Assault In The Ring on HBO last night

Spot on Lyle. I agree with all of that. Luis would have jumped off a bridge if thats what Lewis wanted him to do. you could even see that in the documentary that Lewis was a con man and manipulator. I dont think Resto is a bad man. I think he had a moment of greed and opportunity at the expense of causing harm to another human being, and the devils agent, Panama Lewis, was wispering in his ear telling him to do it. He did a very bad thing. That doesnt make him a bad person. If he felt no remorse like his counterpart, then he would be a bad person. Resto deserves a second chance. He did his time.

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All the people who have no sympathy for Resto I can see where you are coming from.

But it was over 25 years ago and he is not the same human being he was then that he is now.

He's 53 fuckin years old now for God sakes and poverty stricken.

Have none of you ever drove your cars drunk?

What if you would have killed somebody?

So then 25 years later if you are a broken destitute mess then there should be no mercy or sympathy for you?

Obviously what Resto did is much worse than drinkin and driving but still.

Sure the young street thug who did that to Collins deserves no mercy, but the 53 year old Grandfather of today, well excuse me for having a little sympathy for him.

The man is a broken mess and obviously not a criminal mastermind by any stretch of the imagination.
He's an uneducated poor kid from the Bronx who fucked up and did a terrible thing.

But he's an old man now.

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Great words, words of peace;

I hope both sides of every conflict known to all men can find what you have voiced.

Otherwise we will all just continue to suffer more and more as a whole.

Only just finished watching the stream as Ive had to watch it in bits at work but man I think that is one of the most moving documentrys I have ever seen. I saw the full fight that Mick posted a while back and it had a big effect on me for ages and felt nothing but hate towards Resto and Lewis but after watching this doc I couldnt help but feel sorry for Resto.

Resto is a broken man and has to live with what he did for the rest of his life which is a life sentance in itself. Lewis on the other hand is just a dirty scumbag that feels no repent from what I saw what so ever. He kept saying to Resto that when I make it big I will look after you, I saw it it as him saying keep your mouth shut about what happened and I will reward you one day.

We all make mistakes when we are young, Resto derserves forgivness.
The part when Resto met Billy Collins widow was well moving, it must have took alot of courage for him to do that. If she can forgive him then why cant others.

All in all like I said great documentry

Anybody want to tell Panama Lewis what a scumbag he is, well here's your chance, he's going to be a live guest on the "Through The Ropes" radio show tonight.

TONIGHT: Through the Ropes! | Fightnews - Boxing News Updated 24/7

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Anybody want to tell Panama Lewis what a scumbag he is, well here's your chance, he's going to be a live guest on the "Through The Ropes" radio show tonight.

TONIGHT: Through the Ropes! | Fightnews - Boxing News Updated 24/7

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Thank you for this. I will definately be listening tonight. I am sure they will be littered with calls from people especially since this documentary.

Through the ropes has started, Lichtenfeld doesn't seem to care for Panama whatsoever, should be a great interview. Anyone else listening??

Arrgh. Can't open the link.

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Arrgh. Can't open the link.

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i was having trouble too, go here Listen to Through The Ropes online

he is coming on soon, panama that is

Great. Thanks, mate. I'm on.

sickening they still refer to him as a "Trainer", that sick piece of shit

the piece of shit is actually saying that Billy Collins Jr was garbage, sick son of a bitch

only thing i agree with Lewis on is the Margarito thing

I agreed with Panama on Margarito... they didn't take any calls and was pretty short???

What a complete piece of shit, lol @ the Margarito's comments, although he does have a point that Margarito & Capetillo should also have been banned for life from boxing. No way in hell should Lewis ever get his license back.

He is pretty slippery. I'll give him that. Good at deflecting answers

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He is pretty slippery. I'll give him that. Good at deflecting answers

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26 yrs of practice will do that for you