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art-that-fucks-you-up-tournament · 1 year

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Behold, a bracket!

Text form below the cut because trying to copy all the 256 into the alt text sounded.... horrifying. Warning for 128 matchups, seriously, this list is long, and so I've avoided adding the artists until the polls.

a note: the pinned post has started misbehaving, so only open polls will be directly linked. closed polls instead have the results page linked in the set header, all the polls are linked from there

Set 1

The Lament for Icarus (Miao He) vs The Lament for Icarus (Herbert Draper)

The angel came to me in a fever hallucination, perched upon my bed as I returned from the bathroom. vs Sweet Brown Snail

Figures vs A Philosopher Lecturing on the Orrery

Happy Shoppers vs Hubble Deep Field

Lovers Painting vs Bath Curtain

Dr. Helen Taussig vs Une Martyre

Orangoutang étranglant un sauvage de Bornéo (Orangutan strangling a Borneo savage) vs Can’t Help Myself

Rape vs Technicolor Hiroshima

Set 2

A Walk at Dusk vs Based on “Autoportrait with the Model” by Maria-Rayevska Ivanova

Diary Page vs Les Jours Gigantesques (The Titanic Days)

Dead of Night vs You Won't

Christina's World vs Bobby

Untitled (I’m Turning Into A Specter Before Your Very Eyes And I’m Going To Haunt You) vs Two Sisters (On the Terrace)

Sharecropper vs Lustmord

The Parca and the Angel of Death vs Untitled (Zdzisław Beksiński)

Stress vs The Fallen Angel

Set 3

Device to Root Out Evil vs Travelling Light

Diana vs Fifty Days at Iliam: The Fire that Consumes All before It

The Plains, from Memory vs Exotic Bodies

Doubting Thomas vs Self-Portrait in the Bathroom Mirror

Empty Nest vs Somebody Fell From Aloft

Anguish vs If I Died

Cat in Obsolete Bath vs You're Not Boring Anymore

Salvator Mundi (Savior of the World) vs Untitled (billboard of an empty unmade bed)

Set 4

There Will Be No Miracles Here vs Symphony of the Sixth Blast Furnace

Fox Hunt vs Tarpaulin

Khajuraho Group of Monuments vs Ranakpur Jain Temple

ปราสาทสัจธรรม (The Sanctuary of Truth) vs Grande Panorama de Lisboa

Heroic Head of Pierre de Wissant, One of the Burghers of Calais vs The Weather

The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit vs If this is art

Statue of Vincent and Theo van Gogh vs Jeanne d’Arc écoutant les voix (Joan of Arc listening to the Voices)

Fountain vs Judith Slaying Holofernes

Set 5

Cueva de las Manos (Cave of Hands) vs Cave of El Castillo

Chauvet Cave Bear vs Uffington White Horse

Laocoön and His Sons vs Winged Victory of Samothrace

Crouching Aphrodite vs Statue of Taweret

Guardian Figure vs Kūya-Shonin (Saint Kuya)

Ancient Greek doll vs Arena #7 (Bears)

Enbu (炎舞) (Dancing in the Flames) vs Yearning Shadows

Belfast to Byzantium vs Freedom

Set 6

The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayan vs Portraits

The Blood Mirror vs Nighthawks

Electric Fan (Feel it Motherfuckers): Only Unclaimed Item from the Stephen Earabino Estate vs "Untitled" (Portrait of Ross in L.A.)

Lady Agnew of Lochnaw vs Forgotten Dreams

Saint Bride vs Pixeles (a group of 9 works)

War Pieta vs The Sunset

The Handmaidens of Sivawara Preparing the Sacred Bull at Tanjore for a Festival vs Ajax and Cassandra

Nāve (Death) vs Abstraction

Set 7

Yes vs Meeting on the Turret Stair

Hacked to Death II vs Stańczyk

Closeness Lines Over Time vs Voice of Fire

The Maple Trees at Mama, the Tekona Shrine and Tsugihashi Bridge vs Portrait of Sir Thomas More

Survival Series: In a Dream You Saw a Way vs Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre

Death blowing bubbles vs The Kitchen Table Series

Painting 1946 vs In the Grip of Winter

Untitled (Black and Gray) vs NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt

Set 8

Blue Plate Special vs Red Cedar

Palace of Fine Arts vs Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba

Le Château des Pyrénées (The Castle of the Pyrenees) vs Susanna and the Elders, Restored - X-Ray

Moby Dick vs Viva la Vida, Watermelons

Venus Envy Chapter One (Of the First Holy Communion Moments Before the End) vs how to look at art

St. Sebastian vs Untitled #12

Carroña vs The invincible one

Untitled (Two Dogs) vs The Dog

SECOND HALF

Set 9

David (Donatello) vs David (Michelangelo)

The Other Side vs The Temptation of St. Jerome

Seated Woman with Bent Knees vs Starry Night

Headdress - Shadae vs Untitled for the Image Flow's Queer Conscience exhibit

Woman with Dead Child (Frau mit totem Kind) vs Les Amants (The Lovers)

Siroče na majčinom grobu (Orphan on Mother's Grave) vs You Make My World a Better Place to Find

Fighting Against SARS Memorial Architectural Scene (弘揚抗疫精神建築景觀) vs Fallingwater

Resting vs The Hull

Set 10

Olive Trees vs Worship

Glow vs Wheatfield with Crows

Study after Velázquez's Portrait of Pope Innocent X vs Untitled (He Plays Very Badly)

D.I.Y. by John Wiswell vs The Tragedy

Judith and the Head of Holofernes vs Beethovenfries (Beethoven Frieze)

The Memory of Me (How Could I Forget) vs oh god i had a really big epiphany about love and personhood but i’m too drunk for words

I am happy because everyone loves me vs 瀕危形態 (Endangered Forms)

Three Scaffolders vs Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan

Set 11

San Giorgio Maggiore at Dusk vs Water-Lilies, Reflection of a Weeping Willow

The Grief of the Pasha vs Monolith in Vigeland Sculpture Park

Passion vs Space Diner

Hamlet and Ophelia vs Two Earthlings

Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth vs Seer Bonnets

Photograph from "SNAP OSAKA" Collection vs Clytemnestra after the Murder

“Untitled” (Perfect Lovers) vs The Lovers (TIE)

Kedai Ubat Jenun vs Orange Store Front

Set 12

The Apotheosis of War vs Portrait of the Dancer Aleksandr Sakharov

Julie Manet vs Mouth

The Icebergs vs Kaleidoscope Cats III

Maman vs Caza Nocturna (Night Hunt)

The Book of Kells Folio 188r: Luke carpet page vs Ardagh Chalice

Yusuf and Zulaikha vs Dome of the Rock mosaics

Rowan Leaves and Hole vs Untitled (prisonhannibal)

Le Désespéré (The Desperate Man) vs The Dedication

Set 13

Deimos vs Dog and Bridge

The Mocking of Christ vs Prudence

The Broken Column vs Siberian Ice Maiden shoulder tattoo

Transi de René de Chalon (Cadaver Tomb of René of Chalon) vs Head of Christ

The Day vs Spirit of Haida Gwaii

Eleanor Boathouse at Park 571 vs Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban জাতীয় সংসদ ভবন (National Parliament House)

Juventud de Baco (Bacchus Youth) vs Barges on the Seine

Oath of the Horattii closeup vs Visit hos Excentrisk Dam (Visit to an eccentric lady)

Set 14

Christ Crucified (With Donor) vs St. Francis

Thunder Raining Poison vs Piazza d'Italia

The Grove vs Among the Waves

Pintura Mural de Alarcón vs Sagrada Família stained-glass windows

Noonday Heat vs La Dame à la licorne (The Lady and The Unicorn)

Matroser i Gröna Lund (Sailors in Gröna Lund) vs Gielda Plakatu

Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks vs The Garden of Earthly Delights

Kuoleman puutarha (The Garden of Death) vs Haavoittunut enkeli (The Wounded Angel)

Set 15

i've wasted a lifetime pretending to be me vs da oracle

minus #37 vs Panel from Fun Home

Excerpt from illustrated edition of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner vs La Mort de Marat (The Death of Marat)

The Veil vs Düsseldorf 4 (Museum Kunst Palast)

Capriccio vs Zodiac calendar for La Plume

The official imperial portrait of empress dowager Cixi vs José y Maria

Blooming Lilacs vs Lágrimas De Sangre (Tears of Blood)

An Interlude vs Boy Staring at an Apparition

Set 16

Mermer Waiskeder: Stories of the Moving Tide vs The Gran Hotel Ciudad de México Art Nouveau interior

Unfinished Painting vs To Arms!

