Fool Me Once, Shame
On You, Fool Me Twice…
On my previous
post: http://www.being50.com/2015/05/the-fight-of-century-as-usual-this-is.html I ended that post by saying that we
were being scammed. My second post
on the subject: http://www.being50.com/2015/05/the-scam-fight-of-century.html
I addressed factually about being scammed, but wait; there is more!
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HBO analyst Max Kellerman thinks Mayweather-Pacquiao's
failure to live up to the hype did more to hurt than help the sport in the eyes
of the masses.
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Jim Lampley "Was
it a plus because of all the mainstream media attention, a minus because it was
a clinic rather than a war, or a mixed bag?"
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Max Kellerman “A minus, obviously, because just when all of
the attention of the world is focused on boxing -- 'look, this is the best we
have to offer!' When that works out well, like Ali-Frazier or Hearns and
Hagler, or some fight like that, it's amazing. Because casual fans and even
non-sports fans, if it transcends sports, are drawn then to boxing.
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"But
when it works out this way, just when all the focus is on the fight, and you
get the most predictable and boring outcome -- like, heading into this fight,
what were we thinking? Just don't let
Floyd win 9-3, 8-4, minimize exchanges, and afterwards have Pacquiao say I
thought I won the fight, all he did was run. As long as that doesn't happen,
we'll be OK!' And that's what happened." ~ The Fight Game with Jim Lampley: Max Kellerman
(HBO Boxing)
I grew up with Gillette Cavalcade of
sports (Friday Night Boxing), all the men in the family gathered in the living
room to catch the fights (I only speak for my family), and we are talking about
the boxing that would someday be considered the best of boxing. Such names as: Cassius Clay, Floyd Patterson,
Sonny Liston, and Archie Moore to name a few.
Among significant boxers in lower weights, were
middleweights Emile Griffith, Nino Benvenuti and Dick Tiger,
Here is an example
of just one year of the exciting sport of boxing:
1962
- February 10- Young Cassius Clay, fighting in his tenth
professional bout, recovers from his first knockdown, a first round fall,
to beat Sonny Banks by knockout in round four, Madison Square
Garden, New York.
- March 24- One of boxing's most famous tragedies happens when Emile
Griffith knocks out Benny Kid Paret in round twelve, to claim
the world's Welterweight title. Paret is taken to the hospital, where he
subsequently dies.
- April 3- Benny Paret dies.
- April 21- Carlos Ortiz becomes world Lightweight champion with
a fifteen round unanimous decision win over Joe Brown in Las
Vegas.
- July 13- In his first fight since the Benny Paret tragedy, Emile
Griffith retains the world Welterweight title with a fifteen round
unanimous decision of future world Jr. Middleweight champion Ralph
Dupas in Las Vegas.
- September 25- Sonny Liston becomes world Heavyweight champion,
knocking out Floyd Patterson in the first round, at Chicago.
- October 10- Fighting Harada becomes world Flyweight
champion, knocking out Pone Kingpetch in eleven rounds, Tokyo,
Japan.
- October 23- Dick Tiger becomes world Middleweight champion,
defeating Gene Fullmer by a fifteen round unanimous decision in San
Francisco.
- November 15- Muhammad Ali (then Cassius Clay) knocks out former world
Light Heavyweight champion Archie Moore in five rounds at Los
Angeles.
- December 20- Denny Moyer becomes the first world champion in
history in the brand new Jr. Middleweight division, defeating Joey
Giambra by a fifteen round decision for the vacant title, Portland.
~ Wikipedia
Fights were seen on color television for the first time, and one of the
most famous tragedies, Benny Kid Paret's, was also shown live on TV. I seriously could go on forever.
There is talk about Pacquiao’s undisclosed injury prior to the fight, and
the possibility of a rematch next May (2016).
I say bring it on, but you better offer me a free pay per view, if you
expect to reel me in, after all; Fool Me
Twice Shame On Me!
The best is yet to
come…..
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