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* Stoker is a frequent contributor to http://www.tosports.ca * Amateur boxer, paid sparring partner, historian, and student of the "sweet science."

* Stoker covers boxing and mixed martial arts. Feel free to send a question or comment for potential use in a future column. stokermac66621@yahoo.ca

*Follow Stoker: http://twitter.com/MMA_Stoked / FB = garth stoker mac

*Check this out also please http://www.youtube.com/user/garthmacin

" Meditate. Live purely. Be quiet. Do your work with mastery. Like the moon, come out from behind the clouds! Shine." - Buddha

"Main Entry: stok·er
Pronunciation: \ˈstō-kər\
Function: noun

1 : one employed to tend a furnace and supply it with fuel; specifically : one that tends a marine steam boiler
2 : a machine for feeding a fire

*Jimmy Cannon, one of the greats of American sports writing, was a self-taught high school dropout. His colorful, almost poetic style is a reminder that some of the best reportage in American newspapers can be found in their sport pages. He would occasionally put together a column of opinions, laconic observations and pet peeves he titled "Nobody Asked Me, But . . ."

* Life ...all our yesterdays have lighted other fools the way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, which struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more. It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing. Shakespeare(Macbeth)

Stoker's Recent Articles

Fedor Emelianenko Beats Brett Rogers " Fluky Fedor Strikes Again! "

Published about 6 hours ago
940 reads 47 comments

Strikeforce MMA Result: Gegard Mousasi Stops Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou

Published about 21 hours ago
227 reads 9 comments

Fedor Emelianenko: "It's My Favorite Sweater"

Published 2 days ago
436 reads 30 comments

Is Brock Lesnar Causing Shane Carwin a Minor "Mono" Nuclear Catastrophe?

Published 3 days ago
228 reads 40 comments

See 289 more of Stoker's articles »

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Fighting (263),
Boxing (157),
MMA (134),
Opinion (123),
UFC (118),
Preview/Prediction (112),
Breaking News (47),
Manny Pacquiao (41)

Brighton Morris responded to a comment on Educating MMA Fans: Fedor's Striking Is Not Sloppy.
Hotnuke responded to a comment on Miami-New England: Dolphins Fall Short Against Patriots in 27-17 Loss
Hotnuke responded to a comment on Miami-New England: Dolphins Fall Short Against Patriots in 27-17 Loss
Nate Lawson responded to a comment on Strikeforce: Spectator Support Of Emelianenko Proves Marketability
Stoker has picked Miami-New England: Dolphins Fall Short Against Patriots in 27-17 Loss as a favorite article
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by Kountry
about 2 hours ago

haha

alright man

bout to check it now

im sure it will be amusing...
by Doctor
about 20 hours ago

I know you are going to love this one LOL!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/286287-breaking-news-fedor-still-the-man
by Kountry
about 21 hours ago

Im so pissed man

Rogers had that fight :(
by Hotnuke
1 day ago

Stoker,

I thought you might like this piece. It’s not just your standard “breaking news” piece about a trade, although it does not the trade of Jeremy Hermida from the Florida Marlins to the Boston Red Sox. Let me know what you think in the comments section.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/285981-unrealized-potential-florida-marlins-trade-jeremy-hermida-to-boston

Thanks,

Daniel Barber aka Hotnuke
by Mosang
2 days ago

Sure thing Stoker!
by Marcus
2 days ago

Sup Stoker! I'm back. Just did a Fedor vs. Rogers preview. Check it out. You will hate it. lol.
by James
2 days ago

Hi Stoker,

This one's a bit edgier LOL :)

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/285312-creature-vs-creature-pathetic-tito-begs-the-iceman-for-a-third-beatdown

Please feel free to leave a comment and let me know who you think would win the fight.

Cheers
James
by JW
3 days ago

this is a MUST READ from Tom Erdington that I'm sure you will enjoy :

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/284583-ricky-bell-the-unsung-hero-of-the-1979-tampa-bay-buccaneers
by Mosang
3 days ago

You're too kind Stoker!
by Carolina
3 days ago

I've finally got around to writing something about the Tiger's current plight. Take a look for me and see what you think.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/284692-hull-city-and-an-uncertain-future
by Mosang
3 days ago

My pleasure Stoker!
by James
4 days ago

Hey Stoker,

Please feel free to leave a comment (and big red STAR LOL)

Thanks
James

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/284100-strikeforce-on-cbs-the-importance-of-a-great-first-impression
by Kountry
4 days ago

Yo Stoke, Give a mouse a cookie then he will ask for a glass of milk!

HAHA

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/284096-fedor-vs-rogers-give-a-mouse-a-cookie-hell-ask-for-a-glass-of-milk?just_published=1
by Robert
4 days ago

Hello Buddy, take a look at this important article. It will most likely be my last on bleacher report. Feel free to pass it around. Thank you very much and God Bless!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/283900-you-are-not-a-unique-snowflake
by Doctor
4 days ago

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/283839-breaking-news-brock-lesnar-planning-ufc-retirement

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Fedor Emelianenko Beats Brett Rogers " Fluky Fedor Strikes Again! "

Strikeforce MMA Result: Gegard Mousasi Stops Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou

Fedor Emelianenko: "It's My Favorite Sweater"

Is Brock Lesnar Causing Shane Carwin a Minor "Mono" Nuclear Catastrophe?

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