Memorial to a Marriage vs The Island

Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn vs A Few Small Nips

Saturn Devouring His Son vs Guernica

Fairy Princesses vs Lamentation over the Dead Christ

Mummy with An Inserted Panel Portrait of a Youth vs Little Girl Looking Downstairs at Christmas Party

Agnus vs The Cup Of His Murders Is Flowing Over And In His Coat Shall Be Many Curses

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badhockeymom · 2 years

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Has Pekka ever had a bad day?

"Not many. Sometimes, after a bad game, when we haven't played well, he has occasionally thrown the goalie mask around, and it's funny how it changes the vibe in the locker room. Everyone just freezes, they don't even dare to move, they're so shocked."

(Juuse Saros, Total NHL Forever podcast, December 28, 2021)

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Roope Hintz: on skating, style and growing up

So, the episode of the Finnish podcast Total NHL Forever with Roope Hintz was full of so much pure gold that I want to share some of it here. The episode came out on Tuesday 15 February, 2022.

This is a big chunk of text, sorry for that, but if you're interested - here you are:

Roope is from Nokia, the neighbouring town of Tampere. He started his actual hockey career in Tampere, playing for Ilves. (Yes, Nokia is also the home of the rubber products (boots and tyres) factory that later became an international tech giant and is now the name sponsor of the new hockey arena in the bigger Tampere.)

He got a big boost for his skating when he played in Florida for a team called Tampa Bay Juniors in EMJHL in 2012-2013, after junior high school (yläaste), at approx. 16 years of age.

"I wasn't a great skater when I was a kid, but I went to Florida to play hockey, and we had a Russian lady who coached some of us in skating 3 or 4 times a week, teaching us skating technique. The level of the game in the league wasn't too high, I don't know what Finnish league to compare it with, but it was good to get out there, see the world a little, learn the language, and the skating coach helped me develop a lot. I shared an apartment with a couple of players and attended online classes, and I had an English tutor a couple of times a week."

Ilves Tampere was his junior team growing up, and he played a little over one season for them in the men's Liiga team before moving to Helsinki to play for HIFK in 2015, after his NHL draft.

"I wanted to challenge myself in a bigger organization, and a lot of players have moved on to the NHL from there. Also, I got to live on my own, move away from home. HIFK has the reputation that you grow from boy to man on that team, and I thought that it is a challenge that I want to take. The finances [Ilves was near-bankrupt at that point in time] had nothing to do with it. I made the decision based on where I thought I would personally develop best and what would be the best next step for me. I had great mentors there, Juhamatti Aaltonen and Siim Liivik for example. Liivik took me under his wing, he was kind of a big brother for me, and we have remained good friends."

About WJC 2016:

"The team spirit was great from the start. We all knew each other, we had been on the same path [the youth NT development program] from very young, and it all peaked in the home tournament, and we got the brightest medal, it was amazing. The fan thing after that was so huge, we'd be asked for pics and autographs everywhere after that, got recognized on the streets even though we were only the junior team. But you learned interacting with fans there, it's just a thing that you do, take the pics, sign the autograph, and go on to do the thing you're there to do."

"I have some kind of contact with everyone from that team basically, and of course with some the contact is more frequent. When we play each other, we'll at least meet up after the game. Lately we haven't had the chance to go to dinner because of the corona situation, but that's what we usually do."

The closest friend(s) from the WCJ team:

"I have pretty many. Pulju, Pate, Sepe, Mikko, Kassu. [Jesse Puljujärvi, Patrik Laine, Sebastian Aho, Mikko Rantanen, Kasperi Kapanen] I'm very close with all of them."

About the NHL:

"My mindset was that I'll play that one season in the AHL but I want to be ready to play in the NHL after that. I went back and forth on the next season, and I was never told what I should specifically focus on improving, the message was just that they want me to get more minutes."

"Little by little I got more responsibility and playing time on the Dallas Stars. In this and the previous season, we have found a good line and learned to play well together."

On playing with Robertson and Pavelski:

"We see the game similarly. We all are like, when you pass to the other guy, you know there's a chance you'll get the puck back. I try to use my speed to our advance, and Pavelski is a magical goalscorer, he is one of the best close to the goal in the whole league. And Robertson, he's not necessarily the fastest guy on the ice, but when the computer he has starts to run, his game IQ is just ridiculous. When I know that he has the puck, and find the space for us, I know that he will find his way there.

Pavelski is special.

"He's easily the best golfer on our team, and his hand-eye coordination is amazing with the puck. He practices his shots every morning. I have noticed that his will to win is outstanding. When the stakes are high, there is a big game or a clutch moment, he has the ability to play his best game right at that moment. He can do things that not everyone can. He's not too over-the-top pump you up hype guy, but he will say "we're doing fine, let's just keep going." I'd say he's the biggest leader of our team, in the locker room and on the ice.

Who leads the Finnish Mafia?

"Miro on the ice, in the locker room we Finns are not the loudest. When we're just Finns? I don't know, maybe Esa, he's been here the longest, but we stand our ground against him pretty well when we need to. It's unique to have 5 finns on the team. When I was in the AHL team, I was the only Finn. It's great to be able to communicate on your own language, and we are all alike and like the same things, we like hanging out together. We all except Esa live in the same building, Esa has his house a little further away."

The hardest D-men to play against: Makar, Hedman, Josi. The hardest Finns to play against: Last year it was Hakanpää.

The most stylish player in the NHL [when it comes to their game I think]: Patrick Kane and Panarin.

"Panarin is always a threat when he has the puck. He can pace and control the game, and he's pretty skilled too."

About style and fashion off the ice:

"Style is important to me. I like to wear clothes that not everyone has, I pay attention to that kind of stuff. I have been like that ever since a kid, I have always paid attention to my outfits. We have to wear suits on game days. The dress code was looser last season but now it's suits again. I think it should be the same as in the NBA, you can choose what to wear. I liked last year, you could choose more freely and express yourself with your clothes a bit."

"You've got to love how Pate (Patrik Laine) comes to the arena in his yellow glasses and different hats. Pate is who he is, he's himself, he doesn't ask what other people think."

"Older players like it too, that younger players dress differently and show personality. Out of older players, Radulov is really stylish. When he puts his teeth back in his mouth after the game, he's a totally different looking guy."

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Sepe's Backyard Spa

Sepe denies the cameras his athletic body* because he doesn't like to go to sauna or the hot tub before game days (*their words not mine)

Seth was very punctual, If Sebastian said they'd leave at 9 am he'd be ready and waiting for the ride at the bottom of the stairs 8:59

Seth was a little wary about the sauna the first time, "He crouched down when I and Teuvo kept throwing water on the heater, is this normal, but he got a hang of it soon and started suggesting it himself, would it be a sauna night this evening."

"He became a half Finn, I wouldn't be surprised if he moved to Finland after he retires."

Says that there is a lot of leadership in the team, many guys are hard workers but cool and fun off the ice

Doesn't remember what he says to opposing players on the ice, "some curse words can be exchanged in a heated game"

The stuff stays on the ice, the hothead guys aren't the same outside the game. "Tom Wilson is a good example, he plays rough and sometimes testing the rules, but we were teammates at the All-Star game and he was an awesome guy."

