Anybody see this documentary? Just got a chance to, been playing on the Sundance Channel. I'm surprised at how little pub this film has gotten. Maybe because he's no longer a star. It's really a fantastic piece of work. We all know the sanitized story ESPN and HBO used to spew regarding Kassim Ouma. This film makes you actually feel it and see it up close. Kassim, really is a fantastic and interesting personality. Makes you wonder what might have been if he was just a little bit better then he was, or a little more disciplined outside of the ring and the gym. I think he could have been an iconic personality and great for the sport. Unfortunately it wasn't meant to be. <object height="385" width="640"> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ru_CQVgtWVM?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="640"></object>
It was good, and even more depressing and sad than I expected. Kassim says that as a kid, he "enjoyed" torturing people.
Yes. It shows him getting schooled. It actually features his losses to Karmazin and Jermaine more then any of his wins.
Which, the fight or my little interjection into this Karmazin love-fest? I'll bet it doesn't have the Karmazin fight. That would ruin the symmetry.:boring:
How about Ouma's knock out of Candelo? Or his win over Jantuah? I think he was w better fight than a lot of guys who have gotten more praise than he. He also beat Verno Phillips twice. Tony Marshall. And Bunema too, when it meant something. I'd like to have seen Cotto vs. a prime Ouma. Or PBF. They might not have won.
Ouma was an exciting fighter. Lots of potential. Unfortunately, his early life, his fighting style and his love of weed, lends itself to a short shelf life. Like I said. If he was just a little bit better or more disciplined, his personality could have transformed him into a boxing superstar.
