By William Trillo
This past weekend I took a break from my normal boxing coverage in order to get my yearly dose of The Professional Bull Riders Tour. Without a doubt, the PBR is a must-see Adrenalin rush that would satisfy the palette of rabid boxing fans looking for an off-boxing weekend fix.
In a nutshell, the “Unleash The Beast” event is two nights long. The first night riders take to the bulls looking to make the eight second ride to qualify to go to the final round the following evening. Night number two culminates with the top qualifiers mounting up on the toughest bulls on the circuit.
From the top qualifying rider on down, the cowboys get to choose which bull they will take on for the final ride of the event. Just like the riders, bulls are ranked, so there is no secret about which one would pose the most difficult challenge. The field of bulls is impressive, but some of them are clearly leaps and bounds stronger, meaner, and tougher than others.
On this particular evening the tour’s top rider, Cassio Dias, made it to the final round. When it was his turn to choose a bull to ride, instead of “Cherry Picking” a lesser bull in order to keep his tour lead intact, Dias looked over the field and picked the toughest bull in the country, his name is Man Eater. For the record, Man Eater had never been successfully ridden. Every rider to a man was dispatched in less than eight seconds by the world class bucking fireball.
But this is what Champions do. If you want to be the best, you have to beat the best. No ducking for a lesser opponent here. No looking for a foe that is a bit too old, or a bit too small to provide a real challenge.
The result of the head-to-head battle you ask?
Not only did Dias conquer the dreaded and up until then unridden Man Eater, but he posted the best score seen on the PBR tour in the last four years. Needless to say, with the bold move and his fourth win this year, Cassio tightened his grip on his standing as the number one rider on the planet. To put that in boxing terminology, Cassio Dias is currently the best Pound4Pound rider on the planet.
That’s how it’s done boys and girls.
Do you feel me?
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