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diarioelpepazo · 6 months

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En 2/3 de labor, Alvarado permitió un sencillo, otorgó un boleto y abanicó a dos. El zurdo buscará seguir aportado su granito de arena en lo que será la venidera temporada de las Grandes Ligas. El prospecto Damiano Palmegiani conectó su primer jonrón del Spring Training . El antesalista de los Azulejos de Toronto todavía no ha debutado en las Grandes Ligas. Yankees envía al receptor Luis Torrens a Triple A. Edward Olivares se queda arriba con los Piratas. Theoscar Mogollón González El lanzador zurdo venezolano, José Alvarado está teniendo un excelente desempeño en este Spring Training con los Filis de Filadelfia demostrando así su gran importancia en lo que será la venidera temporada 2024 de las Grandes Ligas y en el juego de hoy contra Tampa Bay lo afianzó aún más. Con su destacada actuación de hoy ante los Rays de Tampa Bay, mostró su habilidad para controlar a los bateadores y su efectividad en el montículo. Con una efectividad de 2.45 en estos juegos de exhibición, se perfila como una pieza clave en el bullpen de los Filis para los innings finales de los partidos, acá solo permitió un imparable y ponchó a un rival para llegar a un total de siete y su WHIP quedó en 1.09. Además esta teniendo buena velocidad en sus sus lanzamientos. Su talento y contribución serán fundamentales en la búsqueda del equipo por llegar nuevamente a la Serie Mundial. ¡Es emocionante ver a José Alvarado brillar en el diamante y esperamos ver más de su excelente trabajo en la temporada que viene Caraqueño liga primer jonrón con Toronto [caption id="attachment_107004" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Damiano Palmegiani. Foto cortesía[/caption] Entramos en la recta final del Spring Training y los equipos están a nada de definir su roster de cara al Opening Day. Para la jornada de este lunes, los Azulejos de Toronto fueron testigos del poder de un caraqueño que conectó su primer cuadrangular de estas instancias. Dicha conexión provino del bate de Damiano Palmegiani, quien está disputando sus terceros entrenamientos primaverales con el conjunto canadiense. Vale mencionar que también significó su primer imparable con el equipo en este Spring Training. El infielder de 24 años falló en su primer turno con un rodado. Sin embargo, para el quinto conectó un elevado de 428 pies que aterrizó en todo el jardín central, el cual sirvió para igualar momentáneamente las acciones. Finalmente, en el octavo bateó un sencillo que a la postre sirvió para que anotara la última rayita de los suyos. El marcador concluyó 4-3 a favor de los Piratas de Pittsburgh. Con este compromiso, Palmegiani ha disputado un total de 13 en estos entrenamientos primaverales. Solo ha conseguido dos indiscutibles en 14 visitas al plato, con un jonrón, una carrera impulsada y dos anotadas. Cabe agregar que el año pasado solo bateó un hit en cuatro turnos durante cuatro juegos. Palmegiani jugó la zafra pasada entre Doble-A y Triple-A con la organización de los Azulejos de Toronto. Bateó para .255/.364/.478 en 128 encuentros, con 33 dobles, un triple, 23 vuelacercas, 93 remolcadas y 70 anotadas. Edward Olivares hizo el equipo con Piratas [caption id="attachment_107006" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Edward Olivares. Foto: Cortesía[/caption] El joven y prometedor jugador venezolano Edward Olivares ha logrado asegurar su lugar en el roster de 40 de los Piratas de Pittsburgh para la venidera temporada 2024, gracias a su notable desempeño durante el Spring Training. Con una sólida actuación en los juegos de exhibición, Olivares demostró su valía en el terreno de juego y se ganó la confianza de la organización para formar parte del equipo principal. Durante el Spring Training, Olivares exhibió un promedio de bateo de .208 con seis impulsadas, diez imparables y cuatro anotadas, mostrando su capacidad para contribuir tanto en la ofensiva como en la defensiva. Su entrega y determinación en cada encuentro no pasaron desapercibidas, destacando por su versatilidad y habilidad para aportar su granito de arena en cada situación de juego.

El ascenso de Olivares al roster de 40 de los Piratas de Pittsburgh es un reflejo de su dedicación y talento en el campo, así como de su capacidad para responder a las expectativas y demostrar su valía ante el cuerpo técnico y la directiva del equipo. Con su juventud y proyección, se espera que Edward Olivares siga creciendo como jugador y contribuyendo de manera significativa al éxito de los Piratas en la temporada que se avecina. Luis Torrens enviado a Triple A [caption id="attachment_107005" align="aligncenter" width="1155"] Luis Torrens. Foto: Cortesía[/caption] En estos últimos días previos al inicio de una nueva temporada de la Major League Baseball, cada una de las organizaciones han tenido que tomar diversas decisiones sobre cada uno de los jugadores que se encuentran en su roster para reducir la lista reglamentaria para el Opening Day. Este es el caso de la organización de los Yankees de Nueva York, quienes han anunciado varios movimientos. El conjunto dirigido por Aaron Boone, anunció que enviaron a ligas menores al receptor venezolano, Luis Torrens, quien era uno de los que estaba peleando la posición junto a sus compañeros José Treviño, Austin Wells, Ben Rortvedt. El pelotero de 27 años llegó a los campos de entrenamientos de los “Bombarderos”, con la particularidad de quedar campeón con los Tiburones de la Guaira en la Liga Venezolana de Beisbol Profesional (LVBP). Además, formó parte del equipo campeón de Venezuela en la Serie del Caribe. Por lo tanto, tendrá que esperar una nueva oportunidad durante la ronda regular para estar con el equipo de Grandes Ligas. Sin embargo, es uno de los jugadores que mejor ofensiva mostró en estos Spring Training, tomando en cuenta que cada oportunidad es importante para demostrar su talento. Por ende, varios fanáticos neoyorquinos han mostrado su descontento ante este movimiento, lo que refleja que reconocer el trabajo del criollo tanto en con el madero como a la defensiva. En cuanto a su rendimiento en estos entrenamientos primaverales, dejó los siguientes registros: 5 carreras anotadas, 8 imparables, 2 dobles, 2 cuadrangulares, 3 impulsadas y ,.242 de promedio Para recibir en tu celular esta y otras informaciones, únete a nuestras redes sociales, síguenos en Instagram, Twitter y Facebook como @DiarioElPepazo El Pepazo/Meridiano

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sunskate · 9 months

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junior RD 🇨🇦 Nats -

the top 2 teams were stronger than the rest of the field by a good margin. Layla and Alex did really well - this RD incorporates the strength of their skating and their flow more organically than their Run-DMC one did. in 2nd ahead of 3rd by almost 6 points. they got level 4 in the 1st part of the pattern and got 2 key points in the reversed part of the pattern that's been a challenge all season. they skate so well together - that's one thing they have over the 1st place team, who are new to each other

but they are strong- Nguyen/Giang got level 4 in both parts of the pattern. it still drives me crazy about their coaching team how much and how often they manipulate the tempos of the music they use - i immediately go ugh when they start their program because they've slowed Dancing in the Street to about 105 beats per minute when the original is more like 128-132. that's not the same song when you change it that much. and don't get me started about the subject of their FD music. the packaging tends to be clunky, and their program choices 👎 but that's not on the team, who did very well

watching the junior field overall, you see skaters with good basic skating skills - Canada has strong coaching across a good number of schools - but as a whole, anyone with obvious dance training, with extension, flexibility and carriage would stand out. i know some of that is time and developing the strength, skating and partnering skills to have the freedom to show that on the ice

tickets were $35 for junior short/rhythm dance day and the crowd was tiny - it's a big arena, but still, it's a shame that they performed for so few people. tickets are $40 to see them today-- i know it's mid-week, but i wonder if making tickets less or free and doing outreach would bring in more people, or if that's hard with junior events

kirsten moore-towers and kaitlyn weaver have about the right tone as a broadcast pair for juniors - kirsten's chirpy and positive and feeding kaitlyn good questions. i'd take her over ted any day

and mitch islam with his team - maybe the first event we've seen him ❤️ the way the skating community rallied for him and his baby in the fall, i imagine and hope he's surrounded by friends

#jr fd at 10 pm ET tonight

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recentlyheardcom · 1 year

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Nokia 7.1 is doing a really impressive job nowadays, with its budget-oriented models which are also great for their value. And now, it’s coming with a new phone this October. The recent leaks are surfacing, regarding a Nokia 7.1, which provide many insights into the upcoming phone. HMD which owns Nokia is planning to host an event on October 4 in London and the rumors are strong that it will be about the new Nokia 7.1 and 7.1 Plus models. As per the rumors, the new 7.1 phone is expected to come with an all-glass design (though a taller one than last year’s Nokia 7), and smaller bezels. The Plus model may possess a powerful Snapdragon 710 processor, while the regular version could be having an equally efficient Snapdragon 660 chipset, according to the predictions. Also, Read Redmi Note 6 Pro Specs, Camera Details and Price leaked! Apart from this, the 7.1 is expected to have a 4GB RAM and 64GB of internal capacity while the 7.1 Plus can have a larger, 6GB RAM and 128GB of internal storage. The color options may be in blue and steel. Previously leaked images of the phone showed the back of Nokia 7.1 in copper and silver colors. It looked similar to the Nokia 6.1 Plus, having a vertical dual-rear camera setup, slightly above the fingerprint sensor. The phone may be targeted for the mid-range segment which is attracting a lot of customers these days. OnePlus is a king in this segment, at the moment, along with some other manufacturers also, trying their best to lure the varied consumer eyeballs. Read More: Oppo’s New Find X Would be the first 10GB RAM smartphone? The Nokia 7.1 is also rumored to be priced at around 399 Euros (translating to about Rs.33,600). The wait won’t be long though since the HMD’s event is just a week away. The recent releases in the budget range, namely Nokia 6.1 Plus and Nokia 6 were received well by trade analysts and experts. So, hopes will be high for their successor too. Performance Octa core Display 6.0″ (15.24 cm) Storage 128 GB Camera 13 MP Battery 3150 mAh Ram 6 GB Launch Date In India October 4, 2018 (Unofficial) Other Sensors Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope Fingerprint Sensor Yes Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 Graphics Adreno 616 Processor Octa core (2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 360 + 1.7 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 360) Architecture 64 bit Ram 6 GB Display Type IPS LCD Aspect Ratio 19:9 Pixel Density 420 ppi Screen Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Screen Size 6.0 inches (15.24 cm) Screen Resolution 1080 x 2280 pixels Touch Screen Yes Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch Settings Exposure compensation, ISO control Camera Features Digital Zoom, Auto Flash, Face detection, Touch to focus Image Resolution 4128 x 3096 Pixels Autofocus Yes Shooting Modes Continuos Shooting, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) Resolution 16 MP Front Camera Flash Yes LED Flash Read More: What puts Samsung Galaxy S10 into the iPhone arena? Specs & Reviews

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lphape · 2 years

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Le Meriden Paris Hotel

How to choose Paris Lodging Here is a hotel you may want to go and stay at in Paris. It is called the Le Meriden Mantprmasse. At this particular hotel many famous people have stayed.

