In a perfect world, young athletes who rise to the top of combat sports like wrestling, boxing, and judo, would leave their sport to test themselves in the mixed martial arts arena. Unfortunately, we don’t live in this world and…
Much is made of the transition for those elite collegiate and Olympic wrestlers who wish to try mixed martial arts as a post-wrestling career option. On the heels of the 2012 London Olympic Games – which saw Americans Jordan Burroughs…
LONDON — It’s never clear at the Olympics exactly where gold medalists go after they get their prizes — mixed zones, press conferences, TV interviews. The hours after that brief moment on the podium are a whirlwind. But sometimes it’s…
by Maurice D. Proffit The promise that shook the amateur wrestling world did happen to con to fruition indeed., Jordan Burroughs, wins the Olympic Gold Medal in freestyle Mens wrestling at 74 kilograms to bring the gold home to the United State…
I’m not a Bing user, but with, Jordan Burroughs featured on the homepage, it does draw my interest.
Welcome to the press conference for the U.S. Olympic freestyle wrestling team” also known as Jake Herbert’s Open Mic Night. He fumbles with his smart phone in an over-exaggerated way to take pictures of the placard in front of him…
… gets me ready to go out there for war. Because this guy’s trying to take what’s mine. That gold, medal’s not his, that’s my gold medal. I have to go out there and take it.
The Olympics are full of great, athletes, who train hard, win big, and represent the USA with their, sportsmanship. Heres to the ones that never give up.
A lot of people work out and train pretty hard, but how many can actually pull a fire truck! These wrestlers can. Don’t try this at home. They make it look easier than it is.
