A Fighter Abroad

Grantland's Brian Phillips writes: In 1810, a freed slave named Tom Molineaux fought in one of the most important fights in the history of boxing. This is his story.

4 months ago Subbevil 10 comments 9 recs |

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I think your MMA playground team is angry at you.

-AboveThisFire

The mat is my church, the ground is my heaven, Jiu-Jitsu is my religion. And once you hit the ground you're in my world. My world is like the ocean, I’m like a shark and most people don't even know how to swim - Draculino

If I live in a castle and you want to kill me, storming the gates is probably not the best idea. You'd do a lot better hitting me in the head with a brick when I come out for the mail. -Ryan Hall

I then rip off my shirt and do like a hulk scream and pose and then say to the kid " don’t you no I would fucking destroy you are you fucking retarded? -Areyouforreal

by Patrick Tenney on Jan 26, 2012 10:39 AM EST reply actions

Rec'd

So hopefully more people see this post and come and shout at you

Quietly leading Cecil Peoples Champs to victory and beyond.

All in the game yo, all in the game

by Our Bovine Public on Jan 26, 2012 6:01 PM EST up reply actions

Did the same

Now we just gotta find some members of Luke Thomas’ Beard.

BECW Season 2 Captain of the Intellegent Northern English Picking Team - 80% more INEPT than all of you, 8 times out of 12
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by wonderfulspam on Jan 26, 2012 7:07 PM EST up reply actions