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I watched the tail end of the Devon Alexander fight against Witter? Yeah, that was pretty bootsee. Or at least Witter quitting was disgraceful. He said there was something wrong with this elbow or some type of discomfort. Well, Mayweather had a fcuked up rotator cuff when he was fighting Lose Luis Castillo and he didn't quit and actually won and still remains undefeated. But, to each his own.
Then there was the Bradley fight. I wanted Campbell to win. I watched one round. But then i remembered about the "Assault in the Ring" documentary so i flicked back and forth between Showtime and HBO. All of a sudden, the Bradley fight was over. Obviously due to an accidental head butt, or some type of discrepancy that made them go to the scorecards. Even though i didn't witness the head butt personally, that was pretty weak for the ref to call it on a technicality like that. It's a fight. If the cut was caused by a punch, then give him an opportunity to fight back. But because of the spots and difficulty of vision in Campbell's left eyes, it had to have been a head butt. Anyways, that was pretty bootsee as well. Bradley looked too happy winning on a technicality error on that one. I've never been a Bradley fan, and of course i'd give him a chance, but i'm definately not a fan now.
Now it brings me to the documentary. I was dissappointed with that doc first of all. Yes, it was heart felt and all that. But i thought they were going to dissect the fight itself rather than portray the bag of guilt and grief Resto had to live with. I don't quite understand it. The Collins family had a hard time with Resto because of the whole deal, which left Billy Jr. with impaired vision. However, nobody told him to drive and crash into a ditch. So how does that fall on Resto's fault? The way the story goes is that Billy Jr. died six months after the fight from a car crash. Not severe trauma to the brain. It just didn't make any sense.
Yup. This weekend of boxing wasn't too thrilling. I had to watch Cinderella man to get something good out of boxing, and that movie was only above average. Not to mention, i am absolutely not a fan of Ron Howard, who directed it.
Any thoughts?
Then there was the Bradley fight. I wanted Campbell to win. I watched one round. But then i remembered about the "Assault in the Ring" documentary so i flicked back and forth between Showtime and HBO. All of a sudden, the Bradley fight was over. Obviously due to an accidental head butt, or some type of discrepancy that made them go to the scorecards. Even though i didn't witness the head butt personally, that was pretty weak for the ref to call it on a technicality like that. It's a fight. If the cut was caused by a punch, then give him an opportunity to fight back. But because of the spots and difficulty of vision in Campbell's left eyes, it had to have been a head butt. Anyways, that was pretty bootsee as well. Bradley looked too happy winning on a technicality error on that one. I've never been a Bradley fan, and of course i'd give him a chance, but i'm definately not a fan now.
Now it brings me to the documentary. I was dissappointed with that doc first of all. Yes, it was heart felt and all that. But i thought they were going to dissect the fight itself rather than portray the bag of guilt and grief Resto had to live with. I don't quite understand it. The Collins family had a hard time with Resto because of the whole deal, which left Billy Jr. with impaired vision. However, nobody told him to drive and crash into a ditch. So how does that fall on Resto's fault? The way the story goes is that Billy Jr. died six months after the fight from a car crash. Not severe trauma to the brain. It just didn't make any sense.
Yup. This weekend of boxing wasn't too thrilling. I had to watch Cinderella man to get something good out of boxing, and that movie was only above average. Not to mention, i am absolutely not a fan of Ron Howard, who directed it.
Any thoughts?