Do you have to have a high IQ to become champion?

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  1. kimonerz

    kimonerz Well-Known Member Full Member

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    HAHA I knew this thread sounded familiar. Why is my old thread... which didn't go anywhere, brought back up now lol
     
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  2. StGeorge

    StGeorge Well-Known Member Full Member

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    The not so smart champions don't tend to keep the belt longer term, maybe bad choices outside of the ring??
     
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  3. TheVrominator

    TheVrominator Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Heck no, just ask Sam Peter, he can't even spell the word "next."
     
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  4. THE BLADE 2

    THE BLADE 2 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    ?????? of course not. Low or high IQ , does not matter

    Ring IQ matters
     
    THE BLADE 2, Dec 16, 2013
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  5. boxfan99

    boxfan99 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    undisputed champion, who necks!

    I think that answer your question
     
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  6. MaliBua

    MaliBua Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Floyd Mayweather is dumb as rocks. He absolutely sure has low IQ yet he is like some chess master in the ring. I dont think Pac is all that dumb, english is his second language so he just isnt fluent speaker.
     
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  7. kimonerz

    kimonerz Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Why do you say Floyd is dumb? When you see his down to earth interviews, he comes off as a smart and respectable guy.. Yes, he may act the part of the gorilla and the dog, but when you watch the interviews where he doesn't play that act, he makes a lot of sense. Plus, I don't think you can be the highest paid athlete without being somewhat intelligent.
     
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  8. kimonerz

    kimonerz Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Actually, this is very true. I think it does have to do with choices outside of the ring and how they choose to master their craft. You might go to the gym, day in and day out, but not improve on your mistakes. But if you're smart and think about what you can do to stop your mistakes, you will constantly get better.
     
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  9. rayrobinson

    rayrobinson Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ring IQ vs actual IQ??

    Both very different.

    Ali was one of the smartest boxers in a ring and clearly one of the dumbest outside of the ring.
     
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  10. MaliBua

    MaliBua Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I have been following floyd for long time. I know what you are talking about. He wasnt the guy earlier in his career what he is today, this new imago is just build for making money.


    I am based this of his general acknowledge what I have seen him in media. He has show he can be respectable and down to earth but far away from smart.
     
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  11. OvidsExile

    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon. Full Member

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    Some extremely dumb people have become champions. This ain't physics. Lots of belts, lots of opportunities. Sometimes all it takes is a lucky punch. But you probably can't be a complete imbecile and keep the belt for any length of time. Plus, there's all kinds of smarts. Some people are extremely physically smart and learn technique immediately but couldn't remember their own name half the time.
     
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  12. ArseBandit

    ArseBandit Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kp5svskO1j4

    He's clearly a genius.
     
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  13. m8te

    m8te Oh you ain't know? Full Member

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    it depends on the other qualities you possess. hawking probably couldnt become a world champion despite his IQ, and some physically gifted, absolute ****** probably couldn't either. you need a combination of qualities to become a world champion I would say.
     
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