Most Overused Cliches in Boxing?

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  1. DavidC77

    DavidC77 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Harry Carpenter said 'He doesn't know where he is' a hell of a lot.
     
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  2. pow

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    Fanboyz
     
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  3. Sir Will Wigan

    Sir Will Wigan HLF: A Real "Fightin' Man" Full Member

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    "Real Fightin' Men" as is applied to the Furys ad nauseam
     
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  4. Mynydd

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    On here, "X's stock has risen". You know how when a 10 year old learns a big word and they don't stop using it?
     
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  5. Jackstraw

    Jackstraw Mercy for me, justice for thee! Full Member

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    This is a black eye for boxing...
     
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  6. Angler Andrew

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    Young lion is also popping up a lot
     
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  7. pow

    pow Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Tyson and Big John love a cliche

    "real fighting men" "any man born from his mother" "Man and boy" "people who know boxing" "It is what it is" "you can take a horse to water but you cant make it drink"
     
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  8. DirtyOldTown

    DirtyOldTown Boxing Addict Full Member

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    "These two really don't like each other".

    Eddie Hearn 2011-present.
     
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  9. Sugar 88

    Sugar 88 Woke Moralist-In-Chief

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    Which is hilarious considering the negative style employed by both Fury's in their biggest fights.
     
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  10. bumbano love

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    styles make fights
     
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    For listeners of toe2toe, theres the Spencer Fearon bingo card of overused cliches as well as spencer only special lines.

    Spencer cliche list:

    I'm being real
    styles make fights
    It's a liberty!
    He's my boy
    Visualise to materialise

    Katie taylor is the female lomachenko

    Julian jackson could knock you out with the wind of his punches

    Manny steward once told me linares reminded him of sugar ray robinson, I said you're crazy, but then when I started watching linares more, he does do things that are reminiscent of sugar ray robinson (heard this one about 8 times this year)
     
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  12. DJN16

    DJN16 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Precisely, someone gets caught flush with a big shot they didn't see coming... They go down and automatically they have a 'glass jaw.'
     
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  13. Boon

    Boon Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Every time Adam Smith speaks on Sky Boxing it absolutely does my head in. I freaking hate his stupid loud voice. He needs a glass of water and some sort of sedatives.

    Furthermore, the commentator who says "as if to say" about every single thing a boxer does...

    For example; 'Anthony Joshua just landed a quick one-two as if to say I'm gonna knock you out now'.
     
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  14. Sugar 88

    Sugar 88 Woke Moralist-In-Chief

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    I've also come to hate "It could of gone either way" when a competitive but clear fight goes the wrong way.
     
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  15. Sugar 88

    Sugar 88 Woke Moralist-In-Chief

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    Oh and if you're one of the mongs claiming "Fighter X doesn't want that smoke" then take a long walk off of a short pier.
     
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