were you entertained

  I stayed up to watch the big fight on Netflix. Yes, I even signed up with the basic subscription. I will be canceling that, most likely, after thirty days. I'm quite certain those in the board room will be quite upset with all the technical difficulties that streaming service had. I know I grew quite annoyed with that. That's America today, we want it now, we want it fast, and we want it right! Any little glitch or failure is met with anger. I did watch the entire event, and for me, it didn't live up to the hype. It was a lesson. Even prize fighters get old. Iron Mike is just plain old. I can state that unequivocally because I'm old. 

  I have never been what you would call a fan of professional boxing. It is just a passing interest when a big event is scheduled. I haven't heard much about the heavyweights in recant years, not like when I was younger. The names of Ali, Frazier, Holyfield and Tyson were all very well known. Who is the world champion today? I certainly have no idea and don't recall then mentioning his name last night. Was that man in attendance? I don't know. I've heard of Jake Paul because of his brother Logan Paul. I'm a professional wrestling fan and have been since the 1960's. Sports entertainment is what they call it now. They are athletes in their own right. They say Jake Paul is a you tuber and a celebrity. Couldn't prove that by me but he also received about twenty million for that fight. Really, it wasn't a fight, it was sports entertainment. Did you know that Ali made 9 million for that fight called, The Thriller in Manila. How much would he make today? 

  The undercard fights were all amusing and they all fought their hearts out. It is the first time I have watched the ladies fight. They are quite intense and I certainly wouldn't want to challenge any one of them. Still it came off to me as a bit of a novelty act. But I realize I'm from a different time and place in that regard, from the "proverbial" old school. I don't feel like woman can't fight, just that it isn't very ladylike. As I said, old school. I didn't realize there were as many weight classes are they mentioned. I googled that and there are seventeen. A few pounds can make all the difference apparently. All in all quite a night for the fights and the promotion of that sport. I have to say I'm rather surprised that it is still allowed at all without the use of safety equipment. But then again, when it comes to entertainment not much is not allowed. Morality and ethics are often set aside in the name of "entertainment" or "sporting" events. 

  It does appear to me that the sport of MMA has overshadowed professional boxing. I certainly hear more about that than I do boxing. I see it as a blood sport. The objective isn't to outscore your opponent, the objective is get them to submit. You can choke them out, dislocate joints, whatever it takes. There are prohibited actions in the interest of avoiding killing one another. I am amused by one rule, you can't swear or use offensive language in the cage! A bow to civility? Well all civilized societies have had sporting entertainments with varying degrees of danger. No matter how smart we become, how civilized, compassionate and woke, we retain that primal instinct. We love a good fight. We are willing to pay a great deal to witness it. The purse last night was twenty million apiece for that main event. I'm not sure what the undercard fighters made. It was substantial though. Were you entertained? I was mildly so, I did want to see a knockout. That's that primal instinct I was talking about.