Many famous people go to Paris to get away or go to do shows at this hotel. There have been many famous people Like B.B. King, Cab Calloway, Fats Domino, Lionel Hampton and many more. This hotel has 953 rooms, and is Paris’s four-star hotel. The hotel is a good one to stay at, since you can tell all your friends back home that you stayed in Paris’s famous lodging arenas. The first-class hotel is minutes away from the Eiffel Tower. The Luxembourg Gardens is near the hotel as well.

This hotel has a bowling alley in it as well as a fitness center. The hotel has non-smoking rooms for those who do not smoke. The hotel also has a gourmet restaurant. In addition, if you want to go for a midnight stroll down the streets of Paris, do not sweat the kids in the hotel sleeping. The hotel has a babysitter in-house to assist you.

Choices of travel: The hotel also has dry cleaning services for those that need it as well as a meeting room. If your wondering about how you are going to get around, don’t sweat it. The grand hotel is a hop, skip and jump from the train station. If you don’t want to travel via train, take the subway, which is also close to the hotel.

How to choose activities: The hotel is near the Exhibit Center. If you are not interested in exhibits, you can choose from over 700 hotels to visit. Inside the hotels, you will have a wide selection of activities and entertainment. Most hotels in this area are 3, and 4-star lodging.

Some of the hotels are smaller than others are; yet, Paris has a few hotels that have over a thousand rooms. Inside most Paris, hotels are swimming pools. The family and children perhaps would enjoy an evening dip. In many hotels in Paris, you also have hot tubs. Hot tubs are idea for relaxing and relieving pain after a long day of sightseeing.

How to choose other activities: Paris has a wide selection of Exhibits shown in various museums. Around Paris you have the choice of visiting Centre Pompidou, Musée du Louvre, Musée de Rodin, Musée d’ Orsay, Musée National Picasso, Arc de Triomphe, Panthéon, Crypte Archéologique de Notre-Dame, Châteaux de Versailles, and so on. You can also take a river cruise on the Bateaux Parisians.

How to obtain passes: If you intend to visit several areas in Paris, it is best to purchase passes. You can find day passes for two adults online for as little as £69.

Pay an addition £19 for the children. Four adults passes combined with four children passes costs £128. You can also find five-day passes for both children and adults, i.e. ten people for £191. The passes provide you with free entry to attractions and includes benefits. Children 12 and under are often permitted entry to many museums in Paris.

Paris also has the Villa Savoye, Roué Libre, Sainte Chapella, and more to select from a list of museums. In addition, you have a selection of Hard Rock Cafés, Galleries, Department stores, and ore when visiting Paris.

One of the interesting areas to visit in Paris is the Musée des Egouts. This museum is called the sewer, since the establishment is actually inside a sewer. The museum is a bit smelly, yet it takes you through a journey in Paris’s history. You will learn about Paris’s waste treatment and water supplies, as well as other historical realities.

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larrysblooming · 2 years

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I posted 5,004 times in 2022

That's 5,004 more posts than 2021!

162 posts created (3%)

4,842 posts reblogged (97%)

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Big love for everyone here, thank you for making this year so special 💐💗

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I tagged 3,851 of my posts in 2022

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#it’s just super unclear as to what this actually is and i don’t get why they’d want to confuse people in order to market an event like this

My Top Posts in 2022:

i wish kanye west a very merry rotting in hell

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💙💚 Larryversary 2022 recap 💙💚

September 28th:

- They played BTM outside the arena before Harry’s show

- Peace Ring for the 9th night in a row baby!!!

- Harry sang Medicine #gay

- Blue green lights during WMYB- the song Harry fell in love to *quiet sobs in the distance*

- Harry waved a pride flag over his head during Love of my Life

***BONUS: Gloria Gaynor posting the 1D version of “I Will Survive”

September 29th:

- Harry bluegreening on main via Pleasing promo

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I wanna change my pfp so I’m manifesting that Harry will be pictured holding some flowers at one of the upcoming shows 💐✨💐✨💐

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god she really is glitching because of all the new people joining TUMBLR GET IT TOGETHER GIRL

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My #1 post of 2022

I AM SO FUCKING DRUNK RN AND IM SO HAPPYYYYY KISSING YOU ALL ON THE MOUTH RN TODAY IS SUCH A GOOD FUCKING DAY AHHHHH

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burr-sting · 3 years

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Wren hadn’t seen Dice at all yesterday. She hadn’t wanted to. But the second she saw Dice on the street, she wanted nothing more than to spend time with her. All of the utter shit that had happened, all the fucked up things she’d done - Dice had been there for half of them, and so fuck it. Wren could be a monster with her. Why the fuck not? They were condemned anyway.

“Hey Dice,” she said, and took a few steps to cross the cobblestones. She held her shield loosely, and her knife was still tucked in her belt. “Long time no see.”

@dicerollslucky

#c: dice #dice128 #128 #128arena #128 arena day 4

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hollandwestbrook · 3 years

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She, Aspen, and Wren had all scattered once Amalthea had fallen and the cannon had sounded. Her mind was headed in a thousand directions as well, and she couldn’t even mentally track where Wren had run, rather trying to find Aspen’s hand with her own as the two of them fled the scene. As if that could absolve them of what they’d done.

She was breathing heavily. This was becoming a list: Francis, Otto, Doriss, Amalthea. Shit. Shit. Shit. What was she doing?

H.W. is a liar.

They know.

Holland, you are a fucking killer.

She and Aspen ran through the streets, searching for somewhere safe, a building that hadn’t collapsed. The bag hanging over her shoulder bumped against her hip rhythmically as they moved; it now contained a last bit of thread she was saving for Nico, should he need it, as well as the strange mask she’d gotten, the rope, and the small vial.

The knife remained in her hand, still dripping with Amalthea’s blood.

She stepped through the large, open doors of one of the buildings, from which a strange, damp odor floated. “In here,” she said, waiting for Aspen to come through the doors before closing them. There were some hooks with some robes hanging from them, sandals on the ground. She immediately started stripping out of her tunic, which had blood on it, though whether it was Thea’s or Doriss’s she wasn’t sure.

@aspensawyer

#128 #aspen #day 4 #1am #loc: sector v #loc: bathhouse #arena task #Change clothes (either to sponsor received ones or to ones found in the arena)

