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by David P. Greisman - We want the phenomenal to be forever, for the incredible to be indelible, for all that is right to be all that is remembered.
That’s not how it works.
We must take the wrong with the right and the bad with the good — and unfortunately it is the depressing and distressing that sticks with us more easily, that does not leave us, but lingers and haunts.
The mortifying is more memorable.
And so 2011 goes down more as a year for embarrassment, rather than stand out as a year of excitement. We recall these past 12 months for the controversial, for people talking about boxing for all the wrong reasons.
We recall 2011 for Victor Ortiz’s intentional fouls against Floyd Mayweather Jr. more than for his incredible battle with Andre Berto.
We recall Floyd Mayweather dispatching Ortiz with two shots while Ortiz wasn’t looking more than we remember Mayweather dissecting his opponent as the fight went on.
We recall Bernard Hopkins’ two-round travesty with Chad Dawson rather than the 12 rounds of history against Jean Pascal. [Click Here To Read More]
That’s not how it works.
We must take the wrong with the right and the bad with the good — and unfortunately it is the depressing and distressing that sticks with us more easily, that does not leave us, but lingers and haunts.
The mortifying is more memorable.
And so 2011 goes down more as a year for embarrassment, rather than stand out as a year of excitement. We recall these past 12 months for the controversial, for people talking about boxing for all the wrong reasons.
We recall 2011 for Victor Ortiz’s intentional fouls against Floyd Mayweather Jr. more than for his incredible battle with Andre Berto.
We recall Floyd Mayweather dispatching Ortiz with two shots while Ortiz wasn’t looking more than we remember Mayweather dissecting his opponent as the fight went on.
We recall Bernard Hopkins’ two-round travesty with Chad Dawson rather than the 12 rounds of history against Jean Pascal. [Click Here To Read More]
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