last nite i got the chance to catch the de la hoya - hopkins fight with rocks and....none other than....my dad...??? (hhahah)

unfortunately, DLH went down.

he was doing really good for the first 6 rounds. but by the 7th, he was losing gas and showing some signs of fatigue. finally by the 9th, oscar de la hoya took a really nasty blow to his ribs, most likely his liver, and lost his breath momentarily. that is, momentarily long enough that he was counted out.
tko's suck ass.

but hey, i applaud hopkins for what he is. i cant deny his skill. hes a champion. he even used my move...beat down on the body and the head will fall with it. not because it works..but because im not a very tall man..and really, beating on your body is often my option. however, if you do fight me, itd be adviseable to cover up your mug anyways, as i know that youll expect me to beat down on your body and just because youll be hunched over in your fighting stance.
pretty slick huh? thats just me.

anyhow, both fighters were ready. one was just a little more ready than the other, thats all. then again...thats not just all, that's everything.

oscar wanted to win. he wanted to wind badly, im sure of it. but did he wanna win badly enough?
lets look at hopkins on the other hand...he had everything to gain from this fight. it was the first time he could really prove to everyone that he was a legitimate champion capable of kicking another champ's ass. and he did prove that, indeed.

oscar wanted it..im not taking anything away from him..but did he want it that much? with all the titles hes obtained in the past..and the money he has..i think he lost his hunger.

harper, a guy that was in jail...with no hope or job waiting for him once he got out, had no choice, virtually, to make a living other than to box. in this case, yes, hopkins was hungrIER last nite and is probably still hungry until he fights more champions with such acclaim.

often people ask me what's my secret to success. i dont have my own personal self-help program out there with books and tapes..and a meal plan. shoot, i cant even quote a bunch of famous people for their thoughts on the matter (i dont know enough quotes to even do that). but to answer that commonly asked question...id have to say

stay hungry.

this applies to so many things on so many different levels.

stay hungry can mean literally stay hungry. in the case of trying to lose body fat for example, stay hungry will mean exactly as dictated. stay hungry.
stay hungry after a meal - don't overeat; everything in moderation
stay hungry going to bed - don't eat before you sleep. you need to have your body awake and able to metabolize those nutrients efficiently.

i can say stay hungry in terms of your involvment in academia.
meaning stay hungry in association with your work..and your grades. never be satiated. never be satisified. there's always room for improvement.

i can say stay hungry in terms of love and relationships.
dont overindulge yourself with the presence of your partner. dont haphazardly use those 3 important words we often long to hear as self-gratification. stay hungry can mean dont lose all the fire in a few weeks. pace yourself. give yourself some space once in awhile and enjoy your friends too...alone time is ok (and no, im not backing masturbation here).

i can say stay hungry throughout life.
always strive...dont get too comfortable where you are; keep pushing; keep climbing.

and before this entry gets too corny and cliche,
i'll say stay hungry and leave you to think how many different ways this can apply to any situation.

me personally, ill always stay hungry and ill even pass that philosophy down to my kids. sure, ill probably spoil them the first couple of years but eventually, when the time comes to really mold them into responsible human beings, leave it up to pops to discipline. oh theyll stay hungry...you can bet on that.

as for oscar last nite, it was said that he hired a nutritionist and trained really hard to prepare for his match.
it showed as you can see..moving up in weight class doesnt necessarily mean gaining fat and water mass. oscar used science and gained muscle mass since muscle is more dense than fat. sweet science oscar..sweet science.


[makes me wanna step my training another notch...
dude was ripped! geezus, mary and joseph!]

but as i was saying..all the money in the world..the best nutritionist, the most cutting-edge training regimen...this all means nothing if you arent hungry (enough).

but yea...im getting hungry and i plan on sleeping by 3am...in this case, imma tap into some of my mom's longan stash and a naval orange of my own.

[an editorial that is so distasteful, yet so true that even i can't bear to read]
[an underdog]
[the dog's demise]

later, you hungry buncha kids.