Rusty Rubin, Managing Editor
www.ringsports.com

This weekend, we can watch a very interesting heavyweight fight which may have an impact in the heavyweight division..

The fight takes place in the Buffalo, NY, home of the 2-1 favorite, Baby Joe Mesi. His opponent is an old friend of mine from the amateur ranks, DaVarryl Williamson.

The knock on Mesi has been he has been ‘protected’ and has not fought a credible foe. It’s a legitimate one, and this match is a step up in class.

Williamson, out of Denver, Co. is a small heavyweight but a solid puncher, although a late starter in the pro ranks. He is coming off shoulder surgery, and the resulting layoff.

This is not an easy fight to figure. Since both guys are big hitters, and we have to realize that Williamson is not going to allow this fight go to a hometown decision. And that may leave him open to a big KO punch by Mesi.

So how do we pick this fight? Simple. Bet the under. Neither wants this bout to go the distance.

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Agree or disagree, I’d like to hear from you.

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Please say a prayer for the return to health of boxing promoter Moe Smith, who had a four by-pass surgery on Thursday. Moe has done much for our sport. Cards can be sent to Moe at: 2713 E. 1st St., Post Falls, ID. 82854. By the way I spoke to Moe late last week and he’s home and doing great. Can’t keep a good man down.

Please say prayers for former top-notch fighter Art Soto, who is having some severe health problems from Alzheimers and cancer.

Chas. Shandor, father in law of Ringsports.com writer Nick Constantine has been diagnosed with cancer and needs your prayers.

Your prayers have worked and Martin Sommers is no longer in hospice care, and in fact, is at home recovering. He and his family pass along their heartfelt thanks, and ask that your prayers continue.

Also down but not out with cancer is Kathy Cerola, sister of top referee Elmo Adolph, and my best friend and co-founder of Glove2Glove, Susiey Walker.
Needless to say we need prayers for the return to health of both former champs Greg Page and Gerald McClellan, both confined to wheelchairs.

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Touching on politics briefly:

It may be that our President and his advisors miscalculated the dangers of what has come to be called “Cowboy Diplomacy”.

At first, when the question was asked is the world a safer place now then it was before Sadaam fell, the answer would have been a loud yes. Most people (myself included) agreed that Hussein & Co. had to go. But no one told us or expected us to be locked into a long term police action, that we do not have the resources for. Yet, we cannot abandon our troops or the majority of the Iraqi’s who are indeed our allies and welcome freedom.

And while he is no longer in power, Hussein is/was a cold blooded killer, and certainly many people in Iraq and the rest of the world breathed a collective sigh of relief.

But we can’t breath easier now that our troops are mired in Iraq and now other enemies of freedom, and more dangerous ones then Sadaam, can take liberties because, simply put, we are stretched too thin.

Were we lied to about Iraq? Hard to say, but we certainly weren’t given all the necessary information so a correct decision could be reached. Perhaps our President was not given the info as well. So the fault may well lie with Bush’s ill-advised advisors.

If Iran or North Korea or any rogue Country decides to build nuclear weapons now, do we have the ground forces to stop them? I doubt it, so what’s left but an air attack, possibly nuclear.

Cowboy diplomacy may have worked well on Bonanza and other TV westerns, before the nuclear age, but sadly, it obviously isn’t working now.

Our President has picked a team of advisors who knew how to get him into trouble in Iraq, but have no clue how to get him out of it. Right now we must protect our troops, so we’re stuck there.

I’m not questioning the President’s honesty, but rather his trust in some of his advisors, including his Vice President who has ties to Haliburton, an oil company that he used to be CEO of, and who gets more then their share of Iraqi contracts.

And then President Bush goes before the UN, and asks for help, but tells them essentially that if they choose not to assist us, we’ll go it alone. More cowboy diplomacy that can leave us high and dry. Who the hell is advising him, and why is he listening? In fact, why are they still part of his team? They can only bring him down.

Those are the questions that had better be answered to the satisfaction of the American people, or “W” will be a one term President.***

And briefly, how do we screen to personnel and allow two pro terrorist security guards to watch the terrorist prisoners we harbor at the Guantanamo Bay Navel Base?

If they have infiltrated our military, and this is not the first sign that has happened, how secure can any Americans be? Is something to think about when we go to sleep at night? Or go shopping during the day? It’s like the days of Joe McCarthy, where everyone around us is a communist. Quick, close the door, they’re coming in the window! The sad thing is, this time they truly may be all around us, waiting. While we’re weakening our national defenses by spending much needed money on Iraq’s.

Simply put my friends, we are in a mess!

But don’t panic folks, that’s exactly what the terrorists want. Keep in mind that it’s not quite as bad as it first sounds. We must realize that the vast majority of Muslims believe in the true teaching of the Koran, which is not the new perverted version, and if push comes to shove, they will be there, fighting by our side.***

Finally, to the judge who thinks the rights or telemarketers are more important then the rights of the average American, I can only wish him a month of non-stop thank you messages from every telemarketer in the Country. Maybe then he’ll understand what we go through.

Political feedback:

Again most welcome and will be posted as they arrive.