So I Actually Taught Emmanuel Steward Something...

[Pullcounter]

Last week I decided to cover the retirement of Oscar de la Hoya for my next Boxing Digest article. I figured that since Emmanuel Steward once trained him and is a commentator for HBO, he'd make a great addition to the article.

During the conversation I brought up my theory on how the better a fighter is, the less-likely he is to "beat the house." By beating the house, I'm referring to the ******** truism that the odds are always in favor of the establishment that they will take your money and you will lose your shirt.

Translated, boxers who are accustomed to winning usually don't have an exit strategy and wind up staying too long and being embarrassed at the end of their careers. The only way to beat the house is to walk away, and how many people can walk away from those great paydays?

Ray Leonard, Ray Robinson, Muhammad Ali, Joe Louis, and now Oscar de la Hoya go out on their butts after great careers.

Steward was impressed with the theory, saying that in the 45 years since he first walked into a casino, he had never heard anyone make the connection between boxing and ********.

I was astounded that I could actually teach Emmanuel something since the first time I met him, about three years ago, I had told him that I looked up to him for his boxing knowledge and ability to speak about the sport in a way that others could understand.

steward is a boxing guy not a ******** guy i guess

[Mr. Ryan]

Lol why do you say that? Did you leave that good of an impression with your casino analogy? Or have you spoken to him on previous occasions only to hear him say stuff on the HBO telecasts that you swear you had mentioned to him in interviews?

The interview lasted about 10 minutes but we discussed the philosophy for about an hour. I said he could mention it if he gave me my proper due, so he told me to text him my name.

[cottothechamp]

hey ryan, why dont u get in the ring since u love boxing so much. or are a woosie?

[Mr. Ryan]

hey ryan, why dont u get in the ring since u love boxing so much. or are a woosie?

I'm waiting for you to stop ducking me.

[King Koopa]

Marciano didn't "beat the house"
He ducked Floyd Patterson

He knows his record would read 49-1

[cottothechamp]

I'm waiting for you to stop ducking me.

lmao trust me u dont want none of me.

[Mr. Ryan]

Marciano didn't "beat the house"
He ducked Floyd Patterson

He knows his record would read 49-1

The only way to "beat the house" in ******** is to walk away with your earnings, right?

It's like Calzaghe said when Kellerman asked him about Chad Dawson, there will always be a young, up-and-comer waiting to take you out. If Calzaghe beats Dawson, then he's ducking Diaconu, then he's ducking Shaun George and so on...

Marciano could have come out of retirement, beaten Patterson, then ducked Ali. If he had beaten Ali, he would have ducked Frazier, then Foreman and Norton.

There is no end in boxing, just like ********. The stakes keep getting bigger and bigger and the money becomes even harder to leave behind.

[PoetryInMotion]

The only way to "beat the house" in ******** is to walk away with your earnings, right?

It's like Calzaghe said when Kellerman asked him about Chad Dawson, there will always be a young, up-and-comer waiting to take you out. If Calzaghe beats Dawson, then he's ducking Diaconu, then he's ducking Shaun George and so on...

Marciano could have come out of retirement, beaten Patterson, then ducked Ali. If he had beaten Ali, he would have ducked Frazier, then Foreman and Norton.

There is no end in boxing, just like ********. The stakes keep getting bigger and bigger and the money becomes even harder to leave behind.

Good stuff.

[cottothechamp]

good stuff from the woosie himself!

[PoetryInMotion]

good stuff from the woosie himself!

Let me guess, you have had a few amature fights so now you think you can kick anyones ass who has never boxed before.