michael watson. ..against michael watson in 1991, where michael watson received such a pasting that afterwards you are putting young men in the ring, knowing that their lives could be lost, and you are making a tidy profit out of that. where is the morality in that? well, i mean, i could take instance with you on several... the michael watson fight, of course, michael was winning every round and didn't take any punishment until one punch — which shows you, you know, what the slight difference is between victory and defeat. and secondly, by the way, that show lost a fortune of money, never sold enough tickets, and it's probably ended up being the worst day of my life — nothing to do with money, but purely because michael watson was injured. we all have to take responsibility for being involved in that, but it is a balancing act between the right of the individual to pursue the career they want — they want a career. you know, i could quote you thousands of instances where far more people lose their lives each year mountaineering than even remotely gets close to boxing, for example. and there is