Comments on: Kim Tong-hyung is a sports writing god…

By: mjw

mjw — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:51:10 +0000

Andy,

If you like boxing, then your sportswriter god status has to go to ESPN’s Dan Rafael. The man is KNOWS boxing, is terrifically prolific, and is a great read to boot.

By: cmm

cmm — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:31:45 +0000

Choi’s only hope is to refine the “hard knee to the balls” move that he pulled off a time or two in his rematch with Mighty-Mo. It was the only reason he was able to edge by Mighty-Mo, who beat Choi down in their previous fight. Guys like Mighty-Mo are much more exciting to watch, especially when they aren’t holding back tears for having their testicles launched up into their stomach.

By: peninsular aborigine

peninsular aborigine — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:01:14 +0000

# 6, Why do you Dis him?

By: arthjourneyman

arthjourneyman — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:47:47 +0000

Oh my…Fedor Emelianenko vs Choi Hong Man…even if it’s an insult to the sport, I’d love to see that fight.

By: red sparrow

red sparrow — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:37:26 +0000

World’s biggest rapper? Someone should send the writer a copy of Shaquille O’Neal’s god-awful, dreadful album.

By: Andy Jackson

Andy Jackson — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:33:00 +0000

mjw,
Perhaps the god of the sports writing netherworld? Maybe the Pluto of sports writers?

Maybe it’s because I was a boxing fan before I started watching K-1, but I can’t forgive Choi for still not having learned the art of the stiff jab.

By: mjw

mjw — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:10:01 +0000

Kim is a great writer. But beyond being humorous, his criticism goes beyond the standards of even a sports journalist. In particular, his continuously negative articles about Park Chan-ho over the past year have been over the line in their callousness. The implication is that Park is some kind of asshole who deserves to be ridiculed because he can’t pitch as well as his glory days. Lot’s of athletes rise and fall, some never rise at all. Kim’s writing often strikes me as uncaring and cheap.

A sports writing god, I think not.

By: ZZOOzzoo

ZZOOzzoo — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:02:47 +0000

All this negative publicity does not bode well for Choi’s eagerly anticipated singer debut next month.

By: gbevers

gbevers — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:06:39 +0000

I watched the fight and thought Choi did pretty well for being so big and awkward, but he was not good enough. The French guy was just too good. Anyway, I think Choi did better in this fight than he did in the last one he “supposedly” won. One thing he did do wrong was let the French guy get away from him too easily.

I noticed that one of the Korean announcers of the fight was also nitpicking Choi’s fighting skills for some reason. He seems to be losing Korean support.

I think it is still too early to write off Choi. He just needs more experience and some new tricks that take full advantage of his size and strength. Even without a powerful punch, he could still be pushing his opponents around the ring like rag dolls, which would eventually wear them down.

I am curious to see what he will be like in a year or two.