I do not promote fighting. I don’t encourage it, instigate it, support it, or persuade people to try it. I do however, find it hard to turn away from it.
Have you ever been to HockeyFights.com? NO? Ok, stop what you’re doin’, cuz I’m about to ruin, the image and the style that you’re used to….(Humpty)
Sorry for that, but seriously stop reading right here and go check out HockeyFights.com.
Did you really go? Or are you cheating and just reading on? Well, if you went, then you’ll understand what I’m saying here…I don’t like to watch people get pummeled, in fact, it actually makes my bones hurt to watch some of these fights. At a hockey game “live” the scene is crazy….Imagine it from both perspectives:
PLAYER: On skates, in front of 17,000 screaming fans, blood pressure 245/195, guy across from you is bigger, and for some reason he’s smiling….
JOE FAN: His first ever National Hockey League Fight, contemplating doing 2 different things; Cheering and pumping his arms like a rock em’ sock em’ robot and spilling beer on the family in front of him….OR…crossing his arms and taking note of every single aspect of the encounter, studying, perched from his seat in section 322.
Mark Rycroft turned me on to this site because he was telling me about a fight he had on March 17th, 2007 against Daniel Carcillo of the Phoenix Coyotes. Mark was playing for the Avalanche at the time and was a pretty scrappy 3rd or 4th line guy. Carcillo was a rookie, but stories had surfaced around the league that he could hold his own when the gloves got dropped. Mark knew this. In fact, let me paraphrase what he told me before I watched this fight: “Keefer….I knew the second I got tangled up with this dude, that I was in for a ride…He’s a tough little (PG-13) and I knew I had to throw as many punches as I could to stay alive.”
Watch the fight for yourself. Mark doesn’t win the fight, but he doesn’t back down either. I was impressed with the way he handled himself, in fact, I have more respect for him now, for NOT backing away.
My point is this, don’t fight. Don’t instigate fighting. Don’t be that guy that no-one likes to hang out with because they’re all scared you’ll lose your mind, snap, and go nuts on random people just to show how tough you are. Be a sane, intelligent individual and figure things out like an adult. With that being said, if you are just slightly interested and you just want to take a little peak at some pretty awesome fights, go to HockeyFights.com. I’m just sayin’…
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