The Robbing of Barrera and The Pimping of Tyson
Gents – again I redirect you over to a few pieces at The Sporting Blog, where I today wrote about what I saw as the utter travesty visited upon Marco Antonio Barrera this past Saturday night and also about the imminent theatrical release of the Tyson documentary that was all the rage at Cannes last year. The new trailer for Tyson is below, followed by the links. – L
Tyson Trailer Hits the Streets (First Cuts)
“…Just as Ali’s story was the fundamental sports story of his generation, so is Tyson’s to mine. If this film delivers on its promise, if it truly does penetrate to a deeper portrait of the fighter than we’ve ever seen before, then it looks to be the first genuine eyewitness document of a story that transcends mere sport to be almost Shakespearean in its scope.”
Why Won’t Anyone Admit Barrera Was Robbed? (The Sporting Blog)
“… With a packed house of rabid Manchurians present and much at stake for Khan’s future, integrity was thrown out the window, and with it the career of one of the greatest fighters of this generation. I don’t understand why more outrage isn’t being expressed by the boxing community about the situation at the moment, why everyone seems so willing to sign on to the presiding interpretation of what happened Saturday night — that Khan destroyed a past-his-prime Barrera and looked great in doing so.”
March 16th, 2009 at 6:08 pm
Amen to that Barrera article you wrote, Large. It was entirely necessary, and I hope everyone who wrote about that fight ends up reading it. I mean, people have to start thinking a little bit out there, don’t they? Things have gotten to the point lately (and I can speak only on my own relationship with things) where it’s more embarrassing than disheartening or maddening. But it is a little frustrating that good sportswriters are being forced–did you not feel like you HAD to write that article?–so often now to write more often about sportswriting than sports. Just a sane and thoughtful piece from top to bottom.
March 16th, 2009 at 6:22 pm
I want to see the Tyson movie also but I found Steve Lott’s criticism of the film interesting. Tyson lived in Lott’s apartment from 1985-1987, Steve wrote that he can’t believe the “pass” the film makers gave Tyson. Apparently Tyson plays “victim” when explaining his downfall, which didn’t sit well with Lott. Tyson says in the film that Cayton and Jacobs were “slave masters”. The truth, according to Lott is never addressed in the film, is that Tyson was being represented well in the mid-80′s.What Tyson can’t come to grips with, is the fact that his “own boyz” are the one’s that robbed him blind and clowned him. He got took by the very people who convinced him Cayton and Jacobs were the evils ones. From what Lott has written, this irony is never even explored in the film. Too bad. It’s one of the many interesting parts of the Tyson story.
March 17th, 2009 at 4:49 am
By the way Large, I’ve read some of your old stuff about Larry Holmes and I agree with you that he was very underrated. Larry was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. First he has to follow Muhammad Ali, even has to beat the badly fading, loved champion. Then he has the misfortune of approaching Rocky Marciano’s record, he’d have gotten more love if he lost an early fight and the comparisions between him and Rocky were never started. Then Mike Fucking Tyson comes on the scene. His career wedged between Ali and Tyson. Two of the most popular fighters in history. Poor Larry.
March 17th, 2009 at 12:36 pm
first off…i agree…what happened was complete bullshit(although i had healthy money on khan at -150)
but the truth is…im having a hard time truely sympathizing with MAB…for the same reason that i came to the conclusion that financially backing A Mere Con was the way to go….
from the get go this match was suspect….and MAB was fully aware of what he was getting into…i dunno how much money MAB made for this…but it had to be a healthy purse compared to whatever else was out there for him…and thats why he took it…basically a guy like MAB has no reason to get into a ring with someone who has about 20 pro fights under his belt, and was recently knocked out by, in said guys backyard….it made absolutely no sense to me…only dollars
frank warren has way too much invested in khans career….and he simply wanted to put a legendary name on his resume to resuscitate it…and lift the spirits of khans local backers
it was sad to see…i guess only if you couldnt see this kind of scenario playing out beforehand
March 19th, 2009 at 1:59 pm
ESPN FNF should be entertaining. Demetrius Andrade is fighting. I know he’ll win but I love watching the highly talented, highly hyped fighters early in their careers. Hearns, Leonard, De La Hoya…I’m not saying Demetrius will be in that class but it’s definately worth watching his progression. The Beltran fight should be good also.
