I failed to hide my lack of enthusiasm, did I? I hinted in two earlier posts in this thread that (1) I can appreciate excellence in just about any sport, I think (I'm not so sure about bull-fighting) and (2) I agree with the poster who thinks we are a little "over the top" about our sports in the US. I even enjoy baseball a bit, but whoever is pushing each team to play 160+ games per season--I hope don't they are not doing it on my account! ; )
I want K-1 kickboxing and Muay Thai bouts. Those were truly hootilicious. It makes prize fighting pale in comparison. Well, 'cept for Mike Tyson's popcorn bouts. Cook up a batch of popcorn and watch all of Tyson's fights before you're done with the corn. (Well, the pre-biting bouts, anyway.) K-1 is one of the very few things I truly miss from my TV years. They had a dozen or so contestants and the winners of each pair fought until they had an ultimate winner. Some guys went through four fights in a row. THAT is Fight Night, guys.
I just found this. We'll see how it is now.
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miss the old guys. Michael McDonald in his gladiator skirt, Remy Bonjaski with the lightning-fast kicks to the head, Earnest Hoost, Stefan Leko, Jerome LeBanner. Artists, all.
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(kill the rap)
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close one, well matched.
some old highlights: Kicks at 5 mins are vicious.
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that farkin' rap OFF before it gets started.
-- Never underestimate the innate animosity of inanimate objects. --anon
Alcohol fuel + nitro methane + burnt rubber tires + noise you can FEEL provide some mighty big grins. The sound of 1,500 horsepower crackling, just trying to idle, is a wonderful sound you won't forget.
-- Never underestimate the innate animosity of inanimate objects. --anon
I like football, but the modern fixation on sports is a sickness. When the NFL went on strike the first time, I almost gave up watching. The second time did the trick. Now they're off again? How many fans do they have left? $2M for a 30-second spot on the Stupor Bowel? Gimme a break. It's all out of control as badly as Congress. Won't someone please hit the RESET button?
What a wonderful ending for a 3rd Strike felon! The tigers wouldn't need to be fed, nor would the criminals. Recidivism rate from that setup would be zero, too.
-- Never underestimate the innate animosity of inanimate objects. --anon
Although very rare in th US, but sometimes shown, are Professional Dart tournaments. I am a dart player and was once a VP of a County dart league (the steel darts, not the electronic plastic darts). I'm mostly Irish, in case it matters. :-)
Boxing can be a great sport to watch if there are two closely matched fighters, both with good KO ratios, etc. To see two big heavyweights going toe-to-toe can be spectacular. Or the insane flurries of lighter weight classes. Back in the 70's, I laid out quite a few bucks to go see great fights on closed circuit pay per views. Hell, I even paid to see Foreman fight the 'Toronto Five' live. What a farce that was. (If you don't know what that fight was all about, don't waste your time Googling it, what an embarrassment to the sport.)
I smoke, I drink Beer and sometimes spill it on myself. My wife won't let me have a smelly bathroom, so I pee in a corner of the basement., just for the ambiance. :-)
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