Chessboxing
Iepe Rubingh believes in the 'duality of man'. He has created a sport that tests both mental and physical aspects of a person. Chessboxing is almost exactly what you would expect. The first round is chess. The second round is boxing, then chess, etc. 6 rounds of chess and 5 rounds of boxing. You can win by either knockout, checkmate, ref's decision, or if an opponent exceeds 12 minutes for the entire chess portion of the match.
Sounds crazy, but he's already staged a European championship tournament. He's got 15 fighters signed up for an L.A. event in 2007. It's hard to say if this will survive, but it has definitely got momentum.
If Chessboxing can work, why not Calvinball?
Sounds crazy, but he's already staged a European championship tournament. He's got 15 fighters signed up for an L.A. event in 2007. It's hard to say if this will survive, but it has definitely got momentum.
If Chessboxing can work, why not Calvinball?
2 Comments:
LOL, that's awesome.
Inspired by a comic book! A fantastic report and a kind of blog I discovered: http://chessboxing.canalblog.com
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