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32in24-10.wad: 32in24-10: MAPS FOR THE MAP GOD MAP30: Jeremiah's Museum (544, -1424, 128) Author: The 32in24 Team! Date: 2010-11-01 Description: "In 1972 a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire the Yeoman Engineers and Designers of Software." Their assignment this week was to produce 32 levels suited for 4-8 player free-for-all deathmatch within 24 hours. Thanks to a timely ambush by dastardly terrorists, it took them 48 hours to accomplish this. In spite of this, YEDS hopes that this megawad will be worthy of your perusal. The levels in this iteration of the series are: MAP01: Lawn Wake IX by esselfortium MAP02: Grayscale by Mechadon MAP03: Wood, Stone, and Steel by The Green Herring MAP04: Techbase, Bloody Techbase by Tib MAP05: Baseheads by Melon MAP06: Boxed In by Solarn MAP07: Lord Assburger's Manor by Craigs MAP08: Perfect Blue by Walter Confalonieri MAP09: High Roller by Icytux MAP10: Terror Towers by TrueDude MAP11: Eat Dirt by Jimmy91 MAP12: See and Hunt Thy Enemies by Philnemba MAP13: Mithanthaya by tm512 MAP14: Delirite by Mechadon MAP15: Five Piece Chicken Dinner by Revenant MAP16: Abandoned Mining Complex on Tiberius Alpha by RottKing MAP17: Stretch Mark Labs by 40oz MAP18: Need That Soulsphere by Forty-Two MAP19: Doublequick by Icytux MAP20: Canyon Target by kuchikitaichou MAP21: Stoned Grasshopper by Xtroose MAP22: Big Trouble in Fuzakistan by Walter Confalonieri MAP23: Oh No! Alien Pee! by Melon MAP24: Too Many Pizza by The MisterCat MAP25: Tech Initiative by purist MAP26: Cannonball by esselfortium MAP27: 3D TREE TEMPEST by RottKing MAP28: Viridian Complex by The Green Herring MAP29: Base Battle by killer ninja MAP30: Jeremiah's Museum by TimeOfDeath MAP31: Quinoline by Mechadon MAP32: Choco by Mechadon (lol, one day late) Since the WAD ended up taking two days to make instead of one, here are a few levels that didn't make it through quality control, but were kept anyway just so the mappers wouldn't feel bad. You're welcome. MAP33: The Fly by Joshy MAP34: Ballistic Base by KingLunar MAP35: Symmetrical Shit by ClonedPickle MAP36: Welcome to the DWANGO by Walter Confalonieri MAP37: Hell Arena Deathmatch XL by RottKing And last, but not least, here's a pair of levels that were made for previous 32in24s, but didn't quite make it. Think of these as 3.5th anniversary bonus levels! Or don't! See if they care! MAP38: MILITARY BIJW by Bucket (originally for 32in24-8) MAP39: Filler Techbase by Icytux (originally for 32in24-9)

#doom #wadbot

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shootingst4rpress · 3 years

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:O i would love to hear more about the robotics you participate in!!

ooh! i do UK antweight robot combat (i wrote a full infodump so im putting it under a readmore but if you'd like to read n ask questions id love that!)

which, quick tirade here is distinct from US antweight, because both classes evolved in both scenes at the same time with different measurements - a UK ant is 150g, a US ant is a pound so around 550g off the top of my head? this is confusing. i'm in the UK where we call our UK ants the ants, whereas in america a US ant is an ant and a UK ant is a fairyweight. US ants are semi-jokingly called poundweights or freedomweights. this doesn't exist in the other classes because they usually evolved in one country and were brought to another - featherweights originated in america as 30 pounders, so the UK featherweight class is 13.6kg. UK beetleweights and US beetleweights did evolve seperately, but 3lb is close enough to 1.5kg for the conversion to not matter.

antweights are a bit of an outlier because they're so small, it means the physics is actually very different, and the process is also fairly different to building the next class up (a 1.5kg beetleweight) so beetleweights are usually recommended as the beginner class and antweights as a weird thing you can also do. however, the electronics is a lot less complex. i like em, though!

the antweight meta is fairly varied, but mostly goes along with the UK meta with a split between wedge flippers or lifters, and spinning blade robots. antweight arenas tend to be comparatively small and have large pit/out of the arena zones which cultivate a mostly flipper and static wedge (a bot that has no weapon and wins fights by pushing its opponent) based meta. (i can talk for ages about robot combat metas dont push me) but you do get very successful spinners!

antweight events are generally held around 3 times a year, because they're a lot easier to set up and run than larger weight classes. because of this, and the relative ease of building an ant, many people will enter multiple robots (maximum 3 per team, 4 if you include a robot that deviates from the norm in some way, either using legs to walk or being a multibot made out of smaller bots) generally at a cap of 128 robots per tournament. it's almost always a double elimination tourney where every robot is guaranteed two fights. events generally rotate through a number of people who have spaces they're willing to host in and can borrow or set up their own arena, and are spread around england, but typically more southern than northern.

antweight fights are incredibly fast, due to the inverse square law (which i can elaborate on if you want) meaning smaller robots throw around more force comparative to their weight than say, a heavyweight, and the arena is comparatively a lot smaller than a feather or beetle arena. most fights end in a pitting or an OOTA (Out Of The Arena), immobilizations are rare, and judges' decisions are rarer. we're talking 1 or 2 an event that lasts a whole day.

one of the most controversial parts of antweight roboteering is the size limits! no other robot combat weight class contains a size limit, which many people in the sport dislike as it prevents a lot of non-meta designs (although they can still be done! there's a notorious UK antweight that deploys basically a skirt in order to act as a larger wedge) and restricts designing robots. there are regular fights about this but nothing has really been done about it since the official UK rules body is known to be kinda incompetent.

overall it's a thing i absolutely love and i've met some crazy cool people and seen some amazing things through it. unfortunately, antweight fights or events don't translate too well to being watched (fast fights with many competitors) but if you're interested in the insectweight classes (ant and beetle) Bugglebots is a fascinating Robot Wars style beetleweight competition on youtube, filmed and produced properly and full of great fights and designs and very cool people.

#hyperfixation tag #robot combat #ellis nonsense

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Why were social media so important for Trump?

Trump’s rise to power can be attributed to his celebrity status and multiple identities of a businessman and entertainer, which allowed him to double as an everyday political celebrity and a superstar political celebrity (Schneiker, 2019. Wood et al., 2016). This is the socio-economic capital that Trump brought to the political arena and transformed the 2016 US election campaign landscape. Schneiker (2019) argues that celebrity politicians rely on extensive media use, which Trump employed to create a brand persona that appeared convincing and credible yet contradictory. His campaign promises, nomination, and eventual rise to power evoked emotions of anxiety, excitement, confusion, and outright denial from many who viewed him as a political outlier locally and globally.

With a business and reality TV experience, Trump’s method of running for office was offbeat, reprehensive, and dramatic. Boydstun & Lawrence (2019) contend that reality TV sharpened his performative style that was aggressive, brash, and sometimes mean spirited. Coupled with his lack of political experience, his assertive approach set Trump apart from his predecessors and projected him as an unconventional candidate who would not adapt to the norms of presidential elections. His offensive technique confused establishment journalists, and Trump rapidly realized he needed to do things differently. Twitter became his tool for political branding and marketing (Schneiker, 2019) to get the required momentum and attention. By chastising old news outlets and branding them as ‘fake news” media, Trump carved out a path through social media platforms to promulgate his agenda.

https://www.politico.eu/interactive/cartoons-best-of-2017-donald-trump-vladimir-putin-angela-merkel-russia-us-catalonia-independence/

Despite media outrage at his attitude, Trump mostly employed what Chadwick (2017) describes as the hybrid media system. “The hybrid media system is built upon interactions among older and newer media logics – where logics are defined as technologies, genres, norms, behaviours, and organizational forms” (Chadwick, 2017, p. 4). These approaches and social media offered Trump the platform to showcase his aggressive and alternative tactics that earned him a lot more media coverage, eliminating his contenders and ultimately emerging as the Republican Party nominee in 2016.

Notwithstanding the criticism and public outcry, Trump did not back down. Instead, his controversial and sometimes inflammatory tweets about his opponent fueled enthusiasm among his base, drove sharing and retweeting, eventually reaching a wider audience. Wells et al. (2016) affirm that Trump’s social media activity became a powerful equivalent to the press, while his tweetstorms encouraged supporters to extend his narrative and generate fresh stories for social media. The volume of his tweets played a vital role in almost all media types emphasizing the hybrid nature of the media environment and the significance of social media in controlling the narrative (Wells et al., 2020). Consequently, Trump's followers outnumbered his opponent’s on platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and attracted even more media coverage to his advantage.

Whereas the extent of Trump’s retweets has generated questions about the role of bots in amplifying this activity in his favour, his dynamic social media presence and provocative approach certainly attracted huge media attention and ultimate victory in 2016.

https://www.denverpost.com/2016/11/11/cartoons-of-the-day-donald-trump-wins-the-presidency/

REFERENCES

Boydstun, A. E., & Lawrence, R. G. (2020). When Celebrity and Political Journalism Collide: Reporting Standards, Entertainment, and the Conundrum of Covering Donald Trump’s 2016 Campaign. Perspectives on Politics, 18(1), 128-143.

Chadwick, A. (2017). The hybrid media system: Politics and power. Oxford University Press.

Schneiker, A. (2019). Telling the story of the superhero and the anti-politician as president: Donald Trump’s branding on Twitter. Political Studies Review, 17(3), 210-223.

Wells, C., Shah, D. V., Pevehouse, J. C., Yang, J., Pelled, A., Boehm, F., & Schmidt, J. L. (2016). How Trump drove coverage to the nomination: Hybrid media campaigning. Political Communication, 33(4), 669-676.

