Filipe Toledo and the real reason (?) he did not catch a wave.
Filipe Toledo’s refusal to catch a wave in his round 5 heat versus fellow Brazilian Italian Ferrari caused such a stir! Some calling him a coward, others pointing to strategical blunders as the reason he carried a 0 point total to the final horn.
Back and forth the two sides went like cats on a hot tin roof. Video proof was posted, on both sides, to show that either he was brave or he was scared.
Well, man, I’ve got certain information, alright? Certain things have come to light and, you know, has it ever occurred to you that instead of running around blaming Filipe…well given the nature of all this new shit…this could be a lot more….uhhhh…..uhh.uhhh.uh complex.
I mean it’s not just…It might not be just a simple. Uh. You know?
According to our inside source, young Toledo bonked his elbow even requiring five stitches.
“I was staying with him and he got 5 stitches in his elbow banged it really hard and couldn’t even surf for a week during the laydays. He tried in his rd 4 heat and that night at dinner was saying it was almost impossible to stand up… I thought he wasn’t even gonna surf his rd 5 heat.”
Have you ever surfed with stitches? I’m afraid to even touch the ocean water when my skin is sewn together. Staph infections and things like that are not very funny. So antibiotic resistant these days!
Now how do you feel about your courageous little warrior?
(I’m looking at you Matt Warshaw.)
It is, isn’t it
Correct me if I’m wrong, but I think that’s called a sell out? Then again, I would like to never work again
No, not that I am aware of. It may however gain you respect, I could be wrong
chas smith, first you came up with the “cowardice” shit, blown out of proportion! kind of burning toledo for a goog click bait, right?
Now you call him a “corageous warrior” since you realized your last post over the same subject was little biased (now you got ‘passionate’ brazzos over your neck!)
And to take the same dick, you slightly: ” I am looking at you Mr Warshaw”….
Do you know what chas?
You suck, mate
Sorry
I cannot decide what is more pathetic, having five stitches in your elbow and not being able to surf, or trying to make an excuse as to why surfing with five stitches is impossible?
I reckon you are on the money either way Jay Davies. Toledo has surfed much bigger waves…and ripped! All surfers have bad heats, and Tahiti on that day at that time looked inconsistent and fickle. Someone was always going to be the unfortunate surfer to record a 0/0 heat, just as others have been blessed with10/10 heats. Hope Toledo proves all the naysayers and nameless armchair critics wrong by winning at Haleiwa or Sunset in good size waves, if not this year, then sometime in the not so distant future. That’s the best way to shut everyone up. He’s only 20 and, along with the likes of Medina, John John, Owen Wright, Julian Wilson, is a fabulous talent, seemingly a very fair-minded sportsman, a modest bloke and good for the growth of our sport. I am looking forward to seeing him at Trestles. This year’s tour is such an intriguing world title race, zero heat scores, perfect tens, courage, amazing talent, sharks attacks and all. No other sport comes close. Cheers and out.
I don’t buy it since his opponent managed to catch at least 6 waves in that heat. So Toledo had plenty of time with priority to get at least a couple of waves under his belt.
TOUCHÉ! Looks like Mr. Chas is trying too hard here.. Oh, the writer´s endless greediness for engagement and controversy…
Can’t we all just go back to rubbing one out focusing on Felipe and Gabriel feeding each other skittles while riding unicorns bareback? Oops, I feel I spoiled the surprise WSL lowers promo
” oh your elbow, Felipe? Thats adorable.” – Bernard Hinault
I think Caveira is trying to make a point. What it is I can’t be sure but I think I’m rounding the corner on it and will have the enigmatic fuckwit cracked shortly.
if freestones style is so good why can’t he qualify?
I wish Australia had future young world champ like Toledo !
Slater never missed a heat because of a few stiches. Used to turn up to cloud break with a broken foot an rip.
Also ” Italian Ferrari” never gets old
Felipe is scared
All this ballyhoo and he still placed higher than JJF. Sets the stage for high drama if he wins Trestles and is the ratings leader going into Pipe.
wow how do the Toledo/brazzo bashers feel now. by hurting your elbow ,that stops you from bending it and getting to your feet quickly , which seems to be a must at Chopes.
one of the worst performances in years was when Jack Freestone was given a wildcard to Pipe and couldn’t make a wave and he is still trying to qualify….he’s 23 ,Toledo is…??
Not buying what you are selling here Chas. Bobby Martinez once said, and I quote “If you are fit enough to paddle out, you are fit enough to surf your best! Or you shouldn’t be out there”…… I miss Bobby
and where’s bobby now?
I believe Santa Barbara, with his integrity in tact
Exactly
Michael Ho won the pipe masters with a broken arm. 5 stitches when you’re in the hunt for a world title? Boo fucking hoo. Take some pain killers and get the fuck out there, pussy.
Five stitches in an elbow, kid ain’t got nothing on Buck Shelford…….
WAYNE SHELFORD
The big No 8 earned his mantle as an All Blacks hard man the hard way.
In just his second rugby test against France in 1986, in a match known as the Battle of Nantes, Shelford got caught at the bottom of a ruck after 20 minutes and had his scrotum ripped open, exposing his testicles
Incredibly he ordered the team physio to stitch him up and he returned to action.
It took a knockout blow later in the match to eventually remove Shelford.
“I was knocked out cold, lost a few teeth and had a few stitches down below. It’s a game I still can’t remember… I don’t really want to, either,” Shelford once said of the 3-16 loss.
But real men play Rugby… Wimps like me and Filipe surf.
Never thought I would get to say this but fuck it why not – Bring back Buck!!!!
Was he the chap who trained by running up hills with sheep under both arms?
In New Zealand we don’t call that training, we call that a menage a trois….zzzziiiinnnngggggggg.
I think if he were really hurt (and his stiches were in Tournotes so it wasn’t really a secret, was it?) he should have dropped out. No one gets killed for dropping out…they get killed for a 0.00 heat score.