Welcome to my new feature. I have realised that as an Alpha male, I've not talked enough about blokey things like beer, football, girls and fighting on this blog. So I thought I'd put that right by making Wednesday bloke day. There are lots of geezers like Andrew Tate etc, telling young men how to be Alpha Males and giving advice on how to do blokish things properly. From what I've seen, such fellows are simply wannabee's who have seen an opportunity to cash in one the fact that a lot of young men are a bit insecure and need role models who can tell them how to be 'proper blokes'. I thought we'd start with a proper bloke subject. Fighting
There is a lot of debate on social media about who would win a fight between 100 men and one silverback gorilla.
Who do you think would win in a fight?
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A. Silverback Gorilla
B. 100 Men pic.twitter.com/73p5MFcnGW
You may ask what I know about such matters. Well, technically I own a boxing gym and some of the UK's top boxers and MMA fighters have trained in it, especially when former top Boxing coach Don Charles was running the gaffe. I've watched these boxers preparing for title bouts, seen the work and chatted with Don about their technique and prospects. My Dad was also a boxer and competed for both the RAF and Army. He taught me the tricks of boxing as a kid and explained to me the art of winning boxing bouts. You don't win by battering your opponent for ten rounds. Mohammed Ali proved this against George Foreman with is rope a dope strategy in the rumble in the jungle. I watched the fight with my Dad and after four rounds, I said to Dad "Foreman is going to kill him". Dad said "No, Foreman will run out of steam in three rounds and Ali will knock him out". Dad explained that boxing is a very tough sport, but if you punch yourself out, then your opponent will win.
Is there a more Alpha male than Mohammed Ali in the history of the human race? A fearless man, prepared to go to jail for his beliefs. A man who out boxed the best boxers in the history of the sport and won. A man who fought in an era when none of the medical checks were done in the way they are now, the MRI machine hadn't been invented. Every time Ali stepped in the ring, he was risking life and limb and he was figting the hardest punchers on the planet.
Which brings me back to the Silverback gorilla challenge. The first question I'd ask is who should the 100 men be? If it was 100 Donald Trumps, or 100 Andrew Tate's, who both fancy themselves as Alpha Males, I'd back the gorilla every day. But 100 Mohammed Ali's in his prime? I am not so sure. One of Ali's special talents was that he was almost impossible to hit. When he fought, he'd primarily not get hit. He'd bide his time and pick his punches. But he was also a man who had a brain. I suspect that if you put 100 Mohammed Ali's up against a gorilla, he'd not want to fight such a magnificent beast, not out of fear but out of recognition that such a show is a total charade. I'd expect Ali to end up being mates with the gorilla. Ali's opposition to the Vietnam war "My conscience won't let me go shoot my brother or some poor hungry people in the mud for big powerful America".would surely be his mantra if he was stuck up against a gorilla.
In nature, being the Alpha in the pack implies leadership. The Alpha in the lion pack is the boss. If you aspire to be an alpha male, you have to also be a leader of men and brave. It takes me back to my Dad. A WW2 bomber pilot and RAF Officer. A man who understood what leadership and risk was. A man who flew 28 missions on active service, was shot down, was taken POW and escaped. He knew that the crew of his Wellington bomber was his responsibility. When he had a family, we were his responsibility. He ran his own business, employing most of the hoodlums from Burnt Oak at one time or another and none messed witThe best way to fight is to talk to your enemy and persuade them that it is not in their interest to fight you. If you find yourself up against someone who there is no reasoning with, then you do what you have to, to win or at least survive. Bear in mind, that in the boxing ring, there is only one winner. But the fact George Foreman lost to Ali, made him no less of an Alpha male than if he won.
I am not a fighter, I am a musician and a business owner. I don't have cause to use my fists to get what I want. I have watched a few Andrew Tate videos over the years out of curiosity. They are laugable. The only person who gets the Ferrari from watching those is Andrew Tate. If you want to succeed as a male, whether you are Apha, Beta, Gamma, Delta or Epsilon, you need to decide what you really want, put together a plan and work you nuts off to achieve it. One of the reasons Ali won, was because he had a plan. The Rope a Dope routine was not an accident. It was an intelligent man using his brain to beat a stronger man. That is the lesson for the day.
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