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more about #womensboxing more comments → AuntieBee: "In sports, boys and girls are equal. Everybody is the same," said 16-year-old Sughra Fatma What a refreshing thing to read. I am so impressed, most... more » HighSchoolFearleader: Boxing is my favorite way to work out. Instead of dreading going the gym, I look forward to going. It makes me feel like a true athletic badass. Not t... more » OneTwoPunch: My answer is obvious—I highly support this. more » NewsBunny: God, I love boxing. I have never loved exercise the way I love this. My boxing gym is the most welcoming place I've ever 'worked out'. It's a rea... more » battleaxonista...is a humorless bitch: Nice to see women headlining for once. It'll be interesting to see how Carano's record holds up if she keeps fighting women who are actually in her we... more » cupscake: I competed in womens freestyle wrestling more than 10yrs ago and since it was slowly catching on I felt at times guys watching our matches for novelty... more » WaltzingMatilda: Hell yes. MMA is no fucking joke. And anyone who sees it as only "bloodsport" with no skill, etc. - needs to spend some time learning about it. I w... more » Emmersct: I watched one of Carano's fights on Saturday (was just flipping through the channels and came across it). It must not have been the main event, becau... more » electricbubbles: This is so incredibly badass it's hard for me to even find the words to describe it. They're not dolled up, they're not having a "catfight" - they're ... more » emfish55: Wow, this is awesome. I've never had anything against women in combat sports, but I have also never done it myself. But a couple years ago I became ... more » Meangirl.is.for.the.Horde: This even did totally up the profile of women's MMA. Unfortunately, with the bout over so soon it really felt like you got just a taste, then had you... more » MizJenkins: Well that's nice I guess. As a matter of personal taste, however, I still don't want to see two women punch and kick each other in the face... Well, ... more » bluebears: "Any exposure of women combatants is probably good exposure in general." I couldn't disagree more with this statement. How often have we seen "expos... more » BearDownCBears: OK, but I want to know how well Cris Cyborg can shoot a harpoon out of her wrist and drag her opponent to the other side of the cage, yelling "COME HE... more » annagsquared: Gina Carano was freaking awesome on American Gladiators, and it's a shame she lost, something she rarely does in the first place. more » -
#thesweetscience
Young Indian Women Find Adrenalin, Opportunity In Boxing
Life for disadvantaged Muslim girls in India, says the WSJ, follows this pattern: stay at home, help your mother, and, hopefully, marry a man who can care for you. But some are actively finding, and fighting, a different way. More » -
#battles
Women Attempt To Share Spotlight In Male-Dominated Sports
Saturday night, for the first time ever, two women were the main event at a major mixed martial arts bout. MMA is a full-contact, male-dominated sport: More » -
#leftovers
Five-Year-Old "Eating Herself To Death"; Gay Couple's Announcement Nixed By Paper
Doctors in India fear that Suman Khatun, a five-year-old girl who weighs 168 pounds — at three and half feet tall — is eating herself to death. More »
