I was watching ESPN classics yesterday, and the featured sport was baseball. As I sat and watched players from different eras I thought of them hitting up steroids, getting paid obscene amounts of money, and occasionally actually doing something useful in their professional careers. Baseball is really a metaphor for life, if you think [...]
UFC 76 Predictions
The fight is on September 22nd, and no, not on SpikeTV. The card looks pretty bare, though there are two notable fights in the Liddell vs. Jardine and Shogun vs. Griffin affair. Here are my predictions for the main fights. Chuck Liddell vs. Keith Jardine Every champ has got to fall sometime. Chuck fell [...]
UFC Fight Night Predictions
Sorry about the lateness of this post. My schedule has been extremely busy, to say the least. None the less I always make time to flip out a few predictions here and there. The hard thing about the Fight Nights is that besides one or two featured fights, the remainders of the fighters are relatively [...]
2007 Super Series
This post was a long time coming. The much anticipating super series, a rematch from the 1967 summit, has turned out to be absolutely nothing like the original series. In the original series the Canadians were expected to plow over the Russians. Instead they fought tooth and nail to pull out the victory. The 2007 [...]
Randy Couture: Your Hero
As if I don’t talk about Randy being awesome enough as it is, I get more news solidifying this fact. Obviously I have mentioned his impressive victories in the heavyweight division at the age of 44. I found out today that Randy’s most recent fight against Gabriel Gonzaga was fought with a broken arm. That’s [...]
UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion
As promised here are my predictions for this Saturday’s UFC PPV event. I encourage you to check it out since it is FREE and it has some of the most anticipated fights of the year!! Check your local listings for show times. For you Calgary viewers the fight is on SpikeTV. You can check [...]
Fact: Boxing is not Dead…..it’s Just Dying!!!
Unfortunately, there is this naive conception that boxing is dead. That is a bit premature as boxing is simply dying, slowly. Ultimate Fighting is simply more interesting and is attracting more and more fans by the day. I would much rather watch UFC because the fighters are more versatile and their backgrounds are so diverse [...]
NHL Update: Flames Jersey Revealed Today!
The new Calgary Flames Reebok jerseys have been unveiled today, and I am pleasantly surprised. The more stylish and well-fitting jerseys stayed true to the existing style which many fans supported. I am a tad dissapointed with the absence of the numbers on the front of the jersey’s (i.e. Buffalo). However, with the Vancouver catastrophe, I am [...]
It’s the Most Wonerful Time of the Year…
The best time of year is upon us. That’s right kiddies, the NFL and NHL seasons are beginning, which means Fantasy Pool season. It’s that annual time of year when the anticipation of all great things to come is the highest. Screw new years, the real resolution for die hard sports fans starts in the [...]
Your Not an All-Star (Part 2 of 5): Fighting Revisited
After my last post on fighting I received quite a bit of feedback, particularly in terms of what I had missed in my rant about the lack of respect for the sport of fighting. These points where both valid and painstakingly true. The primary point made here is having fight experience, whether it is on [...]
