday night dressed in burgundy and gold. It was in respect to the Washington, DC crowd that he was in front of. The DC armory was packed. Hopkins threw combinations with ease, landing shots at a rate more than twice his opponent’s, and he was eager to talk about his next fight at the end. He did not look 49 years old Saturday night. Final total punch stats had Hopkins landing 49% of his shots whereas Shumenov only landed 20% wasting too much energy on single jab misses.Read More

Muhammad Ali is the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time. He fought 61 bouts in 21 years, winning 56 times, 37 times by KO. He was an Olympic Gold Medalist in 1960 and was the heavyweight champion of the world 1964-1967, 1974-1978, 1978-1979. He was also the most controversial athlete of his time.   He knew he was the greatest, saying: “I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was” He could talk down any opponent, saying things like: “I’m so fast that last night IRead More