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Mayweather Vs Pacquiao - End Game
Floyd Mayweather is a boxing genius. A tortured soul, the fight with Pacquiao had played out in his mind many times over. He'd thought Every move and counter, every feint and attack, every run and chase and its permutations. They all led to a single outcome - a whirlwind attack, a barrage of punches coming from every angle piercing the much vaunted shoulder roll. Floyd flat on his back, knocked out cold by Pacquiao.
A genius knows it's equal. And from the moment he laid eyes on him, Mayweather knew Pacquiao was his, and then some. But that was true 4 or 5 years ago. Floyd retired and evaded Pacquiao. He watched, waited and knew exactly when Pacquiao's skills had eroded. A decline which was more than his, it's time to cash in the chips - all 180 million dollar of it.
But then again, Pacquiao is a once in a generation talent who might have saved his best for last. He gave in to Mayweather's every demand just to secure the much coveted fight. Floyd, for all we know, is on death row.
Roach said "Floyd can't run like he used to... We'll knock out Floyd." And so on May 2, the Tazmanian devil that made Dela Hoya quit and Cotto retreat will be unleashed again to devour Mayweather once and for all. Floyd, should he reach the 12th round by some miracle, can hope for a Bradley like win. That is highly unlikely, but still.
We all want the perfect storm, however. The yin and yang in reckless abandon, forces of nature colliding to destroy the balance. Pacquiao and Mayweather toe to toe - boxing's deadliest practitioners giving all they have and more.
It may end with a whimper or with a bang. Either way, this is already so much more fun than the taunting game we've endured for years.
Article first published @ Boxingnews24:
http://www.boxingnews24.com/2015/03/mayweather-vs-pacquiao-end-game
Tuesday, March 03, 2015
Harden suspended for using fatality move on cry-baby Lebron
"Obviously the league will probably take a look at it," says the Child-King who was soundly beaten.
Heaven might be deaf to Lebron's wails. But not the NBA.
Regardless, the Beard reigns supreme!
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Wednesday, August 06, 2014
Lebron's Coming Home Essay + An Open Letter to Andrew Wiggins
Lebron's coming home essay is a good crisis management plan... It's about shaping the narrative and all that jazz. "Coming home" is good packaging, going for the best option available without rubbing salt on wounds. A diplomatic way of saying no to super friends Bosh and Wade. (We'll, what is left of them, anyhow!) The Decision's a lesson learnt and now applied.
"I'm coming home." Sounds good, really.
But mentoring it never really was. Goodbye Wiggins!
Nor was it Lebron proving he could win a championship all on his own. Hello Kevin Love!
It's about selecting the safest bet to get to and win the finals. Something the Miami Heat has suddenly been exposed is no longer capable of. As it was in the beginning, so it has always been. And Cleveland through sheer luck has at the moment the most favourable climate, the perfect condition for Lebron.
The downside. Lebron might have just created the ultimate monster in Wiggins. One who will take the throne from Lebron not by inheriting it but by taking the crown by force.
Lebron left out Wiggins in his essay. Cleveland kept the kid hanging and placed him in an awkward position. The NBA took his jersey down.
Perceived slights or intentional, they're fuel to the fire. MJ propelled himself with them to the stratosphere and beyond. Wiggins should take a page from his Airness, if he hasn't done that already. The kid has the gifts to make the leap. And Cleveland and Lebron, unwitting Prometheus, might just have accelerated the process.
The future is here, now.
Lebron James vs Andrew Wiggins.
Clash of the Titans.
Armageddon right before our eyes.
We can only hope.
This is an open letter to you kiddo.
Andrew Wiggins, make it happen.
Thursday, July 10, 2014
Lebron James should leave the Heat, No question about it
Look after your own interest Lebron.
Lebron ought to know by now. He isn’t Michael Jordan and has no chance whatsoever of being one. Being the one. That path be damned, he needed a new one.
If he be labelled a mercenary, so be it. He’s affiliation is to the crown,to the Larry O’brien. Not to Miami. The Heat Team was a means to an end. It no longer is.
He is LJ, not MJ. But winning is the great leveller. If he cannot usurp the crown, then maybe it’s time to build a new Kingdom.
Yeah, I want to see him wreak havoc with Griffin & Chris Paul in the West. Or, team up with “The Beard” and Dwight Howard to launch Houston over the top. Even lending a hand to Carmelo Anthony would not be all that bad.
“He made each team he joined a champion.” Now wouldn’t that be something when all is said and done.
Winning changes everything. Winning is everything.
And later on, Lebron can always hire a good PR. To change the narrative, to put a good spin. And he’ll be able to back it up with all those championships, all those wins...
He won’t be MJ. But he can be in the ballpark...
Otherwise, another crushing finals defeat awaits him... All hail the SPURS!!!
Saturday, July 05, 2014
One & Done
It's one & done. My days as a Yahoo Contributor's over before it even really began. We'll, the site's actually shutting down.
So, here's to posterity...
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