Bad Left Hook featured on SportsCenter this morning
by Scott Christ on May 4, 2009 2:57 PM EDT
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I don't know if anyone watched SportsCenter this morning, but in their new "Blog Buzz" feature which looks at the most-blogged about stories in the sports world, Bad Left Hook was featured for Hatton-Pacquiao and quoted. Sage Steele read the quote. You can see the video if you look for "SportsCenter's Blog Buzz" at SportsCenter's site.
Obviously this is very cool for us and for SBN on the whole. I'm very flattered that we were chosen, and I want to thank not just the people at ESPN that chose us for the quote, but also everyone that comes to the site. This site started a few years ago as a passion thing for me; I wanted SBN to have a boxing blog. It did take me a while to get into a groove, so to speak, but I truly believe at this point that we are the best boxing blog online, and a lot of that is due to a great base of readers and commenters discussing the sport intelligently with one another.
So seriously: Thanks to everyone who made this a huge weekend for us, and for everyone who has made this blog so much fun for me to do.
A friend of mine actually managed to get the video of it. We both note this is copyright ESPN:
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this is pretty awesome, congrats sc, YOU’VE MADE IT ON SPORTSCENTER
The Dude Abides
by battle axe of doom on May 4, 2009 3:03 PM EDT reply actions
Congrats Scott
Very cool stuff
"It was almost like if Harry didn't call it, it wasn't real." - Jayson Stark
Damn
First off, props to Sportcenter for getting the blogs some buzz
Secondly, congrats Scott . . .
Good shit!
That’s really awesome and completely deserved. This site is awesome. I’m a boxing neophyte with very little to add to any conversation on boxing so I’d don’t post much here, but this place has taught me a whole hell of a lot and I really appreciate it.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
Way to go, Scott!
Bad Left Hook IS the best boxing blog around, bar none. Obviously you are a phenomenal writer, and I think a lot of fans are drawn here simply for that reason. I also think a large part of it is also due to your RBR coverage, which is just great. Any time I miss a fight, this is the first place I come to see what went down.
Congrats!
"This fight'll be the nastiest thing you'll ever see. I been sober for six weeks, and that makes me vicious."
-- Randall 'Tex' Cobb
Couldn't have said it better
BLH’s got the complete package and it’s great to see the place getting the recognition it deserves.
the RBR and the fact that this is run completely by fans and not some journalist are the most intriguing aspects of this site for me
The Dude Abides
by battle axe of doom on May 4, 2009 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Sylvia-Mercer will blow Hatton-Pacquiao out of the water
Congratulations. Have another beer!
Keep firing Assholes!
Akiyama is the Japanese word for Sexify.
Make the goal...
first online Pulitzer. It’s a legit category, one hasn’t been awarded yet but who knows could be from the BLH.
Congrats Scott
Glad to see you get some dap on such a huge platform for all your hard work. I don’t think there’s any doubt this is the best boxing blog out there.
You should probably start getting press passes to the big events. Sit ringside, tell Whalberg to lose some weight, let Lennox and Lampley know what they’re doing wrong, humble stuff like that.
I doubt it, honestly
We live in a world where old athletes become broadcasters and don’t have to be any good at it to stick around in prominent positions forever. Joe Morgan, Tim McCarver, Lennox, Michael Irvin, Steve Young, Reggie Miller — none of these guys are good, IMO. Charles Barkley gets a pass because he’s there for entertainment value and everyone knows it.
Thank something Michael Irvin isn’t in Lennox Lewis’ position, I don’t think I could handle that. I like Barkley though, he will say some ‘truth’ no one else will.
The big difference
Is I feel like if I said something to Lewis’s face, he’d probably just ignore me, or at worst his feelings would get hurt. With Barkley, I’d have a much greater fear of retribution. While Lennox was a fighter, he’s always seemed like a class act as a human being.
I was once at a bar where Sir Charles was there. In person, he’s exactly what he’s like on TV. Didn’t want to interrupt him from his steady stream of hot blondes though.
Vogt early, Vogt often.
I feel like if I said something to Lewis’s face, he’d probably just ignore me, or at worst his feelings would get hurt.
Yeah this is more what I’m concerned about, not Lennox Lewis punching me out, which he could very easily if he wanted to, obviously.
But I think if I was like, “Lennox, I don’t think you do a very good job,” he’d probably be hurt and want to know why. I have nothing in the world against Lewis past the fact that I don’t think he’s too great. Manny Steward isn’t very good either, but I think he’d tell me to go piss up a rope, and he’s also had some moments I genuinely liked. His visible anger over the Soto-Lorenzo fiasco was very memorable, and whenever I think about the Oscar-Manny fight the one commentary moment that sticks out for me is when Manny says, “Oscar has no defense at all.”
