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by David P. Greisman - Every superhero must have a weakness. Every protagonist needs a nemesis. What little drama there would be otherwise if the hero were always too powerful and invincible, if there were nothing or no one to take him to the limit.
Combat sports differ somewhat from comic books. It can still be compelling viewing to watch one fighter who so far surpasses the rest, who puts forth awe-inspiring demonstrations of power, skill, speed and talent.
Yet many of the best moments in boxing come when a Muhammad Ali meets his Joe Frazier, or when a George Foreman meets his Ali. Ali was the best boxer in the world, and Frazier forced Ali to dig deeper than anyone else had made him and show just how great he truly could be. Foreman’s brute force, meanwhile, was famously used against him thanks to Ali’s guile.
The laziest of boxing observers looked at the nickname of light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson — “Superman” — and wondered aloud about what his Kryptonite might be.
The nerdiest of boxing observers looked toward the other two titleholders at 175 pounds and pondered whether Bernard Hopkins could play Lex Luthor, a bald and brilliant man who lacks superpowers but who uses his intelligence to strategize and then to capitalize on weaknesses; and if Sergey Kovalev would be Doomsday, a relentless creature whose strength proved to be too much for even Superman to handle. [Click Here To Read More]
Combat sports differ somewhat from comic books. It can still be compelling viewing to watch one fighter who so far surpasses the rest, who puts forth awe-inspiring demonstrations of power, skill, speed and talent.
Yet many of the best moments in boxing come when a Muhammad Ali meets his Joe Frazier, or when a George Foreman meets his Ali. Ali was the best boxer in the world, and Frazier forced Ali to dig deeper than anyone else had made him and show just how great he truly could be. Foreman’s brute force, meanwhile, was famously used against him thanks to Ali’s guile.
The laziest of boxing observers looked at the nickname of light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson — “Superman” — and wondered aloud about what his Kryptonite might be.
The nerdiest of boxing observers looked toward the other two titleholders at 175 pounds and pondered whether Bernard Hopkins could play Lex Luthor, a bald and brilliant man who lacks superpowers but who uses his intelligence to strategize and then to capitalize on weaknesses; and if Sergey Kovalev would be Doomsday, a relentless creature whose strength proved to be too much for even Superman to handle. [Click Here To Read More]
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