Totally insane.

Thanks, Sam. I tried to do a serious piece about an event that, aside from the business aspect of it, isn’t serious at all. Glad you found something of value in the article.

Thanks so much for your really generous take on the piece. It’s greatly appreciated.

Thanks for reading, and for letting me know you liked the piece. And I agree with you about boxers and MMA fighters moving into each other’s sports.

Thank you. There are lots of ways to place illegal bets, even big ones. I’ve seen people do it literally thousands of times.

Maybe you can be Mayweather’s 51st opponent. You’ve got the requisite qualifications.

Thanks for reading the piece, and your comments. For the record, though, the video clips that accompany the article were not supplied by me, and were not the ones I looked at. I have no idea what’s in them.

I have no quarrel with either fighter cooking up this foolishness in order to get paid. That’s what they do for their livelihoods. But a commission’s function is to oversee the safety of fighters performing in their its state, and to at least demand a simulacrum of parity on the part of the participants. Approving…

Glad you liked it. Thanks so much for letting me know.

No, it’s fine. It was good of you to call it to my attention.

I’m really flattered that some of my work renewed your interest in boxing. And I thank you for buying the book. My colleagues are among the best boxing writers (best writers in general) I’ve ever read.

A number of people have mentioned this. Thanks for catching it.

I think if you plug in my name and boxing on any search engine, most of my stuff will turn up. Thanks for your interest in it.

I’m sure, as you say, he’s a tough character. He’s not a boxer, though. That’s apparent from his sparring clips, and will be more apparent on the night of the fight.

Thanks, David. I thought I did. And some of the comments certainly make it seem that way.

Glad you made it to the end, man. Thanks for that.

That’s quite a compliment. I’m very flattered. Thanks.

Thanks for letting me know, man. I’m happy that you enjoyed the piece.

That’s very kind of you to say. I take it much to heart. Thanks.

They really do take this shit personally, don’t they?