Gizmodo: boxing

Pizza Hut Delivering Limited Edition 'Fight Night' Xbox 360

Sean Fallon — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:00:00 EDT

EA sports and Pizza Hut have teamed up to bring boxing fans the chance to win a limited edition Fight Night Round 4 custom Xbox 360 console. It's made by colorware, the same people that paint consoles for regular folks.

Oh, and the grand prize is a trip to Vegas to see a championship fight. So, yeah...this Xbox console rules. The even included a little dried blood on there—nice touch. Should it have been the grand prize you think? I mean, Vegas is Vegas, but with MMA stealing the spotlight, boxing is more entertaining on consoles anyway. [Pizza Hut and Colorware]

Everlast Wii Boxing Gloves Will Knock You Out

Sean Fallon — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:40:00 EST

Indeed, Nintendo and Everlast have tag-teamed in the retail ring to knock you out with these new boxing glove accessories. And while you're down they plan to steal your wallet—because this is an obvious attempt to milk gamers for every last cent. The gloves are available for $30, but I think I'll be saving my pennies for the return of the Power Glove. [NYT via Kotaku]

Gizmodo's Illustrated New Year's Workout for Geeks...With Nothing But Gaming Gear

Sean Fallon — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 19:30:32 EST

Does the image above remind you of this past New Year's morning? Have you made a resolution to get back in shape this year? The press loves to talk about a Wii Workout as if all it takes is a shudder of the Wiimote to make a gamer's gut melt into nothingness, which isn't true. I don't know many other gamers that would willingly leave the house or spend money on a gym membership, either, though. So here's a real workout built around only gaming and gaming hardware you already own, developed with the consultation of a professionally certified personal trainer (me). Happy sweating, tubby!

Before we begin, keep in mind that I'm not suggesting that using your expensive gaming system as a weight is the ideal situation—that would be stupid. You can use just about anything, even a jug of water to get the job done.

Step 1: Get the hell up (or have someone help you). Hangovers are a bitch, but the sooner you start, the sooner you will attain a physique that will actually be attractive to the opposite sex. (Too bad we can't work out faces, eh?)

Step 2: Now that you are awake, put down the Mt. Dew and grab a bottle of water. Drinking plenty of water is essential—it aids in digestion and it will help you lose weight. Just don't go overboard.

Step 3: Put on some Survivor "Eye of the Tiger" and some stupid looking sweatbands like the kid in Juno. Then stretch (if you have a band to help that's great) and do some light cardio for 5-10 minutes. Done? Good, now, lets do this thing...

Circuit Training Program (30 minutes):
Do one set per exercise then move on to the next. Thirty second max per exercise unless otherwise noted. Complete two circuits with few minute's rest in between. If you are way out of shape, start slow and work your way up.

Exercise 1. One arm clean and press (works quads, shoulders, calves, glutes): 15-20 reps on each arm

Exercise 2. Upright row (works traps, biceps, shoulders): 20 reps

Exercise 3. Kicks (cardio): Alternate 10 reps on each leg for 40 total reps.

Exercise 4. Concetration curls (works biceps): 20 reps each arm

Exercise 5. Overhead triceps extensions (works triceps): 20 reps

Exercise 6. Our own Adrian Covert illustrates the bent over row with the PS3 (works most muscles in back, traps, biceps): 20 reps

Exercise 7. Shadow boxing (cardio): Jab 10x (alternating) then uppercut 10x (alternating). Repeat.

Exercise 8. Adrian again with the PS3 doing weighted push-ups (works chest, triceps, shoulders): 15-20 reps

Exercise 9: Weighted crunches (works abdominals): 20-30 reps

Exercise 10: Woodchops (works abdominals, shoulders, lats): 15 reps on each side

Rest for 2-3 minutes and repeat circuit four times.

So there you have it, a New Year's workout that any gaming geek can relate to. Hopefully this interim set of drills will help get you back into a regular fitness regimen—or even an actual gym. But first you have to go outside—baby steps.

Dog Beats Man at Wii Boxing

Jason Chen — Thu, 17 May 2007 21:30:44 EDT

We were a bit puzzled when this wonder dog beat a man at Wii Tennis, but after watching him beat another guy at Wii Boxing, we're completely confounded. Is it really a dog playing Wii? The Wiimotes are strapped to his arms and he's moving them in time, and the arms seem to be attached to his body, but there's no way he can actually be playing boxing. We need to lie down. – Jason Chen

Thanks DJ!

Wii Sports Boxing Gloves Cushions Virtual Domestic Violence Blows

Jason Chen — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 18:35:50 EST

Seeing as Wii Sports Boxing is the only game that our female halves can manage to beat us in every single time, anything to make the experience all the more authentic is good news to them. Hence, these Wii Boxing Gloves.

The gloves take in both the nunchuck and the Wiimote into the flaps on the back and cost $22 plus shipping from Hong Kong—a price not at all exorbitant when you think about the added cushioning it'll provide when she accidentally hits you in the face with a backswing. – Jason Chen

Product Page [Golden Shop via Video Games Blogger via Kotaku]

Telephoneboxing

Travis Hudson — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 14:45:51 EST

In a world filled with small cell phones it is good to see a big-ass phone. This phone is the size of a 20-foot room, and even requires boxing gloves. Large buttons are placed around the room and dialing is done by punching the buttons. Once the dialing is completed communication is done by standing in a specific area of the telephone-boxing booth and shouting at a speakerphone. This project was designed by Allard Roeterink.

Telephoneboxing [We-make-money]

Fighting Android Makes You Feel Manly

tgrumet — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 06:53:56 EST

If you've been wanting to get in the ring for a spar but don't want to hurt anyone (especially yourself), this FA-1 Fighting Android Sparring Partner could be just the ticket. A martial arts/boxing training robot, it's made by Self Defense Technologies and is designed to move with you, giving you variable punching and defensive positions and different speeds. And when you're done, you can take it out for a beer—no hard feelings. I'll be interested to see how this thing stands upright—do they stick a pole in its butt or something?

Fighting Androids [sdtandroids]