Tag: Footscray boxing gym
October 20, 2017
Champion for change
Coaches Nick and Mischa are going on holidays (but not together). However, we have a special treat in store for those who attend the 5.30pm Fighters' Class. For the first two weeks of November ...
Read MoreJune 28, 2015
Still the King
Sam Soliman showed this weekend the reason he’s lasted so long in the sport of boxing. Even when the decision went against him in what has been described as one of the biggest robberies in boxing fo...
Read MoreJune 24, 2015
Boxing royalty comes to MBC
When I first met Sam ‘King’ Soliman back in the days of the Underworld Gym in the early 2000s, they called him Triple-A – Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere. As a journalist on the Herald Sun I was one o...
Read MoreMarch 17, 2014
Get with the strength
Everyone finds a turning point with boxing training. Changes can be dramatic and substantial at first. You get noticeably fitter, stronger, and trimmer. And you enjoy it so much that one day you f...
Read MoreFebruary 26, 2014
Disarmed and dangerous
It's hard to believe that we will soon be bidding farewell to the legendary boxer/trainer...
Read MoreFebruary 4, 2014
This is Boxing Central!
Canberra based film-maker Paul Oliver has been quietly capturing vision of Boxing Central these past couple of months. And this is his first instalment. Paul was a crucial but quiet player in the rece...
Read MoreDecember 9, 2013
Time to shine
The women's boxing clinic at Boxing Central on Australia Day weekend (January 24-27) is shaping up to be a pretty unique event. There have been a lot of expressions of interest already, especially fro...
Read MoreNovember 11, 2013
From Africa with (tough) love
You could call Yohannes Sheferaw the Smiling Assassin, although his official boxing alias is Golden Hands. Either way, there is nothing sinister about this former Ethiopian Olympian. [caption id="a...
Read MoreNovember 3, 2013
Lesson # 1. Go to the gym
Sometimes I joke that if I knew how difficult boxing was, I would never have started. There's a small kernel of truth in that. Boxing is hard on so many fronts - physically, mentally, emotionally. But...
Read MoreSeptember 13, 2013
Spring special will make you shine
Boxing Central is getting a glow about it. The afternoon sun is starting to infuse the gym with a golden light, a sign that summer is on the way. And while it has been a bitterly cold winter, most mem...
Read MoreJuly 20, 2013
Come in from the cold
These cold winter months it's tempting to put your training on hold and retreat to the comforts of home. But it will be harder to restart in summer than it will be to grit your teeth for a few months ...
Read MoreApril 3, 2013
Better than Botox
Seeing this clip during week, of two amazing men in their 90s running the 100-metre dash, got me thinking about ageing and fitness. http://youtu.be/QYLVd7plaV8 These guys a...
Read MoreJanuary 19, 2013
Ready to fall for Boxing Central
We're all set to start boxing fitness classes at Boxing Central on Monday February 4 at 7...
Read MoreJanuary 10, 2013
Goodbye Diana, hello 2013!
The first sparring class for 2013 was also th...
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