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Discussion Topic: Sasso: Not good news
Scott Clemmons added to this discussion on July 17, 2025

Recently arrested...
https://www.mcall.com/2025/07/17/sammy-sasso-arrested-gun-drug-charges/



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Discussion Topic: Sasso: Not good news
Bill Splete added to this discussion on July 17, 2025

I am always rooting for Sammy... Be well



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Jeff Mowrer added to this discussion on July 17, 2025

Hope he grows up, doesn't appear he has yet.



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Hank Kornblut added to this discussion on July 17, 2025

Quote from Bill Splete's post:

"I am always rooting for Sammy... Be well"



Same. Someone who has been through his experiences is likely to have been impacted. I'm a huge Sam Sasso fan and am confident he'll come out of this a better person



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Discussion Topic: Sasso: Not good news
Chris Thomas added to this discussion on July 18, 2025

Quote from Jeff Mowrer's post:

"Hope he grows up, doesn't appear he has yet."



"Grows up" are you serious?



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Discussion Topic: Sasso: Not good news
Christopher Henderson added to this discussion on July 18, 2025

Looks like Chael Sonnen's question about how Sammy got shot wasn't so impertinent after all!



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Discussion Topic: Sasso: Not good news
Jeff Mowrer added to this discussion on July 19, 2025

Quote from Chris Thomas's post:

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Quote from Jeff Mowrer's post:

"Hope he grows up, doesn't appear he has yet."



"Grows up" are you serious?"


Yes, qrows up. Stop making dumb@$$ decisions.



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Discussion Topic: Sasso: Not good news
Mike Stann added to this discussion on July 20, 2025

Well one way to look at this is in Ohio non of this would have been illegal unless Sammy failed a sobriety test.



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Discussion Topic: Sasso: Not good news
Brady Hiatt added to this discussion on July 20, 2025

Quote from Mike Stann's post:

"Well one way to look at this is in Ohio non of this would have been illegal unless Sammy failed a sobriety test."



Is that good or bad?

Like beauty, it's in the eye of the beholder.



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Discussion Topic: Sasso: Not good news
Mike Stann added to this discussion on July 22, 2025

Quote from Brady Hiatt's post:

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Quote from Mike Stann's post:

"Well one way to look at this is in Ohio non of this would have been illegal unless Sammy failed a sobriety test."



Is that good or bad?

Like beauty, it's in the eye of the beholder."



if I was Sammy's father I would be more worried about the weapons then about the pot. I also know that young men have a preoccupation with weapons and owning them. I have never been shot in the stomach but I can imagine he deals with pain on a daily basis and pot has been shown to be effective pain reliever All that said it is kind of crazy that neighboring states have such a deviance in laws



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Discussion Topic: Sasso: Not good news
Hank Kornblut added to this discussion on July 22, 2025

I think Sammy has trained arduously for well over a decade to become a world class athlete. Prior to being shot, he displayed the type of skill necessary to become a future world champion and Olympic medalist. Suddenly it's over. All those years of hard work, discipline and dedication have not led to the ultimate goal of becoming the best in the world. It's a lot to process. Add in the physical and mental challenges that go along with being a victim of gun violence, and it's not surpising that Sam was probably self medicating and making some iffy decisions. I think all these guys (Kyle Snyder comes to mind) sometimes have to let off steam due to the immense pressure they place upon themselves. How they choose to do it is the question. I have nothing but respect for Sam and would never judge him based upon this incident. I am his fan and will remain so for the foreseeable future.



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Discussion Topic: Sasso: Not good news
Brady Hiatt added to this discussion on July 22, 2025

Sasso fam here also.



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Jeff Mowrer added to this discussion on July 23, 2025

Quote from Hank Kornblut's post:

"I think Sammy has trained arduously for well over a decade to become a world class athlete. Prior to being shot, he displayed the type of skill necessary to become a future world champion and Olympic medalist. Suddenly it's over. All those years of hard work, discipline and dedication have not led to the ultimate goal of becoming the best in the world."


Agree with this part Hank. Unfortunately Sammy made poor decisions that prevented him from meeting his goals and the blame lies with him. It's tragic but a lesson one hopes others close to him will learn from.



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Discussion Topic: Sasso: Not good news
Roe Fox added to this discussion on July 23, 2025

I won’t give him a pass on committing crimes, though I have understanding of why he might be in that spot., given that was shot in his car. He needs to account for what he supposedly did.

But while I wouldn’t face off with a car jacker, I’m not blaming him for not meeting his goals because he was trying to stop someone from car jacking him. I’m also not confident of exactly how that went down.



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Discussion Topic: Sasso: Not good news
Rob Wagner added to this discussion on July 23, 2025

Do we know this was truly just a random car jacking? Seems Sasso isn't exactly a saint and could be more to that story.

Quote from Roe Fox's post:

"I won’t give him a pass on committing crimes, though I have understanding of why he might be in that spot., given that was shot in his car. He needs to account for what he supposedly did.

But while I wouldn’t face off with a car jacker, I’m not blaming him for not meeting his goals because he was trying to stop someone from car jacking him. I’m also not confident of exactly how that went down."



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