• Mickey Rourke wins boxing fight against rival half his age in Moscow
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[img]http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/modal_800/2014/11/mickey_rourke_boxing_h_2014.jpg[/img] Mickey Rourke may have hung up his gloves 20 years ago, but in Moscow Friday night he proved his boxing mettle in an exhibition match where he beat a man more than half his age. Rourke, 62, who was nominated for a best acting Oscar in 2009 for playing an aging sportsman making a comeback in [I]The Wrestler[/I], took on Elliot Seymour, a former California Golden Gloves champion 33 years his junior. In a match at Moscow's downtown Rossia concert hall, the actor — who has been in intensive training in the Russian capital under the guidance of Mike Roach, a former coach for boxers Mike Tyson and Oscar De La Hoya — sent Seymour crashing to the canvas twice in the second round before the referee stopped the match. Rourke was an amateur boxer before turning to acting and before finding Hollywood fame in Adrian Lyne's 1986 erotic thriller [I]Nine 1/2 Weeks[/I]. He did not explain why he wanted to get back in the ring, but organizers said that both competitors had been paid handsomely for the bout, though they declined to give precise figures. [URL="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mickey-rourke-wins-boxing-fight-752780?utm_source=twitter"][Click here to read more][/URL]
This was questionable at best, here's some "highlight" footage. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAWJIJagTDs[/media]
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its an exhibition match not a professional fight it literally cannot be "fixed" there is no prize to be gained. As for taking a dive, clearly people here have never taken a punch to the liver. Hes not taking a dive, hes just a bum and hes not in there to get hurt for an exhibition match.
[QUOTE=dilzinyomouth;46598467]its an exhibition match not a professional fight it literally cannot be "fixed" there is no prize to be gained. As for taking a dive, clearly people here have never taken a punch to the liver. Hes not taking a dive, hes just a bum and hes not in there to get hurt for an exhibition match.[/QUOTE] Uhhh... Matches are usually fixed because people bet on them. Why couldn't this one be fixed? [editline]29.11.2014[/editline] Why the dumb? If you could bet on when the royal baby was born then you most likely can bet on a fucking exhibition match.
[QUOTE=dilzinyomouth;46598467]its an exhibition match not a professional fight it literally cannot be "fixed" there is no prize to be gained.[/QUOTE] bragging rights/arrogance fuel for Rourke [QUOTE=dilzinyomouth;46598467]As for taking a dive, clearly people here have never taken a punch to the liver. Hes not taking a dive, hes just a bum and hes not in there to get hurt for an exhibition match.[/QUOTE] Seymour had absolutely no aggression, i don't even think he used his right hand once (also that w/l ratio)
They probably both made shitloads of money, maybe loosing was part of the deal. I wouldn't mind loosing to some dude for a couple of millions.
[QUOTE=nater;46598161]This was questionable at best, here's some "highlight" footage. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAWJIJagTDs[/media][/QUOTE] My God! It happened so slow he didn't have time to react!
[QUOTE=dilzinyomouth;46598467]its an exhibition match not a professional fight it literally cannot be "fixed" there is no prize to be gained. As for taking a dive, clearly people here have never taken a punch to the liver. Hes not taking a dive, hes just a bum and hes not in there to get hurt for an exhibition match.[/QUOTE] I box competitively for the university I go to. You can clearly see from the position of Mickey's hips that he was arm punching. And if anything that was not a direct hit to the liver, if anything it was a hit to the lower-mid ribs which are shielded by the oblique muscles. And considering it was part way through round 2, the other guy clearly wouldn't have been tired enough to get rocked by such a hit. TL;DR they totally staged it
[QUOTE=dilzinyomouth;46598467]its an exhibition match not a professional fight it literally cannot be "fixed" there is no prize to be gained. As for taking a dive, clearly people here have never taken a punch to the liver. Hes not taking a dive, hes just a bum and hes not in there to get hurt for an exhibition match.[/QUOTE] The first dive resulted from a punch to the left side (which seemed to mostly miss the body entirely.) The liver is located in the right side in the vast majority of people.
You can tell that he's either not trying at all or he's just an absolutely terrible boxer. Rourke has his guard down constantly and the other guy never even tries to hit him.
[QUOTE=Derubermensch;46600942]I box competitively for the university I go to. You can clearly see from the position of Mickey's hips that he was arm punching. And if anything that was not a direct hit to the liver, if anything it was a hit to the lower-mid ribs which are shielded by the oblique muscles. And considering it was part way through round 2, the other guy clearly wouldn't have been tired enough to get rocked by such a hit. TL;DR they totally staged it[/QUOTE] yeah yeah, I've boxed competitively for well over 10 years. You dont need a massive hip swung bomb to land a clean dig to the liver and drop someone. People said the same shit when Hopkins knocked out DLH with a shot to the liver, that it was staged because nobody saw the punch. Not staged, just not dramatic. [editline]30th November 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=Taishu;46601095]The first dive resulted from a punch to the left side (which seemed to mostly miss the body entirely.) The liver is located in the right side in the vast majority of people.[/QUOTE] the punch that stopped the fight is clearly a liver shot. Mickey is leading with his left hand, i.e his left hand hits his opponents right side. It was a liver shot. The first dive is a hook to the ribs/kidneys on his left side, yes.
Why'd he even come back if he's gonna fix the match? He has all the money in the world so i cant imagine its for profit. This is just sad.
maybe Im just getting wires crossed here His opponent is a bum who just showed up for a payday - I just don't see how this is a "fixed" fight. If I'm an out of work fighter who gets payed just to show up, I'm quitting as soon as possible so I don't get any permanent damage.
[QUOTE=dilzinyomouth;46603778]maybe Im just getting wires crossed here His opponent is a bum who just showed up for a payday - I just don't see how this is a "fixed" fight. If I'm an out of work fighter who gets payed just to show up, I'm quitting as soon as possible so I don't get any permanent damage.[/QUOTE] If you pick up a professional match and decide to fuck around for a while and then end the fight just to get paid without actually being sportsmanlike then it's collusion which is the exact same as fixing the match.
[QUOTE=Ganerumo;46604897]If you pick up a professional match and decide to fuck around for a while and then end the fight just to get paid without actually being sportsmanlike then it's collusion which is the exact same as fixing the match.[/QUOTE] Its not a professional fight though. Its an exhibition match. There is no purse. They got payed an appearance fee like you would for any entertainment production, i.e both seymour and Rourke have already been paid in full. Fixing a fight would be paying someone specifically to lose when the bets come in favorable.
[QUOTE=dilzinyomouth;46604964]Its not a professional fight though. Its an exhibition match. There is no purse. They got payed an appearance fee like you would for any entertainment production, i.e both seymour and Rourke have already been paid in full. Fixing a fight would be paying someone specifically to lose when the bets come in favorable.[/QUOTE] Well, he quite clearly didn't care about winning. Which isn't _quite_ as egregious, but is still pretty bad
How come its ok for him to fight guys half his age but its not ok for me to beat up 9 year olds? Fucking double standards
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