The strange case of Kimo…
By Robert Przybylo
BPrzybylo@opubco.com
Two weeks ago there were reports from New Zealand about the death of actor Jeff Goldblum. Nobody was shocked more than Goldblum when he found out he was supposed to be dead.
Have a feeling a certain MMA fighter knows what that feels like right about now. The news was broken on an MMA message board earlier this week that Kimo Leopoldo had died from a heart attack in Costa Rica.
So imagine the shock (for some) when Kimo showed up alive and well on Tuesday.
It’s a strange situation, to say the least. Do you put the blame on message board poster? Or the media outlets (yours truly included) for believing it?
I’ll say this for my part: I saw it on the message board. Went to at least a half dozen other MMA sites for confirmation and then went on with the blog post.
It does show just how much power message boards have in sports/media nowadays. I hope the original poster seriously had no idea that he was posting bad information.
Honest mistakes can be forgiven (even something as big as this). But just outright posting wrong stuff, ooh, that gets Boneman going.
Kimo held a press conference earlier this week, and he is thinking about legal action. The key, of course, would be to prove the original poster knew 100 percent the information was bogus. How you do that? I don’t know.
Those thinking this is a ploy to bring Kimo’s name back to the forefront are almost as bad. He had his days, let him enjoy his life now. Good to know Kimo and his family are doing well, though.
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Showtime has announced its first installment of the “Super Six” super middleweight boxing round robin tournament.
It will start Oct. 17 with Carl Froch vs. Andre Dirrell and Arthur Abraham vs. Jermain Taylor. Following that will be a Nov. 21 bout between Mikkel Kessler vs. Andre Ward.
Looking at that lineup, it would not shock me to see World 3, USA 0. The inclusion of Dirrell and Ward irks me at times. Maybe I have my Allan Green blinders on, but just feel the Tulsa native has earned this right.
I get that Dirrell and Ward might become posters boys for the USA if they fare well in the “Super Six.” But they also might be overwhelmed by the moment where Green is primed and ready for his. Just a thought.
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