By Grand Rapids Anonymous
sunday, may 19, 2024 at 7:24:00 a.m. edt
(GRA: At that hour, you’re wearing a t-shirt that says, “C’mon, niggas—shoot my black a**.”)
“(cbs sports) auburn running back Brian Battie was injured [sic] during a fatal shooting saturday morning in his hometown of sarasota, florida, 247sports confirms. Battie’s brother, 24-year-old Tommie Battie, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police.
“the incident, which took place around 3:30 a.m. saturday morning, sent four others to the hospital, including the tigers running back.
“‘we are aware of the situation and are continuing to gather information,’ an auburn spokesperson told multiple outlets.”
GRA: Oh, okay—fascinating quote.
--GRA
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jerry pdx
Oleksandr Usyk fulfills his destiny by becoming the first undisputed White heavyweight champion in the modern era by defeating previously undefeated Tyson Fury:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjEnfQ-greM
Usyk is the first White man to be a true undisputed champ since the beginning of the alphabet title era. Fury and the Klitchko bros. aren't listed on the undisputed list, I believe they didn't have the right unification bouts so didn't quite qualify, even though they were legitimate champs.
It was a good fight, close but I agree that Usyk won. First 6 rounds were in favor of Fury but after that Usyk had a clear edge. Fury was landing more early on because Usyk was staying out too far which enabled Fury to use his reach. After the 6th round, Fury's best round where he had Usyk in trouble, Usyk pressed closer inside to negate the reach advantage and used his defensive skills to counter Fury's attacks. Result was he rocked Fury in the 8th and nearly knocked him out, only the ref stepping in to count Fury out saved him. It was back and forth after that but Usyk's sneaky counter punching skills got him a split decision.
I don't know how long Usyk will reign. He's 37 yrs. old (Fury is 35) but as a skill fighter may have a few years of fighting at the top level before retirement. Hope he doesn't get too patriotic and volunteer to fight for Ukraine in the war. In a way I could understand why a man's man might decide an athletic career is less important than his country (a la Pat Tillman) but it would be a shame to lose him before he has some chances to defend his title.
Question is, are there other White heavyweight boxing contenders to step in when Usyk retires? I scouted around and saw some European up and comers but no American ones.
When Johnson, Louis, and Ali were heavyweight champions it was often trumpeted, "the heavyweight champion is the symbol of physical supremacy."
When White men started winning the Heavyweight Title in the 21st Century that slogan was never uttered.
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