Quote Originally Posted by marbleheadmaui View Post
Because it is so complex an art that the better athletes lose regularly to smarter, tougher, more determined, harder working, more disciplined men. Mind can truly overcome matter.

Because it reveals a man's character as clearly as anything I can think of. Who is courageous and who is less so? Who deals with adversity well and who doesn't? Who deals with unfairness well and who doesn't? Who is resolute and who will cave under pressure? Who gets up when he can't? Boxing can reveal traits that I can only call those of human royalty. It also reveals the all too human traits of fear, fatigue and failure.

Because sometimes, not often, two men will force one another to such a plane of skill and shared savagery that one can only watch slack jawed wondering if Death himself is watching, scythe at the ready. Somehow other sports, no matter how noble the effort and how impressive the skill never quite reach the ever threatening human tightrope that top fighters walk. Where in Ice hockey can one find the equivalent of the Thrilla in Manila? Where on the diamond is Pryor-Arguello? Where on the track is Chacon-Limon IV? Where in the pool would one find Hagler-Hearns? Even in football, the most rugged of team games, there is no equal of Chionoi-Torres or Saad Muhammad-Yaqui Lopez or Chavez-Taylor.
Bravo. You sir are a poet !