Most Overused Cliches in Boxing?

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  1. Sugar 88

    Sugar 88 Woke Moralist-In-Chief

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    What are the cliches and catchphrases that bother you?

    For me top of my list is the word 'warrior' being thrown around every 2 seconds as if the two athletes fighting are in some sort of Roman arena fighting to the death each and every time they step though the ropes.
     
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    I wouldn't be surprised if Floyd believes that he is the first person in history to put these words together...
     
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  3. Sugar 88

    Sugar 88 Woke Moralist-In-Chief

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    It is sort of his sad catchphrase though, I don't think I've heard anyone else say it all the time much like no other idiot shouts BOOOOOOOMBBBBB SQUAAAAAAD! Over and over again.
     
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  4. SnatchBox

    SnatchBox Boxing Full Member

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    "Do you believe in Magick"?
     
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    Manfred Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Rematch!!!
     
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    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    Exposed.
     
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  7. Nonito Smoak

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    "cab drivers"
    "robbery"

    ...sure, there are cases they apply, but massively overused to overstate.

    "but he was the aggressor"

    ...hear this way too often when it doesn't make up for the spread.

    "hometown fighter"

    ...you guys do realize most B-sides want to be the away fighter when the difference of fighting in their "backyard" or elsewhere is a load of %.
     
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  8. Big Ukrainian

    Big Ukrainian Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    'Glass jaw' is oftenly used on this forum to describe any fighter that went down.
    Example. AJ is dropped by monster Wlad's right hand. Boxingforum24: 'AJ has a glass jaw!'
     
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  9. Amazing one

    Amazing one Active Member Full Member

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    Teak tough

    Shape of his life (every fight)
     
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  10. boxfan99

    boxfan99 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Dosser
     
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  11. Inside pass

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    Lucky punch.
    When someone those a punch to knock some kunt out and eventually lands and knocks the kunt out it wasn't lucky its what the kunt throwing the punch intended to do.
     
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  12. Nonito Smoak

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    Love the idea some throw out there that Garcia landed a lucky punch on Khan. Khan fans, I guess [shrugs].
     
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  13. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    "ducked"

    Every boxer "ducked" every boxer they didn't fight.
     
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  14. OvidsExile

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

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    He's showing a lot of heart. No, he's getting his ass kicked.
     
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  15. Braindamage

    Braindamage Baby Face Beast Full Member

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    He's an all time great. That moniker is thrown around way too much. Guys are called greats with less than 20 fights! Ridiculous!
     
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