Recently I attended the funeral of John Hughes. Probably in more recent years John was known as a top Auckland Police Officer. The detective inspector was a dedicated ultra-distance athlete, having held many distance records, and in the 1950's he won the Light Middleweight Title on three occasions, from 1955 to 1957. The following piece […]
The Auckland Boxing Association kicked off its 2006 season on February 11th with a good crowd to see New Zealand supermiddleweight champion, Lee Oti (73.5kg), tangle with Tangilima Tapanuu (77kg). Oti, who had taken time off from boxing to concentrate on rugby league, looked sharp and strong considering he had not been in the ring […]
The following information is for educational purposes only. “bare feet are for bathing in, boots are for kicking in” The foot is the first region of the body to be covered in the Med Cell series. It is one of the most important areas available to the combat practitioner for two opposing reasons. First, due […]
Amber Miller © Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com All photos copyright 2004 Zuffa LLC Photography by Joshua Hedges UFC 55: Fury was not one of Ultimate Fighting Championship’s most entertaining events from a spectator’s point of view. But from a rounded fighter’s perspective there were eight very interesting bouts on the card. And whilst Fury mightn’t […]
© Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com All photos copyright 2004 Zuffa LLC Photography by Joshua Hedges Rachelle Leah Nick Thompson (6’1" 175 lb) vs Keith Wisniewski (5’11" 170 lb) – Welterweight Referee: Steve Mazzagatti Round One Both men were making their debuts in the Octagon, but they were also packing respectable MMA backgrounds in their holsters as […]
This New Zealand wrestler Jack Carter died in Florida recently. He was 90 years old. His real name was Johnny Lakey. He arrived in the U.S. in 1946 and got lots of work with Fred Kohler at Chicago's Marigold Arena and surrounding areas. He was unknown in his homeland as a wrestler but met Lou […]
The scoffers can say what they will but not since the 1930s, when Earl McCready and Lofty Blomfield, plus a crop of 'name' performers with world title backgrounds – Dean Detton, Dave Levin, "Strangler" Lewis, Ed Don George, Vincent Lopez, Ray Steele, "Jumping Joe" Savoldi and the like – won the sport its record following, […]
Heavyweight Champion: Amosa Zinck Jason Suttie Daniel Tai Elisara Sii Uta Frank Attu Richard Tutaki Cruiserweight Champion: Colin Hunia Mahommod Azzoui Sean Sullivan Gerard Zoks Supi Moi Moi Anapapa Gabriel Light Heavyweight Champion: Sean Sullivan Peter Kariuki Steve Wood Timo Marsua Moroni Schwalger Kalolo Cruse Super Middeweight Champion: Lee Otti Rico Chong Nee Shane Chapman […]
South Africa consists of many different cultures and within these cultures stem many different martial arts systems like for example the Zulu tribe who are well known for their stick fighting art. For long before Bruce Lee was born, lived an African Martial Warrior named King Shaka. Shaka founded a unique fighting style, which ensured […]