March 19th, 2009 at 11:17 pm
were watching andrade(boo boo) closely here in RI….he looks like the goods…its really that ho hum stage where hes just too much for the guys that they’re putting in there…its sad to see alot of these kids how they get jerked in the olympics…fortunately its almost like they know it going in and are able to brush it off so easily…he really got screwed in the quarterfinals
another one of our celebrated amatuers and only other RI boxing olympian, jason estrada, will be taking on alexander povetkin soon…april 4th i think it is….ill be pulling for him…but i dont think its winnable…jason doesnt have power…and he certainly isnt going to get a decision on the road
March 20th, 2009 at 5:10 am
I’ll be watching Boo Boo tonight. A 6’1″ junior middle that’s athletic and strong….man that’s scary. I haven’t seen much of him to be honest(I was on vacation during the Olympics and missed everything). I just keep hearing about him. I have a buddy who prides himself on being able to pick out future greats from how they look as an amatuer or early stages as a pro. He’s been talking Demetrius up since before the Olympics. I always give him shit because he swore Mark Breland would make us all forget Tommy Hearns back when Breland was an amatuer. Demetrius is his shot at redemption.
March 20th, 2009 at 8:59 pm
Just wanted to drop a line to thank you guys for shipping out my t-shirt so quick. It came today. My old lady says I gotta save it for my wedding cruise next month, but it looks sweet. I’ll definitely be rockin’ some No Mas gear on the boat and in Mexico.
Otherwise I wanted to chime in that I’ve been learning alot just reading some of the commenters on here that really seem to know their shit. I was able to watch the Barrera fight and read Large’s article. It is really great to read someone call it how it honestly went rather than the way promotors would have the public believe.
P.S. FNF is confirming Money May is coming back in July.
March 21st, 2009 at 4:59 am
Beltran got a gift last night. Roman beat him. Boo Boo looks like one of these guys who could put it all together also. Size,speed, his footwork looked pretty good, balance…it’ll be fun watching him take on tougher opponents. By the way, Andrade and Roman have possibly the two worse nicknames I can think of for boxers. Miguel “Mickey Mouse” Roman and Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade?….doesn’t exactly strike fear into an opponent knowing they are going to face Mickey Mouse or Boo Boo. I guess Sweet Pea could be on that list also.
March 21st, 2009 at 7:00 am
A few other great boxing nicknames:
Roberto “Hands of Stone” Duran-gotta be number one.
Chuck “The Bayonne Bleeder” Wepner-this one is my personal favorite…can you imagine hearing your manager saying ” you’ll be fighting ‘The Bayonne Bleeder’ next month”. It would be strangely intimating.
Jack “The Manassa Mauler” Dempsey
Sam “Boston Tar Baby” Langford- I love when the old timer’s like Barney Nagler would say this nickname without blinking. It’s so fucking incorrect that it has a certain beauty to it. Different time.
And of course a name that would chill every opponents shit back in the day…..”IRON” Mike Tyson….
March 21st, 2009 at 10:27 am
i think boo boo broke that kids nose with one of the last few shots he threw…brad, did you see the ref walking that romero kid back to his corner while holding his nose the whole time??? lol…i felt bad
yeah floyd wants to come back on regular hbo in july…but that licensing fee is gonna be pretty large…especially to see him in there with a sharmba mitchell level opponent
granted this is much different than when he fought mitchell…floyd is now a crossover star…and it would help hbo down the line with floyds next ppv fight….i shouldnt say this…because i have no right to…but its my belief floyd doesnt really need a tuneup(like i said i have no right…floyd knows this game better than me and who am i to say that after a layoff he doesnt need/want to get in their with a live opponent to get some rounds in)…you gotta love pbf though…he’ll hold hbo hostage…and get a nice payday for an easy nights work
March 21st, 2009 at 11:14 am
I saw it. What a fucking uppercut. I think that kid(Andrade) might be the real thing. Where do you see Money Mayweather going? Mosley?…He’s about the only one that makes sense. He’s older, Floyd must believe he’s too quick for Shane. Cotto has Clottey. I don’t think he wants JMM. who will PBF fight in July?
March 21st, 2009 at 3:44 pm
Large has been discussing Floyd on the Sportingblog – he thinks about Nate Campbell.
I threw in Paulie M. – which was a joke – but seriosly: Nate is an option, so are some of the fringe contenders at 147 (Collazo). The question is, does Floyd want a Southpaw, considering that the one fight he truely wants is Pac-Man?
Floyd will in NO WAY enter the ring for his comeback fight against Sugar Shane Mosley. I’m not saying he would not be capable of beating Mosley, but that is a tough fight against a very big man (remember Floyd is no big welter), I don’t think, Floyd will do that.
