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Mike Tyson will never be good at this style of boxing...

Discussion in 'Other Sports' started by kwik_e_mart, Oct 7, 2005.

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  1. kwik_e_mart

    kwik_e_mart Member

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    ...Chessboxing it is... the King and the Bishop are the only two chess pieces he knows of I guess... :D

    http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1564233.html?menu=

    Bulgarian is Europe's top Chessboxer

    A Bulgarian has become the first ever European Heavyweight Chessboxing Champion.

    Tihomir 'Tiger' Titschko walked off with the title at the Chessboxing Championships in Germany.

    The WCBO (World Chess Boxing Organisation) organised the event where so-called chessboxers went through interchanging four-minute-rounds of chess and two-minute boxing rounds.

    According to the rules, in a maximum of eleven rounds, a K.O. or checkmate can lead to an early victory.

    Titschko, 26, weighing 14 stone, won the title after beating German champion Andreas 'Doomsday' Schneider with a check-mate following a dragon-variation of the Sizilian opening in the ninth round.

    A spokesperson for the World Chess Boxing Organisation said: "The basic idea in chessboxing is to combine the no.1 thinking sport and the no.1 fighting sport into a hybrid that demands the most of its competitors - both mentally and physically."
     
    #1 kwik_e_mart, Oct 7, 2005
  2. pirc1

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    Oh these guys sucks, if they could fight and play at the same time, I would be impresed. ;)
     
    #2 pirc1, Oct 7, 2005
  3. Bullard4Life

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    Psssssssssssh! Mike Tyson's Punchout, now there was a test of both physical and mental prowess!
     
    #3 Bullard4Life, Oct 7, 2005
  4. droxford

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    That's the goofiest idea I've ever heard. Boxing? and Chess??!?!?
     
    #4 droxford, Oct 7, 2005
  5. Dr of Dunk

    Dr of Dunk Clutch Crew

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    I nearly spit my drink reading this... what the hell? Ananova comes up with some crazy stuff...

    http://www.wcbo.org/

    A little Alekhine's Defense followed by some Rope-A-Dope.... I can't stop laughing.
     
    #5 Dr of Dunk, Oct 7, 2005
  6. weakfromtoday

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    Psh, already been done....
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    #6 weakfromtoday, Oct 7, 2005
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