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Lionel Rose
Deadly Vibe Issue 104, October 2005 King of the Ring A true legend of Australian boxing received the Deadlys’ highest sporting honour. Indigenous Australians have long excelled in the sporting arena, and there are countless champions of the past and the present who we can proudly claim as our own. The Ella Lifetime Achievement Award […]
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Glen Kelly
Graduating with distinction from the school of hard knocks, champion boxer Glen Kelly is putting his fight against Roy Jones Jnr behind him and concentrating on the next bout. He goes head to head with Deadly Vibe. Pullquote: “A lot of people thought I wouldn’t get up off the canvas, but I have a lot […]
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Michelle Grantham
It might be illegal in New South Wales, but elsewhere in Australia female boxing is winning over competitors and fans alike. Deadly Vibe surveys the fast-growing sport and talks with Australian bantamweight champion Michelle Grantham. ROUND 1: GIRLS WITH GLOVES As an aggressive contact sport, boxing has always had its supporters and detractors, its heroes […]
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Kevin Kelly
With 38 professional fights to his name, not to mention Commonwealth and Pan Asian Boxing Association titles, champion boxer Kevin Kelly has surely created a spot for himself among the pantheon of Australian greats. Always a fit young fulla, Kevin remains the youngest person on record to have completed Sydney’s City to Surf fun run […]
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Anthony Little
Deadly Vibe Issue 92 October 2004 Anthony Little, boxing, 60kg division West Australian Anthony has been boxing since he was 13, and in 2000 he was named Aboriginal Sport Star of the Year. He narrowly missed out on selection for the Australian Olympic team in 2000 after finishing runner-up to James Swan at the national […]
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Julie Livet
Thailand’s King’s Cup is the mecca of international Muay Thai kickboxing. With over 100 countries vying for supremacy each year, the competition showcases the fiercest talent from around the globe. Introduced to the sport only three years ago, 21-year-old Kamilaroi woman Julie Livet is proving she can hold her own with the world’s best. In […]
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Chris Collard
Fight veteran Chris Collard has come full circle. Starting out as a boxer in 1993, he went on to win Australian and world kickboxing titles, before switching to Muay Thai and competing in Thailand’s prestigious King’s Cup. Having now returned to traditional boxing for a while, the Melbourne-based 27 year old is preparing for a […]
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Jamie Pittman
Deadly Vibe Issue 92 October 2004 Jamie Pittman, boxing, 75kg division Currently Oceania champion in his weight division, Jamie had an unusual introduction to boxing. When he was 10 years old, he fell through a window and needed 62 stitches in his arm. His doctor recommended boxing as rehabilitation, and since then Jamie has never […]
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Tony Mundine
Deadly Vibe Issue 93 November 2004 The Quiet Achiever When the names of the nominees for the inaugural Ella Award for Outstanding Achievement in Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander Sport were announced to the audience at this year Deadlys, each one received a huge cheer from the crowd. And that was hardly surprising, considering that […]
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Hector Thompson
Something Worth Fighting For (Deadly Vibe Issue 97 March 2005) One of our boxing greats looks back at the fight of his life. Boxing creates champions like no other sport. It’s filled with rags-to-riches and hard luck tales, and many of its greatest champions’ stories read as if they’ve been lifted straight from the scripts […]
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James Swan
James admits that the training load as a national athlete is strenuous and strongly believes that if you want something, hard work is the answer. And as James knows there are always sacrifices. James simply says “Never, Never, Ever Give Up.” James knows that the life of a sportsman doesn’t last forever, and when it […]
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Robbie Peden
Deadly Vibe Issue 102 August 2005 King Hitter He made it to the top despite the odds ” Deadly Vibe salutes two of our greatest Aboriginal boxing champion. Our most recent Indigenous world title-holder has come into the ring with the same kind of passion and heart that typified Lionel’s own fighting spirit. Queenslander Robbie […]
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Anthony Martin
Deadly Vibe Issue 43 August 2000 SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT Anthony Martin grew up in Rosewood Queensland where he started weightlifting through his school. He got into weightlifting because he was strong from playing other sports like shotput, discus, basketball and rugby union.His first major career win came when he was 15 in the State Championship under […]
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Jeffrey Dynevor
Deadly Vibe Issue 110 April 2006 Remembering Mitta A forgotten legend returns to the spotlight. We’ve got plenty of Commonwealth champions. Ask anyone who they are, and they would be able to reel off names like Catherine Freeman, Nova Peris, Kyle Vander-Kuyp and Patrick Johnson. Some may even know of Percy Hobson, who won a […]
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