Harding boxing not as bad as could be
Lorrie Kim
really wasn't sordid in itself, apart from the gimmick. Of course, they
were entirely mismatched and Jones, after getting in one good hit to the
jaw in the first round, spent the second and third rounds trying to get
away. But they were friendly and respectful to each other afterwards.
Harding complimented Jones and seemed happy that it was conducted
reasonably as a sporting event. They weren't exploited -- they were
dressed like boxers and they weren't ridiculed. Harding was given her due
as a world-class athlete and Jones was praised for having the guts to
fight her. Harding obviously enjoyed competing. I bet she does this
again.
Lorrie Kim
lor...@plover.com
OS
Compared to the Glutton Bowl, it is definately upper crust programming :-)
Rina
Harding performed with elegance and dignity. She represented all of us in
figure skating superbly. I am very, very proud. Maybe she has opened the
door for more figure skating bouts.
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Terry Hall
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> This *was* a classy event! Except for the cheap shot at the end, I thought
> Harding performed with elegance and dignity. She represented all of us in
> figure skating superbly. I am very, very proud. Maybe she has opened the
> door for more figure skating bouts.
Put her against Pasha Grishuk! Pasha is always wanting to get in the public
eye. Here's her chance!
Terry Hall
Head of Special Duties Section
Portland Ice Skating Society - New Zealand's Tonya Harding fan club
http://www.geocities.com/portice
Craig
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> "Rina" <rinar...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:FeVj8.13900$P4.11...@newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net...
> > This *was* a classy event! Except for the cheap shot at the end, I thought
> > Harding performed with elegance and dignity. She represented all of us in
> > figure skating superbly. I am very, very proud. Maybe she has opened the
> > door for more figure skating bouts.
>
> Put her against Pasha Grishuk! Pasha is always wanting to get in the public
> eye. Here's her chance!
I'd say put Tonya in there with Nancy. They could probably even
put that on Pay-Per-View. I'd pay ten bucks to see it, fifteen max. :-)
Terry Hall
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Too obvious. That was probably the original idea, but Nancy would've turned
it down.
Pasha would be a much better choice. Given that her main off-ice activity
seems to be stealing other skater's husbands & boyfriends she'd have no
shortage of opponents eager to give her a good thumping. Unlike the
Tonya/Paula bout it'd be a real grudge match.
lefty
> (snip) I thought Harding performed with elegance and dignity.
> She represented all of us in figure skating superbly. (snip)
>Maybe she has opened the door for more figure skating bouts.
I'm not gonna touch that one.
...Jessie?
Fairforall2
>Subject: Re: Harding boxing not as bad as could be
>From: "Rina" rinar...@hotmail.com
>Date: 3/13/02 7:59 PM Pacific Standard Time
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>
>This *was* a classy event! Except for the cheap shot at the end, I thought
>Harding performed with elegance and dignity. She represented all of us in
>figure skating superbly. I am very, very proud. Maybe she has opened the
>door for more figure skating bouts.<
I am sure that every other elite female skater in the World has too much class
to degrade herself in such a manner. Harding continues place her black mark on
figure skating
bagelpuss
Yes, Tonya took a cheap shot AFTER Paula had conceded the fight. I
guess some things never change. ;o)
Hattie54
>figure skating
>
What about the French judge ?? hahahahaha
Harriet
Locutus of Borg
> I did manage to see the Harding/Paula Jones boxing match.
Oh, I made a night of it. I watched Survivor, including the variety of injuries
and cures, and then the celebrity boxing. It was a charming double header, in
its own way. Way better than being held up at the point of a shotgun, for
example.
> It
>really wasn't sordid in itself, apart from the gimmick. Of course, they
>were entirely mismatched and Jones, after getting in one good hit to the
>jaw in the first round, spent the second and third rounds trying to get
>away.
Very much reminded of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. "Run away!!!!"
> But they were friendly and respectful to each other afterwards.
Considering the fact that nobody mentioned that Bonaducci (sp?) kept hitting
his opponent on the back of the head... I'm surprised anyone noticed that Tonya
stuck Paula after she surrendered. I guess the difference is, Barry whoozit was
running away without giving up and falling down a lot, while Paula just said
she wanted to quit. Ref was slow to call the fight, so Tonya wins.
>Harding complimented Jones and seemed happy that it was conducted
>reasonably as a sporting event.
I think she was happy because a) she won, and b) she was the one paid to wear
the temporary tattoo advertising in the bout, c) she got to wear the white robe
instead of the black robe and the snazzy red white and blue trunks and d) she
was the main event. I don't think it had anything to do with the mock sport.
It so very reminded me of pro skating events, complete with the
outraged/overenthusiastic commentators trying desperately to make these
pathetic attempts at sport seem important and special and athletic. I'm
surprised the Brady Bunch guy didn't have a heart attack, so in-shape he
wasn't, yet they tried to talk it up like it was a noble attempt. Please.
Tonya at least looked to be in shape, and she moved her feet. But boy did Paula
clock her one in round 1.
> They weren't exploited --
Define "exploited" for me. I think using their sordid reputations as an
audience draw is certainly exploitation of a sort.
What frightens me is this might become a series. But if it does, I hope Tonya
continues in it, because she'd finally find something to do with herself.
> they were
>dressed like boxers and they weren't ridiculed.
No, but that Vanilla Ice guy was. Wasn't there a comment about swinging a
purse?
> Harding was given her due
>as a world-class athlete and Jones was praised for having the guts to
>fight her. Harding obviously enjoyed competing. I bet she does this
>again.
Definitely agree with that. Hey, it seems like honest work.
Peg
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lacunae
but it was before the referee actually stepped in and stopped the fight
paula's concession didn't visually look much different than the
hiding & running she spent most of the final round doing...
(at least on tv...)
Bruce Scott TOK
few months... oh well), but did see the write-up on the Page 2 site on
ESPN. The funniest line: [hyping Paula Jones] ``and she has gone toe to
toe with the most powerful man in America'' :-))))))
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Caryl Mire
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In article <a6tbjp...@subds.rzg.mpg.de>, b...@rzg.mpg.de (Bruce Scott TOK)
wrote:
Nah, the funniest line is after between rounds and Paula had taken a
whooping and the announcer said "You gotta give Paul Jones a lot of
respect." (meaning for staying in the ring and not conceding the fight)
Didn't see it broadcast, just saw bits of pieces on ET.
Caryl