Wells, C., Shah, D., Lukito, J., Pelled, A., Pevehouse, J. C., & Yang, J. (2020). Trump, Twitter, and news media responsiveness: A media systems approach. New Media & Society, 22(4), 659-682.

Wood, M., Corbett, J., & Flinders, M. (2016). Just like us: Everyday celebrity politicians and the pursuit of popularity in an age of anti-politics. The British journal of politics and international relations, 18(3), 581-598.

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Sugar Ray Robinson

Sugar Ray Robinson (born Walker Smith Jr.; May 3, 1921 – April 12, 1989) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1940 to 1965. Robinson's performances in the welterweight and middleweight divisions prompted sportswriters to create "pound for pound" rankings, where they compared fighters regardless of weight. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990. He is widely regarded as the greatest boxer of all time, and in 2002, Robinson was ranked number one on The Ring magazine's list of "80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years".

Robinson was 85–0 as an amateur with 69 of those victories coming by way of knockout, 40 in the first round. He turned professional in 1940 at the age of 19 and by 1951 had a professional record of 128–1–2 with 84 knockouts. From 1943 to 1951 Robinson went on a 91-fight unbeaten streak, the third-longest in professional boxing history. Robinson held the world welterweight title from 1946 to 1951, and won the world middleweight title in the latter year. He retired in 1952, only to come back two-and-a-half years later and regain the middleweight title in 1955. He then became the first boxer in history to win a divisional world championship five times (a feat he accomplished by defeating Carmen Basilio in 1958 to regain the middleweight championship). Robinson was named "fighter of the year" twice: first for his performances in 1942, then nine years and over 90 fights later, for his efforts

Renowned for his flamboyant lifestyle outside the ring, Robinson is credited with being the originator of the modern sports "entourage". After his boxing career ended, Robinson attempted a career as an entertainer, but it was not successful. He struggled financially until his death in 1989. In 2006, he was featured on a commemorative stamp by the United States Postal Service.

Early life

Robinson was born Walker Smith Jr. in Ailey, Georgia, to Walker Smith Sr. and Leila Hurst. Robinson was the youngest of three children; his eldest sister Marie was born in 1917, and his other sister Evelyn in 1919. His father was a cotton, peanut, and corn farmer in Georgia, who moved the family to Detroit where he initially found work in construction. According to Robinson, Smith Sr. later worked two jobs to support his family—cement mixer and sewer worker. "He had to get up at six in the morning and he'd get home close to midnight. Six days a week. The only day I really saw him was Sunday...I always wanted to be with him more."

His parents separated, and he moved with his mother to the New York City neighborhood of Harlem at the age of twelve. Robinson originally aspired to be a doctor, but after dropping out of DeWitt Clinton High School (in the Bronx) in ninth grade he switched his goal to boxing. When he was 15, he attempted to enter his first boxing tournament but was told he needed to first obtain an AAU membership card. However, he could not procure one until he was eighteen years old. He received his name when he circumvented the AAU's age restriction by borrowing a birth certificate from his friend Ray Robinson. Subsequently told that he was "sweet as sugar" by a lady in the audience at a fight in Watertown, New York, Smith Jr. became known as "Sugar" Ray Robinson.

Robinson idolized Henry Armstrong and Joe Louis as a youth, and actually lived on the same block as Louis in Detroit when Robinson was 11 and Louis was 17. Outside the ring, Robinson got into trouble frequently as a youth, and was involved with a street gang. He married at 16. The couple had one son, Ronnie, and divorced when Robinson was 19. He finished his amateur career with an 85–0 record with 69 knockouts–40 coming in the first round. He won the Golden Gloves featherweight championship in 1939, and the organization's lightweight championship in 1940.

Boxing career

Early career

Robinson made his professional debut on October 4, 1940, winning by a second-round stoppage over Joe Echevarria. Robinson fought five more times in 1940, winning each time, with four wins coming by way of knockout. In 1941, he defeated world champion Sammy Angott, future champion Marty Servo and former champion Fritzie Zivic. The Robinson-Angott fight was held above the lightweight limit, since Angott did not want to risk losing his lightweight title. Robinson defeated Zivic in front of 20,551 at Madison Square Garden—one of the largest crowds in the arena to that date. Robinson won the first five rounds, according to Joseph C. Nichols of The New York Times, before Zivic came back to land several punches to Robinson's head in the sixth and seventh rounds. Robinson controlled the next two rounds, and had Zivic in the ninth. After a close tenth round, Robinson was announced as the winner on all three scorecards.

In 1942 Robinson knocked out Zivic in the tenth round in a January rematch. The knockout loss was only the second of Zivic's career in more than 150 fights. Robinson knocked him down in the ninth and tenth rounds before the referee stopped the fight. Zivic and his corner protested the stoppage; James P. Dawson of The New York Times stated "[t]hey were criticizing a humane act. The battle had been a slaughter, for want of a more delicate word." Robinson then won four consecutive bouts by knockout, before defeating Servo in a controversial split decision in their May rematch. After winning three more fights, Robinson faced Jake LaMotta, who would become one of his more prominent rivals, for the first time in October. He defeated LaMotta by a unanimous decision, although he failed to get Jake down. Robinson weighed 145 lb (66 kg) compared to 157.5 for LaMotta, but he was able to control the fight from the outside for the entire bout, and actually landed the harder punches during the fight. Robinson then won four more fights, including two against Izzy Jannazzo, from October 19 to December 14. For his performances, Robinson was named "Fighter of the Year". He finished 1942 with a total of 14 wins and no losses.

Robinson built a record of 40–0 before losing for the first time to LaMotta in a 10-round re-match. LaMotta, who had a 16 lb (7.3 kg) weight advantage over Robinson, knocked Robinson out of the ring in the eighth round, and won the fight by decision. The fight took place in Robinson's former home town of Detroit, and attracted a record crowd. After being controlled by Robinson in the early portions of the fight, LaMotta came back to take control in the later rounds. After winning the third LaMotta fight less than three weeks later, Robinson then defeated his childhood idol: former champion Henry Armstrong. Robinson fought Armstrong only because the older man was in need of money. By now Armstrong was an old fighter, and Robinson later stated that he carried the former champion.

On February 27, 1943, Robinson was inducted into the United States Army, where he was again referred to as Walker Smith. Robinson had a 15-month military career. Robinson served with Joe Louis, and the pair went on tours where they performed exhibition bouts in front of US Army troops. Robinson got into trouble several times while in the military. He argued with superiors who he felt were discriminatory against him, and refused to fight exhibitions when he was told African American soldiers were not allowed to watch them. In late March 1944, Robinson was stationed at Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn, waiting to ship out to Europe, where he was scheduled to perform more exhibition matches. But on March 29, Robinson disappeared from his barracks. When he woke up on April 5 in Fort Jay Hospital on Governor's Island, he had missed his sailing for Europe and was under suspicion of deserting. He himself reported falling down the stairs in his barracks on the 29th, but said that he had complete amnesia, and he could not remember any events from that moment until the 5th. According to his file, a stranger had found him in the street on April 1 and helped him to a hospital. In his examination report, a doctor at Fort Jay concluded that Robinson's version of events was sincere. He was examined by military authorities, who claimed he suffered from a mental deficiency. Robinson was granted an honorable discharge on June 3, 1944. He later wrote that unfair press coverage of the incident had "branded" him as a "deserter". Robinson maintained his close friendship with Louis from their time in military service, and the two went into business together after the war. They planned to start a liquor distribution business in New York City, but were denied a license due to their race.

Besides the loss in the LaMotta rematch, the only other mark on Robinson's record during this period was a 10-round draw against José Basora in 1945.

Welterweight champion

By 1946, Robinson had fought 75 fights to a 73–1–1 record, and beaten every top contender in the welterweight division. However, he refused to cooperate with the Mafia, which controlled much of boxing at the time, and was denied a chance to fight for the welterweight championship. Robinson was finally given a chance to win a title against Tommy Bell on December 20, 1946. Robinson had already beaten once by decision in 1945. The two fought for the title vacated by Servo, who had himself lost twice to Robinson in non-title bouts. In the fight, Robinson, who only a month before had been involved in a 10-round brawl with Artie Levine, was knocked down by Bell. The fight was called a "war", but Robinson was able to pull out a close 15-round decision, winning the vacant World Welterweight title.

