Fashion Sense

Before I start this, I guess that I need to mention that I'm simply a jeans and tee shirt kinda guy. I may not be on the cover of GQ anytime soon, but I do try to look okay most of the time.

That being said, I have some major gripes about what some people think "looks good". I am so irritated with these guys that don't wear their hats forward...or even backwards, but just cocked off to the side. They look so fucking stupid. Sagging pants is another thing. Why the hell do I care about seeing some douchebag's boxer shorts? Why is he interested in showing them off? Because they are morons, that's why. If my ass starts hanging out of my pants, its time to get a new belt. Granted, I buy pants that actually FIT me, heaven forbid. PULL UP YOUR PANTS!!!

And what's with all these stupid fucking teenagers wearing Che Guevera t-shirts? Do they even know who the man was? Probably not. Educate yourselves first, assholes. The man was a communist. He is the reason that Castro came to power in Cuba. That's someone you want to idolicize?

Moving right along...mullets. I live in Denver, and the other day I went to The Grizzly Rose country dance club. Not my choice. The things men do for the women they like. Anyhow, it was a freakin' mullet convention!!! Even the women had mullets! What. The. Fuck?!?!?

Part II Coming soon...

I'm bored

Yay. Matt's bored again. Nothing to do on this wonderfully gloomy Monday morning. Sometimes I envy people that are busy all day long.

What did I do this weekend? Not much. Shot some pool with friends on Friday, played poker on Saturday so well that I made it home in time to watch Wladimir Klitscho destroy some Cuban fighter in 4 rounds. I completely spaced that I was supposed to be at a wedding that night, too. Oops. Yesterday, I actually parked my ass in front of the TV and watched movies while I waited for a woman I'm interested in to call.(She never did, by the way) Such an exciting life I lead.

I promise that I will have another rant up here this week. I've promised som people to do a rant on some certain fashion trends. Should be fun.

- Matt

What happened over the weekend?

Not a damn thing. I actually spent an entire weekend at home...I was so bored. I think that I must have played about 25 poker tournaments online. Yes, its true. I have no life. :-p

Evander Holyfield is washed up?

Possibly. More than likely. The Real Deal hasn't been the same fighter for years. Now, being the boxing fan that I am, that makes me a veritable expert on the subject. Since everyone knows, that's all it takes to be an expert on any sporting controversies.


Evander Holyfield



Let's take a look at this, shall we? Evander Holyfield, in his last 10 fights, has 3 wins, 5 losses, and 2 draws. However, that isn't really enough to make a judgement. Considering Evander used to be one of the best in the world, I think we need to take a closer look. Of those three wins, Evander beat Vaughn Bean by unanimous decision, John Ruiz by unanimous decision, and Hasim Rahman by technical decision...which was caused by Evander using his head as a jab again, and creating a hematoma on the side of Rahman's forehead. Which, in turn, caused Rahman to say, "I've got a head growing out of my head!"

"I've got a head growing outta my head!" 


Now, the draws that Evander had were against John Ruiz and Lennox Lewis. With both decisions being controversial. The Lewis draw was controversial because just about everyone that saw the fight had Lewis winning handily. All except judge Eugenia Williams who somehow had Holyfield winning the fight. The other draw, against Mr. Ruiz was the opposite. Even I, a proud Holyfield hater, had Evander winning that fight. John Ruiz is known more as a grappler than a boxer. He would rather wrestle around than throw punches. He is also an accomplished actor. Anytime someone lands a solid punch to the body on Ruiz, he crumples to the canvas complaining that he got punched in the jewels. That's what kind of fighter Mr. Ruiz is.

Now, lets look at the most important part of this argument. Evander's five recent losses. Three of them have been in his last three fights. His last five losses were to Lennox Lewis, John Ruiz, Chris Byrd, James Toney, and Larry Donald. The Lennox loss is no biggie. Alot of people lost to the Englishman/Jamaican/Canadian champion. John Ruiz...well, what else can I say about John Ruiz? Chris Byrd is good enough to give anyone fits. However, he doesn't have the power to ever really hurt anyone. I actually call him, Chris "Floats Like a Butterfly, Stings Like a" Byrd. I'm so clever sometimes. Moving on. Evander then lost to James "Lights Out" Toney. Kind of an anomaly in the heavyweight division. Lights Out started as a middleweight, 160 pounds. Moved to Super-Middle, 168 pounds. I believe that he jumped right over Light Heavyweight, and moved directly to Cruiserweight, 190 pounds. Now he's fighting as a heavyweight. Granted, he's got the skills to compete, however, I keep seeing James at 160. The man may be bigger, but he just looks like he's fighting at heavyweight so he doesn't have to avoid the free buffets in Vegas. He actually knocked Evander Holyfield out! With a body shot, no less! Now anyone who has seen Evander fight, knows that he always comes into a fight in prime physical condition. However, the man has gotten old! He's 42 for Christ's sakes! The last loss is probably the most grevious. Larry "Frickin'" Donald. Who's that, you say? Larry is best known for getting bitch slapped by Riddick Bowe at a prefight press conference, and then acting like a deer in the headlights in the ring the next night. He holds a unanimous decision victory over Evander "The Real Deal" Holyfield. And that, in as of itself isn't that bad. The scored were, 119-109 twice, and 118-110. That means two judges had Holyfield winning ONE ROUND!!! The other was much more generous and gave Evander a second round.

