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A Las Vegas Tout article on PAC-MAB II
For those who doesn't know: A tout is a sports team picker who sells his sports picks to ******** degenerates...
This tout's name is Sonny Palermo...he sells sports picks FOR A LIVING to all the gullible ******** degenerates on Planet Earth. He lose a lot of money betting against PACMAN....now he's riding on Pacman's **** on Saturday...this guy is a total loser..BTW he also gave out a free boxing pick last Saturday: Taylor to win -130!!! LOSER!!! LOL
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Monday, October 1, 2007Captain Kirk vs. The Guy With The Lizard Head
Posted: 6:56 AM
I have wagered on or against fighters due to any number of reasons. I have bet due to styles, weight class moves, weigh-in results, training camp results, age, clashing styles, pedigree difference, size, speed and power difference, etc., etc. I have bet with my head for the most part, and with my heart on rare occasions when I could not bring myself to wager against someone who I liked and respected, or who made me a lot of money in the past. I have bet on a bout because I did not like the way a fighter’s body looked – not enough “cut” – a sure sign of a slack training camp. But in all my years of investing in fights I’ve never wagered on or against a fighter because his head looks like William Shatner’s!
Don’t get me wrong – I would have bet on Manny Pacquiao to beat Marco Antonio Barreera anyway in this bout, due to styles, mileage and hand speed. But I’m not sure I would have done a column on it, announcing my wager. Why not? Because Pac Man is a 3-1 favorite, and I rarely lay those kind of odds, and it is rarer still that I announce it, which is the same as recommending it to others.
But I saw Barrera last week. And I was shocked, because I saw William Shatner.
Gone was the “Baby Faced Assassin.” The nickname that Marco Antonio has carried throughout his entire career must now be retired, just as he must be after this fight, one in which I question his pre-fight preparations. He stayed at home, training in Mexico for this fight, to be with his family; a departure from his norm of isolating himself in a camp such as Big Bear Lake. Basic math:
Fighter in training + Family = Distraction.
At the top level of each sport you must have a singularity of purpose, undivided focus on the task at hand. In boxing, it is even more important than in other sports – it is vital. After all, if you are not 100% on your game, you’re not getting struck out, or dropping a pass – in boxing if you’re off your game you’re going to get hit in the head, and could get seriously hurt.
I get the feeling that Barrera knows he is at the end of the line. I think the desire to beat Pac Man is there, I believe he wants revenge for the loss in their previous fight, but his conduct, shape and demeanor tell me his desire to train to get that win, and his self-doubt in his ability to do so at this late stage of his great career, is sorely lacking.
I looked at Barrera the other day and saw Shatner. I have never seen an episode of Star Trek. But it’s been on so many times, for so many years, that I am familiar with bits and pieces of various episodes caught while channel surfing. And I know that when he wasn’t off screwing some green ***** Captain Kirk was fighting a guy with a lizard head, and beating him. The Shatner of today could not beat the lizard-head guy – he would get eaten alive. It’s not just that he’s aged, or put on a few pounds – look at the guy. You would have to put his head in a vice grip and give it a couple dozen turns to squeeze his head down to Captain Kirk size. And I looked at Barrera this week, and saw Shatner. His Baby-Face is gone, his normally well-defined cheek bones replaced by jowls. His face is now round. I saw Shatner, and I saw all I needed to see to know where to place my investment.
I bought Pacquiao last week. I bought him early because I do not need to see the weigh-in results. Even if Manny slacked in camp - which is possible with all the other areas pulling at him, such as politics and his movie career, not to mention drinking beer and shooting pool – it will not matter. He has the strength to get away with slacking at this point in his career – Barrera, the oldest 33 year old I have ever seen, does not. If you’re going to watch, and would like a wager, bet it now as the odds will climb all week, and may go up all the way to -400 plus by fight time. If you think it is crazy to lay 3-1 (your thinking is correct, it usually is) you can take Manny to win inside the distance at greatly reduced odds, or the Under (the odds on the ‘Under” will also drop during the week, so if that is your option buy it today) as it does not appear that Barrera came to town prepared to last twelve rounds. He is a world class champion, a first ballot shoe-in for the Hall of Fame. I would not be surprised if he gutted it out and went the distance, and I will be rooting for him to knock Pac Man out, despite where my money is invested. But I would be very surprised if he comes away with a win, I would, in fact, be shocked. More shocked than when I saw him this week, and saw Shatner's head . . .