In 1948 Robinson fought five times, but only one bout was a title defense. Among the fighters he defeated in those non-title bouts was future world champion Kid Gavilán in a close, controversial 10-round fight. Gavilán hurt Robinson several times in the fight, but Robinson controlled the final rounds with a series of jabs and left hooks. In 1949, he boxed 16 times, but again only defended his title once. In that title fight, a rematch with Gavilán, Robinson again won by decision. The first half of the bout was very close, but Robinson took control in the second half. Gavilán would have to wait two more years to begin his own historic reign as welterweight champion. The only boxer to match Robinson that year was Henry Brimm, who fought him to a 10-round draw in Buffalo.

Robinson fought 19 times in 1950. He successfully defended his welterweight title for the last time against Charley Fusari. Robinson won a lopsided 15-round decision, knocking Fusari down once. Robinson donated all but $1 of his purse for the Fusari fight to cancer research. In 1950 Robinson fought George Costner, who had also taken to calling himself "Sugar" and stated in the weeks leading up to the fight that he was the rightful possessor of the name. "We better touch gloves, because this is the only round", Robinson said as the fighters were introduced at the center of the ring. "Your name ain't Sugar, mine is." Robinson then knocked Costner out in 2 minutes and 49 seconds.

Middleweight champion

It is stated in his autobiography that one of the main considerations for his move up to middleweight was the increasing difficulty he was having in making the 147 lb (67 kg) welterweight weight limit. However, the move up would also prove beneficial financially, as the division then contained some of the biggest names in boxing. Vying for the Pennsylvania state middleweight title in 1950, Robinson defeated Robert Villemain. Later that year, in defense of that crown, he defeated Jose Basora, with whom he had previously drawn. Robinson's 50-second, first-round knockout of Basora set a record that would stand for 38 years. In October 1950, Robinson knocked out Bobo Olson a future middleweight title holder.

On February 14, 1951, Robinson and LaMotta met for the sixth time. The fight would become known as The St. Valentine's Day Massacre. Robinson won the undisputed World Middleweight title with a 13th round technical knockout. Robinson outboxed LaMotta for the first 10 rounds, then unleashed a series of savage combinations on LaMotta for three rounds, finally stopping the champion for the first time in their legendary six-bout series—and dealing LaMotta his first legitimate knockout loss in 95 professional bouts. LaMotta had lost by knockout to Billy Fox earlier in his career. However, that fight was later ruled to have been fixed and LaMotta was sanctioned for letting Fox win. That bout, and some of the other bouts in the six-fight Robinson-LaMotta rivalry, was depicted in the Martin Scorsese film Raging Bull. "I fought Sugar Ray so often, I almost got diabetes", LaMotta later said. Robinson won five of his six bouts with LaMotta.

After winning his second world title, he embarked on a European tour which took him all over the Continent. Robinson traveled with his flamingo-pink Cadillac, which caused quite a stir in Paris, and an entourage of 13 people, some included "just for laughs". He was a hero in France due to his recent defeat of LaMotta—the French hated LaMotta for defeating Marcel Cerdan in 1949 and taking his championship belt (Cerdan died in a plane crash en route to a rematch with LaMotta). Robinson met President of France Vincent Auriol at a ceremony attended by France's social upper crust. During his fight in Berlin against Gerhard Hecht, Robinson was disqualified when he knocked his opponent with a punch to the kidney: a punch legal in the US, but not Europe. The fight was later declared a no-contest. In London, Robinson lost the world middleweight title to British boxer Randolph Turpin in a sensational bout. Three months later in a rematch in front of 60,000 fans at the Polo Grounds, he knocked Turpin out in ten rounds to recover the title. In that bout Robinson was leading on the cards but was cut by Turpin. With the fight in jeopardy, Robinson let loose on Turpin, knocking him down, then getting him to the ropes and unleashing a series of punches that caused the referee to stop the bout. Following Robinson's victory, residents of Harlem danced in the streets. In 1951, Robinson was named Ring Magazine's "Fighter of the Year" for the second time.

In 1952 he fought a rematch with Olson, winning by a decision. He next defeated former champion Rocky Graziano by a third-round knockout, then challenged World Light heavyweight champion Joey Maxim. In the Yankee Stadium bout with Maxim, Robinson built a lead on all three judges' scorecards, but the 103 °F (39 °C) temperature in the ring took its toll. The referee, Ruby Goldstein, was the first victim of the heat, and had to be replaced by referee Ray Miller. The fast-moving Robinson was the heat's next victim – at the end of round 13, he collapsed and failed to answer the bell for the next round, suffering the only knockout of his career.

On June 25, 1952, after the Maxim bout, Robinson gave up his title and retired with a record of 131–3–1–1. He began a career in show business, singing and tap dancing. After about three years, the decline of his businesses and the lack of success in his performing career made him decide to return to boxing. He resumed training in 1954.

Comeback

In 1955 Robinson returned to the ring. Although he had been inactive for two and a half years, his work as a dancer kept him in peak physical condition: in his autobiography, Robinson states that in the weeks leading up to his debut for a dancing engagement in France, he ran five miles every morning, and then danced for five hours each night. Robinson even stated that the training he did in his attempts to establish a career as a dancer were harder than any he undertook during his boxing career. He won five fights in 1955, before losing a decision to Ralph 'Tiger' Jones. He bounced back, however, and defeated Rocky Castellani by a split decision, then challenged Bobo Olson for the world middleweight title. He won the middleweight championship for the third time with a second-round knockout—his third victory over Olson. After his comeback performance in 1955, Robinson expected to be named fighter of the year. However, the title went to welterweight Carmen Basilio. Basilio's handlers had lobbied heavily for it on the basis that he had never won the award, and Robinson later described this as the biggest disappointment of his professional career. "I haven't forgotten it to this day, and I never will", Robinson wrote in his autobiography. Robinson and Olson fought for the last time in 1956, and Robinson closed the four fight series with a fourth-round knockout.

In 1957 Robinson lost his title to Gene Fullmer. Fullmer used his aggressive, forward moving style to control Robinson, and knocked him down in the fight. Robinson, however, noticed that Fullmer was vulnerable to the left hook. Fullmer headed into their May rematch as a 3–1 favorite. In the first two rounds Robinson followed Fullmer around the ring, however in the third round he changed tactics and made Fullmer come to him. At the start of the fourth round Robinson came out on the attack and stunned Fullmer, and when Fullmer returned with his own punches, Robinson traded with him, as opposed to clinching as he had done in their earlier fight. The fight was fairly even after four rounds. But in the fifth, Robinson was able to win the title back for a fourth time by knocking out Fullmer with a lightning fast, powerful left hook. Boxing critics have referred to the left-hook which knocked out Fullmer as "the perfect punch". It marked the first time in 44 career fights that Fullmer had been knocked out, and when someone asked Robinson after the fight how far the left hook had travelled, Robinson replied: "I can't say. But he got the message."

Later that year, he lost his title to Basilio in a rugged 15 round fight in front of 38,000 at Yankee Stadium, but regained it for a record fifth time when he beat Basilio in the rematch. Robinson struggled to make weight, and had to go without food for nearly 20 hours leading up to the bout. He badly damaged Basilio's eye early the fight, and by the seventh round it was swollen shut. The two judges gave the fight to Robinson by wide margins: 72–64 and 71–64. The referee scored the fight for Basilio 69–64, and was booed loudly by the crowd of 19,000 when his decision was announced. The first fight won the "Fight of the Year" award from The Ring magazine for 1957 and the second fight won the "Fight of the Year" award for 1958.

Decline

Robinson knocked out Bob Young in the second round in Boston in his only fight in 1959. A year later, he defended his title against Paul Pender. Robinson entered the fight as a 5–1 favorite, but lost a split decision in front of 10,608 at Boston Garden. The day before the fight Pender commented that he planned to start slowly, before coming on late. He did just that and outlasted the aging Robinson, who, despite opening a cut over Pender's eye in the eighth round, was largely ineffective in the later rounds. An attempt to regain the crown for an unheard of sixth time proved beyond Robinson. Despite Robinson's efforts, Pender won by decision in that rematch. On December 3 of that year, Robinson and Fullmer fought a 15-round draw for the WBA middleweight title, which Fullmer retained. In 1961, Robinson and Fullmer fought for a fourth time, with Fullmer retaining the WBA middleweight title by a unanimous decision. The fight would be Robinson's last title bout.

Robinson spent the rest of the 1960s fighting 10-round contests. In October 1961 Robinson defeated future world champion Denny Moyer by a unanimous decision. A 12–5 favorite, the 41-year-old Robinson defeated the 22-year-old Moyer by staying on the outside, rather than engaging him. In their rematch four months later, Moyer defeated Robinson on points, as he pressed the action and made Robinson back up throughout the fight. Moyer won 7–3 on all three judges scorecards. Robinson lost twice more in 1962, before winning six consecutive fights against mostly lesser opposition. In February 1963 Robinson lost by a unanimous decision to former world champion and fellow Hall of Famer Joey Giardello. Giardello knocked Robinson down in the fourth round, and the 43-year-old took until the count of nine to rise to his feet. Robinson was also nearly knocked down in the sixth round, but was saved by the bell. He rallied in the seventh and eight rounds, before struggling in the final two. He then embarked on an 18-month boxing tour of Europe.

