Last night, the first time since July 8, 1889 when John L. Sullivan was heavyweight king, Americans were legally able to watch both ladies and gentlemen put up their raw dukes.
The reason? Money, of course. Who goes to Wyoming? What's in Wyoming? NOW, the flat boring state can crow about their legal bare knuckle matches! This first event was a sell-out (in every sense) and brought in cable TV money, too. Yeeeeee hah!
In some supposedly realistic movies and TV shows, like "The Rockford Files," when somebody punches somebody else, the puncher starts shaking his hand. The punchee may be knocked out, but the guy who threw the punch is grimacing because striking somebody with bare knuckles HURTS.
Or does it? One of the LADIES who participated said that she only felt a slight more twinge than if she used the barely-padded gloves that MMA fighters used.
MMA fighting wasn't even legal in all major states until fairly recently. New York was a hold-out, but seeing so many matches go to rival venues was too much to tolerate. Why lose money?
The UFC didn't exist 25 years ago. Neither did ISIS or global warming. Are we any better for allowing "mixed martial arts" fighters to kick, "ground and pound" and literally "choke out" an opponent? Oh, just consider it the "reality show" version of pro wrestling. Besides, it's quite fascinating to watch somebody twist an opponent into "tapping out" because of a "rear naked choke."
Bare knuckle fighting? It's "only natural." In nature, do you ever see animals rush off to wrap leaves around their paws before attacking each other?
Hired experts will tell you that bare knuckle fighting and MMA matches have much less concussions and ring deaths than ordinary boxing. The fights may involve deeper and more gruesome cuts, but the fighters live to bleed another day. And yes, fans, THERE WILL BE BLOOD. Come and watch.
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