05-03-2015, 04:36 PM
modelamac wrote:
What goes on outside of the ring was not at stake in that fight.
Yes, it was.
Character is an important part of sport. Most sporting organizations have ignored it up until recently, allowing violent felons, drug abusers and misogynists to take the spotlight as role-models for fans and their kids.
The NFL and other sports organizations have been dragged into the 20th century (yes, I meant to write 20th) by boycotts and bad press. Boxing remains untouched by human decency.
The narrative of this event isn't about the title. It's about someone who habitually beats on women and gets to go free 'cause he's rich who just made at least $180 million beating up another guy in the ring last night on PPV.
That match should never have been allowed to happen. Putting that brutal insensible sub-human in the spotlight as a role model should not have been allowed to happen. What goes on outside of the ring was very much at stake last night.