Your bias in watching a fight?

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  1. billvp

    billvp Guest

    Which bias (generally, it doesn't have to be true 100% of the time) is more strong to you when watching a fight?

    If the first and second options are generally what you root for, then if the two fighters each had one be true but not the other, which one would you generally root for?
     
    billvp, Dec 31, 2012
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  2. Bogotazo

    Bogotazo Amateur Full Member

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    Race doesn't come into play for me. Cultural identity can come into play if I know nothing about either man and I have a particular affinity for one of their backgrounds. As the fight progresses, my shallow preference could shift based on their style, attitude, behavior, etc.
     
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  3. floyd_g.o.a.t

    floyd_g.o.a.t Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Ermm like the majority of the people here I'm sure the answer is none of them.
     
    floyd_g.o.a.t, Dec 31, 2012
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  4. Boxalot

    Boxalot Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Genuinely none of them.

    I find alot of people root for fighters from the same country as them, but i generally dislike British fighters (i'm British). Khan, Fury, Burns and Cleverly are probably my top 4 most disliked fighters so that's clearly not the case with me.

    I normally like fighters based on their attitude, their personality and their style of fighting. My top 3 favourite active fighters are Froch, Marquez and Floyd based on different traits. Froch and Marquez will fight anywhere anytime and are all class and i love Floyd based on his insane skill level. I'm rational enough to accept that Floyd should have fought better competition at times over the years, Froch will never be good enough to beat Andre Ward and Marquez's resume is fairly thin outside of the Pacquiao fights.
     
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  5. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ Full Member

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    none of the above.

    There aren't even good boxers from my country, and I don't care about race either.
    Attitude and style is what makes me like or dislike a fighter.
     
    Robney, Dec 31, 2012
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  6. HenrySwanson

    HenrySwanson New Member Full Member

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    My favourite fighters tend to be from Latin based countries as that is the style I prefer.
     
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  7. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    I tend to want British fighters to do well. What it is, I watch most of the big fights, but I have to do it on my own. Nobody I know wants to sit up until 4 to watch Ward-Kessler. On the other hand, Ward-Froch can be a bigparty night loads of fun, up until 6 shitfaced and having a laugh. The more a British fighter loses the further away those Hatton type nights get, and I like them.
     
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  8. Bill C84

    Bill C84 Boxing Junkie banned

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    None of the above, like Robney, it's all to do with attitude and style.
     
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  9. Faerun

    Faerun Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yeah, same. Although my style and attitude preferences clearly differ from yours.

    How is there no "none of the above" option in there? :blood
     
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  10. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ Full Member

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    Haha! Yeah, I noticed that... We are at opposite sides in most bouts :yep

    And this poll really needed the NOTA option.
     
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  11. oibighead

    oibighead G.O.A.T. Full Member

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    None of the above.

    It varies fight to fight
     
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  12. KO-KING

    KO-KING Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    mostly based on styles
     
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  13. AnthonyW

    AnthonyW ESB Official Gif Poster Full Member

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    Mostly on styles and attitude like has been said. I like boxers who leave it all in the ring, I also like boxers who surprise me.
     
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  14. bballchump11

    bballchump11 2011 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    I hate watching southpaws :mad:
     
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  15. Vidic

    Vidic Rest in Peace Manny Full Member

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    Ud12 to the black guy
     
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