This tout's name is Sonny Palermo...he sells sports picks FOR A LIVING to all the gullible ******** degenerates on Planet Earth. He lose a lot of money betting against PACMAN....now he's riding on Pacman's **** on Saturday...this guy is a total loser..BTW he also gave out a free boxing pick last Saturday: Taylor to win -130!!! LOSER!!! LOL
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Monday, October 1, 2007Captain Kirk vs. The Guy With The Lizard Head
Posted: 6:56 AM
I have wagered on or against fighters due to any number of reasons. I have bet due to styles, weight class moves, weigh-in results, training camp results, age, clashing styles, pedigree difference, size, speed and power difference, etc., etc. I have bet with my head for the most part, and with my heart on rare occasions when I could not bring myself to wager against someone who I liked and respected, or who made me a lot of money in the past. I have bet on a bout because I did not like the way a fighter’s body looked – not enough “cut” – a sure sign of a slack training camp. But in all my years of investing in fights I’ve never wagered on or against a fighter because his head looks like William Shatner’s!
Don’t get me wrong – I would have bet on Manny Pacquiao to beat Marco Antonio Barreera anyway in this bout, due to styles, mileage and hand speed. But I’m not sure I would have done a column on it, announcing my wager. Why not? Because Pac Man is a 3-1 favorite, and I rarely lay those kind of odds, and it is rarer still that I announce it, which is the same as recommending it to others.
But I saw Barrera last week. And I was shocked, because I saw William Shatner.
Gone was the “Baby Faced Assassin.” The nickname that Marco Antonio has carried throughout his entire career must now be retired, just as he must be after this fight, one in which I question his pre-fight preparations. He stayed at home, training in Mexico for this fight, to be with his family; a departure from his norm of isolating himself in a camp such as Big Bear Lake. Basic math:
Fighter in training + Family = Distraction.
At the top level of each sport you must have a singularity of purpose, undivided focus on the task at hand. In boxing, it is even more important than in other sports – it is vital. After all, if you are not 100% on your game, you’re not getting struck out, or dropping a pass – in boxing if you’re off your game you’re going to get hit in the head, and could get seriously hurt.
I get the feeling that Barrera knows he is at the end of the line. I think the desire to beat Pac Man is there, I believe he wants revenge for the loss in their previous fight, but his conduct, shape and demeanor tell me his desire to train to get that win, and his self-doubt in his ability to do so at this late stage of his great career, is sorely lacking.
I looked at Barrera the other day and saw Shatner. I have never seen an episode of Star Trek. But it’s been on so many times, for so many years, that I am familiar with bits and pieces of various episodes caught while channel surfing. And I know that when he wasn’t off screwing some green ***** Captain Kirk was fighting a guy with a lizard head, and beating him. The Shatner of today could not beat the lizard-head guy – he would get eaten alive. It’s not just that he’s aged, or put on a few pounds – look at the guy. You would have to put his head in a vice grip and give it a couple dozen turns to squeeze his head down to Captain Kirk size. And I looked at Barrera this week, and saw Shatner. His Baby-Face is gone, his normally well-defined cheek bones replaced by jowls. His face is now round. I saw Shatner, and I saw all I needed to see to know where to place my investment.
I bought Pacquiao last week. I bought him early because I do not need to see the weigh-in results. Even if Manny slacked in camp - which is possible with all the other areas pulling at him, such as politics and his movie career, not to mention drinking beer and shooting pool – it will not matter. He has the strength to get away with slacking at this point in his career – Barrera, the oldest 33 year old I have ever seen, does not. If you’re going to watch, and would like a wager, bet it now as the odds will climb all week, and may go up all the way to -400 plus by fight time. If you think it is crazy to lay 3-1 (your thinking is correct, it usually is) you can take Manny to win inside the distance at greatly reduced odds, or the Under (the odds on the ‘Under” will also drop during the week, so if that is your option buy it today) as it does not appear that Barrera came to town prepared to last twelve rounds. He is a world class champion, a first ballot shoe-in for the Hall of Fame. I would not be surprised if he gutted it out and went the distance, and I will be rooting for him to knock Pac Man out, despite where my money is invested. But I would be very surprised if he comes away with a win, I would, in fact, be shocked. More shocked than when I saw him this week, and saw Shatner's head . . .
