The round girls had it right -- wearing bikinis and hot pants at the tournament -- because it was hot and with over 1,000 of us packed into the arena, I'm surely wasn't the only one who thought about stripping down to their undies! It was hot outside but it was cooking inside and with the intensity of all the fights, the crowd was on fire!!!
It was another action-packed day at a yet another boxing tournament but this tournament was out in Seoul. Like Thursday's tournament, Snickers and I had arrived with WOW President but we hadn't invited anyone else to come with us this time.
In between the two title match, main event fights, a journalist approached Snickers and asked him to go on record whether or not he's retired from boxing. "You were the former Super Light Champion and successfully defended your title but have you stepped out of the ring?" he asked. "Yes, I won't be the Super Light Champion again but it's because I don't want to be. I am training to be the next champion in a different weight class. I'm coming back, just wait."
It was like music to my ears. I puffed up like a proud peacock and stood a little straighter, a little taller, knowing full well that Snickers meant every word he said. Snickers is one of those people that when he puts his mind to something there is simply no stopping him. He can do everything and anything he wants if he commits to it. Snickers is committed to becoming champion again and I think he's going after the Welterweight Champion title -- a title once worn by our teammate, Panty Boy Jr.
I always leave a live boxing tournament with such a highly rejuvinated and bursting-at-the-seems passion for boxing and today was no different. It was a long, hot day inside that arena and the fact that I had picked out my former coach's voice from amongst the crowd was, well, very "heart-pulling" if that's even such a word. I had picked out his voice, looked up and low and behold there he was -- standing right across from me on the other side of the ring. He was a temp corner coach for a fighter today. Seeing him was like running into an ex -- you wish them well but don't really care to see them doing so well without you. That's exactly how I feel this is playing out too, as if we were former lovers or something because his manner towards me, and lack there of it, fits the stereotypical ex manner. Anyways, after the fight we went up to him to say hi. He smiled and said hi to Snickers but when I reached out my hand and said hi, he totally looked past me and then turned as if I weren't even exsisted -- hello couple fight manner! I appreciated a random fan noticing my extended hand and taking it upon himself to high five me but that's not what I was really going for. WOW President was quick to notice what had happened, he was confused and he looked at me as if to say sorry.
I will admit it, I was hurt. This was now the second time I've run into him at a tournament since our parting in December and though it wasn't accompanied with him shoving me with his shoulder like the first time, none the less it was disappointing. Ironically enough, he is everything and nothing I want to be like as a coach... but I still do miss him so much.
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