Brett Robson wrote:

> On Thu, 01 Jan 2004 19:09:25 +0900, Eric Takabayashi  ...
> >
> >Akebono put on a great show. He can take a hit, and he's not afraid of attacks
> >to his legs. He
> >falls down, he gets up, which is rather surprising in itself. Before the match,
> >I thought it would
> >be over for the person who got hit in the knees, but it was a punching match. We
> >knew he's not
> >fast on his feet and tires in a few minutes.
>
> You must have been watching a different match to the rest of us. If Akebono
> could in fact take a punch then he might have lasted a reasonable amount of
> time.

How many punches in the head do other people take from Bob Sapp and how fast do they
regain their senses after being knocked out? Do they smile and exchange hugs after
quivering face down on the ground?

> Akebono is an easy bleeder,

Are people not supposed to bleed when Bob Sapp hits them in the nose?

> I am surprised he wasn't covered in claret.
>
> K-1 is for losers that have nothing else in the world to lose.

You mean the people who changed their jobs to enter K-1 like Bob Sapp who used to
think carrying bodies for $100 at the mortuary was good money prior to coming to
Japan yet now gripes that he's lost millions (on top of the three million he made
his first year) because of K-1 mishandling, or do you include the karate champions
who made the sport famous in Japan, too?

Have you ever watched Zenigata Kintaro on Thursday nights or spent time with a lot
of freeters to see people with no life? As long as they had a salary, a career in
K-1 would be an improvement for many.

> It's a shame to see a great champion like Akebono debase himself.

Yep. Can't imagine the money troubles which his sumo pension wouldn't be able to
take care of. But it is hard to understand how the big rikishi will allow themselves
to get so heavy or out of shape that they can't move, or injure their legs on a
regular basis to begin with. Konishiki is fortunate he is such an interesting man,
or he'd be a circus show.

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