He's def a smart dude but he was more going for the fact that wrestling's fake and scripted... MMA has been around far longer than the UFC cmon people
Yeah, that was not a statement about wrestling being fake... That was a satirical comment on the dark flawed, utterly, fucked-up, dark side of the of modern American culture..
"The decadence..."
Sadly I have witnessed the majority of my peers; fellow persons who were at most 15 when the fear and loathing movie was released; continue to call themselves fans or followers, cracking jokes about his how incomprehensible he sometimes seemed to be, without even a slight understanding of his works.
You took that wrong. He meant in the sense that Wrestling is fictional entertainment based whilst boxing is an actual sport and that by combining the two boxing would cease being real and become a soap opera.
His love of boxing is well documented, he wrote, on ESPN's page 2, that he bet the "yokel" Hasim Rahman, to be Lennox Lewis in April of 2000. It reminded him of Buster Douglas beating Mike Tyson, he said. "We had a new heavyweight champion, and my bet would pay off handsomely."
morty there already was a ufc at the time,ut was just better then,not as many rules
lucky77st 2 months ago
Americas answer to Shane MacGowan in the right way. Intelligent, educated and a hell of a lot of integrity. I miss him! Conny
tpm111 4 months ago
@tpm111 Hunter S. Thompson is a legend. Shane MacGowan is a subhuman cunt. Fuck off negerbög.
Zalman1337 3 months ago
long live gonzo
kevintangodavies 6 months ago
can't get into Hunter...
paulpellicci 7 months ago
@paulpellicci gotta understand sarcasm, political humor, and iconoclastic contempt for authoritarianism
M0j0S0D0pe420 6 months ago
that dude is of a strange bread
hashkat 7 months ago
@hashkat Bread? you mean breed lol
Newworldfortomorrow 6 months ago
HAHAHA "...some kind of weird wrestling league.....'you don't understand, polo is my life, who's going to take care of my ponies?'"
identicaltesticles 1 year ago 6
i respect him alot, but i just cant understand a fucking thing hes saying
smellyfistoffury 1 year ago
where'd you get this?
sparrow1235 1 year ago
@sparrow1235 probably taped it off pbs or what ever channel it was on then posted it here
turdlinger5000 5 months ago
This journalist is super! But is he a robot?? He's trained in his business
robsteries 1 year ago
Polo is my life can be found at a site called theslaver com
testerz123456 1 year ago
What book about muhammed ali are they talking about? I can't hear the name of the author.
AegisJosh 1 year ago
He's def a smart dude but he was more going for the fact that wrestling's fake and scripted... MMA has been around far longer than the UFC cmon people
MickSwagger187 2 years ago
Yeah, that was not a statement about wrestling being fake... That was a satirical comment on the dark flawed, utterly, fucked-up, dark side of the of modern American culture..
"The decadence..."
Sadly I have witnessed the majority of my peers; fellow persons who were at most 15 when the fear and loathing movie was released; continue to call themselves fans or followers, cracking jokes about his how incomprehensible he sometimes seemed to be, without even a slight understanding of his works.
Baxxter101 2 years ago
You are incredibly smart... I'm just not on your level. Thanks for putting me in my place
MickSwagger187 2 years ago
You are most welcome kind sir.
Baxxter101 2 years ago
He predicted UFC and MMA.
mortysand 2 years ago 53
@mortysand Indeed
alexwojcik 1 year ago
@mortysand Yea he totally does, that's crazy. Dude was so ahead of his time.
wtffinethen14 1 year ago
i wonder if he actually went to hang with hunter s thompson.
i know i would.
helloimmatt2 2 years ago
HUnter Thompson é foda!!!!!!!!!!!
kibedemosca 2 years ago
I love that he's wearing Oscar Acosta's medallion.
SharksKid 3 years ago 17
i wonder what ever really happend to that old 300 pound somoan lol
jakechar23 2 years ago 2
@jakechar23 got thrown over board on a boat trip to mexico, most likely.
PortlyPete 1 year ago
Probably chuckling at us all from the bowels of Hades.
8483223 1 year ago
Yes! I noticed that! I love how he fed into and increased his own mythology. What a raving genius.
apacolipps 2 years ago
"i think boxing and wrestling are about to merge"
i guess he was right...
UFC?
TeenageHandModel1 3 years ago 4
UFC est. 1993
rthtf7 3 years ago
Teenage:
You took that wrong. He meant in the sense that Wrestling is fictional entertainment based whilst boxing is an actual sport and that by combining the two boxing would cease being real and become a soap opera.
I thought the same thing for a second too.
Mrgyn 3 years ago
Note that this was before Pacman Jones (a thug) got suspended for a year in the NFL and went on to do some "pro" wrestling.
Autonomy07 4 years ago
His love of boxing is well documented, he wrote, on ESPN's page 2, that he bet the "yokel" Hasim Rahman, to be Lennox Lewis in April of 2000. It reminded him of Buster Douglas beating Mike Tyson, he said. "We had a new heavyweight champion, and my bet would pay off handsomely."
ews136 4 years ago
The god has spoken... I hope he is riding the best motorcycle ever on his road through the sky... Chee-jahh...
Wildberg1981 4 years ago
this is like god talking
flypaper73 4 years ago
Thank you Hunter!!!
WillowNomad 4 years ago
He kina predicted UFC ;) when he said Boxing and Wresting will mix... Also im pretty sure mike tyson tried to wrestle..
Rivercity 5 years ago