Amanda Kelley
@amandakelley.bsky.social
Prizefighting ain't the noblest of arts and I ain't the noblest artist.— Harry Greb
Boxing Artist • F1
Boxing Artist • F1
Pinned
Heart, how torn you are,
How blessed to plow down blindly,
To think nothing, to know nothing,
Only to breathe, only to feel.
Hermann Hesse
How blessed to plow down blindly,
To think nothing, to know nothing,
Only to breathe, only to feel.
Hermann Hesse
December 13, 2024 at 3:17 PM
Heart, how torn you are,
How blessed to plow down blindly,
To think nothing, to know nothing,
Only to breathe, only to feel.
Hermann Hesse
How blessed to plow down blindly,
To think nothing, to know nothing,
Only to breathe, only to feel.
Hermann Hesse
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Kiss me passionately in the secluded corner of a used bookstore on a cobblestone side street in Prague during a raging thunderstorm, or kindly stop wasting my time.
December 9, 2024 at 12:55 AM
Kiss me passionately in the secluded corner of a used bookstore on a cobblestone side street in Prague during a raging thunderstorm, or kindly stop wasting my time.
I am going through a bout of depression but I am fighting it with everything in my arsenal. One day at a time. Hopefully with some grace.
December 4, 2024 at 10:28 PM
I am going through a bout of depression but I am fighting it with everything in my arsenal. One day at a time. Hopefully with some grace.
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319 wins between the 14 fighters, 235 inside the distance (74%), 12 losses, and two draws.
Average fighter age 30.
Nearly 40 world title fights between them.
An incredible night of boxing to come on February 22.
Average fighter age 30.
Nearly 40 world title fights between them.
An incredible night of boxing to come on February 22.
December 3, 2024 at 12:07 AM
319 wins between the 14 fighters, 235 inside the distance (74%), 12 losses, and two draws.
Average fighter age 30.
Nearly 40 world title fights between them.
An incredible night of boxing to come on February 22.
Average fighter age 30.
Nearly 40 world title fights between them.
An incredible night of boxing to come on February 22.
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This is card is unreal. I can’t believe my guy might be the opener 😂 #boxing #zhileizhang
December 2, 2024 at 10:16 PM
This is card is unreal. I can’t believe my guy might be the opener 😂 #boxing #zhileizhang
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Issue 4 of The Spit Bucket features a conversation with @amandakelley.bsky.social whose wonderful painting adorns the cover of the new book by @donmcrae.bsky.social
Download here to read for free: writersonboxing.com/the-spit-buc...
Download here to read for free: writersonboxing.com/the-spit-buc...
December 1, 2024 at 8:56 PM
Issue 4 of The Spit Bucket features a conversation with @amandakelley.bsky.social whose wonderful painting adorns the cover of the new book by @donmcrae.bsky.social
Download here to read for free: writersonboxing.com/the-spit-buc...
Download here to read for free: writersonboxing.com/the-spit-buc...
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Are posts on here called flaps?
November 28, 2024 at 1:28 PM
Are posts on here called flaps?
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On Friday night, November 26, 1982, the day after Thanksgiving, ABC was at the Astrodome in Houston for the heavyweight championship of the world between Larry Holmes and Randall "Tex" Cobb. Howard Cosell was ringside, for what would be his last time.
Larry Holmes vs Tex Cobb
YouTube video by coachstrout’s classic fights
youtu.be
November 28, 2024 at 2:16 AM
On Friday night, November 26, 1982, the day after Thanksgiving, ABC was at the Astrodome in Houston for the heavyweight championship of the world between Larry Holmes and Randall "Tex" Cobb. Howard Cosell was ringside, for what would be his last time.
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Bluesky: the go-to place for news?
Boston Globe is reporting that traffic to its site from @bsky.app is 3x that of Threads. Guardian reporting it is 2x that of Threads.
Tellingly, Guardian also says that traffic from Bluesky is higher than the weekly traffic achieved from X at any point in 2024.
Boston Globe is reporting that traffic to its site from @bsky.app is 3x that of Threads. Guardian reporting it is 2x that of Threads.
Tellingly, Guardian also says that traffic from Bluesky is higher than the weekly traffic achieved from X at any point in 2024.
Traffic from Bluesky's @bsky.app to @theguardian.com is already 2x that of Threads
In its first week on the platform & with 300k followers, Bluesky traffic from @theguardian.com posts is already higher than it was from TwX in any week in 2024, where the account had 10.8m followers, but🧵
In its first week on the platform & with 300k followers, Bluesky traffic from @theguardian.com posts is already higher than it was from TwX in any week in 2024, where the account had 10.8m followers, but🧵
November 27, 2024 at 12:25 PM
Bluesky: the go-to place for news?
Boston Globe is reporting that traffic to its site from @bsky.app is 3x that of Threads. Guardian reporting it is 2x that of Threads.
Tellingly, Guardian also says that traffic from Bluesky is higher than the weekly traffic achieved from X at any point in 2024.
Boston Globe is reporting that traffic to its site from @bsky.app is 3x that of Threads. Guardian reporting it is 2x that of Threads.
