Newsflash; Governor Scott Walker didn't want his beloved Packers to lose, but don't get it twisted, he's all about the Big Bad NFL having the right to bust the Referee Union. You don't have to be a genius to know 5'9 Wide receivers aren't even supposed to be on the field when a hail marry is called- but that don't mean your immune to getting screwed. Boxing fans like myself went to bed last night because we aren't strangers to the "life Isn't fair" element intervening into our viewing experience. We get screwed 5 times a year tops, and our promoters aren't bound to the perception of socialized fairness like Roger Goodell. Football Fans don't get it, they got you, and bitch you ain't going nowhere-so stay out of the boardroom and keep your outrage relegated to Twitter. What Scott Walker wont tell you is Fiscal Austerity measures have commenced and the NFL isn't about to create another privileged class of people because you want the refs to get the calls right. Pensions for part time employees? when the rest of the NFL employees had the rug pulled from right out under them? please. It's not a matter of what the NFL brings in, its a matter of allocation and probably the breaks they receive from the Government for keeping the corporate status quo. The owners who are about profit gave Goodell his marching orders, and they are willing to lose games to keep overhead down. Labor busting is about systematically lowering the standard of living and allowing the rich to get richer, just ask Scott Walker. In Boxing we go into every big fight with the reality of bad judging hanging over our heads, even corruption-but we don't respond like infants if things go wrong especially if we know what we saw. In Big Boy Land you know that things may run smoothly, and then they may not-but you don't act as if you have recourse when you don't. The NFL isn't in the business of doing anything because it's "fair", even their "Safety" platform is rooted in the reality that they are staring down the barrel of a historic lawsuit. They protect their wallet, not their integrity, integrity is something you can forfeit if your taking the same trip to the bank. Boxing has been dying for 30 years, and lacks integrity-but a handful of men still make it to the bank so integrity isn't on the "to do" list of our Sport. We cant even make a pact between thieves, we cant even come to terms on a merger that would put all the fighters under an association and hire a commissioner to legitimize us to much larger corporate opportunities. THE MAFIA saw the benefit in a national commission, the NFL only merged with the AFL when the upstart league started hitting owners in the checkbook via bidding wars so don't be so idealistic about "your" football. Did you know it can be considered criminal to do anything (no matter how "fair") that isnt in the best financial interests of shareholder first and foremost?. If you think for one minute the NFL isn't using our sport as a case study in negative fan reaction your kidding yourself- this will last a week and more of you will watch for the added attraction of being fucking outraged. Drug dealers, once they have a strong consumer base start cutting the quality of their shit to increase profit margin-sound familiar?. The drug dealer knows by that point the addict is no longer in their right mind, dependant and not exactly a hardcore consumer advocate. When you reserve a tombstone in your favorite teams logo and colors, Roger Goodell knows-and he can take you for granted. The NFL is at the point where they know the truth about us, we're strung out and all we're good for is watching the next game that they air-what do you think the Thursday game is about?. Welcome to Big Boy Land football fan, we here in Boxing have been here for years and we haven't forgotten about your high handed comments about us in years past. How does it feel?. Helpless?. Of course you are. The only difference between you and me is I'm gonna turn to the Redzone Channel next week like a good little junkie and i wont miss a wink of sleep if some shit goes wrong. You?. Well; you'll tune in with the false idea that you and the NFL are "in this together", that you and Aaron Rogers can impact a corporate monolith and how they do business - Good Luck with that Baby Boy.
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