March 21st, 2009 at 4:47 pm
Trickster you’re probably right. Money Mayweather is a businessman so I doubt he’ll risk the logical fight- Sugar Shane Mosley. What’s funny is before the Margarito fight Mosley was considered a close to shot fighter. Mosley lost twice to Vernon Forrest, twice to Winky Wright once to Cotto and went 12 with Mayorga. Hardly the stuff of legends. My guess is he got more shine than was deserved off the Margarito fight. Margarito was mentally defeated ,in my mind, once he got popped for the loaded wraps…he looked and fought like a zombie against Mosley. I think Mayweather beats Shane if he risks the fight. Berto or Campbell is probably where he will go.
March 21st, 2009 at 5:00 pm
I see where you come from Brad, and yeah Shane has definitly got more momentum rolling than he deservs after the Margo-fight.
But still… that fight against Cotto was really close and his other loses (Forrest, Winky) were all against bigger men (even the Mayorga win – I mean Mayorga came into the ring around 170 pounds).
Against Floyd, Shane would be the bigger and stronger guy. He would walk through Floyds punches and make it a fight. I still think Mayweather would win (if he is the same as before his retirement), but it is too risky of a fight – loosing would mean no Pacman.
March 21st, 2009 at 5:19 pm
Again Trickster, you’re right. The real prize for Mayweather is the Hatton-Pacquiao winner, not the July opponent. Shane is too much of a risk for the huge payoff this fall. I have a few beers and start dreaming about future fights…thanks for reeling me in.
March 22nd, 2009 at 9:26 am
After watching the cyborg like Vital Klitschko beat Juan Carlos Gomez yesterday, I couldn’t help wondering if the heavyweight division was ever so weak? It’s bad. Yesterday’s fight looked like a toughman contest. Klitschko is about as fluid as forged steel. I recall the post Ali, Norton,Frazier,Foreman days we thought the division was weak. But my god: Holmes, Shavers,Cooney, Dokes, Weaver, Witherspoon….these guys looked like big versions of Sugar Ray Robinson compared to the current crop of heavies.
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:27 am
Brad – I was thinking the same thing during the Klitschko fight. When Gomez actually got the courage to make a move and shoot his hands, he could land. What a little hand speed could do against the Klitschkos.
Call me crazy but I definitely give Povetkin a shot against Vlad. He’s fresh and puts his punches together well. He also showed against the Chambers the ability to adjust in mid-fight and overcome (he also showed that a decent counter-puncher with hand speed would probably chew him up – what happened to ‘Fast Eddie’ after the fourth round in that fight? Broken hand?)
Maybe Large isn’t crazy after all thinking David Haye could make some noise in the division. I’m still dubious about him but he does have hand speed and some pop.
One final note, they said that Vitali was mandated to fight Oleg Maskaev next and was trying to get out of it. I’m not surprised. Maskaev leveled him in one round in the Red Army championships when they were amateurs. No telling how it would play out today but I’m not shocked to see Vitali try to avoid that fight.
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:39 am
I don’t blame Vitali for trying to avoid the Maskaev fight. He just got passed a madatory defense, he should be pissed he’s being forced into another one. He should be able to fight Valuev if that is what he wants. Besides, is their any real interest in a Klitschko/Maskaev fight anyway?
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:23 am
Gene – I wholeheartedly agree that Maskaev is not deserving of getting a shot. I’m sure it’s the result of some legal manuevering and fallout from the whole Maskaev-Peter-Klitschko mess about a year ago. But I also know that the one-round blowout is a sore spot with Klitschko. I interviewed him about ten years ago and I thought he was going to spit on me when I brought up Maskaev. We’ll see how it all plays out.
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:01 pm
” But I also know that the one-round blowout is a sore spot with Klitschko. I interviewed him about ten years ago and I thought he was going to spit on me when I brought up Maskaev. We’ll see how it all plays out.”
thats cause vitaly has a mean streak…that wlad doesnt have…u notice how vitaly got heated and went after it as soon has he had that point deducted? he was also quite playful with gomez during the pressers…vitaly seems to take joy in breaking guys down and punishing them…for wlad its just work…wlad comes to win…vitaly comes to toy/punish you
March 24th, 2009 at 4:04 am
First of all – I haven’t been a fan long enough to have enjoyed a golden era of heavyweights, but I still think people tend to sell the Klitschkos short. Those guys are freaking huge, compared to most top HW of former generations, if I’m not wrong. I mean 250 pounds full of muscles… what did Ali or Frazier fight at? 210-220?
