Saturday, April 3rd, 2010...1:44 pm
Top Sports Insult of All Time?
PUG LIFE…that’s my boy Johnny Ruiz, refusing to take off his shirt yesterday at the weigh in for Saturday’s heavyweight fight with David Hayes. Ruiz hit the scales at an “okay” 231 but must be under the impression the occasion is a “skins or shirts” affair. Hayes was 222 and popping muscles…Roy Jones and Bernard Hopkins both weighed in at 175 on the dot for their Saturday night scuffle…Thomas Hauser deserves his stature as the best living writer on boxing. But George Kimball would be a close runner-up. Kimball can be found on The Sweet Science and his series on the Ali, Frazier, Foreman, Norton rivalry is fantastic. I was surprised to learn that Joe Frazier and Ken Norton sparred numerous rounds together when both were handled by Eddie Futch. The story, which I never really bought, was the pair never fought because they were friends. In truth, it appears Futch despised having stable mates fight each other, even if it would have been lucrative…have to think Smokin’ Joe would have made short work of Kenny. Norton couldn’t fight going backwards, something that would have been inevitable against Frazier…
PONIES…three big Kentucky Derby preps today. I took a long look at Jackson Bend in the Wood Memorial. Nick Zito has famously used Florida to warm up his runners before bringing them to a boil upon their return to New York. This colt needs some cash to even get into the big dance in Kentucky so I expect him to be set down. Can he edge Eskendereya? If you can get 8-1 or so, I’d say try it. As a saver use him under the big dawg. Awesome Act should soak up a ton of cash but may find this field far more challenging than the donkey fest he throttled in the Gotham…
Can’t remember where I pinched these insults (sorry to someone out there), but #1 is still a classic…
TOP SPORTS INSULTS… 3 So how are your wife and my kids?” “The wife’s fine, the kids are retarded.”
An exchange between Rod Marsh, the Australia wicketkeeper, and Ian Botham, the England all-rounder
2 “You were a crap player, you are a crap manager. The only reason I have any dealings with you is that somehow you are manager of my country and you’re not even Irish, you English ****. You can stick it up your bollocks.”
What Roy Keane allegedly said to Mick McCarthy, the Ireland manager, which got him sent home from the 2002 World Cup.
1 “Why are you so fat?” “Because every time I f*** your wife she gives me a biscuit.”
Exchange between Glenn McGrath, the Australia bowler, and Eddo Brandes, the large Zimbabwean cricketer.
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