Wednesday, 1 August 2012

Boxing: Ex-footballer to keep throwing punches, not touchdowns (Reuters)

Russia's Magomed Omarov (R) shakes hands with Dominic Breazeale of the U.S. after Omarov won their Men's Super Heavy (+91kg) Round of 16 boxing match during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 1, 2012. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

LONDON (Reuters) - Former American footballer Dominic Breazeale, who nearly made it to the NFL in 2009, believes the pressure of throwing a touchdown pass is nothing compared to the grit needed to be an Olympic boxer. At 201 centimeters (6-feet-7, he cut a commanding figure as a quarterback with the University of Northern Colorado and after graduating and failing to get drafted, he had brief trials with the New York Giants and Carolina Panthers. An NFL career was not to be and Breazeale was headhunted by U.S. ...




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