Sure Vitali is not fluid, but he made Gomez look really bad – who normally is a good boxer. It’s just not easy to fight a giant who can punch that hard.
Considering Valuev.. as far as I know there is a big problem with the German TV rights, as Valuev and Vit fight on different stations.. that and Valuev has to fight Chagaev first.
@Maskaev: I really think he is no thread at all to Vitali… the fight would sell over here (every Klitschko fight will), but Vit is no longer too much bout making money, I really think he wants that last belt.
March 24th, 2009 at 4:53 am
Well I was a fan of the “golden era” of heavyweights and I hear what you’re saying about size but……these guys are bad. Big but bad. I’m not one of these assholes who thinks everything from my day was good and everything today sucks. I think fighters like Mosley,Cotto,Pacquiao, Mayweather could have fought in any era and done well. The heavies are a different story. There’s just no real talent. Plenty of size but that’s it. In 1977, George Foreman was a big strong badass who had only lost once to Ali. In those days George wasn’t a bald,fat, hamburger eating cartoon character he turned himself into, he was big and had very heavy hands. He was ten times as talented as the Klitschkos boys. At the time I thought size and power was everything. Then he fought a light punching Jimmy Young who was physically small- he only weighted about 205lbs to Foremen’s solid 230. It changed my view of boxing. Young had zero muscle tone, his soft fleshy body was far from intimidating. He tore George up. He threw good combinations, kept George off balance with his upperbody movement, and confused Foremen all night. Young had learned his craft and those skills nullified Foreman’s size. I can’t even imagine how bad Jimmy Young would make the Klitschko’s brothers look.
Anyways, I have similar arguments with co-workers who made me watch Kimbo Slice bullshit backyard videos. I told them that skill beats size “all day, every day” and I never saw much skill in Kimbo. I hear Kimbo is thinking about getting into pro boxing.
March 24th, 2009 at 11:42 am
Brad – I think we did see Jimmy Young fight a Klitschko – watch the Vitali-Chris Byrd fight again.
Ricky – It’s funny you mention the mean streak, it’s always interesting to see the Klitschko brothers together. It’s pretty clear that the older brother is the bully and the younger one is the nice guy. I definitely think Vitali is mean. Wlad is getting a little more that way but Vitali seems to enjoy the combat more.
Call me crazy but I’d actually like to see Vitali vs. Maskaev. Maskaev definitely has no fear of Vitali and I think it would be a better fight than people think. I think Vitali probably wears him down and stops him but Maskaev always has that right hand bomb that can equalize things.
March 25th, 2009 at 9:47 am
Hey guys,
This weekend F1, the pinnacle of motor racing, kicks off the 2009 season in Australia. These teams spend up to half a billion dollars a year on their race programs and employ about 1,000 people per team. In these bad economic times this behavior is deliciously incorrect. The sport itself, like say soccer, is largely ignored by americans but followed everywhere else in the world. The drivers are in incredible physical condition. Last year someone strapped a heart monitoring device on McLaren driver Hiekki Kovalainen during a race and were startled to learn the his heart rate averaged 170 beats per minute for the entire 90 minute race. There are no fat,old drivers in F1. You’re done by your mid 30′s….anyways, it’s good stuff. If you never gave it a chance, check it out.
March 25th, 2009 at 10:47 am
I think its crazy that people on here don’t consider the Kitschko brothers to be skilled boxers. They are basically the next evolutionary step after Lennox Lewis, meaning they are tall and strong and know how to use it. These guys use their height as well as any fighters in any division, and even if their fights are boring, its not their fault. No one has any idea how to fight them, and until they do, I’m content to concede that the Klitschko’s are dominant heavyweights. Its really difficult to compare era’s, but I think the Klitschko brothers would fare a lot better against the old heavyweights than you guys all think.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:41 am
Briks,
I just read a story last week in the New York Times about bullfighting in Spain. Victoria Burnett wrote a piece about how the Spanish hand out medals to the best bullfighter each year. This year Francisco Rivera Ordonez won and caused a stir. It seems that many of the loyal, old school Spanish bullfighting crowd (which is similar to the old school boxing crowd in many ways) thinks Rivera had no right winning because he lacks “one vital quality: talent.” Burnett writes that the old school crowd feel Rivera’s “faced a lot of bulls and deserves credit but he’s boring to watch: he has no aesthetic merit.”…The real Spanish fans perfer Jose Tomas who is known for his breathtaking tendancy to plant his feet in the sand and draw the bull past him so close that it’s blood stains his torso.
