For those of you who caught HBO's excellent documentary, "Assault in the Ring", there are plenty of words that could describe your reactions to the aftermath of 1983 Luis Resto/Billy Collins, Jr. bout.
Disgust.
Bewilderment.
Anger.
Confusion.
For those of you who have not had the chance to check out the film, catch the replays and remember this word:
Brutal.
Here's a clip from the movie. Let me just say that when a sports topic is given the HBO treatment, it's worth viewing, whether you are into the game itself or not. HBO could make a flick about any single or group of fights in its extensive archives. Yet, what stuck out to me about "Assault" was that the premium channel took a chance on something outside of its reach by picking up the Eric Drath documentary.
Perception is reality, the saying goes. Modern players can never transcend time, athletes only care about the money and the fan is never wrong. Yet, all you need to do is dig a little deeper to find the truth. As a freelance sportswriter, my job is to give the audience a story around what just happened. As a consumer, I expect that sports will always provide more than I bargained for. As a fan, my hopes are to be enlightened by more than points. Welcome to the mind of a sports scribe.
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Sunday, August 2, 2009
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