I agree with you completely that kids come first. I guess the
problem I had with Anthony's decision was the weight he assigned
each choice. He chose to go for the million and lose some respect,
as opposed to maintaining respect and fighting the man he said he
would fight. He would still have a shot at the million if he fought
Jimmy Lange, just maybe not as easy a shot as he assumed (apparently
correctly assumed) Brent would be. His goal, as it should be, is
the million bucks. I just think the trade-off was a little uneven.
The respect of his peers in exchange for a slightly better chance at
the million? Karma may come back to take HIM down in three rounds.


--- In TheContender@yahoogroups.com, Heather Davis
<sweetpea46214@y...> wrote:
> I would have to say no.Because if it came down to it i
> would do just the same.Granted i wouldnt like that
> people thought badly of me but your kids always come
> before others any day.
> --- mr_schutte <mr_schutte@y...> wrote:
> >
> > I'm really disappointed in Anthony. I understand
> > the reasoning behind
> > his decision, but I think it's flawed. He is
> > operating under the
> > assumption that he will win the $1 million and by
> > doing so will make
> > life easier for himself and his kids. While that
> > may be true, it is
> > just as likely (perhaps more so) that he will not
> > win the $1 million,
> > but that he and his family will get by ok just the
> > same. What he
> > sacrificed tonight, in order to possibly make it
> > easier to put food on
> > his kids' table, is a measure of integrity. His
> > kids will be far more
> > disserved in the future by the damage this has done
> > to his character
> > than they would be had he stuck to his word and
> > fought Jimmy, lost the
> > fight, and had to earn a living the old-fashioned
> > way. He lost a
> > great deal of respect, and in exchange only gained
> > the chance to fight
> > another day. Maybe for him it's worth it.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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