London 2012 Olympics

She is such an awesome woman. She once fell down the stairs, broke her back, proceeded to win a fight, and only then go to hospital.
Just saw the highlights. What a fight, and what an atmosphere! The entire Excel centre shouting your name must be wonderful

Wow, I missed that part. A lot of boxers are mentally, and physically very tough. A cut on their lip or eye lid usually is nothing to them, but having my lip busted up once, it bloody hurts! A lot of athletes go through so much pain which is also what makes the difference from winning and losing.

I really don't like boxing. I can't watch it. I know, I know, it's good for self-discipline, fitness, keeping kids out of trouble etc. but it is still beating the crap out of someone.

I am a huge boxing fan. The fitness required to box is immense, but there is an art to it. There are fights that people just beat the hell out of each other, but until you do something, it's really hard to see what someone is doing. A simple punch, duck, guard, and step out of range for example may take months to years to master.
It sounds easy, but it's not. If anyone has ever had a fight, I bet afterwards, you don't really remember how things went because it was so fast. These boxers are a lot faster than us, and have the ability to read body language and try to avoid shots, or use feints and disguise what they will do.