Yet it happened. All media reports from ringside in Cebu City reported that there was some booing of the Filipino national idol and, more importantly, my personal pugilistic idol among active fighters (relax, Ali, relax!), from the crowd of 20,000. I don’t think we blow this off or assign blame to 10 bitter Mexicanos sitting in the rafters.
Blasphemy. Sacrilege. Shame, shame, shame. I haven’t felt this bad when, as a hungry and scrawny 16-year-old trembling Catholic I wolfed down a hot dog at Fenway Park, Boston, on a Friday night when I was working selling popcorn and Hood’s three-flavored ice cream to the baseball fanatics therein. I truly thought that, about 12 seconds after consuming the tubular treat, that a lightning bolt would descend on the ballpark and strike me dead. Fifteen minutes went by, then a half hour. No destruction came from the sky.
So, being an impudent punk, I tossed down another frankfurter. I felt relieved many years later when The Pope Himself, the undisputed Vatican champ, changed directions and said it was OK to eat meat of any kind on any and all (except maybe Good Friday) Friday. I still hope The Pope’s Supervisor does not send out the lightning bolts retroactively.
Pacman Booed At Ringside In Cebu City!
Truly a headline I thought I’d never see!
Below you will find a few more in this category…
South African Ref Wally Snowball Says KO Victim Bert Betawang Was Caught Cold!
Magic Johnson Joins Tommy Morrison Corner As His (Gloved) Cutman!
Jim “Catfish” Hunter Gets Vegas Hospital Stay Fully “Comped!”
Big Gary Shaw, Michael Marley Land Trim Spa Commercial! New Campaign Is:
Trim Spa, When You’re Dying To Lose Weight! They Share Diet Secrets Of Cedric Kushner!
Boxing Shocker: Champions, Contenders Actually Pay What They Owe To Johnny Bos!
Kimbo Slice Named Guest Conductor For Boston Symphony Orchestra! Mitch “Blood” Green Was Runnerup, Gets Boston Pops Gig! Who Do I Gotta Pop, Asks Blood!
Michael Marley’s Name Added In Anna Nicole Baby Daddy Derby! Marley Says His Account Was (Ugh!) Overdrawn!
Oscar, Arum, Roach, Pacman Enjoy Dinner, Salsa Music Outing In Old San Juan! Roach Graciously Grabs The Tab (La Cuenta, Por Favor, Sez Freddie)! Oscar Toasts His Former Promoter!
Bobby Bostick Named First Federal Ring Czar! Bush Says: Bobby Brings People Together! Kermit Cintron Moves To Brazil!
Writer Closes Eyes As Richard Schaefer Speaks At Press Conference, Wakes Up, Sees Podium Empty And Asks, “Where Did Henry Kissinger Go?”
Promoter Burchfield Announces Free Booze, Food, Phone Calls, In Room Movies For All Fighters, Trainers For His Next Providence Show! Enjoy It, Boys, Says CES Honcho!
Baby Joe Mesi Turns Age 34! Changes Nickname! Buffalo Heavyweight Wants To Be Known As Toddler Joe! Threatens Big Crib Tantrum If Media, Fans Do Not Comply!
Legend Johnny Tapia Announces Next Stop On Final Fight Tour! Now I Will Go To Old Mexico, Then New Hampshire, Tapia Says!
Dodgers Fire Manager! Barry Bonds New Pilot! Bonds Brings Back 17 Season Team Flack Steve Brener! Tom Lasorda Elated!
“Rollback Rick” Glazer Announces He’ll Host Bosfest 2008 In Buffalo!
Demo Prexy Hopeful Edwards Rejects Geffen Money! I Take Big Contributions From Hollywood Hero Jeff Wald Only! Obama, Mama Clinton Camps In Turmoil!
Jeff Wald Dares Mikkel Kessler To Come To Rhode Island To Face Calzaghe Conqueror Peter Manfredo!
Publicist Sternburg Goes 24 Hours Without Single Bad Pun Or Frothy Quip!
OK, you got me. It’s the last one that neither you nor I will ever read.
