Joe Oneill

Joe Oneill

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About

I'm of the opinion that every American boy should, at one point in their life, get on a pair of boxing gloves and go at it for two rounds. it should be a right of passage like oiling your first baseball mit or tying your first bowline knot.

As a traditionalist, and a purist, I refuse to follow MMA. I think you've either got to be a boxing fan or an MMA fan. Not both.

My favorite all-time fighters include Gene Tunney, Sugar Ray Robinson, Willie Pep, Sugar Ray Leonard, Joe Calzaghe, and Micky Ward.

I'd like to see exactly one sanctioning body over boxing and the number of weight classes reduced from 17 to 8.

I'm also considering starting a column following the Portland Timbers - a minor league soccer club that receives absolutely no attention on Bleacher Report.

I think someone once wrote, 'writers aren't born, they're made.' If someone didn't write that, then I'm taking credit for it. I write because I have too. It's in my blood. I feel that much that is written on Bleacher Report is as good, and often times better, than what's written in the mainstream media.

Most of the time I enjoy the collaboration and banter with the other writers (with the exception of Floyd Mayweather Jr. fans). It's a solid community and I've enjoyed being part of it.

I graduated from Washington State University with a minor in creative writing. I'm currently working on publishing my second novel.

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Mickey Ward, Sugar Ray Robinson, Ken Griffey Jr., Joe Calzaghe, Peyton Manning, Fernando Torres, Steven Gerrard.

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Chargers, Colts, Mariners, Liverpool, Portland Timbers.

  • Favorite Coaches

    Coach K, Bill Cowher, Bill Walsh, Phil Jackson, Arsene Wenger (until Benitez is replaced)

  • All-Time Sports Moment

    Chargers 2 OT over Dolphins in 82 playoffs.

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    1995 Mariners - Yankees Playoff Game

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    56 game hitting streak

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Mays

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Unitas

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Federer

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Who cares.

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Schumacher.

  • ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 or SEC?

    Pac 10

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  • Granville Ampong posted 685 days ago

    Granville Ampong

    Dear Publisher:

    A very good friend who writes for Bleacher Report has just provided me a link to James Foley's article about me. I am surprised at the enviousness of this "kid" that has infected him about me. For next time, kindly tell him to be extra careful. I am warning him. I'd high respect for Bleacher Report but not this "Foleyssness".

    Just to let you know, I write for broadsheets, Tribune-USA and California Examiner and Nevada Examiner and for internet outlets, such as Yahoo-Associated Content and Examiner. These are all US-based publications, plus other Filipino-American newspapers.

    Contrary to Foley's impression of me, I am a US-educated fellow and not based in the Philippines.

    Kindly tell him to VERIFY his facts! I would not take further shots to embarrass him. Writing is simply my passion.

    Here's the link of his article: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/695662-floyd-mayweather-jr-vs-victor-ortiz-is-just-a-rumor

    All the best,

    Granville Ampong

  • King J posted 699 days ago

    King J

    Private Message me your Official Prediction Statement
    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/714431-wladimir-klitschko-vs-david-haye-send-in-your-official-predictions

  • Stewart Flaherty posted 1061 days ago

    Stewart Flaherty

    World Cup Power Rankings 3

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/409584-fifa-2010-world-cup-power-rankings-group-stage-three

    Also, have you seen Rooney's anger management programme?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZk7GdiR5x8

  • Stewart Flaherty posted 1064 days ago

    Stewart Flaherty

    You may find this funny. Rooney rap song

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/408739-wayne-rooney-and-rhianna-star-striker-releases-rap-song

  • Stewart Flaherty posted 1066 days ago

    Stewart Flaherty

    Tim Howard

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/407659-tim-howard-the-man-who-made-jose-mourinho-and-could-make-rob-green

  • Stewart Flaherty posted 1067 days ago

    Stewart Flaherty

    Power Rankings 2

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/407116-world-cup-2010-power-rankings-group-stage-two

  • King J posted 1068 days ago

    King J

    An Important Message from the Boxing Community Leader.....
    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/406219-a-message-about-mayweather-vs-pacquiao-and-properly-citing-your-sources

  • Stewart Flaherty posted 1075 days ago

    Stewart Flaherty

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/403339-2010-fifa-world-cup-power-rankings?just_published=1

    Let me know what you think

  • Sudip Bagui posted 1087 days ago

    Sudip Bagui

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/397867-10-of-the-fastest-players-at-the-world-cup#page/1

  • John Doublin posted 1108 days ago

    John Doublin

    My first boxing article, feedback is appreciated.
    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/388805-manny-pacquiao-ducking-floyd-mayweather-or-just-hiding-something

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