Annoying Things Casuals Say

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  1. Ilesey

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    Fighters winning press conferences / staredowns. Fighters being 'fat'.
     
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  2. like a boss

    like a boss Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Simply thinking that what they see at a press conference is real is a sure sign.
     
  3. PaddyGarcia

    PaddyGarcia Trivial Annoyance Gold Medalist Full Member

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    "Hi and welcome to Sky Sports Fight Night"
     
  4. KiwiMan

    KiwiMan Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  5. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    "Fighter A is ducking Fighter B because Fighter B called him out and they haven't fought."

    In fact, if you use any reference to any fighter ever calling another fighter out as if that means something, YDKSAB.

    What the above means is Fighter B wants a payday and some idiots buy into the idea that this somehow means Fighter A's promoter should give him one. If Fighter B wants the fight, his promoter should make a real and viable offer to Fighter A. If a reasonable offer (as in fair market value for the bout) is made and a fighter turns it down, THEN we can talk about ducking.
     
  6. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Oh, yes, especially glass chin.

    Fighters don't make it to the world championship or contender level if they have terrible punch resistance. If it takes a top fighter to knock someone out, then they don't have a glass jaw.

    Almost every fighter ever has been stopped at some point. This forum would have us believe that Jack Dempsey had a glass jaw because he got KO'd by Fireman Jim Flynn on the way up. He turned out OK.
     
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  7. deyell

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    "Golovkin ducks Lara because Lara's translator called out GGG on twitter doe!"
     
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  8. Ant Sutton

    Ant Sutton I love boxing Full Member

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    McGregor has too much power for Floyd
     
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  9. Bustajay

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    My nephew last night did so yeah.....He thought Jr was like a HW
     
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    like a boss Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Someone mentioning McGregor and Floyd in the same sentence is proof enough for me.
     
  11. dinovelvet

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    "Wlad fought Kovalev to avoid Golovkin"
     
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  12. alexland

    alexland student of the sweet science Full Member

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    well mostly they just repeat what they hear elsewhere--from professional boxing commentators, from interviews with fighters, and from other fans on the forums (often not very knowledgeable but more so than the casual)

    stuff like

    GGG is over-rated, he hasn't fought anyone

    they're pretty confident posting this sort of thing because:
    • they heard it elsewhere and they are just repeating it
    • in fact they don't recognize any of the names on GGG's resume
    • they've got no sense of perspective--ie, they look at GGG's resume, "see a bunch of nobodies, like who is this Daniel Geale guy? A can" Well, Geale when GGG fought Geale in 2014, Geale was a force at MW, having held the IBF and WBA super champ simultaneously, and the IBO before that.
     
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    RacingBeat Casual lives matter Full Member

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    Don't bring G into it or this thread will end up down the toilet, like so many others
     
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  14. Price is back

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    Amir Khan is British.
     
  15. BoxingABC1

    BoxingABC1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    "you've got to rip the belt away from the champion" no, no you don't. you just have to win the fight
     
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