Cheap shot
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="shot">shot</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>:</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="opponent">opponent</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="marijuana">marijuana</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="parties">parties</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stuff">stuff</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> 40 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opponent">opponent</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="belt">belt</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="abdomen">abdomen</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="groin">groin</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="low">low</span> <span word="blow">blow</span>”. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> – <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span>.</p><p><span word="Likewise">Likewise</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="intentionally">intentionally</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opponent">opponent</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bell">bell</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> – <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opponent">opponent</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cheapest">cheapest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="shots">shots</span> <span word="belongs">belongs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Mike">Mike</span> <span word="Tyson">Tyson</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ear">ear</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Evander">Evander</span> <span word="Holyfield">Holyfield</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Cheap">Cheap</span> <span word="shots">shots</span>” <span word="take">take</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="forms">forms</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="restricted">restricted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="not">not</span>. <span word="Cheap">Cheap</span> <span word="shots">shots</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="include">include</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="verbal">verbal</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="tactics">tactics</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="contrary">contrary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="play">play</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span>, “<span word="my">my</span>” <span word="opponent">opponent</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="up">up</span> “<span word="my">my</span>” <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="smear">smear</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="touched">touched</span> <span word="marijuana">marijuana</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> 40 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="why">why</span> “<span word="I">I</span>” <span word="say">say</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> – <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="after">after</span> 40 <span word="years">years</span>.</p>
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