Skip Pulley

  Mike Check: The Top 5 Reasons Mike Tyson Will Never Be Considered One of the Greatest (pound for pound) Fighters Ever Pound for Pound, He Would Not Even Make the Top 20 by Skip Pulley I know there are a lot of die-hard Tyson fans out there who remember him in is youth as indestructible, so I will cut right to the chase... Number one: He beat some good fighters, but he never beat a great fighter. This was not all Mike's fault. In fact, I don't think anyone is to blame for the lack of quality opponents in the heavyweight division at that time. He came up through the ranks at a time when the division was statistically the worst in boxing. Added to the lack of real competition was the corporate re-structuring of the boxing mecca Las Vegas in the wake of almost 3 decades of mob control. The new breed of promoters and hotel/casino owners built heavyweight boxing up to an almost gladiator-like opulent spectacle and they were thirsty for blood. Watching a human bulldog like Mike r...

  Chasing History or Listening to His Story by Skip Pulley Is creating a scapegoat the treatment for guilt or part of the cause? The cure is accountability. I had been previously criticized for my stance on defending MLB superstar Barry Bonds in his chase for the all time home run record held by Hank Aaron. This has nothing to do with my personal opinion of Bonds (which is low) but my love of the sport and my refusal to play the all American blame-game. Many of the fans, writers and players who attack Bonds’ status and credibility often make an unfair comparison to the man whose record he is about to break. This is a last ditch effort to assuage the inherited guilt of racism and the “sins of the father” most notably segregation. Henry Louis Aaron was born on February 5, 1934 in Mobile, Alabama. No one under the age of 40 can even imagine the adverse conditions he had to endure as a young black man to play the game that he loved so dearly. In High school, he was such a proficient ba...

ACC: Atlantic Coast "Creature" (as in monster) Skip Pulley The phenomenon of Atlantic Coast Conference Basketball causes many to speak of its' legendary players and storied rivalries as a footnote to the sheer influence and unbound enthusiasm of a giant in the world of sports. It has often been said in modern society that entire organizations can develop human-like personality traits, especially when that organization involves diverse groups of people or money or both. What about part of an organization? Let's say, a conference. I remember as a child growing up in North Carolina that there was not and could never be anything greater than ACC Basketball. Not even the age-old and ever defiant Titan NASCAR, pulling its golden chariot of revenue and popularity could dare challenge the might of deep seeded, passionate and undying support for what we know as the Atlantic Coast Conference. During the winter months in the areas affected by this conference, the individual perf...