When I set out to write The Morality of Mauling, I had a different subject in mind. Lewis vs. Tyson.

Full disclosure: I couldn't have much more animosity for an "athlete" than I have for Mike Tyson. And my animosity extends to the entire "sport" of boxing.

I think there was likely a day (I'm not sure when) that boxing was a pure as other games. It is a gladiatorial struggle on canvas. A bloody form of movement art and strength. A fellow blogger put it best when he said, "We like nothing better than watching two very strong men beat the bloody hell out of each other."

And what Mike Tyson doesn't do to kill the sport, Don King does. That should be reason enough to stop caring.

So, now the moral dilemma: Do I actually give my money to these jokers? Do I gather with friends on Saturday night and pump another fifty bucks into a system I hate. I would only do it to watch Mike Tyson bleed on the canvas. I would really like to see that happen.

As usual, I don't have any clear answers. I'll likely do what feels right...or fun...when the time comes.

But, the next time someone says, "They put the whole Daniel Pearl video on the net," maybe I'll just hop on E-Bay and go in search of more Otis Elevator shirts and hats.