Gable brutally KOd by a bum

[BAC]

On 9/20/2026 at 5:23 PM, Sulyvahn said:

I remember how rampant the athlete hero worship was. Oh Gable can do anything, he'll be a tech billionaire if he wants to go that route.

That's not what I remember.  What I remember is everyone mourning the loss of one of wrestling's GOATS as he moved on to other endeavors that he may or may not be good at, but almost certainly wouldn't be as good at as he is in wrestling.

[ionel]

On 9/20/2026 at 3:23 PM, Sulyvahn said:

I remember how rampant the athlete hero worship was. Oh Gable can do anything, he'll be a tech billionaire if he wants to go that route. Everyone tearfully wave your handkerchief in gratitude as he steps into the sunset ...

You talk'n bout Stevenson? 

[RAFWiki]

[Gene Mills Fan]

Talk Talk Walk Walk time

Edited September 23 by Gene Mills Fan

[LJB]

It is not the critic who counts;

not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled,

or where the doer of deeds could have done better.

The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood;

who strives valiantly;

who errs and comes short again and again;

who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause;

who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement;

and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly;

so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.

[dragit]

1 hour ago, LJB said:

It is not the critic who counts;

not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled,

or where the doer of deeds could have done better.

The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood;

who strives valiantly;

who errs and comes short again and again;

who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause;

who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement;

and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly;

so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.

Love that but still selfishly hoping he switches back to the arena where he could realistically have more consequential victories. 

[Hammerlock3]

1 hour ago, LJB said:

It is not the critic who counts;

not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled,

or where the doer of deeds could have done better.

The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood;

who strives valiantly;

who errs and comes short again and again;

who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause;

who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement;

and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly;

so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.

LOL look at the pompous grandstanding. Straw mean devastated as usual. 

[LJB]

3 minutes ago, Hammerlock3 said:

LOL look at the pompous grandstanding. Straw mean devastated as usual. 

 

[D3 for LU]

On 9/23/2026 at 9:23 AM, LJB said:

It is not the critic who counts;

not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled,

or where the doer of deeds could have done better.

The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood;

who strives valiantly;

who errs and comes short again and again;

who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause;

who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement;

and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly;

so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.

Have you read Edmund Morris' trilogy bio of Theodore Roosevelt?

An amazing account of TR from his beginnings to his passing... Teddy gave his famous Citizenship in a Republic speech—popularly known as "The Man in the Arena"—at the Sorbonne in Paris, France, on April 23, 1910

I recounted that speech to my nephew during his senior season of HS wrestling at the family dinner @ Christmastime.

He took it to heart in the post season by winning his districts in NJ... better than the rest of his uncles at the dinnertable, including yours truly! 

D3

[LJB]

i have not...

by all accounts Teddy was a great hang...

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

21 minutes ago, LJB said:

i have not...

by all accounts Teddy was a great hang...

Teddy Jr. was pretty squared away too.  (esp. on 6/6/44).  Worth looking into.

[Rassling]

don’t like the guy - never did. Glad he lost the way he did. 

[D3 for LU]

7 minutes ago, Rassling said:

don’t like the guy - never did. Glad he lost the way he did. 

Roosevelt or Steveson?

D3

[Rassling]

1 minute ago, D3 for LU said:

Roosevelt or Steveson?

D3

Stevenson

We visited Teddy’s home back in elementary school days during by a field  trip. Never forgot that. I like him for many reasons especially what he did to protect and preserve our wilderness for future generations.

[mspart]

He lived in the wilderness for a time, trying to cattle ranch in North Dakota.   He apparently loved the wildness there but the winters were just too brutal for the cattle.  They figured he was a city slicker and he rode hard with them.   David McCullough wrote a book called Brave Companions: Portraits in History   It is good but a little boring.   But he recounts a lot of historical figures I had  no idea about.   Wonder how the Humboldt penguin, squid, and straits got their name.   Read the book.   I found this fascinating.   The book is pretty good for the most part but a little slow when he gets into contemporaries of his.   

Sorry for the font change.   Not intentional.  Came with the title of the book. 

mspart

[Rassling]

28 minutes ago, mspart said:

He lived in the wilderness for a time, trying to cattle ranch in North Dakota.   He apparently loved the wildness there but the winters were just too brutal for the cattle.  They figured he was a city slicker and he rode hard with them.   David McCullough wrote a book called Brave Companions: Portraits in History   It is good but a little boring.   But he recounts a lot of historical figures I had  no idea about.   Wonder how the Humboldt penguin, squid, and straits got their name.   Read the book.   I found this fascinating.   The book is pretty good for the most part but a little slow when he gets into contemporaries of his.   

Sorry for the font change.   Not intentional.  Came with the title of the book. 

mspart

good stuff 

[Ohio Elite]

 

[SCWrestlingCoach]

Who cares what Bo Nickal has to say about fighting or anything else. He just tries to get clicks chimming in on everything. Shut up! Not a Steveson fan either, but Bo hasn't beaten anyone any good either.

[Caveira]

4 hours ago, Ohio Elite said:

 

I don’t know if I would beat you in a wrestling match.   Lol 

the whole exchange prolly never happened 

Edited October 20 by Caveira

[WrestlingRash]

I hate when wrestlers get into the UFC and forget their best skill. Why would you box with a striker? Ground and pound all day and he would have won easily. 

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

44 minutes ago, Caveira said:

I don’t know if I would beat you in a wrestling match.   Lol 

the whole exchange prolly never happened 

Gable in a wrestling match hurts Bo more than RDR did in MMA.

Does Bo forget that embarrassing display happened?

[Caveira]

4 minutes ago, Interviewed_at_Weehawken said:

Gable in a wrestling match hurts Bo more than RDR did in MMA.

Does Bo forget that embarrassing display happened?

He forgets about a lot of embarrassing displays.  Like beating chimpanzees and gorillas 
 

 

 

[Hammerlock3]

1 hour ago, Caveira said:

I don’t know if I would beat you in a wrestling match.   Lol 

the whole exchange prolly never happened 

if nickal and steveson tried to have an argument the charisma vacuum might suck in space time itself....if it even happened they were both probably constantly looking at whoever else was present to figure out if they were being cool or not.

 

Edited October 20 by Hammerlock3

[alex1fly]

10 hours ago, Ohio Elite said:

Bo Nickal is the Unreliable Narrator personified. 

[ScottishSteel]

16 hours ago, Hammerlock3 said:

if nickal and steveson tried to have an argument the charisma vacuum might suck in space time itself....if it even happened they were both probably constantly looking at whoever else was present to figure out if they were being cool or not.

 

"whoever else was present" = Anthony Cassar who almost definitely is telling Bo he's being cool no matter what