Floyd Mayweather Jr. Boxes Like Magic
Floyd Mayweather Jr. Boxes Like Magic
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. has always wanted to box, and many in his family had the same career goals. His father once fought Sugar Ray Leonard. When he was young, his family was poor, and it was common to have no electricity in their home. This is in stark contrast to the life they can afford now.
Mayweather had an amateur record of 84-6 and won the Golden Gloves national championship in 1993. He won a bronze medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. The team and fans, as well as Mayweather himself, felt that he …
Talking in Thailand
Talking in Thailand
Thailand is a beautiful and varied country and its people are warm and friendly. However, if you come from the West, as I do, some aspects of Thai life are strange and some are baffling. Not in a bad sense, just different.
For example, when speaking English, Thais rarely seem pr finish their words off, so you get ‘how’ for ‘house’; ‘sket’ for ‘basket’; ‘row’ for ‘road’. It is very strange at first and can become annoying, until you realize that words in the Thai language can only end with one of about six sounds. The most …
Exercise by Boxing For Anyone at Any Level
Exercise by Boxing For Anyone at Any Level
Boxing is one of the most versatile ways to get in, and stay in shape. Even if you are working out alone there are many ways of building your endurance and strength. Just strapping on a pair of gloves and throwing punches at a bag can do wonders. The workouts are simple. Either use a stop watch or a round clock and build up your round lengths against the bag. Start short and be sure you warm up before each work out. Eventually you will be able to do several 3 min …
Reduce Mosquitos the Natural Way
Nothing is better than a natural, chemical-free method of reducing mosquitos. One such way is with native-Florida, mosquito-larvae eating fish.
Florida’s Mosquito Problems
Because Florida boasts so many lakes, ponds, and marshes, mosquitos can be a big problem. Not only do their bites itch like crazy, but some of them can be bearers of disease as well. These diseases can affect animals as well as horses and other animals. Mosquito-born diseases in Florida include West Nile virus, St. Louis encephalitis, and Eastern Equine encephalitis. Because of this, Floridians are always looking for as many ways as possible to make their …