Tellingly, Guardian also says that traffic from Bluesky is higher than the weekly traffic achieved from X at any point in 2024.
Thank you so much @donmcrae.bsky.social for sending these special books. I am overjoyed to see the cover and read your magnificent book. And it was so kind of Toto Wolff to write this note
November 26, 2024 at 5:06 PM
Thank you so much @donmcrae.bsky.social for sending these special books. I am overjoyed to see the cover and read your magnificent book. And it was so kind of Toto Wolff to write this note
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"Ghetto Wizard" Benny Leonard retained the world lightweight crown #OnThisDay in 1920 with a Round 14 TKO of Joe Welling at Madison Square Garden in New York.
November 26, 2024 at 10:39 AM
"Ghetto Wizard" Benny Leonard retained the world lightweight crown #OnThisDay in 1920 with a Round 14 TKO of Joe Welling at Madison Square Garden in New York.
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My guest is @brinjonathanbutler.bsky.social on this week’s pod. Brin has written extensively on Tyson & we discussed the Tyson-Paul fight & Tyson’s allure after all these years. We also spoke about Brin’s interview with Oleksandr Usyk & Conor McGregor’s court case.
open.spotify.com/episode/5SUQ...
open.spotify.com/episode/5SUQ...
Boxing Esq. Podcast #72 - Brin-Jonathan Butler
The Boxing Esq. Podcast · Episode
open.spotify.com
November 25, 2024 at 9:39 PM
My guest is @brinjonathanbutler.bsky.social on this week’s pod. Brin has written extensively on Tyson & we discussed the Tyson-Paul fight & Tyson’s allure after all these years. We also spoke about Brin’s interview with Oleksandr Usyk & Conor McGregor’s court case.
open.spotify.com/episode/5SUQ...
open.spotify.com/episode/5SUQ...
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Excited to share the artwork and writing of incarcerated folks on this platform! To get going, here's EA co-founder Emily Nonko and EA writer Chris Blackwell on why we need prison journalism, for @thenation.com:
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Why We Need Prison Journalism More Than Ever
If we lose incarcerated journalists, we lose a whole voice from the conversation.
www.thenation.com
November 25, 2024 at 3:15 PM
Excited to share the artwork and writing of incarcerated folks on this platform! To get going, here's EA co-founder Emily Nonko and EA writer Chris Blackwell on why we need prison journalism, for @thenation.com:
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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okay everyone act chill & normal, our crushes are starting to join bluesky. let’s not fuck this up
November 23, 2024 at 4:54 PM
okay everyone act chill & normal, our crushes are starting to join bluesky. let’s not fuck this up
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Sturgill Simpson speaking some truth last night in Boston
November 24, 2024 at 8:52 PM
Sturgill Simpson speaking some truth last night in Boston
morning work (in progress … the painter and the painting)
November 23, 2024 at 5:01 PM
morning work (in progress … the painter and the painting)
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Really hoping to get to Rome to see this myself.
He’s wearing Cestus on his hands. I think I’m different periods they were even covered in studs and spikes.
It’s an amazing sculpture (from what I’ve seen in photos).
He’s wearing Cestus on his hands. I think I’m different periods they were even covered in studs and spikes.
It’s an amazing sculpture (from what I’ve seen in photos).
November 23, 2024 at 4:48 PM
Really hoping to get to Rome to see this myself.
He’s wearing Cestus on his hands. I think I’m different periods they were even covered in studs and spikes.
It’s an amazing sculpture (from what I’ve seen in photos).
He’s wearing Cestus on his hands. I think I’m different periods they were even covered in studs and spikes.
It’s an amazing sculpture (from what I’ve seen in photos).
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The Terme Boxer statue from the Hellenistic period of Greece, around 300 BC.
Guy has a crooked nose, cauliflower ears, deep gashes in the face and busted teeth.
Sweet science been around…
Guy has a crooked nose, cauliflower ears, deep gashes in the face and busted teeth.
Sweet science been around…
November 23, 2024 at 6:59 AM
The Terme Boxer statue from the Hellenistic period of Greece, around 300 BC.
Guy has a crooked nose, cauliflower ears, deep gashes in the face and busted teeth.
Sweet science been around…
Guy has a crooked nose, cauliflower ears, deep gashes in the face and busted teeth.
Sweet science been around…
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I’ve started Say Nothing and honestly at 18 I would have made the exact same bad decisions this girl is making. Revolution is exciting! So are sexy revolutionary boys with great hair
November 22, 2024 at 11:18 PM
I’ve started Say Nothing and honestly at 18 I would have made the exact same bad decisions this girl is making. Revolution is exciting! So are sexy revolutionary boys with great hair
The comments under today’s Conor McGregor news on X are horrific and depraved. And now most of the world caters to these f*ckwits.
November 22, 2024 at 6:39 PM
The comments under today’s Conor McGregor news on X are horrific and depraved. And now most of the world caters to these f*ckwits.
If a strong cup of Irish tea and a stroopwafel cannot improve your day I do not know what to tell you.
November 22, 2024 at 2:45 PM
If a strong cup of Irish tea and a stroopwafel cannot improve your day I do not know what to tell you.