boxing
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Athens-Clarke County
A Punch a Day Keeps the Doctor Away: Woman Gains Strength While Boxing Through Parkinson’s
Rolling hills, wandering deer and quaint towns slip past the clear windows of Marcy Floyd’s car as “The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo” drifts out of the speakers. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Floyd makes the hour-and-a-half commute from her house in Lake Oconee to the X3 gym off Milledge…
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Athens-Clarke County
Fighting Back: Athens Gyms Offer Specialized Classes for Those With Parkinson’s
At X3 Sports training gym off of Milledge Avenue, participants in the Knock Out Parkinson’s Disease (or KOPD) class started their workout by calling out words that sounded like they belonged in a planetarium instead of a boxing gym. “Evil aliens!” “Friendship 7!” “James Webb telescope!” “Lunar!” “Meteorite!” This exercise…
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Athens-Clarke County
Out of the Clinic and into the Ring: Local Veterinarian is Also a Boxer
Philip Brooke works a normal job as a small-animal veterinarian. But after hours, he heads to the Ramsey Student Center, plugs in his playlist and slips on a pair of boxing gloves. “Cuddling puppies during the day and punching people in the face at night,” Brooke said. “It’s a good…
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Athens-Clarke County
Student Boxer Remains Undefeated
A University of Georgia student is preparing to defend his undefeated streak in a local boxing match this month. The series is called “Friday Night Fights” and features amateur boxing matches in the Athens Arena in Bogart, GA. Brian Barron, a junior criminal science major from San Mateo, California has…