Post by Boxing World Online on Jul 30, 2023 11:48:19 GMT -6
Our reporter and his blonde companion sit watching baseball at Bazz with Cassandra Lynn Scerbo, Poindexter Del Crunchy, and the Man In The Hat.
Reporter: "Well. Not that many weeks left before it will be football we'll be watching on Sundays..."
Tess: "And, the way the Cards and Pirates are playing, that can't come soon enough..."
Man In The Hat: "You might be able to put both those teams together and STILL not have a contender the way they're goin'..."
Reporter: "Let's talk FCBA and the pay-per-view..."
Cassie: "Botez might be flying under the radar, because it was a BIG PPV, but she looked REALLY good."
Pointy: "Definitely on OUR radar..."
Cassie: "de Armas, Roberts, and Free are back on track. Ziegler's still on a roll. Some impressive efforts at flyweight..."
Man In The Hat: "Lind, Robbie, Olsen. They all looked good. Scott looks to be out of her slump. It was nice to see Peyton win again. And, of course, Bella is Bella. One of a kind. Wouldn't trade her one up for anyone in the FCBA."
Pointy: "Huge win for one of Wizardo's favorites, ALEXIS Ren, going to have to use the first name now..."
Man In The Hat (laughing): "Yes, you will..."
Pointy: "Palicki is still Palicki. Gillan was impressive again. Strijd may yet break into the elite level at welter, and Theron. Knock me over with a bloody feather on that one."
Tess: "Upset of the year, right?"
Man In The Hat (nodding): "Take NOTHIN' away from Charlize, but that's UPTON. Yeah. It's a huge upset."
Tess: "Let's talk titles. Chopra. Go back a couple of years and folks had to be wondering if she'd ever win a title. Now, she's won the Ice Hotel and the bantam gold in back-to-back years..."
Cassie: "And, she beat KOSARIN. No easy trick."
Man In The Hat: "As always, Cassandra Lynn is right. That's impressive stuff from Priyanka. Sometimes, you just have to stick WITH a kid. The hard part is determinin' when you've done that long enough, when it's time to cut bait. Hawk's pretty good at that. He hung with Big Choppy, and she's payin' dividends for him."
Reporter (smiling): "Let's bring this back around to Ren...or, the Rens, so to speak. I know you're a big fan of Alexis, but you went and got a Ren of your OWN..."
Man In The Hat: "Yes, we did, and we're VERY high on 'The Russian Revolution'. There were some things to like against Pike. Some things we DIDN'T like, too. That's to be expected. We'll build on the former and work on the latter. Cristy's gonna be a factor. Light. Welter. Beach. JMDD. She's gonna be a factor."
Tess: "Let's talk about your other PPV fight. Tough result..."
Man In The Hat (nodding): "First, let's congratulate Av. I've never been prouder of any fighter I've ever had in this organization than I am of Av. Kid had the deck stacked against her about as high as you can stack a deck. But, Av is...well. Special. I remember the day she came back here to take over the office, when her fightin' dreams had been dashed. And, she THREW HERSELF INTO IT. Man, did she make a difference around here. She had the place runnin' like a fine time piece in no time. She ALWAYS wants to be great, no matter WHAT she's doin'. And, I couldn't be HAPPIER that she's BECOME great in the ring. She's gonna have those belts in her trophy case and have those memories. I'm happy for the kid. REALLY happy for her."
Tess: "But, also disappointed for Ariel..."
Man In The Hat: "Disappointed FOR her. Not disappointed IN her. Kid went in there and fought VERY well and nearly came out on top. Disappointed FOR her, because it took her FIVE FREAKIN' YEARS to get a second opportunity. It took this stable more than FOUR years. So. We have to face the fact that Ari may NEVER win the flyweight gold. That may have been the last chance she gets. But. We've got OTHER things we can do. She's been workin' mainly on the beach and at JMD. So, we'll make efforts there with her. Maybe we push at the Ice Hotel. We won't GIVE UP on the lineal belts, of course. But, we'll try OTHER things, too. We don't want the kid to wait another five years to get a shot at some gold."
Reporter: "I don't want to bring up a sore subject, but you've had two title shots in the last two months..."
Pointy: "Son, I still have a big drawer of radishes and I CAN make you eat them..."
Man In The Hat (laughing): "It's fine. Yeah. We ain't happy about it. Add in the title DEFENSE we lost, and we're 0-3 in title fights. Not what we want. But. It ain't easy at that level. Two shots in two months, three in the last four. We've gotten a lot of opportunities. Three is a pretty good year for us. There have been plenty of years when we didn't get THAT many. So, we've had some shots. Now, let's reset..."
Tess: "How do you mean?"
Man In The Hat: "Well. We're out of most of the pictures now. We just had the JMDD titles, just had a shot at light, just had a shot at fly, where we almost NEVER get a shot. We haven't gotten a ton of traction on the beach...YET. That will come. There are plenty of folks ahead of us at bantam. We're nowhere near deservin' a shot at welter. We're just not gonna be in the mix for a while. That's OK. It happens. What we do now is reset and keep workin'. We get fights for girls like Mikayla and Cristy who've just gotten started. We keep developin' Olivia, Marie and Tate. And, everybody else keeps workin', tryin' ta stack Ws and get back in the mix..."
Reporter: "Do you expect another shot this year?"
Man In The Hat: "As things stand now, no. I don't. But, that's OK. We've had some opportunities. That's all we can ask for. Now. When we get some frost on the pumpkin, things may change. We'll see. But, tomorrow, we just get back to work and see what happens. Now. Let's watch some ball, shall we?"
