Emanuel Augustus

Alright, this guy is my current favorite fighter/role-model right now. Hopefully you've heard of him. If you haven't: He's got one of the worst records in boxing (34-27-6) but he's fought everybody, he's fought frequently, and often on short-notice. He's like a throw back to boxing fifty/sixty years ago, when boxers were fighters by trade, took fights on practically no notice, and didn't mind fighting every other week. Look him up sometime, and just see who he's fought, it's like a who's who at 135 pounds. One thing about him, though, if you're looking for a lesson on the fundamentals of boxing, Augustus is not what you're looking for. His style is completely unorthadox. While he has very good boxing skills, the closest thing that I could descibe his style as is "drunken boxing". If you've ever seen Jackie Chan's "Drunken Master", then you know what I'm talking about. It can be incredible to watch. Very cool fighter. Not to say he doesn't have faults, he does shut down on offense sometimes, and he likes to clown a lot, but really...you can tell when he's in the zone, and it's pretty unbeleivable to see. Some of the best out there duck this guy, cause he's so crazy to fight. Floyd Mayweather said that Augustus was the toughest opponent he ever faced, and the one who gave him the most problems. So...

Well anyways, I wanted to give everyone a head's up. He's been picked as a last minute sub for a fight against Kid Diamond. It should be a great fight. And if Augustus wins it'll probably be enough to propell him into title contention. Which is awesome. So yeah, it's on the Versus network (formerly OLN "Outdoor Living Network") tomorrow night (01/11) at 9PM Eastern Time. Like I say, should be a great fight. And if you've never seen Augustus fight, you should definitely check it out.