Jeez I was annoyed Saturday night! For some reason the AFL allowed Carlton and the West Coast Eagles to play in nearly the same colour blue Jersey’s. Carlton of course are all blue but the West Coast we playing in a blue quiet similar to Carlton.
Granted the Eagles had white shorts and other colours on the jersey but man, on certain angles throughout the game on the night it was next to impossible to determine who was about to pick up a ball and pass it on the fly. Especially when you have some money on it.
Wake up to yourself Demetriou! Letting teams like Collingwood and the like dictate to you is as weak as piss. Iron fist dammit!
For far to long the sport of boxing has over-hyped and under-delivered. When I say over-hyped I mean they talk about upcoming fights like a life and death struggle between evil and evil-er. Then it comes to the fight and it is as underwhelming as that first sip of vanilla Coke – yes that bad.
Look at this prime example
Once again people who have forked out up to $70 have been treated to nothing more than a school playground display.
Boxing is a CLEAR example of what happens to a sport when you let the player dictate the day to day running of the sport. A CLEAR example of what happens when you a player think and act like they are bigger than the sport. This is what will happen every time.
The sport of boxing is corrupt and broken at its core. The sport is in dire need of someone to step up, take the whole thing over and run it with an iron fist. Unfortunately this will never happen. The self interest of those currently in any position of power will ensure boxings decline as a relevant sport will continue until it is some fanciful tale we tell our grandchildren about.
“Yes Jimmy, they used to fight each other but could only use their fists. Yes it was pretty special and a really interesting sport. What happened to boxing you ask? Well its a sad tale of self interest ruling above all else which meant the sport withered and died.”
Luckily for those who like combat sports there is an alternative to the garbage that boxing has now become.
Ok, back in March I spruiked the greatest cherries out of the middle of the bat to the boundary for four bits bets of all time for Jon ‘Bones’ Jones to win the world title at UFC 128. In that instance I was 100% correct and collected a tidy $785 for my efforts. This time at UFC 135 we see….
….and while still confident I am not declaring it a lock. I think there is an opportunity to make money on this fight and will probably be betting on Jon Jones to finish it inside the distance but there is something about Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson that leaves me thinking he could pull something off – but its a small part of me. Lets be clear, Rampage is a bad man and has the power to put anyone anywhere to sleep and while Rampage has improved his stand up significantly I just don’t think he can compete skill-wise, speed-wise or athletically against Bones.
I really think Bones makes Rampage stay on the stool after round four – if he makes it that long.
On top of that it is all for the strap
Here is a EXCLUSIVE! UFC 135 Jones vs Rampage Trailer.
This movie pumped me up bigtime! and I found it pretty interesting to see how they lay there training schedule out on the white boards.
Anyway here is the rest of the card which kicks off from my joint.
The Co-Mainevent sees Matt Hughes take on Josh Koscheck in a long awaited welterweight match. Josh Kosheck’s team at American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) thought that none of them would ever get a crack at the former champion and UFC hall of famer Matt Hughes well be careful what you wish for because here it is!!!
LIVE Sunday, September 25 from 11am. Undercard starts earlier.
I have discovered him! With the Negger’s age becoming a hindrance to his movie career I have decided he will be phased out in lieu of this younger new and improved version. To prove he has what it takes just have a look and see what he does to this piece of meat.
