{"id":2008,"date":"2008-09-21T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2008-09-21T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=2008"},"modified":"2023-11-22T14:34:14","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T19:34:14","slug":"santa-vs-satan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=2008","title":{"rendered":"Santa vs Satan; Rocky vs Rambo Are Two Fights in Santa vs Satan: The Official Compendium of Imaginary Fights"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A little over a year ago, I was contacted by Jake Kalish<\/span>. He said that he was writing a book about imaginary fights and was looking for expert opinions. Jake<\/span> wanted me to weigh in on the Rocky vs Rambo<\/span> fight. So I did. Jake<\/span> recently contacted me to let me know that a copy of the book, Santa vs Satan: The Official Compendium of Imaginary Fights<\/span><\/a> would be coming my way and that a link to the StalloneZone<\/span> was printed along with my commentary. Here’s how I saw the fight:<\/span><\/span>
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  • “Rocky Balboa vs John Rambo. Its the battle of the ages (and no, not because they’re, at this point, no longer spring chickens). Sylvester Stallone is brought in as the guest ref. There will be no judges as this is a fight to the finish. Rambo starts out fast and takes an early lead as he gives Rocky a beating that would kill most men… BUT… Rocky… never quits. In the later rounds Rocky made a comeback and looks to have Rambo beat. After twelve grueling rounds with both men bloody and bruised, Sylvester Stallone, in a SLY (groan) move, calls the fight a draw.” – Craig Zablo<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    How did the other experts see the fight? Ari Voukydis<\/span> went with Rocky<\/span> in an upset, Graham Thompson<\/span> said it was Rambo<\/span> in an easy win, and Roger Barr<\/span> gave the nod to Rambo<\/span>. Jake Kalish<\/span> says Rambo<\/span> wins via split decision.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    If you’re wondering about the other fights<\/span> in the book, there are some imaginative<\/span> ones: Muhammad Ali vs Bruce Lee, Han Solo vs Indiana Jones, Donald Duck vs Daffy Duck, Michael Corleone vs Tony Montana, My Dad vs Your Dad, Captain Crunch vs Tony the Tiger.<\/span> Each fight has expert opinions<\/span> and then Jake<\/span> gives us the “official”<\/span> fight commentary<\/span> and results<\/span>.<\/span><\/span>The book reminds me of junior high kids<\/span> wasting an afternoon deciding “who would win if…”<\/span> [Not that there’s anything wrong with that.] I do have to caution<\/span> that sometimes the humor crosses the line of good taste<\/span>, but if you can get past a few, “I can’t believe he wrote that moments”<\/span> you’ll find plenty of chuckles<\/span> as you drift back to junior high and think about “who would win if…”<\/span><\/p>\n

    – Craig<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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