Every man has a right to make a living (of the legal persuasion of course). This is true whether you’re good at flipping burgers, changing tires, or mopping floors. I read this week that the Tommy Gun, Tommy Morrison, is going to box again. Boxing is apparently his profession of choice, and honestly he was a good boxer (46-3-1 ain’t to shabby, including a heavyweight title fight win against George Foreman). However, this is the same guy that ten years ago allegedly tested positive for the HIV virus. I say allegedly because he’s denying it was a positive test. Anyway, boxing isn’t chess. Blood can and probably will mix, regardless of the lack of skill Tommy or his opponent will bring into the ring if and when the fight goes off. So, what kind of horsecrap is this? It’s not like this is going to be a blockbuster fight with a huge-mongous payout. The kicker, per Tony and Michael of ESPN’s PTI, is that the fight is going to take place in West Virginia (< -- please click this), the only state that doesn't require mandatory blood tests before boxing matches. I am disappointed in Tommy, but I am most concerned with his opponent. Regardless of the payout, it's not worth it. If the guy wins, he has beaten an almost 40 year old guy who hasn't fought in 10 years. That's not going to get you a title shot and it may prevent you from ever finding another guy who will get in the ring with you. If you lose, well, you've lost to a 40 year old guy and may have contracted the HIV virus as a bonus. Don't do it. Please, somebody step in.

Now, for a prediction in this weekends Pride 33 headliner between Wanderlei the “Axe Murderer” Silva (31-6-1, Pride Middleweight Champ) and the U.S.’s own Dan Henderson (21-5-0). Well, I have no idea. I know nothing about Dan Henderson except for what I have read on Sherdog.com. I have never seen Dan in the ring. I have, however, seen the “Axe Murderer” a number of times. I have seen him dismantle Quinton “The Rampage” Jackson twice, as well as seen his loses to Tito, Vitor, and most recently CroCop. He is the real deal, no doubt about it. He’s a striker like Chuck Liddell, but his style in my opinion is very different from the Icemans. When the bell rings, he’s a charger (except against Victor - lol), where as Liddell likes, or appears to like, knocking you out as you charge him. Anyway, the interesting this here is he’s a champ, but he had the living crap beat out of him in his last fight against CroCop (his head was cracked open). This is first fight since that butt whooping. How will he respond? I think I can relate. When I was in 4th grade I got in a fight where the guy punched me in the breadbasket. I lost. I also cried. Anyway a couple of weeks later I got socked in the garbage by this weird dude. I cried then too. So, I think Silva is going to go down again: Henderson in a unanimous decision.

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P.S. - A couple of years after I graduated college, I stopped into a Taco Bell sometime before midnight and the guy who had punched me in the garbage back in forth grade was asleep in a booth. If I recall correctly he had a piece of rice stuck in one of his eyebrows. I didn’t cry this time. In your face!