“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take” -Wayne Gretzky
“Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence: in other words it is war minus the shooting.”– George Orwell, 1945-12-14. “The Sporting Spirit,” Tribune.
Have some fun now and see if you can add to the following list or maybe insert an example next to an oxymoron. And remember, nostalgia’s not what it used to be. Now let’s break away from those jumbo shrimp, stop listening to the Grateful Dead, take some time, and make haste slowly,
Tijuana Tornado
Angel “El Diablo” Manfredy
Rose of Soweto
Macho Midget
Real Potential
Defensive Attack
Damaged Goods
Don King
Light Heavyweights’
Staten Island Sharp
Boxing Reform
Boxing Morality
Boxing Ethics
Boxer’s Benefits
Strictly Regulated
Well-advised Comebacks
Journalistic Integrity
Esteemed Journalists
Pious Hypocrisy
Arrogant humility
Christian Fighter
White Buffalo
“Macho” Camacho
“Wimpy” Halstead
Baby-Faced Assassin (
Mexican Russian
Boxing Ring
Square Ring
Human Punching Bag
“Blood” Green
Thai Tyson
White Tyson
Lady Tyson
“Irish” Mike Perez
“Irish” Leroy Haley
“Vicious” Victor Ortiz
Orlando” El Fenómeno” Cruz
Small crowd
Taped live
Unpopular Celebrity
Least Favorite
Awfully Good
Amateur Expert
Passive Aggression
Black Lights
Progressive Deterioration
Cruelest Sport
Tears of Joy
Deafening Silence
New Normal
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