this has been going through my mind as i observe this whole “controversy.” like, i’m sorry that the italian boxer got embarrassed but if you step into the ring and you don’t got hands like you think you do, what do you expect to happen?
It’s like when you are the best in your high school sport, and then you get to college or pro and find out the hard way that you were not the best in the field.
The name of the game is get hit and hit back, as Warren Zevon said
You can have the speed And the right combinations But if you can't take the punches It don't mean a thing -Warren Zevon, Boom Boom Mancini
Well, hey there. And yeah, while we're on the topic of arbitrary athletic exceptionalism.
“Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.”
My f***ing facebook feed is full this nonsense. Most of these people have never played sports and gotten their asses kicked by someone who was just better, more talented. That just sports, it happens.
She's literally a fascist, unexpectedly. She's an Italian cop. It all fits so well.
"If he was a better boxer, he'd still be alive. If he never laced up his gloves, which he never shoulda done in the first fuckin' place, he'd still be alive." -Pulp Fiction
I'm a little disappointed in the Italian for lending credibility to the transvestigation thing, but I've seen male athletes lose boxing matches much faster and react *much* worse.
Didn’t even need throwable hands, just ones that go in front of your face