Pope rides The Crow to win in Round 8 of National Finals Rodeo

by sylpho4u · December 16, 2023

Pope rides The Crow to win in Round 8 of National Finals Rodeo- LAS VEGAS – Like those championship bouts that have made this city famous for decades, Jess Pope doesn’t mind scrapping. This isn’t a middleweight match of Thomas Hearns and Marvin Hagler from two decades ago. This is the reigning world champion bareback rider vs. 1,200 pounds of bucking muscle, and it took place Thursday night during the eighth round of the National Finals Rodeo. “These are our hardest bucking and our rankest horses that we have going,” Pope said of his match-up with Championship Pro Rodeo’s The Crow. “It’s just a good, old-fashioned fist fight. I really like…

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