Good gravy, it's about time I got around to adding another post.
Top Ten Boxers P4P
1. Manny Pacquiao - Look at his resume and try to argue against it.
2. Joe Calzaghe - Until someone beats him or Pacquiao loses, this is his spot.
3. Juan Manuel Marquez - Came the closest to beating Pacquiao, most well rounded in the game.
4. Antonio Margarito - Welterweight Kingpin got here the hard way, he earned it.
5. Kelly Pavlik - Sure he's flawed, but he finds a way to win and he can crack.
6. Paul Williams - Went from welter to middle in last fight and dusted the guy with one punch.
7. Israel Vasquez - Heart and toughness.
8. Nonito Donaire - Filipino slickster is turning heads every time he fights.
9. Ivan Calderon - Puerto Rican is as good a pure poxer as you'll ever see.
10. Chris John - Debatable win over Marquez. Needs a rematch to prove exactly how good he is.
On the rise: Andre Berto, Jorge Linares, Chad Dawson, Arthur Abraham, Chris Arreola
Why isn't Hopkins on this list? Because he's old AND his last 8 fights have been foul-filled SNOOZEFESTS. That's why.
On to other things.....
May I opine on the presidential election? Sure.
I think McCain is a fine American and a decent man. I also think that his current incarnation is modestly different than the man who cultivated a reputation as a reformer/maverick. I wish he'd picked a different running mate. Sarah Palin's inclusion is a terrifying prospect for the country. Having said that, I think that the GOP has a good shot at winning, not because they have a particularly scintillating vision for America, it's because I have a low opinion of the political IQ of most Americans. Single subject voters (God, guns, and gays) can turn the tide in rural areas and keep the race close. Couple this with America's unhealthy desire to see "ordinary" people in position of great responsibility and power, and we just might have another GOP executive.
Obama, is inexperienced and I think he generally wants to use government to cure most of the big problems we have in this country. I'm a small government guy so I'm skeptical. He made , I think, a sound choice in selecting Biden as a running mate. The Delaware senator is a perfect counter-balance to Obama's lack of experience. I've heard folks mention that he can't control his mouth. Big deal. He knows statecraft and if he had to step in and become President, I wouldn't be screaming in the streets. Palin might make me do that.
I think Obama won the first debate on substance and McCain won on emotional appeal.
October is one damned fine month to be alive in Redding, California. It's gorgeous.
The Cubs are in the playoffs. For my grandpa's sake, I hope they go a good long way.
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