Boxing rant

Since I’ve been working so diligently on getting these Isabella-deidre recordings out (only 2 more left) before My trip to Hawaii… I decided to record a couple boxing matches on HBO and watch them at My convenience. That’s the benefit of having a DVR. Anyway, I really REALLY enjoyed the Kelly Pavlik vs. Jose Luis Zertuche middleweight fight even though Pavlik beat the crap out of Zertuche the entire fight! But man, for those of you who really “don’t get boxing” or say that “boxing is boring” or whatever… then you should have watched that fight. Especially the first 4 rounds because it was a real fight and it was pretty damn tough one too. Zertuche had some tough shots in him too and at one point, Pavlik said he couldn’t even feel his legs! Wow. Sure, Pavlik was tougher and he won every round 10-9 (and one knock down bringing it to 10-8), but man, Zertuche was a Mexican fighter that had some freaking tough spirit. And the crowd seemed to be routing for him because the crowd kept screaming MEXI-CO, MEXI-CO! Sheesh! What a battle! I was on the edge of My seat the whole time. It was like watching a street fight! Finally at the end, Pavlik gave Zertuche some TOUGH excruciating blows to his head and it looked almost as if Zertuche fell asleep while standing up (that’s the best way I can describe it) as though he were passing out and BAM!!! Hit the floor!!! And he literally didn’t get up, just sat up and birds flew over his head wondering what the hell happened! Pavlik won! STILL UNDEFEATED!!!

Buuuuttt…….

The fight AFTER that fight really really REALLY fucking pissed Me off. And I don’t think I’ve ever been so pissed off watching a boxing match before. You see, the Pavlik vs. Zertuche fight wasn’t even the “main event” fight. They were just the “opening act” (if you will). But I’ll tell you what, they really gave the better fight.

Anyway let Me tell you what pissed Me off. *cracks knuckles*

It was the Main event!!! Super Flyweight Division fight between Jorge Arce and Julio Ler. In case people reading this journal don’t know, Super Flyweight division means you have to weigh at or under 115 pounds). Although I like watching bigger divisions better, I’m a true boxing fan and I wanted to see these small little fellows battle it out. Anyway, Arce makes his entrance on a dancing horse (which is kinda tacky, but ok – as long as he fights well and can back it up… all right.)

Then the fight starts.

Stupid little Ler spends the entire, ENTIRE, ENTIRE fucking fight doing Muhuammad Ali’s “dope-a-rope” move on the ropes. The entire fight!!!! OMG!!! Arce was sooooo pissed off!!! Arce tried to do what Joe Frazier did by bashing Ali’s arms until they were so tired and exhausted that they would become so tired and exhausted that he would have no choice but to fight. The technique didn’t work. The crowd began to boo. It wasn’t Arce’s fault. Arce was doing ALL the fighting in that fight. He threw over 800+ punches (almost 900). And Ler only threw about 200+. What a difference!!! I was so pissed off.

But not only that. And here’s what REALLY ticked Me off. Ler, who spent all 12 rounds blocking his head and NOT throwing punches at all (even though Arce was screaming “Fight Me! Fight Me!”) actually had the nerve to spend most of the fight showboating and dancing. Actually both of the fighters were doing it equally. They were grabbing their nutsacks, swaying their hips, putting their hands over their heads, etc. But Ler was a fucking idiot. I wouldn’t watch him box EVER again. He was a fucking WIMP in the ring and I wouldn’t spend money to watch him if he were the last boxer on earth.

Ler was too chicken shit to fight. And the crowd knew it. Ler was from Argentina and Arce was from Mexico… so every time Arce would start beating the shit out of Ler’s arms or body and giving him blows (even when blocking him), the crowd would scream, “Mexic-o! Mexic-o!”

Arce tried his hardest. But it would have been a much better fight if he had a better opponent. And I was actually amazed he was able to keep his strength up as long as he did because he was beating the shit out of Ler for a long time and I was afraid Arce would pull that Ali-Foreman tactic. Actually, Ler tried that but Arce was expecting it and always pulled away (and at one point Ler tripped and the whole audience laughed). And of course more showboating from both of them started happening.

Anyway, Ler… you suck.

Love
Isabella
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