In this edition of Quick Jabs, ‘sides the headline and what we just talked about, we’ll discuss Victor Ortiz maybe talking himself out of a boxing license; Snooki as boxing promoter; the best way to rob Mike Tyson; and more.
Quick Jabs
Ortiz’ hippie Midwestern surfer/intimidating gangsta verbal patter duality is such that you’re usually laughing at him these days more than laughing with him, so his tough-guy schtick about trying to break Floyd Mayweather’s nose when he head-butted him fit in with that. But it got funnier AND seriouser simultaneously when Nevada boxing authorities decided they weren’t so sure they wanted to license Ortiz as a boxer, if he’s gonna do that kind of thing. Don’t worry, Nevada. I’ll vouch for Ortiz. He didn’t mean it. Shucks and golly and kowabunga…
Showtime’s new top boxing guy Stephen Espinoza has finally opened up about his philosophy. I like some of what I’m hearing, although the implementation will be the hard part — for instance, how do you convey the excitement of attending a live boxing event? It’s one of those “nothing like it, hard to explain how much better it is in person” kind of deals. I like that he wants promoters thinking one step out, I like that they’re throwing some muscle into Victor Ortiz-Andre Berto II — but for now it’s all talk. It’s the right kind of talk, at least…
