Chevalier de La Barre
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sports of desperation? I watch boxing,Kick Boxing in which i competed,combat sports in general, from a very young age!
I think i have enough knowledge to think that all of them and specially boxing,MMA,Kick boxing as K-1 events, are the true sports of desperation!Why do i say this?I have some thoughts and i would like to Analise my thoughts and see yours on the subject!
1)I have study a lot of boxing books and i would say based on my knowledge, from Ancient Greek era and Roman times until even today the year of 2009, the big names/champions and stars of the sport of boxing or Pankration (today's MMA) were the lowest class of Ancient Greece and Rome's society(Gladiators who were slaves basically specially in Rome),in modern boxing from 1885 until today the poorest and ghetto people have always dominate boxing as (no offense to anyone just state historical facts here) Irish in the late 19th century,Jews,Italians,African-Americans,latinos and Mexicans,Eastern Europeans and Asians from poor background with Manny being a prime example!
I mean some of these races have abandon boxing for other sports or other fields of society ages now with African-Americans being a prime example of today!
In kick boxing that is my field all i have seen is the poorest Greeks who were immigrants becoming world champions,some dutch men from very poor background,E.Euros who are the poorest of whole Europe (No offense but i am afraid this is how it is guys) etc etc same goes for MMA and Russians,Brazilians ,rednecks from USA etc etc!
Some people say a fighter is born and can't become during life,I WILL STRONGLY DISAGREE,but every opinion is welcome!
2)If you can do sports which are in fact higher paid as far as i know in big numbers of athletes,because truth is there are THOUSAND of boxers but how many make big money?VERY FEW!
Now soccer players,golf players,tennis players,Formula-1 drivers,basketball players etc etc make a lot of money and not few of them ,A LOT OF THEM,i mean the most ordinary soccer player in Europe makes at least 2 million $ per year!
So Boxing ,MMA , Kick boxing is for the athletes who failed to do a better sport or am i wrong?
3)Last question,i consider as i said my knowledge good but not perfect of course so i will admit in my knowledge I DO NOT KNOW one boxer,MMA fighter or kick boxer (I dare to say i am 100% sure for kick boxers) who is from a rich family,does anyone do know any?If yes enlighten me and tell me who because i admit i do not know ONE!
So is our sport,MMA and the rest brutal combat sports for desperate people with no other choices in life?If not how my observations seem to be so correct (i think so at least)
I think i have enough knowledge to think that all of them and specially boxing,MMA,Kick boxing as K-1 events, are the true sports of desperation!Why do i say this?I have some thoughts and i would like to Analise my thoughts and see yours on the subject!
1)I have study a lot of boxing books and i would say based on my knowledge, from Ancient Greek era and Roman times until even today the year of 2009, the big names/champions and stars of the sport of boxing or Pankration (today's MMA) were the lowest class of Ancient Greece and Rome's society(Gladiators who were slaves basically specially in Rome),in modern boxing from 1885 until today the poorest and ghetto people have always dominate boxing as (no offense to anyone just state historical facts here) Irish in the late 19th century,Jews,Italians,African-Americans,latinos and Mexicans,Eastern Europeans and Asians from poor background with Manny being a prime example!
I mean some of these races have abandon boxing for other sports or other fields of society ages now with African-Americans being a prime example of today!
In kick boxing that is my field all i have seen is the poorest Greeks who were immigrants becoming world champions,some dutch men from very poor background,E.Euros who are the poorest of whole Europe (No offense but i am afraid this is how it is guys) etc etc same goes for MMA and Russians,Brazilians ,rednecks from USA etc etc!
Some people say a fighter is born and can't become during life,I WILL STRONGLY DISAGREE,but every opinion is welcome!
2)If you can do sports which are in fact higher paid as far as i know in big numbers of athletes,because truth is there are THOUSAND of boxers but how many make big money?VERY FEW!
Now soccer players,golf players,tennis players,Formula-1 drivers,basketball players etc etc make a lot of money and not few of them ,A LOT OF THEM,i mean the most ordinary soccer player in Europe makes at least 2 million $ per year!
So Boxing ,MMA , Kick boxing is for the athletes who failed to do a better sport or am i wrong?
3)Last question,i consider as i said my knowledge good but not perfect of course so i will admit in my knowledge I DO NOT KNOW one boxer,MMA fighter or kick boxer (I dare to say i am 100% sure for kick boxers) who is from a rich family,does anyone do know any?If yes enlighten me and tell me who because i admit i do not know ONE!
So is our sport,MMA and the rest brutal combat sports for desperate people with no other choices in life?If not how my observations seem to be so correct (i think so at least)