[Rmtt]

Originally Posted by WhiskyPat12

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The tiger better watch out. That's a bad man there....in his prime anyway.

[dinonz]

Originally Posted by Rmtt

The tiger better watch out. That's a bad man there....in his prime anyway.

I'm thure the thiger ith sthafe.

[MKSixer]

Originally Posted by Rmtt

The tiger better watch out. That's a bad man there....in his prime anyway.

Originally Posted by WhiskyPat12

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Originally Posted by dinonz

I'm thure the thiger ith sthafe.

Gentleman, you three win the Tag Team Internet of the Day. Congratulations!!

That thiger ith sthafe buth Mikth thill be a bad ath eventh ath this athge.

Cheerths-MthKth

[WhiskyPat12]

Originally Posted by MKSixer

Gentleman, you three win the Tag Team Internet of the Day. Congratulations!!

That thiger ith sthafe buth Mikth thill be a bad ath eventh ath this athge.

Cheerths-MthKth

We'll done lmao (laughing my ath off)
I think young Mike would hate these, but old Mike is so high these days he'd laugh.

[MKSixer]

Originally Posted by WhiskyPat12

We'll done lmao (laughing my ath off)
I think young Mike would hate these, but old Mike is so high these days he'd laugh.

Thank you, good thir!! High praith thoming from you.

[Rmtt]

Originally Posted by MKSixer

Gentleman, you three win the Tag Team Internet of the Day. Congratulations!!

That thiger ith sthafe buth Mikth thill be a bad ath eventh ath this athge.

Cheerths-MthKth

As I've mentioned on here before, I boxed a long time. My dad fought professionally for awhile.

My trainer went the distance with Roy Jones Jr.

Tyson was an anomaly. When he was with Cus.....just unreal. I wish be had stayed with that camp.

I've never seen the combination of strength, speed, and sheer explosiveness that he had.

He would play with people. Against a defensive fighter, he would just hit the guy's arms for a bit while they had their guard up.

After a few of those, you couldn't hold your arms up anymore and now your head is a prime target. After that, a few jabs to setup a knockout.

Just unreal.

[corn18]

Yup, unreal.

[Rmtt]

Originally Posted by corn18

Yup, unreal.

Yeah....that's why I said I wished he would have stayed in the other camp. Deep down it probably wouldn't have made a difference, but he had a lot of internal conflict going on.

Hated to see it go down like that. Just one bad decision that leads to others, and that's what you're remembered for.

[corn18]

Originally Posted by Rmtt

Yeah....that's why I said I wished he would have stayed in the other camp. Deep down it probably wouldn't have made a difference, but he had a lot of internal conflict going on.

Hated to see it go down like that. Just one bad decision that leads to others, and that's what you're remembered for.

True dat. If a man builds a thousand bridges and sucks one dick, they don't call him a bridge-builder.

[Murf993]

Originally Posted by Rmtt

Yeah....that's why I said I wished he would have stayed in the other camp. Deep down it probably wouldn't have made a difference, but he had a lot of internal conflict going on.

Hated to see it go down like that. Just one bad decision that leads to others, and that's what you're remembered for.

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[WhiskyPat12]

Originally Posted by corn18

True dat. If a man builds a thousand bridges and sucks one dick, they don't call him a bridge-builder.

This comment wins the internet today my friend. Holy shit I laughed so hard

[MKSixer]

Originally Posted by WhiskyPat12

This comment wins the internet today my friend. Holy shit I laughed so hard

Hey! This is a formal process and must be taken under careful consideration, preferably under the influence of alcohol.

As you are still in the Padawan learning stage, there will be no formal letter placed in your BP-OT jacket but please take this warning seriously.

[3798j]

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[WhiskyPat12]

Originally Posted by MKSixer

Hey! This is a formal process and must be taken under careful consideration, preferably under the influence of alcohol.

As you are still in the Padawan learning stage, there will be no formal letter placed in your BP-OT jacket but please take this warning seriously.

Fair... But I have been drinking... I posted in the whisky thread lol.

Here's Proof (not sorry about the pun either!)

Originally Posted by WhiskyPat12

With no plans for today, because I'm mildly sure it's Saturday... And a coffee mug that thinks it's Christmas... A little Bourbon for the coffee

[MKSixer]

Originally Posted by WhiskyPat12

Fair... But I have been drinking... I posted in the whisky thread lol.

Here's Proof (not sorry about the pun either!)

You, my friend, are absolved of any possible transgressions with respect to unauthorized utilization of this prized pronouncement.

Special points for whiskey in the coffee this morning. Nicely done.

[ipso_facto]

Originally Posted by Rmtt

Yeah....that's why I said I wished he would have stayed in the other camp. Deep down it probably wouldn't have made a difference, but he had a lot of internal conflict going on.

Hated to see it go down like that. Just one bad decision that leads to others, and that's what you're remembered for.

World class boxer, but I didn’t have a particularly high opinion of him as a man. However, I had to backtrack a little on my own judgement: I was pleasantly surprised 11 years ago, when I read he had taken a detour, while he was in the UK on a promotional / speaking tour.

He visited a small town in southern Wales, called Merthyr Tydfil. It is an ex iron ore and coal mining town. Very much a working mans town, generating many amateur and professional boxers.

It is unglamorous and a hard environment.

Kudos to Mike, as he took what was clearly a personal detour to pay respect to two local fighters.

Laying flowers at the statue of "The Merthyr Matchstick" Johnny Owen, who died in 1980, after being fatally injured in a boxing match. He also paid his respect at the statue of Howard Winstone, a Welsh world champion boxer in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s.

For all of Irons Mike’s faults (of which there are many), his personal homage to two fellow professionals, made me appreciate that he clearly has a great deal of respect for his chosen sport. Further, that we shouldn’t judge a man on his failings alone.

Thanks for the prior posts - it was interesting to hear your thoughts.

[KRS_SN]

i know im stating the obvious but he was a prize boxer not a Nobel prize nominee!

[3798j]

always...

[Rmtt]

Originally Posted by KRS_SN

i know im stating the obvious but he was a prize boxer not a Nobel prize nominee!

No one said he was. And if I recall....even Nobel Prize winners can be questionable.

But he was a guy that inspired a lot of people that where you come from doesn't matter if you're willing to put in the work. There were tons of kids in his era from the same streets that saw him break from the "mold"....and maybe that inspired hope in them.

It's just a shame that his actions later in life pretty much screwed all that up.

[Murf993]

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