He’s a special defensive boxer, almost certainly the best since Whitaker. Roy Jones may have had better reflexes but he lacked Floyd’s discipline. It’s very tough to do an apples to apples comparison because both Jones and Mayweather fought pretty weak competition in their prime years.
[legitimately giddy now] Read more
Halfway into Season 4. I’ve been a Giancarlo Esposito fan since Bob Roberts. Need more Gus. Read more
He’s Kim Kardashian. He’s a lifestyle icon. Read more
+ fucking 1, amigo Read more
In fairness, comparisons to WWE are probably the most apt thing one can come up with. Read more
Yeah, man. I got to spend the night binge watching Breaking Bad (I’m 8 years late but it holds up!). I’ll take that over the alternative. Read more
No one who has ever watched a Floyd Mayweather match could rationally have expected an early KO. That’s not who Floyd is, especially at age 40 and fighting above his best weight. Read more
Pretty much what I expected. Floyd showed no sense of urgency, as he always does, and Conor emptied his tank trying to fight at a boxing pace. I’m glad that many people enjoyed it - that alone exceeds my expectations - but they are who we thought they were.
For anyone who missed the fight, you can watch the complete fight at this link:
“The one I mixed...” Read more
I fought the urge to make the entire column a line-by-line parsing of that movie. Everything from the guy who never had a pro fight getting a shot with the top guy in the world to the crush of bets on the Irish guy is here tonight. The only thing missing is the Rev. Sultan. Read more
H/T the King Adrock in Body Movin’ for the inspiration. Read more
Or.... Read more
Hey, I grew up in Oakland, so it is safe to assume that I belong to plenty of fan bases that are overwhelmingly uneducated. It’s not an indictment of everyone there, it’s just a good indication that you might be able to get them to buy into a bad deal. Read more
If this is performance art, bra-fucking-vo. Read more
Yeah, but where are Ishe Smith and Billy Dibb when you need them? Read more
Great point. That’s one of my favorite pastimes. But there will not be much to whoop for tonight. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Read more
No. Read more