I’ve been to Rome. They say it wasn’t built in a day. Ironically, you can see everything worth seeing there in a day. It’s the Colosseum. That’s it. But that’s honestly not a knock on Rome. The Colosseum is that worth it.
When I took a tour of the Colosseum I was in total amazement. I was hanging onto every word the tour guide said. He was just saying things I had never heard any other person say before. He was staying stuff like:
“Yeah they would have anything fight in here. It started out as man vs man but then they got bored. They’d have man vs. bear. Bear vs lion. Women vs. midget. Really anything people would find interesting they would have fight”
I’m not making that up. That’s a direct quote. I was stunned. You mean to tell me not too long ago the people who shaped the very institutions we hold close today were seeing how man would fare against a bear. That’s mind blowing. Obviously nothing even close to that could ever happen again…
…. or like could it?
I mean if I really had to map it out i’d say we’re closer to fighting bears than one might think. I’m very confident in that fact. I’d say we’re probably four years away from fighting bears.
We care so much more about excitement and entertainment than we do about skill. This was made apparent with the hype around the Logan Paul and KSI fight. Two Youtubers with no professional fighting experience under their belt drew one of the biggest crowds the sport has ever experienced. We will continue to chase this entertainment high and as time goes on we will need more and more antics to be satisfied.
Here’s a quick snapshot of how I see society moving forward from a primetime YouTuber fight:
- YouTubers will fight professional boxers
- Boxers will Fight MMA stars in the octagon (not the same as MMA moving into boxing like Connor did already)
- A professional boxer will fight an internet troll
- Professional athletes from the same sport will fight each other
- Professional athletes from different sports will fight each other
- A winner from either of the two previous bullets will fight a professional boxer
- Logan Paul will fight a bear
Should be a fun.
