Comments on: Why Boxers Can’t Lie

By: schooldad

schooldad — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:51:07 +0000

I think it’s similar for musicians and other performers. When you go on stage, the audience is gonna see (or hear) what you got, and they’re gonna decide “Hey, this guy’s pretty good” or “Whoa, this guy needs a little more practice time.” Of course, musicians can often get a lot of help from a good sound person or other electronic enhancements, but basically you have to bring what you got and put it out there. If you’re not willing to have other people see it and judge it for what it really is, you need to stay home.

By: Lisa Creech Bledsoe

Lisa Creech Bledsoe — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:08:18 +0000

You have a little bit of Mike Tyson in you, huh? I didn’t have that problem at all — my impulse more resembles Monty Python (“Run away, run away!”). I’ll totally be watching for your first boxing post!

By: Sine Botchen

Sine Botchen — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:01:54 +0000

>> but when the bell sounds…

So true. After my first mountain bike race (in the early 90′s – I’m “retired” from that now) I realized that all the guys on the front line (the ones with the tatoos & talking smack about who better not get in their way) were the first ones to puke on the side of the race course.

I kinda wanna take up boxing, but still have to work out that whole “freak out and wrestle my opponent to ground and bite an ear off” survival mechanism that kicks in when someone start poking things in my face. True story, btw. It happened in first grade, but the kid’s ear only needed stitches. He didn’t mess with me anymore after that though.

By: Lisa Creech Bledsoe

Lisa Creech Bledsoe — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:50:47 +0000

Thanks, chicas; maybe I’m finally getting better at explaining this insanity!

By: Tracy Needham

Tracy Needham — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:37:29 +0000

Great post! Now I’m getting why you like boxing so much–even after the broken ribs!

Tracy

By: K

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:21:05 +0000

YES, by gawd, YES, YES!