Remember Chess Boxing? - Basketball Forum : Professional and College Basketball Forums

Mr. Hobbes · 10-12-2012, 03:06 PM

Yes, this is a real thing.

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London - Brains and brawn, the 21st-century biathlon, the toughest and smartest - that's how people describe chess boxing.

It's a sport exactly as it sounds: four minutes of speed chess, two rounds of boxing, four more minutes of speed chess … and on it goes until someone gets knocked out in the ring, or checkmated on the board.

Chess boxing is a relatively new sport. The first London match was held in an East End working man's club in 2008.

Al Jazeera: "Chess Boxing scores a knockout"

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BobStackhouse42 · 10-12-2012, 05:42 PM

Checkers pairs better with boxing while chess is a more natural mma combo.

**King Sancho Fantastic** · 10-13-2012, 08:13 AM

First thing that popped in my head after reading the title was Masta Killas verse on the WuTang track... Lol

**Jamel Irief** · 10-13-2012, 08:51 AM

That's literally my favorite Wu-Tang song ever.

"Homicide is illegal and death is the penalty!"

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