Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

Comments Thread For: “Fighting Words” – After The Last Round

Collapse
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • Comments Thread For: “Fighting Words” – After The Last Round

    by David P. Greisman - Arturo Gatti and Micky Ward swing in the glorious ninth round of their first fight. Gatti’s face contorts with each clean, hard punch that lands from Ward. And all of Ward’s punches are landing, every single one clean, hard and damaging.

    These are men, the epitome of strength and bravery.

    We montage through vicious knockouts, the victims collapsing and crashing, the victors exultant, the losers lifeless.

    We transition from a gladiator arena built in Europe more than 2000 years ago, now empty, to a bullring in present-day Mexico, a crowd roaring. On this night within, a boxer floors his opponent.

    We hear the insight of those long involved in what is called a sweet science but remains a brutal trade.

    “You put your life on the line when you get in the ring, and that’s the bottom line because somebody is trying to kill you, and the object of boxing is to render the other guy unconscious,” says Johnny Ortiz, trainer, manager, radio host and writer.

    “A caveman can understand boxing,” says George Chuvalo, former heavyweight contender.

    “It’s barbaric, but people love that,” says trainer Manny Steward. “It’s still the epitome of excitement.” [Click Here To Read More]

  • #2
    Great piece. Had a good laugh with the "watching another man's groin for an hour" and "more crotch shots than Britney or Lindsay". Lolz.

    Comment


    • #3
      Nice piece on the doc. "After the last round".

      There should definetely be some sort of pension fund for retired boxers. One way would be through the alphabet boys; the so-called governing bodies. The should make the fond through fees from every fight they sanction and the receivers should be the fighters who participated in those fights down the road.

      Comment


      • #4
        good read

        Comment


        • #5
          I wouldn't worry about it, most of the people I know who are boxing fans, can't stand the UFC so they won't be tuning in. I don't know many mma fans at all, since 90% of mma fans are kids. MMA has the same fan demographic as pro wrestling...kids, teenagers, wannabe tough guys, fat rednecks and douchebags covered in V-neck Affliction t shirts with spray-on tan and middle-****e haircuts. UFC/MMA is what it is but most think it is on the uprise, when really it has already plateaued or is on the downslide. The only reason it is so popular is because it is trendy and to be real, it is still "somewhat" dominated by white fighters. Floyd said it best, "the UFC is for white boys to go who can't box" lol. It is the most over-marketed s**t I have ever seen. Dolls, toys, video games, commercials, drinks, shows, etc. Granted, smart and $ making...but it is what will put the nail in it's coffin too. Within about 5-10 years UFC will be like WCW, NWA, WWE...some ppv's here and there...on TBS, or ****e...being watched by adult adolescents. It has been around 18 years now and has already seen it's best days. Even crappy over the hill fighters keep being re-hashed in their shows. Also what is going to kill it is when Hispanics/blacks take it over...then watch how fast it loses it's popularity. It is starting to happen already too. Boxing has been around for over 2000 years so boxing is not going anywhere (much to the chagrin if mma fans).

          Comment

          Working...
          X
          TOP