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PET PEEVE NUMBER 1:
"While I'm at it, I also don't like when a local amateur kid tells his friends and acquaintances stories about his own accomplishments (or lack thereof). Like today I am talking to this kid I know and he tells me "Yeah, I saw XXX the other day. I guess after he lost that fight that kept him out of the Olympics he's sick of the amateurs and he is about to turn pro. He said since he only had one loss he figures he's ready."
Some days I am just not in the mood to listen to that type of nonsense. Today was one of those days. So I spilled the beans. "Blew up his spot" as they say. I told this kid "XXX came as close to the Olympics as your Grandmother did. And he said he only had one loss?? He lost at least five fights as an amateur that I can think of right this minute." Then I rattled off the names of the five guys that have beaten him, including two occasions where I saw him get stopped. (He also been stopped once more since this chapter was written).
See, to me, lying about the things you have done is disrespectful to the game of boxing and to those that came before and to those that have really accomplished the for a fact that you lost at least fifteen. Don't tell me you "Won the Golden Gloves" when I know for a fact you didn't and if you want to pursue it we can go and look it up! You must know they do keep records of things like that, don't you? I once had a guy who I respect as a coach tell me how, in 1984, that he was "supposed to go fight Breland for the Olympic spot but it fell through." I mean, forget the fact that just showing up to fight a guy for the "Olympic spot" is not even possible but if you tell me a lie like that at least be a guy who I have heard of or a guy who's name appears in the rankings from those days or in the results section from the national tournaments. I mean, if you are going to lie at least have some kind of back up to make it look like you even know what you are talking about!!"
"While I'm at it, I also don't like when a local amateur kid tells his friends and acquaintances stories about his own accomplishments (or lack thereof). Like today I am talking to this kid I know and he tells me "Yeah, I saw XXX the other day. I guess after he lost that fight that kept him out of the Olympics he's sick of the amateurs and he is about to turn pro. He said since he only had one loss he figures he's ready."
Some days I am just not in the mood to listen to that type of nonsense. Today was one of those days. So I spilled the beans. "Blew up his spot" as they say. I told this kid "XXX came as close to the Olympics as your Grandmother did. And he said he only had one loss?? He lost at least five fights as an amateur that I can think of right this minute." Then I rattled off the names of the five guys that have beaten him, including two occasions where I saw him get stopped. (He also been stopped once more since this chapter was written).
See, to me, lying about the things you have done is disrespectful to the game of boxing and to those that came before and to those that have really accomplished the for a fact that you lost at least fifteen. Don't tell me you "Won the Golden Gloves" when I know for a fact you didn't and if you want to pursue it we can go and look it up! You must know they do keep records of things like that, don't you? I once had a guy who I respect as a coach tell me how, in 1984, that he was "supposed to go fight Breland for the Olympic spot but it fell through." I mean, forget the fact that just showing up to fight a guy for the "Olympic spot" is not even possible but if you tell me a lie like that at least be a guy who I have heard of or a guy who's name appears in the rankings from those days or in the results section from the national tournaments. I mean, if you are going to lie at least have some kind of back up to make it look like you even know what you are talking about!!"
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