"GEO'S WISDOM CORNER" A Special Corner by George Elsasser

Bragging Rights Corner is proud to add another eminent Corner to its roster. It is written by our very gifted in-house boxing encyclopedia Geo Elsasser.

Geo, we thank you for all you do; just keep imparting the knowledge...

"ROY JR. FROM A NEUTRAL STANCE"
"This is not one of them best pound for pound things … they do nothing for me … anyway, those type scribblings are normally tainted by the author’s rooting interest rather than from the unclouded view of a neutral stance."

"THE CRUISERWEIGHTS"
Life couldn't be better … fite night … the beer and soft drinks are in place … as is the chips and pretzels...And then you hear it from one of the hacks doing commentary over the magic-lantern … "Rattlesnake is a good one … problem is he's only a Cruiserweight … too small for the big guys in the heavyweight division."

"HEAVYWEIGHT PICTURE" (Circa June 2002)
"Scanning the respective standings, along with the usual suspects, I counted not one, nor two … but no less than three masked men … four if we count the IBF #2 slot … someone with the name "Not Rated."

"IF IT'S BROKE, FIX IT"
"And so, in light of recent revelations of crookedness, perhaps with luck ... as in mucho luck ... a major change could be unveiled come the new millennium ... as in a return to a similar format of yesteryears. No need for the original eight divisions arrangement ... can still have 17 belts up for grabs ... but that's it ... a single champ at each weight class ... and let the games begin!"

"PLAY IT AGAIN, SAM"
"...'The Lamp' shouted the word like a yesterday crier -6-6, 6-7, 6-8 -and 240, 250, 260 -much too big for the smaller past champions of days gone by -and then they fell- supermen or not they all went down much like a Friday nite street hooker on a good evening's work. Enter Wladimir Klitschko..."

"THIRD MAN THEME"
"At first they were subtle ... 'safety' measures ... a fourth ring strand ... to protect those sitting ringside from becoming crushed by a dreadnought exiting via the top strand of rope. Other insights resulted in the standing 8-count and three-knockdown rules ... a helper of sorts ... to assist the "third man in the ring" in calling a stoppage earlier rather than later. And then the coup-de-grace ... a third judge ... and the referee no longer took part in scoring a fight..."

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