I love my job...

...despite often being hugely under paid I love it, I really do. Today (or yesterday now) for example I've managed to get paid for watching a couple of heavyweight fights (involving Lebanese born heavyweight Manuel Charr), the "Chicken Dance" fight between Kostya Tszyu and Cory Spinks, as well as Zu's No Contest with Leonardo Mas (again Cortez in the middle...literally) and more importantly, due to the internet Masamori Tokuyama v Katsushige Kawashima II.

I often read from people doing what I do, but with more 00's at the end of their pay that they would do it "for free". Well I'll happily swap positions, I'll have a go on your money and you can have mine, hows that sound?

Thankfully what I've found in my love of boxing is that no matter how much you "know" theres always more to learn about the sport and it's massive history. Pete Sanstol for example is easily one of the few boxers I never knew anything about until yesterday, what a superb little fighter he sounds like being. Vic Toweel is another man who's been forgotten in the sport. Sadly it appears if you weren't American or British the English speaking world doesn't care. Sadly this seems rather frustrating to boxing fans as the best cards aren't in Britain or America, or even Australia or South Africa. Boxing fans know all about the German culture of boxing, huge long cards which are stacked with "Name v Opponent" fights. But it's the Asian cards and the Mexican cards that are the real deals. 
Funnily this piece was originally written last week, days before I managed to get some additional articles on to Helium. So now with this past weekend having been and gone it only seems fair to take a look back.

Firstly there was Lenny Zappavinga who was lucky to say the least in his fight. Although seemingly a nice enough guy and all that he's limited at best and awful at worst. Eye pleasing to watch but technically awful against a limited but tough and hard hitting fighter. There was also Rodrigo Guerrero  who seemed to enjoy eating Vic Darchinyan's punhes. Not something I would advise as a good career choice. Of course there was the Urango v Alexander fight as well a fantastic coming out party for the winner, who will hopefully get a chance to unify a third belt...slowly we may be able to sort 1 division out.

This coming weekend promises to be a good night, Clottey v Pacquiao is understandably most fight fans #1 fight but some of the other contests are equally interesting:
Yoan Pablo Hernandez v Cesar David Crenz
Marco Huck v Adam Richards
Alexander Povetkin v Javier Mora
Kubrat Pulev v Danny Batchelder
Humberto Soto v David Diaz
Alfonso Gomez v Jose Luis Castillo


Anyway let me say it again, I love my job, me.