Reporter: "Well. Not that many weeks left before it will be football we'll be watching on Sundays..."
Tess: "And, the way the Cards and Pirates are playing, that can't come soon enough..."
Man In The Hat: "You might be able to put both those teams together and STILL not have a contender the way they're goin'..."
Reporter: "Let's talk FCBA and the pay-per-view..."
Cassie: "Botez might be flying under the radar, because it was a BIG PPV, but she looked REALLY good."
Pointy: "Definitely on OUR radar..."
Cassie: "de Armas, Roberts, and Free are back on track. Ziegler's still on a roll. Some impressive efforts at flyweight..."
Man In The Hat: "Lind, Robbie, Olsen. They all looked good. Scott looks to be out of her slump. It was nice to see Peyton win again. And, of course, Bella is Bella. One of a kind. Wouldn't trade her one up for anyone in the FCBA."
Pointy: "Huge win for one of Wizardo's favorites, ALEXIS Ren, going to have to use the first name now..."
Man In The Hat (laughing): "Yes, you will..."
Pointy: "Palicki is still Palicki. Gillan was impressive again. Strijd may yet break into the elite level at welter, and Theron. Knock me over with a bloody feather on that one."
Tess: "Upset of the year, right?"
Man In The Hat (nodding): "Take NOTHIN' away from Charlize, but that's UPTON. Yeah. It's a huge upset."
Tess: "Let's talk titles. Chopra. Go back a couple of years and folks had to be wondering if she'd ever win a title. Now, she's won the Ice Hotel and the bantam gold in back-to-back years..."
Cassie: "And, she beat KOSARIN. No easy trick."
Man In The Hat: "As always, Cassandra Lynn is right. That's impressive stuff from Priyanka. Sometimes, you just have to stick WITH a kid. The hard part is determinin' when you've done that long enough, when it's time to cut bait. Hawk's pretty good at that. He hung with Big Choppy, and she's payin' dividends for him."
Reporter (smiling): "Let's bring this back around to Ren...or, the Rens, so to speak. I know you're a big fan of Alexis, but you went and got a Ren of your OWN..."
Man In The Hat: "Yes, we did, and we're VERY high on 'The Russian Revolution'. There were some things to like against Pike. Some things we DIDN'T like, too. That's to be expected. We'll build on the former and work on the latter. Cristy's gonna be a factor. Light. Welter. Beach. JMDD. She's gonna be a factor."
Tess: "Let's talk about your other PPV fight. Tough result..."
Man In The Hat (nodding): "First, let's congratulate Av. I've never been prouder of any fighter I've ever had in this organization than I am of Av. Kid had the deck stacked against her about as high as you can stack a deck. But, Av is...well. Special. I remember the day she came back here to take over the office, when her fightin' dreams had been dashed. And, she THREW HERSELF INTO IT. Man, did she make a difference around here. She had the place runnin' like a fine time piece in no time. She ALWAYS wants to be great, no matter WHAT she's doin'. And, I couldn't be HAPPIER that she's BECOME great in the ring. She's gonna have those belts in her trophy case and have those memories. I'm happy for the kid. REALLY happy for her."
Tess: "But, also disappointed for Ariel..."
Man In The Hat: "Disappointed FOR her. Not disappointed IN her. Kid went in there and fought VERY well and nearly came out on top. Disappointed FOR her, because it took her FIVE FREAKIN' YEARS to get a second opportunity. It took this stable more than FOUR years. So. We have to face the fact that Ari may NEVER win the flyweight gold. That may have been the last chance she gets. But. We've got OTHER things we can do. She's been workin' mainly on the beach and at JMD. So, we'll make efforts there with her. Maybe we push at the Ice Hotel. We won't GIVE UP on the lineal belts, of course. But, we'll try OTHER things, too. We don't want the kid to wait another five years to get a shot at some gold."
Reporter: "I don't want to bring up a sore subject, but you've had two title shots in the last two months..."
Pointy: "Son, I still have a big drawer of radishes and I CAN make you eat them..."
Man In The Hat (laughing): "It's fine. Yeah. We ain't happy about it. Add in the title DEFENSE we lost, and we're 0-3 in title fights. Not what we want. But. It ain't easy at that level. Two shots in two months, three in the last four. We've gotten a lot of opportunities. Three is a pretty good year for us. There have been plenty of years when we didn't get THAT many. So, we've had some shots. Now, let's reset..."
Tess: "How do you mean?"
Man In The Hat: "Well. We're out of most of the pictures now. We just had the JMDD titles, just had a shot at light, just had a shot at fly, where we almost NEVER get a shot. We haven't gotten a ton of traction on the beach...YET. That will come. There are plenty of folks ahead of us at bantam. We're nowhere near deservin' a shot at welter. We're just not gonna be in the mix for a while. That's OK. It happens. What we do now is reset and keep workin'. We get fights for girls like Mikayla and Cristy who've just gotten started. We keep developin' Olivia, Marie and Tate. And, everybody else keeps workin', tryin' ta stack Ws and get back in the mix..."
Reporter: "Do you expect another shot this year?"
Man In The Hat: "As things stand now, no. I don't. But, that's OK. We've had some opportunities. That's all we can ask for. Now. When we get some frost on the pumpkin, things may change. We'll see. But, tomorrow, we just get back to work and see what happens. Now. Let's watch some ball, shall we?"