How do you feel when your favourite fighter losses?

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  1. Max Thunder

    Max Thunder Proud member of the Cult of Vikings Full Member

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    Not so bad, I feel relatively better when my least-favorite fighters lose.
     
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  2. Jacques81

    Jacques81 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    How'd you guess!?
    Haha.

    GGG, Marciano, and honestly Kovalev..
     
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  3. pincai

    pincai The Indonesian Thin Man Full Member

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    Nice line up :cool1:
    And correct. All of them are unbeaten!
     
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  4. BCS8

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    Reminds me of my old man LOL
     
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  5. split_decision

    split_decision Electronic information tampers with your soul Full Member

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    I was gutted when Abner Mares lost for the first time
    I'd be gutted if TBE Wanheng ever lost but I can't see that ever happening

    but the feeling I had when Maidana beat the arrogance out of Broner was the best
     
  6. rski

    rski Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Tyson v Holyfield got me down, Mike was back! no he wasnt....
     
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  7. DanielDimov

    DanielDimov Jabbing all night Full Member

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  8. BoxingABC1

    BoxingABC1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    how is it different from any other sport? i don't know any of the West Ham players or anyone to do with the club, but it still hurts when they lose...although you'd have thought i'd be used to it by now
     
  9. 941Jeremy

    941Jeremy Active Member Full Member

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    If he's brutally outclassed then I feel awful. However, there are a couple of exceptions
     
  10. Ant Sutton

    Ant Sutton I love boxing Full Member

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    I'm rarely upset...I normally just enjoy the experience and say "damn" and may lose ten bucks to a friend.

    I get frustrated if some of my favourite fighters show lack of heart and lose...then I say a bit more than "damn" under my breath of course :)
     
  11. LondonRingRules

    LondonRingRules Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    No different to any other sport, you're right. But I also think it's weird when people get upset about football. Why let something like that negatively effect your state of mind, seems bizarre to me.
     
  12. BoxingABC1

    BoxingABC1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    it is quite strange, fundamentally, when you think about it. but if you add the connotations to it, like for me, i was brought up to be a west ham fan, whole family was west ham and live in canning town and west ham is a sort of way of life there, and i've had a season ticket for over 10 years it becomes a bit deeper than just a football team. but yeah now i'm thinking about it, it is a bit strange
     
  13. Staminakills

    Staminakills Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I was utterly gutted when both Tito and Tszyu lost for their first time. Wasn't too bad when canelo lost because he or fmj has to lose so I was prepared for an L. That was far and away fmj greatest performance and the only fighter I thought was beating him almost for certain, that was until about round 4,5 fmj was amazing that night

    My current favorites haven't tasted defeat, nor had fmj but if he decides to fight a few more times there's too many dangerous ww's best stay put
    Aj
    Spence
    Ggg
     
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  14. Dreamking

    Dreamking Active Member Full Member

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    Sad, maybe pissed off depending on how they lost. Or sometimes happy because the person who beat them is a fantastic fighter and you now have another boxer to follow as well as your favorite fighter.
     
  15. northpaw

    northpaw Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Every time Chad Dawson loses, it tears my insides out
    and I go hit the heavy bag as a southpaw. It's really
    time for him to retire. Other than him, Roy and Toney
    it kills me seeing what their careers became by staying on
    so much longer and seeing them stumblebum against
    guys that couldn't hold their jock straps in their prime.

    Fortunately, Keith looks like he's gonna be on an amazing
    run. I can take solace in that. LOL
     
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