Any thoughts on bringing back boxing?
++++++++++++++Football photos"Should they put the cheerleaders back in a van and give the $$$ to some dumb homeloser?" Eeyore
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Quote:Was there an official reason college boxing died? Too much risk for the NCAA to bear, perhaps?Oh, hogwash! Why, I once watched Gentleman Jim Corbett fight an Eskimo fellow bare-knuckled for a...
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Boxing is one of those sports I have mixed feelings about. On the one hand, I have plodded my way through some basic boxing workouts at a local gym, and I have tremendous respect for the discipline,...
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Quote:On the other hand, the general glorification of beating someone about the body and head until - hopefully - knocked unconscious... maybe I'd rather have my kid learn lessons analogical to life...
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Thanks for linking this article, Tristen. I think every Badger sports fan should read it. It would be awesome if there was a Badger time machine that would allow a fan to go back in time and witness...
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Support UW Boxing.$15.95 at University Book Storewww.uwbookstore.com/epages/ubs.storefront/4751680403761416273f0afffe120603/Product/View/1719&2D4
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Two of my very close friends' dad was on a couple of the championship teams back in the '60's. The pictures of the teams at the Kohl are right by our seats for b-ball. Some of his story's about the...
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My uncle - at least per the stories I've been told - was a pretty good collegiate boxer for Marquette. Certainly must have been a heck on an in-state rivalry when you can beat up your...
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Quote:Golf is not safe! Nothing is completely safe. People can be seriously injured in any activity that requires movement. That's not what I'm talking about. If one of the ways to officially win a...
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Boxing was big in the 1950's, when I was at UW. The beautiful old Field House was a perfect venue for it. The head coach was John Walsh, a Madison attorney, with Verne Woodward as his assistant. A...
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Kjake. Your contributions to our community can't be overstated. You are our treasure trove of Badger knowledge.This is the closest image I have that is kinda related to Badger...
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Great stuff as always Jake.++++++++++++++Football photos"Should they put the cheerleaders back in a van and give the $$$ to some dumb homeloser?" Eeyore
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Thanks, guys."The COF's will occasionally 'circle the wagons' but any alliances are quickly broken as they know better than to trust their own kind." -RedWagon
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Ten or so years back, I was helping my grandparents move to a new house across town. My grandpa is a renowned pack rat and an avowed Wisconsin sports junkie, so it was not at all surprising that I...
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Definately in favor of it. I was an amateur boxer for 2 years and loved it...but, Saguaro is right. Getting punched in the face sucks.------------"...and I'm a lost soul trying to find a road that's...
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One nite last year, @ the BadgerLand, after a hockey game, TDX recounted his HistoryOfBadgerBoxing.....Amazing stories...Wish you'd have been there,Triston & KJ......
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tomahawk, where is that rascal? Tell him to start posting again.
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"Boxing at UW went down hill fairly quickly after a UW boxer ('59 middleweight champion Charlie Mohr) died from trauma / bleeding suffered in the ring in 1960."I was there for that match. Charlie was...
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My father used to talk about going to boxing matches at UW. He was a fraternity brother of Dynie Mansfield, the baseball coach at Wisconsin, and Dynie was a wonderful athlete and a boxer. They would...
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UNLV and Nevada still have boxing, as do the service academies. I had to box for PE at West Point. Getting hit in the face really does suck. I think it sucks even worse at 7:15 AM, right after...
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