Hershel Walker MMA

[Dakota Kid]

Truly an exceptional athlete.

[full of days]

Cant say I'm a proponent, but here's a really interesting article on a Mixed Martial Arts ministry that has risen with the popularity of the sport... Anybody read this article?

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/02/us/02fight.html?hp

[jrc1122]

Originally Posted by Zeus

Hershel is one of the best athletes our country has ever produced.

"He has a sixth-degree black belt in tae kwon do and he nearly made the Olympic team in the sprint relay. He competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics in two-man bobsled, finishing seventh. He ran the 100 meters in 10.22, the 100 yards in 9.3. He also won back-to-back American Superstars competitions in 1987 and 1988. Walker stated in a phone interview on The Jim Rome Show on November 20, 2006 that he still performs 2,500 sit-ups and 1,500 push ups every morning. He has been going through this same routine every morning since high school.In 1988, while still a player for the Dallas Cowboys, he danced with the Fort Worth Ballet for a single performance."


Oh...... and...............

"Walker defeated Greg Nagy via TKO in his professional debut. According to the Strikeforce CEO, Walker pledged to donate his fight purse to charity."

Sounds like a class act, and amazing athelete. I still am not sold on the idea of him being a serious contender against world class heavy weights, but then again, the heavy weight class has never impressed me too much. So he may actually be able to do well. Maybe top 5 ?

Heck I don't know.
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[will69camaro]

Cool thing is if you listen to him before/after fight, he doesn't sound like he WANTS to be the top. He's doing it as a challenge to himself. I dont think he can hang with the top contenders, he had quite a bit of time where his hands were down waiting to get smacked. However cant take anything away from him as he's pretty new to MMA (although having some martial arts background).

William

[Iwantone2]

Originally Posted by full of days

Cant say I'm a proponent, but here's a really interesting article on a Mixed Martial Arts ministry that has risen with the popularity of the sport... Anybody read this article?

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/02/us/02fight.html?hp

if my church was like that, i might actually consider going to church again





thanks for the article!