Evander has stated after every fight, win, lose, or draw, that he wants to re-unify the heavyweight titles. I'm sorry, but I don't think that Evander can beat ANY of the reigning heavyweight champions. Two of the four, Chris Byrd and John Ruiz, already have wins over the man. Why would the need to fight him again? The other two, Vitali Klitschko and Lamon Brewster...okay, Evander might be able to beat Brewster. Klitschko, I think, might send Holyfield to the morgue. The guy is 6'8, 260 pounds! He's a monster! He basically retired Lennox Lewis, because Lewis refused to fight him again after skating by with a technical decision. I'm sorry, Evander. You gave us some great fights in the past. Your trilogy with Riddick Bowe was something legends were made of. And, as much as I hate to admit it, you are a legend. You have some great names on your record. Most of them, you beat. However, its delusional for you to think that you can still compete, much less still win the titles.

You would think that Holyfield's handlers would see this if they actually cared about the man. Obviously they don't, and only see him as a way to get a few more paydays before they get him killed in the ring. Evander is still a name. One of the few fighters that is known mainstream. Hell, you would think that the man's WIFE would get him to retire.

In conclusion, RETIRE BEFORE YOU GET KILLED HOLYFIELD! Boxing has gotten enough so called "black-eyes" without you adding yours!

Jermaine O'Neal says possible age limit is racist.

A friend emailed this to me this morning. Jermaine O'Neal says that the possible minimum age requirment that the NBA may seek to enforce is not just discrimination, its racist. The story is found here: http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/3533684. Now, my thoughts on this is simply, WHAT THE HELL DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH RACE?!?! Nothing. Nada. Zip. Zero. Zilch. This is just standard practice among some people. "Waaaa! I'm not getting my way! It must be racism!" Please. Yes, most of the athletes in the NBA are black. Yes, most of the NEW athletes that want to be in the NBA are black. So? Forcing them to go to a Division One college is racism? If that's the case, then I wish someone would have been racist towards me when I graduated high school! And let's not forget the maturity a former high school age rookie by the name of Jermaine O'Neal showed us by jumping into the stands to beat the shit out of some fans in Detroit last year. That's something that must be taught in all those Duke, Arizona, and North Carolina college courses. Now, I'm not even a basketball fan. And I had to do a little research to find out who in the hell Jermaine O'Neal is. I'm probably not even spelling his name right. However, the facts remain the same. Making a high school age athlete go to college before becoming a professional is NOT racism. To me, I think that its common sense. It gives the athletes an opportunity to grow in maturity, if not just physically. Jermaine, stop playing the race card. Its gotten old.

Check in tomorrow for my rant on Evander Holyfield.

Here I am!!!

Angry Matt 
Well, I've finally decided to start my own precious little blog, following in the footsteps of a couple of my friends, John, http://johncarmichaels.typepad.com/carmichaels_position/ and Stu, http://itsonlyrocketscience.blogspot.com/. And, as you can tell from the title, this is going to simply be a place for me to vent frustrations about things going on in the world. It may not always be legible, hell, it probably won't even be logical. However, these are MY thoughts. Deal with it.

Okay, a few things about myself. I'm 31, cynical, sarcastic, and, most of the time, angry. I live alone...big surprise, right...with the exception of my two dogs. Once divorced, no kids that I know of, and I come from a loving, caring, dysfunctional family. I've overweight, I drink, I smoke, and I've got a grating sense of humor. So, as to that, take everything I say with a grain of salt. I'm not trying to offend anyone...much.

Most of the subjects I'll cover will probably be a little bit more obscure or cover my favorite sport, boxing. The strangest stuff happens to other people, not to me. And I'll probably even relate some of my more entertaining stories to you all...all three of you that will probably look at this.