You keep missing the point, which is that if Veritek had any balls at all he would have taken the helmet and mask off.
Why? Are there "rules" to fighting now? I'll tell ya what... They get in an argument, cussing each other, and then A-Rod says "Let's go!"... at that point, what? Varitek takes a few minutes to remove his helmet, padding, etc... while a-rod waits patiently? Hell no. A-Rod wanted a fight right then, and Varitek gave him one.
Too bad, so sad. Two grown children fighting. It's still stupid. However, I will never denigrate a guy who uses whatever advantage they can get in a fight. It's not cowardice - Cowardice would be running away. As I said, there are no rules in fighting - you fight to win. Period.
And you keep missing the spelling