The Real NBA Champ
I open up my new copy of Everlast magazine, thinking I might buy myself a new mouthguard or some flashy handwraps or something... and who do I see looking like the next heavyweight contender? Al Harrington. Evidently he's very into boxing. His father and his stepfather were boxers. So he trains at Gleason's in the offseason, and it seems like he really knows his shit. Look at him on the heavy bag over there. Man looks fierce. This discovery gave us an idea. Forget Shaq/Kobe, or Ron Artest versus Detroit, or that long-awaited Kermit Washington/Rudy T. rematch. The bout we're waiting for is Al Harrington v. Carmelo Anthony. Melo boxes, works out a lot, talks a lot of smack. They're a good match sizewise - Melo is 6'8", 230, Al is 6'9", 245.
So how about it gents? Let's make this happen. You can wear headgear if you want. But think about it - twelve rounds for the heavyweight championship of the NBA on HBO PPV. Winner fights Valuev. The shit would be bigger than Johnson/Jeffries.
2 Comments:
How about Telfair vs. Nate Robinson? Sebastian weighs 20 lbs less, but he's got three inches on Robinson.
My curiosity is piqued. A bout for the middleweight NBA crown. Could be on the Harrington/Melo undercard.
Here's why I take Telfair:
1. The fight has got to be at 160, which means Nate is going to have to cut a lot of weight. ST walks around at 160, and I don't think the kid could do 175. Maybe they go at 168, but look, super middleweight is fake-ass division. I'm the commissioner of NBA boxing, and I say it's 160, and so Nate is a little fucked on that.
2. Telfair went to Lincoln. Nate, I don't know. He's from Seattle. Have another latte with that. Enough said.
3. Nate was a superstar division one football player too, at U. Washington no less. He could probably have made the NFL. And look, everybody knows that football players can't fight for shit.
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