Madrimov vs. Walker: Inviting Tragedy
By Caryn A. Tate on August 18, 2020
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Fighters are hard-pressed to admit that they’re hurt. (photo: Ed Mulholland/Matchroom)
Even when proper precautions are taken, sometimes there can still be a negative outcome. But what about when there are clear warning signs that go unheeded, such as in Walker’s case? It’s inviting a tragic outcome… READ MORE
Herring retains title via DQ over Oquendo
By Robert Ecksel on September 5, 2020

The champ intended to box, while the challenger came to brawl. (Mikey Williams/Top Rank)
“I wasn’t too satisfied with my performance, to be honest with you,” said Herring after the fight. “I didn’t want it to end like that. I’m disappointed with the outcome. But my team felt it was too much. So we just had to stop it or whatever…” READ MORE
Popeye the Sailor—Never Kick a Woman
Produced by Fleischer Studios in 1936
“Take it easy, Skinny,” Mae West tells Olive Oyl. “You’ll last longer.”

Never Kick a Woman, which debuted in 1936, was the 37th Popeye cartoon by Fleischer Studios. It opens with Mae West hitting a freestanding punching bag in a sporting goods store window. The scantily clad blonde catches the eye of Popeye and Olive Oyl, his jealous, rail-thin girlfriend. Popeye says to Olive, “That’s not so bad for the weaker sex.” Olive smells a rat and says, “She doesn’t look so weak to me.” Popeye harrumphs and says, “That’s what everyone should know,” and drags Olive into the sporting goods store for a boxing lesson. Mae West likes the Sailor Man and starts to flirt. Popeye blushes and, despite his massive forearms, looks and sounds like Jimmy Durante. Olive grows red in the face. “Take it easy, Skinny,” Mae West tells Olive. “You’ll last longer.” Olive loses control and gets beaten to a pulp. As Mae West makes her move on the smitten sailor, Olive drags herself toward Popeye and reaches into his back pocket—where she removes a can of spinach. Olive downs it in a single gulp and releases her inner pugilist.