Roy Jones
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'Fist of Fury'
It can be hit and miss with martial arts movies. While some are just a mass of badly choreographed action sequences, good films can get lost in translation. One thing fans can be sure of when they pick up a Bruce Lee movie is that they are watching a quality production. With the legend's extensive martial arts training, the man liked to portray a realistic product on screen. Although Fist of Fury stands on the fringe of realism, I think there's enough here to keep action film fans happy. This is Bruce Lee's second feature film following The Big Boss which was originally released in 1972 but didn't come to the UK until 1973.
By Roy Jones6 years ago in Unbalanced
Juice Sport
One of my all time favourite fighters in the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA) has to be Brazilian Royce Gracie. The original 'Ultimate Fighting Championship' happened in 1993 but I was about 23 years old when I first saw it, which was back in 2009. The sport of MMA had came from fringe sport to mainstream attraction by then, but it didn't take away from the magnitude of Royce Gracie's achievements that night in 1993. On the same evening, Gracie had defeated a pro boxer, a shoot fighter, and a kickboxer. Still to this day I am amazed by the fighting prowess of the man, who originally had a submission based style, he only real struck his opponent when he was on the ground. You can probably imagine then how disappointed I was when my hero tested positive for Nandrolone (May 8, 2007) after an Elite XC bout with rival Kazushi Sakuraba.
By Roy Jones6 years ago in Unbalanced