Originally Posted by Digipimp

He hasn't really wanted to fight truly for years. He's doing it to pay his bills and the money he owes. He's at that point that athletes all get to where they're body doesn't do what their mind is telling it to do.

He idenitifies himself with being the most feared and exciting boxer we've ever seen and he was. But his body can't make it happen anymore and people aren't scared of him, so it's two strikes against him going into the ring. Add in that he doesn't want to fight and it's already over before it starts.

I just hope he stays close to boxing, not in the ring, but outside it. He was always a favorite of mine and always will be. He knows a ton about boxing and the history and the fighters. I hope he's around the sport somehow. No matter how old he is and how past his prime he is, people still want Mike almost as much as ever.