Boxing is to hit and not get hit, so why post fight do boxers say stuff like this....

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  1. Dynamito_2012

    Dynamito_2012 Active Member Full Member

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    Boxing is about hitting and not getting hit, so why do boxers say stuff like this post fight?

    Boxer: "If you jump in the shower, you're going to get wet...same with boxing"

    Interviewer: "You seemed to get hit a lot during the fight. Did you expect that?

    Boxer: "Well getting hit is part of the game"

    Etc. Why say stuff like this if boxing is about hitting and not getting hit?
     
  2. TheJuggernaut

    TheJuggernaut Hitchslap Full Member

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    Really?

    Because getting hit is unavoidable, even though its the ultimate goal. Its literally a fact of boxing that you will get hit during a fight
     
  3. Dynamito_2012

    Dynamito_2012 Active Member Full Member

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    So, why do they instill this into young fighters? They may as well say "Ignore the motto of "hit and not get hit" as you will definitely get hit many times!"

    It just seems stupid to say "hit and not get hit" when it's ultimately impossible to avoid.
     
  4. janeschicken

    janeschicken hard work! deadicayshin! Full Member

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    You're taking that phrase too literally. It just means, over the course of the bout, a combination of good offense and defense will decide the winner.
     
  5. Stilt Skinner?

    Stilt Skinner? Active Member Full Member

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    it just means boxing about hitting without getting hit "ideally" realistically it doesn't matter if your Whitaker, Pep, or Mayweather your gonna get hit.
     
  6. TheJuggernaut

    TheJuggernaut Hitchslap Full Member

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    What the hell is so hard to understand about this? If I said "its hot as **** outside" would you have a problem because its not the same temperature as a piece of dog ****?

    You're supposed to avoid getting hit as much as possible while hitting your opponet as much as you can, its as simple as that.
     
  7. oibighead

    oibighead G.O.A.T. Full Member

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    Your a ****ing idiot


    Your going to get hit. Obviously.

    But you have to try and punch without getting hit back. Otherwise you will lose the fight.


    Moron.
     
  8. SJS19

    SJS19 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    :deal

    This ****ing place.
     
  9. Box84

    Box84 Active Member Full Member

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    Every year people get killed crossing the road, we know it will happen. Should we teach our kids to close their eyes and put their fingers in their ears when they cross? Or should we teach them to stop, look and listen anyway to minimize the risk?
     
  10. tliang1000

    tliang1000 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Oh come on!, Even the best defender gets hit. It is Damn near impossible to avoid getting hit in a boxing match.
     
  11. Porgeous Porge

    Porgeous Porge Well-Known Member Full Member

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    the goal of a football player is to score a touchdown without getting tackled, no player who gets the ball regularly runs up field without ever being tackled

    a baseball player steps up to the plate to get on base, is this always the case no

    a basketball player goes to the foul line to take 2 shots he misses one it happens

    the goal is to hit and not get hit but the reality is, well you know
     
  12. TheJuggernaut

    TheJuggernaut Hitchslap Full Member

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    :rofl

    Stated much better than I did
     
  13. Name a fight that went past 1 round where one of the fighters didn't get hit. Take your time.

    Even the greatest defensive fighters in history got hit in EVERY match they fought in unless they blew the guy out in 30 seconds.
     
  14. Rudyard

    Rudyard **** How You Feel!! HOE! banned

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    :patsch New school boxing fans are a ****ing waste...In a fight, you're bound to be hit...The point is to limit the punishment you recieve and inflict more punishment on your opponent...Dont understand why you're trying to nitpick at this...Its easy to understand.
     
  15. richie leon

    richie leon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Wow, this TS is so laughably easy to **** on, i'm not even gonna OOPS!... there i go lol