I see the Klitschko boys in the same light. Ron Borges calls them “plodders who overwhelm by size and being boringly resolute”. Their fights are often devoid of action. They are big, but clumsy and have little to no defensive skills. The stand pole straight when they fight and have never in their careers feinted an opponent. They are boxings version of Francisco Rivera Ordonez. Old timers like me want Jose Tomas (Mike Tyson,Larry Holmes,Joe Frazier,Ali,etc).
March 25th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
Brad,
Funny you mention Francisco Rivera Ordonez. In 1987, he just happened to spend 8 weeks at the same summer camp as Izy and me up in Maine. He is a really nice guy and was an excellent basketball player. Its a pity that he’s being crapped on by the “old school,” but I’m rooting for him.
Side note, my Manolete shirt is my favorite No Mas creation— Its beautiful.
March 25th, 2009 at 12:39 pm
Kopper,
I’m no expert on bullfighting but I thought the piece last week was interesting. Apparently Francisco Rivera Ordonez’s career began well but according to critics “trailed off quickly into a characterless fighting style that lacks grace.Thanks to his good looks, blue-blooded lineage and taste for beautiful women, Mr Rivera is a fixture of Spains glossy magazines”…..meanwhile Jose Tomas’s “daring in the ring and determination to elude the news outside of it has helped create a powerful mystique among old time fans.”…when I read this I thought of boxing fans. The younger fans love the Klitschkos and Mayweathers where old timers like me are kind of turned off by their style.
March 25th, 2009 at 12:50 pm
On the truly excellent Manolete: anyone behind the scenes on this site know when/if any larges are going to be coming off the presses for that tee (same goes with the Haru Uraru business)? I’ve been dying to get me some of those things.
March 25th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
I saw a good piece on Francisco and his little brother on 60 Minutes several months ago. He has turned into the Justin Timberlake of Spain, it seems.
Any top shelf boxers come from Spain lately?
March 25th, 2009 at 3:23 pm
I’m not aware of any boxers but the best Formula One driver in the world comes from Spain: Fernando Alonso. Alonso’s driving style is like Jose Tomas’s bullfighting: breathtaking, full of character, bold and daring. He’s a national hero.
March 26th, 2009 at 7:53 am
Alonso the best F1 driver?
Some british dude will beg your pardon Brad
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March 26th, 2009 at 8:15 am
Trickster,
That comment was meant to flush out the F1 fans here. Apparantly there aren’t many. Lewis is a hell of a talent as is Kimi. Another failed attempt on my part at getting an F1 conversation going.
March 26th, 2009 at 11:25 am
yo iberg…i see fred got his tee…you send my out? havent gotten anything yet…not really concerned…just curious
sorry brad…im not into auto racing
March 26th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
Haha, lets get it going then Brad. This season looks wide open – I’m specially interested in how BrawnGP will do, they had some brilliant tests – the opposite is true for McLaren, looks like they messed up their car big time.
Formula1 is pretty big over here, specially in the region in Germany where I live, as three german drivers (Vettel, Glock and Rosberg are from this region).
March 26th, 2009 at 1:45 pm
Vettel was incredible last year. In many ways it’s like watching a young fighter who you just know is going to be good. The Brawn Team gets me. I keep reading that they are doing all these things in testing to appear quick but they aren’t really quick (and converserly McLaren is sandbagging), then Massa comes out and says they are for real. But I’m thinking this might just be BMW’s year. They’ve been solid the past couple years and I see that team winning.
By the way, did you hear that Flavio and Ron Dennis threatened to boycott the first race because they felt Bernie owned them money? Apparently, Bernie leases the huge planes that fly the teams and said ‘fine’ he’d cancel their planes. They quickly ended their threat. His quote the next day to the newspapers was an instant classic, he said of the potential boycott: “If you’re going to come in here and hold a gun to my head, you better be fucking willing to pull the trigger. You should also make sure it’s got bullets in it because if you miss, you better look out.” Fuckin Bernie. Mean old bastard.
March 26th, 2009 at 3:41 pm
Haha, great story – Bernie is really unique. I think Flavio and Ron might just have been a bit overconfident after their victory over Bernie regarding the new rules.
Still not sold on BMW – they might have the car to do it, I just don’t have enough confidence in their drivers. Kubica is good, but not good enough in my opinion. I think it is Ferraris year, with a late attack by McLaren.
