I tried to understand, I really did. I even tried to talk to him about it. It had to be some kind of mix-up, this column by Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix headlined thusly: “Klitschko simply best fighter of generation.”
It’s been hours, and he hasn’t responded. I can only assume he really, really means it. And if he does, this is the worst boxing piece I’ve seen under the banner of a major publication in… ever? I don’t know. I haven’t read all of them ever. It’s certainly the worst I’ve seen since I began writing about boxing myself in 2007.
Let’s go deep on this terdsak, (pale imitation of) Fire Joe Morgan-style.