Robinson's second no-contest bout came in September 1965 in Norfolk, Virginia in a match with an opponent who turned out to be an impostor. Boxer Neil Morrison, at the time a fugitive and accused robber, signed up for the fight as Bill Henderson, a capable club fighter. The fight was a fiasco, with Morrison being knocked down twice in the first round and once in the second before the disgusted referee, who said "Henderson put up no fight", walked out of the ring. Robinson was initially given a TKO in 1:20 of the second round after the "obviously frightened" Morrison laid himself down on the canvas. Robinson fought for the final time in November 1965. He lost by a unanimous decision to Joey Archer. Famed sports author Pete Hamill mentioned that one of the saddest experiences of his life was watching Robinson lose to Archer. He was even knocked down and Hamill pointed out that Archer had no knockout punch at all; Archer admitted afterward that it was only the second time he had knocked an opponent down in his career. The crowd of 9,023 at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh gave Robinson several standing ovations, even while he was being thoroughly outperformed by Archer.

On November 11, 1965, Robinson announced his retirement from boxing, saying: "I hate to go too long campaigning for another chance." Robinson retired from boxing with a record of 173–19–6 (2 no contests) with 108 knockouts in 200 professional bouts, ranking him among the all-time leaders in knockouts.

Professional boxing record

Later life

In his autobiography, Robinson states that by 1965 he was broke, having spent all of the $4 million in earnings he made inside and out of the ring during his career. A month after his last fight, Robinson was honored with a Sugar Ray Robinson Night on December 10, 1965, in New York's Madison Square Garden. During the ceremony, he was honored with a massive trophy. However, there was not a piece of furniture in his small Manhattan apartment with legs strong enough to support it. Robinson was elected to the Ring Magazine boxing Hall of Fame in 1967, two years after he retired and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990. In the late 1960s he acted in some television shows, like Mission: Impossible. An episode of Land of the Giants called "Giants and All That Jazz" had Sugar as a washed up boxer opening a nightclub. He also appeared in a few films including the Frank Sinatra cop movie The Detective (1968), the cult classic Candy (1968), and the thriller The Todd Killings (1971) as a police officer. In 1969, he founded the Sugar Ray Robinson Youth Foundation for the inner-city Los Angeles area. The foundation does not sponsor a boxing program. He was diagnosed with diabetes mellitus that was treated with insulin.

Death

In Robinson’s last years he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. He died in Los Angeles on April 12, 1989 at the age of 67. Robinson is buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, California.

Personal life

Robinson married Marjorie Joseph in 1938; the marriage was annulled the same year. Their son, Ronnie Smith, was born in 1939. Robinson met his second wife Edna Mae Holly, a noted dancer who performed at the Cotton Club and toured Europe with Duke Ellington and Cab Calloway. According to Robinson, he met her at a local pool he frequented after his boxing workouts. In an attempt to get her attention he pushed her into the pool one day, and claimed it was an accident. After this attempt was met with disdain, he appeared at the nightclub she danced at and introduced himself. Soon the couple were dating and they married in 1944. They had one son, Ray Robinson Jr. (born 1949) before their acrimonious divorce in 1962. She appeared on the first cover of Jet magazine in 1951.

In April 1959, Robinson's eldest sister, Marie, died of cancer at the age of 41.

In 1965, Robinson married Millie Wiggins Bruce and the couple settled in Los Angeles. When Robinson was sick with his various ailments, his son accused the elder Robinson's wife of keeping him under the influence of medication to manipulate him. According to Ray Robinson Jr., when Robinson Sr's mother died, he could not attend his mother's funeral because Millie was drugging and controlling him. However, Robinson had been hospitalized the day before his mother's death due to agitation which caused his blood pressure to rise. Robinson Jr. and Edna Mae also claimed that they were kept away from Robinson by Millie during the last years of his life.

Robinson was a Freemason, a membership shared with a number of other athletes, including fellow boxer Jack Dempsey.Robinson guest starred in Season 2, Episode 6 of Irwin Allen’s Land of the Giants.

Boxing style

Rhythm is everything in boxing. Every move you make starts with your heart, and that's in rhythm or you're in trouble.

Robinson was the modern definition of a boxer puncher. He was able to fight almost any style: he could come out one round brawling, the next counterpunching, and the next fighting on the outside flicking his jab. Robinson would use his formless style to exploit his opponents' weaknesses. He also possessed great speed and precision. He fought in a very conventional way with a firm jab, but threw hooks and uppercuts in flurries in an unconventional way. He possessed tremendous versatility—according to boxing analyst Bert Sugar, "Robinson could deliver a knockout blow going backward." Robinson was efficient with both hands, and he displayed a variety of effective punches—according to a TIME magazine article in 1951, "Robinson's repertoire, thrown with equal speed and power by either hand, includes every standard punch from a bolo to a hook—and a few he makes up on the spur of the moment." Robinson commented that once a fighter has trained to a certain level, their techniques and responses become almost reflexive. "You don't think. It's all instinct. If you stop to think, you're gone."

Jimmy Doyle incident

In June 1947, during his welterweight period, after four non-title bouts, Robinson was scheduled to defend his title for the first time in a bout against Jimmy Doyle. Robinson initially backed out of the fight because he had a dream that he was going to kill Doyle. A priest and a minister convinced him to fight. Sadly, his dream was tragically proven to be true. On June 25, 1947 Robinson dominated Doyle and scored a decisive knockout in the eighth round that knocked Doyle unconscious and resulted in Doyle's death later that night. Robinson said that the impact of Doyle's death was "very trying".

After his death, criminal charges were threatened against Robinson in Cleveland, up to and including murder, though none actually materialized. After learning of Doyle's intentions of using the bout's money to buy his mother a house, Robinson gave Doyle's mother the money from his next four bouts so she could purchase herself a home, fulfilling her son's intention.

Legacy

Robinson has been ranked as the greatest boxer of all time by sportswriters, fellow boxers, and trainers. The phrase "pound for pound", was created by sportswriters for him during his career as a way to compare boxers irrespective of weight. Hall of Fame fighters such as Muhammad Ali, Joe Louis, Roberto Durán and Sugar Ray Leonard have ranked Robinson as the greatest pound-for-pound boxer in history. In 1997, The Ring ranked him as the best pound-for-pound fighter in history, and in 1999 he was named "welterweight of the century", "middleweight of the century", and overall "fighter of the century" by the Associated Press. In 2007 ESPN.com featured the piece "50 Greatest Boxers of All Time", in which it named Robinson the top boxer in history. In 2003, The Ring magazine ranked him number 11 in the list of all-time greatest punchers. Robinson was also ranked as the #1 welterweight and the #1 pound-for-pound boxer of all time by the International Boxing Research Organization. He was inducted into the Madison Square Garden Walk of Fame at its inception in 1992.

Robinson was one of the first African Americans to establish himself as a star outside sports. He was an integral part of the New York social scene in the 1940s and 1950s. His glamorous restaurant, Sugar Ray's, hosted stars such as Frank Sinatra, Jackie Gleason, Nat King Cole, Joe Louis, and Lena Horne among others. Robinson was known as a flamboyant personality outside the ring. He combined striking good looks with charisma and a flair for the dramatic. He drove a flamingo-pink Cadillac and was an accomplished singer and dancer, who once pursued a career in the entertainment industry. According to ESPN.com's Ron Flatter: "He was the pioneer of boxing's bigger-than-life entourages, including a secretary, barber, masseur, voice coach, a coterie of trainers, beautiful women, a dwarf mascot and lifelong manager George Gainford." When Robinson first traveled to Paris, a steward referred to his companions as his "entourage". Although Robinson said he did not like the word's literal definition of "attendants", since he felt they were his friends, he liked the word itself and began to use it in regular conversation when referring to them. In 1962, in an effort to persuade Robinson to return to Paris—where he was still a national hero—the French promised to bring over his masseur, his hairdresser, a man who would whistle while he trained, and his trademark Cadillac. This larger-than-life persona made him the idol of millions of African American youths in the 1950s. Robinson inspired several other fighters who took the nickname "Sugar" in homage to him such as Sugar Ray Leonard, Sugar Shane Mosley, and MMA fighter "Suga" Rashad Evans.