Stanford student-athlete Dante Kirkman -
terry - 03-08-2025
Today's Mercury News has a story about a different kind of Stanford student-athlete -- boxer Dante Kirkman.
https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/03/08/stanford-professional-boxing-dante-kirkman/?share=dnksplwaraao2mettswe
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Mick - 03-08-2025
(03-08-2025, 02:01 PM)terry Wrote: Today's Mercury News has a story about a different kind of Stanford student-athlete -- boxer Dante Kirkman.
https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/03/08/stanford-professional-boxing-dante-kirkman/?share=dnksplwaraao2mettswe
Very impressive. Turning pro as an undergrad...quite an achievement.
There are two intercollegiate boxing associations for amateurs, the USIBA (United States Intercollegiate Boxing Association) and the NCBA (National Collegiate Boxing Association). Stanford competes in the NCBA / West division along with Cal, UCLA, USC, SJSU, SCU, USF, Air Force, USF, UNLV, Davis, Washington, Oregon State, Boise State, Utah, Sac State, Arizona State and Nevada-Reno.
Here are the links to the two organizations:
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GK3 - 03-08-2025
(03-08-2025, 02:58 PM)Mick Wrote: (03-08-2025, 02:01 PM)terry Wrote: Today's Mercury News has a story about a different kind of Stanford student-athlete -- boxer Dante Kirkman.
https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/03/08/stanford-professional-boxing-dante-kirkman/?share=dnksplwaraao2mettswe
Very impressive. Turning pro as an undergrad...quite an achievement.
There are two intercollegiate boxing associations for amateurs, the USIBA (United States Intercollegiate Boxing Association) and the NCBA (National Collegiate Boxing Association). Stanford competes in the NCBA / West division along with Cal, UCLA, USC, SJSU, SCU, USF, Air Force, USF, UNLV, Davis, Washington, Oregon State, Boise State, Utah, Sac State, Arizona State and Nevada-Reno.
Here are the links to the two organizations:
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I just have to wonder what that sport does to your brain over a few years.
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Nan3cy - 03-08-2025
(03-08-2025, 07:03 PM)GK3 Wrote: (03-08-2025, 02:58 PM)Mick Wrote: (03-08-2025, 02:01 PM)terry Wrote: Today's Mercury News has a story about a different kind of Stanford student-athlete -- boxer Dante Kirkman.
https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/03/08/stanford-professional-boxing-dante-kirkman/?share=dnksplwaraao2mettswe
Very impressive. Turning pro as an undergrad...quite an achievement.
There are two intercollegiate boxing associations for amateurs, the USIBA (United States Intercollegiate Boxing Association) and the NCBA (National Collegiate Boxing Association). Stanford competes in the NCBA / West division along with Cal, UCLA, USC, SJSU, SCU, USF, Air Force, USF, UNLV, Davis, Washington, Oregon State, Boise State, Utah, Sac State, Arizona State and Nevada-Reno.
Here are the links to the two organizations:
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I just have to wonder what that sport does to your brain over a few years.
Not even sure how many years it takes. I was in junior high in Madison, WI when a college boxer (Charlie Mohr, maybe?) died after being clocked in a match. I think UW dropped the sport soon after. It was a very big deal in the local news for quite a while, if I remember correctly.
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Mick - 03-09-2025
(03-08-2025, 07:03 PM)GK3 Wrote: (03-08-2025, 02:58 PM)Mick Wrote: (03-08-2025, 02:01 PM)terry Wrote: Today's Mercury News has a story about a different kind of Stanford student-athlete -- boxer Dante Kirkman.
https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/03/08/stanford-professional-boxing-dante-kirkman/?share=dnksplwaraao2mettswe
Very impressive. Turning pro as an undergrad...quite an achievement.
There are two intercollegiate boxing associations for amateurs, the USIBA (United States Intercollegiate Boxing Association) and the NCBA (National Collegiate Boxing Association). Stanford competes in the NCBA / West division along with Cal, UCLA, USC, SJSU, SCU, USF, Air Force, USF, UNLV, Davis, Washington, Oregon State, Boise State, Utah, Sac State, Arizona State and Nevada-Reno.
Here are the links to the two organizations:
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I just have to wonder what that sport does to your brain over a few years.
It isn't good. The NCAA dropped boxing in 1960 as a varsity sport (superb pro Ray Lunny was Stanford's boxing coach). My wife's grandfather was 9-0 as a heavyweight boxer and gave it up despite his success because he said he could feel what it was doing to his mind (he became a sheriff in Palo Alto, bought a little house on Princeton Avenue, back when municipal employees could do such things).
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82lsju - 03-09-2025
(03-08-2025, 08:02 PM)Nan3cy Wrote: (03-08-2025, 07:03 PM)GK3 Wrote: (03-08-2025, 02:58 PM)Mick Wrote: (03-08-2025, 02:01 PM)terry Wrote: Today's Mercury News has a story about a different kind of Stanford student-athlete -- boxer Dante Kirkman.
https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/03/08/stanford-professional-boxing-dante-kirkman/?share=dnksplwaraao2mettswe
Very impressive. Turning pro as an undergrad...quite an achievement.
There are two intercollegiate boxing associations for amateurs, the USIBA (United States Intercollegiate Boxing Association) and the NCBA (National Collegiate Boxing Association). Stanford competes in the NCBA / West division along with Cal, UCLA, USC, SJSU, SCU, USF, Air Force, USF, UNLV, Davis, Washington, Oregon State, Boise State, Utah, Sac State, Arizona State and Nevada-Reno.
Here are the links to the two organizations:
About | ncbaboxing2015
CLUBS | USIBA
I just have to wonder what that sport does to your brain over a few years.
Not even sure how many years it takes. I was in junior high in Madison, WI when a college boxer (Charlie Mohr, maybe?) died after being clocked in a match. I think UW dropped the sport soon after. It was a very big deal in the local news for quite a while, if I remember correctly.
1960
https://www.library.wisc.edu/archives/exhibits/campus-history-projects/the-legacy-of-charlie-mohr-and-uw-boxing/
https://uwalumni.com/news/fateful-fight/
https://vault.si.com/vault/1960/04/25/the-end-of-college-boxing