I think I phrased it awkwardly— I meant that they’re probably not doing anything other than telling him what a great job he’s doing.
oh, yeah
I wouldn’t tell him he’s doing a great job, though. I’d just be like, “It’s a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Lewis. You were one hell of a fighter,” or something similarly useless.
Charles Barkley get a pass
because of his profound wisdom, deep insight, and utter humility.
[/snark]
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
Grats Scott. Weird thing is … your comment that was read on television was almost a word for word replay of something Calabacita said at my place during the fight. So true, too, he was already a lost cause.
Few big name fighters have looked so defeated so soon.
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
It is very interesting how fighters react after being hurt or stunned. Fighters like Marquez and Adamek just fight better after being buzzed and others like Hatton and Diaz just don’t know what to do when fighting hurt. We talked about it a while ago when describing someones heart. Hatton heart was just runned over when he got knocked down by a right hook. A punch he surely overlooked in Pacman’s arsenal.
"Boxing is dirty," said Casamayor. " The day I’m not ready to be a dirty fighter is the day I don’t fight anymore because it will mean that I have no heart for it anymore."
This also depends on what happens after that. Hatton tried to do work, he threw some massive left hooks after being down on the canvas. He was still trying makes something happen.
I separate between, as we’ve discussed here before flopping the nuts on the table v. turtling and waiting for the ref to step in. Hatton went big and then he went to sleep. I appreciate that option more.
Yeah, but that look on his face on the stool after R1...
He found the courage to fight on and keep throwing, yes, but deep down, I think he knew his number was up.
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
WOah…. that is awesome.
Much props for the Sportcenter mention, but even more props for covering the the god awful boxing cards like Jones/Calzaghe, Marquez/Casamaypr and their cheap production and AC Slater, the joke of the Jones’s boxing/MMA card, and yeah…. Cory Spinks.
"Boxing is dirty," said Casamayor. " The day I’m not ready to be a dirty fighter is the day I don’t fight anymore because it will mean that I have no heart for it anymore."
I didn’t mind JMM-Casa. Good main event at least. And AC Slater at least gave me some material to joke about.
The rest, though…thanks, those are the hard ones.
Well that was the PPV card that made me join BLH… I just wanted to make fun of AC and this GBP production values at 45.95.
It is amazing this past PPV was 49.95… and see the difference.
"Boxing is dirty," said Casamayor. " The day I’m not ready to be a dirty fighter is the day I don’t fight anymore because it will mean that I have no heart for it anymore."
I’m trying to think of what was the “hardest” RBR show we’ve done since we started getting good conversation for the coverage.
I think the winner is December 13, 2008: Wlad-Rahman in the afternoon, followed by Toney-Oquendo and Holt-Hopkins that night. That got grueling.
Horrible way to end great year along with the disgraceful Nikolai Valuev v. Evander Holyfield PPV as the cherry on the top.
"Boxing is dirty," said Casamayor. " The day I’m not ready to be a dirty fighter is the day I don’t fight anymore because it will mean that I have no heart for it anymore."
March Badness?
"This fight'll be the nastiest thing you'll ever see. I been sober for six weeks, and that makes me vicious."
-- Randall 'Tex' Cobb
That was meant for SC’s comment… sorry.
"This fight'll be the nastiest thing you'll ever see. I been sober for six weeks, and that makes me vicious."
-- Randall 'Tex' Cobb
I hope it gets you even more traffic
It seems like every fight you get more and more people showing up here…you are doing something right. Keep it up.
-Brian
Awesome
seriously brah MAN NITE WAS A SUCCESS!!!!!
To be quite Honest
I would of seen it if they would have stopped mentioning still to come Pac-Hatton and and all they were concentrating on was NBA MVP nothing wrong with that but they also had 1500 different segments on ARod using steroids. After the second commercial this morning at the gym I gave up. But Kudos on getting the vid.
"Penelosa is not human." -Max Kellerman on Gerry Penelosa during the Juan Manuel Lopes-Gerry Penelosa bout.
Congrats Scott
Very nice, keep up the good work. I think I’ve been on this site everyday since I discovered it. Definitely the best, Well done BLH.
As every one has said before me Congrats SC and everybody who works on making BLH the top boxing site. When i was trying to get back into boxing after many years away i found this site and after a month i knew all about the top guys and shortly after all the rest.
I like how you guys say it as you see it like true fans of boxing as a sport, plus the mixture of humour and facts.
I lift my beer to you all
thanks very much to everyone for the nice thoughts, too
Means a lot. We just hope to entertain and keep you all interested in the sport.
really well done
Congrats SC and everybody working on the site, I really learned and appreciated so much more about boxing since being on here reading posts and comments. Great job!
Nice job
Nice job man. You and Tim Starks are my favorite boxing bloggers out there. Keep it up. You guys are doing great here.
GG
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