i got it alright.
You on the other hand are pretending not to
The guy played the system better than you and got his win -rigged for sure but that can be said about how tons of other people got their pro win in the last 20 years
he decided never to compete but that is another story. If I get a driver's license and decide not to drive I still hold a drivers license capisce paisano?
Not quite...Its obvious youve never competed, because you still cant see the obvious.
I was never trying to "play the system"...I was trying to EARN a pro card....by beating the BEST, not back-dooring my way to one by "playing the system", getting the second pro card, getting it from the Masters div...etc.
What made the card valuable was the fact that I did it...legitimately...by winning not just my class, but the OVERALL title...nothing was handed to me, gifted to me, or made up for me. Vic Richards never faced ANYONE...just some ficticious show, against a bunch of guys who had never seen the inside of a gym...which gave him ZERO respect.
That said...if you never step on stage to COMPETE as a Pro, then youre not a pro, simple as that...all he was, was "Pro eligible"...as he was never granted a card, and never competed....
kind of like having your lerners permit to drive, but not passing the test...you STILL dont own a valid drivers license...