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Originally Posted by migo
Fair point on Gong. I'd forgotten about him. It's difficult to talk about his mentality since he's dead and we can't ask him.
However, the same could be said for someone with a mentality like yours who decides to fight against a mugging (because you don't want to give in and then get killed, typical mentality I see on RBSD boards), and ends up getting shot by one of his buddies. For all we know it has happened, but it's less likely to make the news as an RBSD personality is no where near the same level of the celebrity heirarchy as Alex Gong was.
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Try looking up Carl Cestari (who just recently died of old age) or Bob Kasper who past a while ago of Old age. You could also argue that James Keating is but I'll admit that might be pushing it.
Of course none of these guys saw fighting as a sport but as an instinct bred into humans for survival or battle field combat so of course their celebrity isn't that huge because they don't just go around picking fights, or agreeing to them for money or titles.
Also try looking up Lee Murray
Lee Murray Stabbed In Critical Condition - SubFighter.com. He was also in a bit of trouble for some B&E.
For all the RBSD people I have encountered it's about being able to defend yourself when
necessary and only then. Avoidance is the key to that. I started a thread awhile ago on here about that same subject. I'll see if I can find it and post a link.
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