Spring Break
Ultimate Fighting Rapidly Climbing The Ranks
Jake Goldberg
Issue date: 9/12/07 Section: Sports
With more friends showing up, there weren't places for them to sit with the main event just minutes away. They showed clips of both Quinton Jackson and Dan Henderson pre-fight and it looked as if they could beat up the New York Giants defense worse then the Cowboys did the next day.
The stage had been set, the fans were on their feet, and the pride was on the line between friends talking about who was going to win. This is what fights should be about, the electricity in the air, the scary stare down and an awesome fight. Henderson and Jackson provided all of the above. I suggest that if you can watch this fight sometime do so, because it was a technical brawl that saw one champion go after another, for 25 minutes. In the end, Quinton Jackson won but it wasn't a walk in the park.
I am a boxing fan and always will be a boxing fan, but I could see myself watching more of these fights. The action is there, the talent is in place and most importantly a primal urge is fulfilled in this sport that few other sports can tap into. Congrats UFC, you have a new fan.
Jake Goldberg's boxing column appears every Wednesday. He can be reached at Jacob.Goldberg@UConn.edu.
The stage had been set, the fans were on their feet, and the pride was on the line between friends talking about who was going to win. This is what fights should be about, the electricity in the air, the scary stare down and an awesome fight. Henderson and Jackson provided all of the above. I suggest that if you can watch this fight sometime do so, because it was a technical brawl that saw one champion go after another, for 25 minutes. In the end, Quinton Jackson won but it wasn't a walk in the park.
I am a boxing fan and always will be a boxing fan, but I could see myself watching more of these fights. The action is there, the talent is in place and most importantly a primal urge is fulfilled in this sport that few other sports can tap into. Congrats UFC, you have a new fan.
Jake Goldberg's boxing column appears every Wednesday. He can be reached at Jacob.Goldberg@UConn.edu.
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