Entries tagged with "Christy+Martin":
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Holly Holm Shifts to MMA – April 17th, 2013
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Boxing by the Book: Deirdre Gogarty’s Call to the Ring – December 16th, 2012
Her boxing life has been (and continues to be) an uphill battle, defined by resilience, dignity, self-reflection and courage...
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Holly Holm: Preaching to the Choir – December 5th, 2012
“My dad always says, ‘Fighting’s the oldest sport in the book. It’s always been around. Everybody has a little fighter in them…’”
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Cruz Control: Orlando Comes Out – October 4th, 2012
"Boxing is a celebration of the lost art of masculinity all the more trenchant for being lost."—Joyce Carol Oates...
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The Destiny of Holly Holm – September 21st, 2012
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"The Reckoning" – April 25th, 2012
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Christy Martin: Unfinished Business – April 6th, 2012
Women's boxing isn't for everyone, and given its gender-bending aspect it's easy to understand why. But women, like men, do fight. And like men who fight, women who fight can be powerful or not, graceful or not, artful or not. Christy Martin however is a special case. It wasn't simply that she was lionized…
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Ring/Book Deal for Gogarty – February 15th, 2012
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Gender Gap: Payday and Airwaves – June 21st, 2011
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Christy Martin vs. Laila Ali – May 30th, 2011
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Christy Martin's Odyssey – May 27th, 2011
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Gogarty vs. Martin? – May 13th, 2011
The 1997 WIBF Champion—Deirdre Gogarty—is training for a comeback fight. Details of her first bout are unconfirmed, but her ultimate goal is a rematch with former champion, Christy Martin. Curious about Gogarty’s fitness, I visit the gym. It’s 92 degrees in South Louisiana, and the salty smell…