Boxers are enigmas. For ex., although they risk their lives each time they compete, many are safest when they are inside the ring. The British newspaper News of the World reported yesterday that former undefeated world champion Joe Calzaghe has developed a cocaine problem since retiring from the ring. Calzaghe confessed to the British daily, "I very much regret my occasional use of cocaine in what have sometimes been the long days since my retirement from the ring." Calzaghe's problems are common. Many boxers have had difficulty navigating through life outside the ring, whether they were retired or not. Arturo Gatti was a prime example. His partying lifestyle was legendary. He lived the way he fought--at 150 mph. Both his manager Pat Lynch and his promoter Main Events dreaded the months between his fights. (I was PR Director of Main Events at this time) We spent the time between bouts anxiously awaiting his return to training camp. In camp Gatti was disciplined and he focused on the task at hand. Also, he was many miles removed from the hell-raising environments that he frequented between fights. Gatti and Calzaghe, like most boxers, built their lives around training camp and their next bouts. It forced them to be disciplined and provided them with boundaries and restrictions. In Calzaghe's case, now that he is retired he will need to find another purpose that will demand from him the same type of discipline. Let's hope he finds it . . .
So Gilbert Arenas, a guy who already has a prior gun possession conviction, is sentenced to only 30 days in a halfway house. Only 30 days despite his storing four guns in his team locker and allegedly challenging a teammate to an O.K. Corral-style duel. Meanwhile, Plaxico Burress, who had no prior record and who threatened nobody with his gun, was given two years in prison. And although Burress' gun did fire accidently, he was the only person injured by it. Pathetic . . . New York Post basketball columnist Peter Vecsey ripped the ridiculous ruling in his Sunday "Hoop Du Jour" column . . .
Perhaps it's nothing, but my eyebrows were raised when I heard that Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger is not attending the team's voluntary offseason workout program--especially since only a week ago head coach Mike Tomlin announced that Big Ben was expected to attend . . .
Can it really be the first time since 2004 that Duke has reached the Final Four? . . .
NY Yankees GM Brian Cashman says that Joba Chamberlain's long term role with the Yanks has not yet been determined . . . There isn't much to determine. Either the guy works effectively in the bullpen or he must be traded. I'm wondering whether Cashman is still floating the idea of Chamberlain as a potential starter for no other reason than to increase his trade value . . .
If you would like to apply for the position of St. John's University men's basketball team apply here. No experience necessary . . .
Although the Bible advises that "this too shall pass", it obviously is not referring to poor pitching performances from Mike Pelfrey. The NY Mets starter was pounded yesterday for six runs and 12 hits in a loss to the Cardinals . . .
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