Fight Archives: Mark Hunt and ‘Bigfoot’ Silva put on a show for the ages
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How would you define a “classic fight?” Blood spilled all over the canvas? Check. Two heavy hitters going at it for 25 minutes? Roger that. Shots thrown with the illest of intentions? Hell yes.
By that definition, the 2013 firefight between Mark Hunt and Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva perfectly fits the bill.
The opening minutes were a bit slow-paced between these two respected heavyweights. But you knew that as soon as one of them engaged, somebody was going down. In this case, it was Hunt who first got a feel of the canvas when Silva dropped him with a right hand halfway through round one.
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1. Toni Storm vs. Zoey Stark. Storm tried to taunt Stark early on which fired up Stark. Stark pummeled Storm early on. Storm tried to retreat to ringside, but Stark landed a plancha on Storm. Stark hit a beautiful Missile Dropkick on Storm. Storm turned the tide by tripping Stark off the apron. Storm put Stark next to the steel steps and smashed her head into it with a hip attack. Storm worked methodical heel offense on Stark for a stretch.
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Subscriber only Paul Gallen s verbal barrage against heavyweight rival Lucas Browne hit nasty new heights on Monday when he declared the former champion a quitter , a softc-k and a p -y . Browne vowed to leave the former NRL star unconscious when they clash in the ring on Wednesday night in Wollongong, but Gallen is supremely confident of producing one of the biggest upsets in Australian boxing history. When I beat him, it ends him, Gallen said. He s not going to handle the pace I m going at. I m not scared of him. There s a big difference between having respect for someone s power and being scared, and I m not scared of him.
Gallen v Browne: Press Conference
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Subscriber only Paul Gallen s verbal barrage against heavyweight rival Lucas Browne hit nasty new heights on Monday when he declared the former champion a quitter , a softc-k and a p -y . Browne vowed to leave the former NRL star unconscious when they clash in the ring on Wednesday night in Wollongong, but Gallen is supremely confident of producing one of the biggest upsets in Australian boxing history. When I beat him, it ends him, Gallen said. He s not going to handle the pace I m going at. I m not scared of him. There s a big difference between having respect for someone s power and being scared, and I m not scared of him.
Gallen v Browne: Press Conference
Sport by Jamie Pandaram
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Subscriber only Paul Gallen s verbal barrage against heavyweight rival Lucas Browne hit nasty new heights on Monday when he declared the former champion a quitter , a softc-k and a p -y . Browne vowed to leave the former NRL star unconscious when they clash in the ring on Wednesday night in Wollongong, but Gallen is supremely confident of producing one of the biggest upsets in Australian boxing history. When I beat him, it ends him, Gallen said. He s not going to handle the pace I m going at. I m not scared of him. There s a big difference between having respect for someone s power and being scared, and I m not scared of him.