Abuse - The Last 20 Years

I think Evander Holyfield has taken too many punches personally. The man has been hit more times by hard punchers, and over a longer duration of rounds than anybody I can think of. At one point, Muhammad Ali was way ahead of him in this department, but as Holyfield's overly prolonged career roles on, I'm not so sure anymore. The problem is, the effects of brain trauma are not always evident right away. They tend to be delayed, and sometimes don't surface for 15 or 20 years after a fighter has been retired. Holyfield is already slurring his speach now, and I can't even begin to imagine the problems he may have in a decade or so..

 

I think another fighter worthy of mention, is James Quick Tillis. Christ, he's gotta be brain dead at this point.

 

I know it may sound unconstitutional but as a long time fan of Evander Holyfield and a concerned citizen, I really think he should have his boxing license revolked, and not be allowed to fight in any state. I love the guy, but at some point the line needs to be drawn.

 

Let's be frank here for a moment,

What possible good can come from him continuing? He's not going to save the heavyweight division at this point in his career. He should already be financially set for life, and any future paydays he gets aren't worth being permanantely disabled or going to an early grave. I respect the man for the warrior that he is, but for god's sake, everyone has to stop sometime. Nobody can go on fighting forever. Retiring, is about the most honorable thing that Holyfield can do for boxing now, and possibly a life saving move for him..

I think its sad....

 

True,

I don't know how these shitheads manage to go through hundreds of millions of dollars in no time, but somehow they do it. A couple of average guys like ourselves could probably make $5 million dollars last a lifetime, and even figure out how to invest it and make it grow. These guys take $5 million dollars and blow it in a month.

Its actually disgusting when you think about it.

 

Let's think about this for a moment.

Let's say you had liquid assets ( cash ) in the amount of $20 million, and it was earning 5% interest a year. That's $1 million dollars a year in income, without even having to touch your principle savings.

Do realize what kind of lifestyle you can have on a million bucks per year?!?!? Christ, I'd get bored of having my dick sucked after a while. And how many rolex watches could I wear, or How many nice cars could I drive at once?

The fact of the matter is, these high payed athletes, make blind investments like business ventures that their leach friends talk them into, and consequently it costs them money that goes nowhere. Their wives get sick of them cheating on them, so they file for divorce on the grounds of adultry, and demand large sums of alamoney and child support. This happens probably 6 or 7 times in a rich athletes career. They get into trouble with the law and spend millions getting themselves out of trouble. The list goes on.

 

Tommy Hearns is one of my favorite fighters, but he took a lot of punishment over the years, especially in the second Barkley fight.