Mayweather vs Ortiz results: A controversial knockout fight By matt lance Last updated: 18th September 2011 Mayweather vs Ortiz results: A controversial knockout fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeated Victor Ortiz in a controversial fourth round knockout that could be the talk of the boxing world in the next 24 hours. Ortiz threw a intentional headbutt on Mayweather after he opened up combinations against the ropes. He got a warning from the ref and deducted a point from him. While Ortiz was apologizing, Mayweather hit him with a punch and knocked Ortiz to the floor. After 10 counts, Mayweather wins the bout.
From 1908 to 1915 Johnson had over 44 Knockouts, and only lost 8 fights. (I found further that both of his parents where slaves on a Georgia plantation.) America loves boxing because of its raw violent talent in a some what civil way. From the days of the Greeks to Modern times there has been several changes to the sport. From Bareknuck fights, to weight class and other fine tuning rules that has change the sport, but all in all the sport remains a favorite in the blue collar American community.
The normal boxing style was to hold your hands high to protect your face. Muhammad Ali decided to just avoid the punch and not use the normal stance. In his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, Muhammad Ali won his first professional fight. He defeated Tunny Hunsaker in six rounds. From the years 1960 to 1963, he acquired a record of 19-0 with an outstanding record of fifteen knockouts.
Victoriously, the other boxer bounces around the ring celebrating just as the beaten boxer picks himself up with his manager’s help. Boxing fans would have pondered as to who would come out on top in a fantasy matchup between boxing’s two biggest ever attractions, Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson. Ali and Tyson represented a far cry of styles: Ali substantiated the naturally gifted and charismatic boxers, a winner in and out of the boxing ring, never smudging his reputation after his career, while Tyson demonstrated a street thug who won in the boxing ring, but with little to say outside and lost his public appeal, as the saying goes “the bigger they are the harder they fall.” Firstly, experts and the public alike didn’t think much of Ali’s skills, or his personal behavior. They disliked and thought he indulged in flaunting and over confidence like saying “I am the greatest”, the way in which he portrayed himself and his opponent for an upcoming bout. He ironically went on to be known as “The Greatest.” Ali arrived on the boxing scene by winning a Gold medal in the 1960 Olympics.
October 1st, 1975, the Thrilla in Manilla. I was facing one of the greatest boxers in the sport, Joe Frazier. “Commentator voice; time for the main event all you guys were waiting for, lets get ready to rumble! Ali comes out to Joe Frazier, Joe starts to retreat. They exchange punches, Ali swings with his left, Ali swings with his right, but Joe responses with a fierce uppercut.
Although Armstrong persistently denied allegations of doping, even stating he was the most tested athlete in the world and suing accusers of libel, he finally admitted to doping in a television interview conducted by Oprah Winfrey in 2012. Armstrong was a child athlete, an Iron Kids Triathlon winner at the young age of 13 as well as national triathlon champion in 1989 and 1990. Winning the Tour de France seven consecutive times was no easy feat, he was a champion, a legend. Sponsors such as Nike, RadioShack, Anheuser-Busch and Oakley believed in him and made him wealthy. He faced many critics throughout his victory years, and continuously denied every allegation of cheating by doping.
History Through Movies Mr. Brown Cinderella Man The movie Cinderella Man was based of the life of James J. Braddock who was a heavyweight boxer during the late 1920s and early 1930s. Braddock was an upcoming contender during the late 20s but struggled for a period of time through injuries and tough luck, or as he would say “I had a run of bad luck.” After losing his boxing licensing he takes a break from fighting for a while and then gets another shot. Braddock was able to defeat some top contenders and earned the right to fight for the heavyweight championship against Max Baer. He was able to defeat Baer and won the title which he held for a few years before losing to Joe Louis. During the movie Braddock was broke like the rest of America during the Great Depression.
The movie shows ‘rags to riches’ story of Braddock. In the movie, James J. Braddock, a professional boxer and light heavyweight contender, is shown economically stable and prosperous before the Great Depression. He lost all his prosperity when he fractured his stronger right hand while vying for heavyweight championship. When the injured Braddock couldn’t get a comeback from his injury, he was eventually fired and was compelled to live in a critical condition with no money and job to support his family. After great determination and hard work, he is able to pull off a major comeback in his career.
The athletes were all male citizens of the city-states from every corner of the Greek world, coming from as far away as Iberia (Spain) in the west and the Black Sea (Turkey) in the east ( McParland 4). The most highly respected Ancient Greek sports were individual, not team, events, this is not to say that there were not team games played, usually involving balls of various kinds, but these team games were not given the honor of the individual events (Miller 2). Events included boxing, chariot racing, pankration, pentathlon, running, and the most popular, wrestling. The first wrestling match occurred in the Olympics in 708 BC, and was highly valued as a form of military exercise without weapons (Crane 2). Wrestling was an extremely taxing sport, the athletes had to train extensively in order to be capable of participating.
Sports Medias Negative Approach Ernest Culler COM 150 10 November 2012 Janice Prince Betian Sports Medias Negative Approach In the late 1980s and early 1990s many professional athletes were viewed as positive role models. During this time sports media found it hard to report about the negative accounts of the professional athlete. It was not until the early 1990s when Mike Tyson became the first prominent athlete to gain negative reports aired on national television. Before the 1990s Mike was known as the greatest boxer in the world after he was convicted of rape he was known as a criminal. While Sports media believes they report about the positive athletes as much if not more than they do the negative athletes, the bias approach taken towards role models is unequal.