boxing pride

the contender on espn. last night's episode was the fight between walter "2 guns" wright and cornelius "k-9" bundrage. wright had the option to choose another fight, but he chose to fight k-9 because of a personal vendetta (as sugar ray put it). i was ok with that decision because there was NO REASON that k-9 should ever beat wright. wright is clearly the better boxer. but when a boxer goes into the ring with a guy who is CLEARLY a bigger puncher and a better fighter he needs to remember to BOX!! because of pride, wright decided to go into the ring with k-9 and try to fight instead of box. WHAT A FUCKING IDIOT! sure, wright had his moments in the fight where he looked good, but you're always going to get that when you're in there with a fighter. the bigger punches he throws, the more he's gonna leave himself open to getting caught with a big punch. naturally, he lost a unanimous decision because of a lack of discipline. anyway, i think we'll see walter wright in the future. if he can remember to just box and use his awesome skill instead of trying to throw down with guys that are clearly going to kick his ass if he does, i think he has a very promising career ahead of him. we shall see.

as for k-9, my prediction is....he wont go past the next round, steve forbes is much too good. i think steve forbes is a boxer who has the discipline and focus to continue to box against a guy like k-9, and i think steve forbes might just also have the strength to stand toe to toe with k-9 if he had to. again, we shall see.