Vettel has all the talent in the world – I fear another Michael Schumacher (I’m from Austria, and their is nothing more annoying for us, then arrogant german champions
).
March 26th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
I followed F1 quite closely when I was in England. I was a Jordan fan, when Barichello drove for him in that bright green car. have to say I haven’t followed F1 in years. I remember Schumaker winning Monaco without changing gears some time back. I know I don’t care for Ferrari and I root for the underdog, underfunded teams and drivers.
March 26th, 2009 at 8:13 pm
Well Kopper, Force India is your team if you root for the “underfunded”….of course it’s hard to call spending 140 million a year on racing “underfunding” but in F1 that doing it on a shoestring. Although I agree with the root for the underdog mentality in most sports, Formula One isn’t one of them. The sport is about pushing everything from car design, to materials, to engine performance in new extreme ways. Creating. Changing. That’s F1. That costs huge money.
I remember someone once told me that the difference between Indy cars and F1 cars is like when your build a model. In the Indy Car Series you get a model in a box, you open it, follow the insructions and build the car with the parts provided. In F1, you open the box and there is simply a set of insructions. It’s up to each team to make the parts, every part, out of whatever they want, then put the thing together. That’s why “underfunded” teams never win in F1….but I hear what your saying.
March 27th, 2009 at 6:25 am
I know what F1 teams do in terms of development is what makes the sport stand apart. But my problem is that because there is no “salary cap” you basically only have 3, maybe 4 teams at the most who can compete. Its just no fun where each and every year it was either Ferrari or McLaren, or maybe 1 or 2 others. In the early 90′s, it was Ferrari, McLaren, Williams and Benetton. But a Jordan or Sauberor 1 or two others could still come in and make some noise on any given race. Is it still like that?
March 27th, 2009 at 7:55 am
Yeah I know what you’re saying Kopper. But to me F1 is kind of like American sports leagues of the 60′s and 70′s. If you remember in those days you could spend whatever you wanted and great teams were a by-product of this environment. The Celtics of the 60′s, the Steelers of the 70′s, etc. Pairity wasn’t the goal. In those days, like F1, it was about spending whatever you wanted to make the best team possible. Locking up great players to long contracts. It was really something to even make the playoffs because you had to great to make it. Today the leagues are set-up to help the weaker teams. You see different teams in the Super Bowl ever year. Is that better than the 70′s when the Steelers, Vikings,Dolphins and Raiders were always there? I’m not sure. It just doesn’t seem that special to make the Super Bowl anymore ( by the way, there is some sarcasm in that last statement, I’m a Lions fans who would love just to see my make playoffs).
I guess my point is, I like the fact that there is still a sport that has no limits to it. Spend what you want to win. You want to spend 30 million a year on one driver?…go for it. You want to spend $75,000 on a rear wing (and you’ll need lots of them)… go for it. You want to spend a half of billions dollars on race team then essentially throws the car away and start all over next year….go for it. That’s F1, and it starts all over this weekend. Can’t wait.
March 27th, 2009 at 9:21 am
I went to the British GP at Silverstone in 1994. I got insanely drunk and my ears were ringing for 2 days. It was the race Damon Hill won and Schumaker was DQ’d post-race for failing to serve his stop-go penalty. Good times….
March 27th, 2009 at 9:52 am
It’s great isn’t it? F1 actually use to race in my hometown Detroit back in the 80′s. Right through the streets of Detroit. The sound was incredible because it bounced off the buildings and was much louder than on other circuits. I worked for a printing company and we would print shirts of F1 team graphics that we thought were cool and sell them. We’d take the money we made a put it right back into the system by getting drunk at a downtown bar. In our minds, that was the proper way to support both F1 and Detroit for hosting the event. Today….forget it. Try to sell unlicensed F1 gear at a race these days. Bernie would have you beaten and throw in jail. Ahhhh…the good old days.
December 14th, 2009 at 9:21 am
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November 25th, 2011 at 3:16 pm
I wouldn’t have Wlad as my #1 p4p for the sole reason that he has every advantage in the book against his opponent and he still fights like a cautious schoolgirl who just started her first period. Manny Steward literally had to force Wlad into KOing the smaller, weaker Chambers. Wlad is a great boxer, but he’s too cautious and he hasn’t gained any confidence… its fairly easy to see where Wlad’s comfort zone begins and ends. Take him out of his comfort zone and he struggles…