Twelve Step Sports Addict

It was announced the other day that on the next Elite XC fighting card that Kevin (Kimbo Slice) Ferguson, will be fighting Ken Shamrock on October 4th. Being a huge MMA fan, I find myself for the first time not really knowing who to root for. Kimbo, is trying to get legitimacy, as he is a newcomer to the sport, but Shamrock is trying to prove that he isn’t at the end of the line in his career. I have never been a real huge fan of Ken as he always seems to be starting fights that he can’t finish. Talking tons of trash to competators that end up soundly beating him. But any true fan of the sport can remember the young Shamrock getting awesome wins in Japan and some in the UFC. I guess I would like to see Kimbo win a hard fought match, enough to prove that Shamrock has heart, but Kimbo is legit. People love to bash Kimbo, saying he is a circus attraction. I don’t think so, he works hard, trains with a legend (Bas Rutten), and has a deep respect for the sport. I try not to remember that he hangs around with a pretty shady entourage and sports a logo for a porno site on his shirt after fights, but that is besides the point.  I hope it is a good fight, and expect a recap after it is over on my blog here. If I am really lucky, I can get some video too.

 As for today, my day off, I had a full day. I attempted to write an article for this site about being a pro boxer and the steps one has to take. My title for my blog is an insight to what is going on in my life as a recovering alchoholic. Continuing care this morning, and a session with my psychologist later. It’s a grind, a fight, but one, I realized that I can never give up, not for a minute. I will say that I miss the White Sox games that I used to go to a few years ago, having a few beers and cheering for a win. As I am still a rabid Sox fan, I still cheer for the team, but every time I watch a game, it reminds me what I used to be. People like Kimbo and Shamrock, feel the need to prove to the world that they have it, that they are tough, I spend every day having to prove to myself, as well as others, that I’m normal. I will have lots to write about this subject as time goes on, but for now, I wanted to give a little insight to a typical thought process for me. Every day I stay in control is a won battle, in a war that will never end.ML

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