This summer, I began boxing. Being a non-confrontational person, I was originally hesitant about trying out a combat sport. I had always been more comfortable in situations where the objective was to work...
Georgetown University’s Club Boxing group held its annual Club Boxing Showcase on Healy Lawn on Oct. 19 for the first time in four years, a tradition that had previously been held on the Harbin Patio.
Club...
On Saturday night, Manny Pacquiao beat Timothy Bradley by unanimous decision, and has since announced his official retirement from boxing. The Filipino fighter is an incumbent member of his country’s...
Title IX changed the face of sports. By preventing discrimination in any federally funded activity, the law requires that men and women enjoy equal opportunities in all varsity sports, prompting an exponential...
My first injury happened just before my sophomore year of high school. I unknowingly strained my quadriceps by taking multiple practice penalty kicks without proper stretching, which rendered me unable...
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While it doesn’t shift from the standard boxing movie story arc, recent “Rocky” spin-off “Creed,” directed by Ryan Coogler of “Fruitvale Station” fame, makes for an entertaining...
After mounting its first showcase last year, Georgetown Club Boxing is channeling its past success to truly establish itself as one of the more unique club sports on campus by holding the second Annual...
Most Georgetown students may not know the name Tom Quinn (CAS ’55), but many would recognize him. The United States Marine, actor and Georgetown boxing legend-turned-coach was a fixture...
Based on perceptions fueled largely by Hollywood classics like Rocky, Raging Bull and Million Dollar Baby, many Americans think of boxing as a ferocious and bloody spectacle. With that imagery seared...
Amid a whir of treadmill belts, the squeak of rubber soles on gym floors and the grunts of frustrated racquetball players, it’s unfortunately all too easy to miss Tom Quinn (C ’55).
The 78-year-old...
When Victor Ortiz's head slammed to the canvas on Saturday night, the fate of boxing didn't fall with him. Thank God we're not having that argument anymore.
The boxing world is four years removed from...
