It's not really a holiday here in the U.S. but I can't pass up a pun. Here is a ring full of boxing-themed comic book covers for your viewing pleasure. While the "Sweet Science" has been reduced in our culture to a sideshow, with maybe one boxing match of any significance in any given year (if that) once upon a time boxing was a significant part of the pop culture of our society as evidenced by this wide array of comic book covers, adding up to a full fifty plus boxing covers. Enjoy and remember to keep your hands up and protect yourself at all times.
NOTE: This is a Dojo Holiday Classic.
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I don't know why boxing isn't a big thing anymore but it's a barbaric "sport" anyway - two men punching each other into submission ffs!
ReplyDeleteNo denying the brutality of it for sure. I forget where it was but someone made the point that boxing should be illegal, since we won't allow roosters to do largely the same thing. And roosters we eat! I think MMA is more vicious than boxing, and it wildly popular.
DeleteGreat idea for an article and some amazing covers, most I have never seen before . The Ali v Superman comic is a classic.
ReplyDeleteThe Ali-Superman comic event was that rare tabloid that actually deserved the oversized treatment. Most tabloids were just big comics, this was a big deal.
DeleteThat 1954 STRANGE ADVENTURES looks like Julie Schwartz floating the concept of "Strange Sports Stories" roughly a decade ahead of the actual series.
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