speaking only for myself, claiming is lame in almost every circumstance, regardless of who the claimer is. it seems to me, also, that the amount of non-brazilian claims has gone up since the influx of this latest crop of brazzos made the tour. i'd like to see fanning win again if only to prove that he can win back to back titles...sure, he's got 3, but never has he defended the title. he wins, & the next year someone else wins. yea, it would make a nice exclamation point on slater's career, but i'd like to see if fanning can back it up, b/c i feel like that's what would truly put him in the same category as guys like AI, curren, slater, MR, etc...the true greats are able to back up their titles at least once.
Caught some of the feed on my lunch break, not much going on. And that Italian kid warming up looked like my dogs digging up the back yard.