Micky Ward's recovery after Gatti-Ward III

STFU noob

 

Lol thanks for the nautical example !

I understand what you mean, i get equally annoyed at the way terms like bum and runner etc are tossed around on here ( usually by those who have no idea what it takes to be a pro at any sport, let alone one with the added violence of boxing ) People who do that are idiots , all the explanation in the world wont stop that.

I was just trying to say they know what they're getting into and they also get paid. Do you think Mickey Ward would want you seeing that footage and feeling sorry for him ?

That said , your point stands , folks who through terms like that around willy nilly are chumps who need educated

 

It's not really about feeling sorry though... again, respect is the right term. No one here is going "aww, poor fighter, he got really hurt." More like "damn, that fighter took a hell of a beating, and he chose to be in that profession, I respect him for going through that to earn a living." I mean, the fact that they "chose" this profession to earn a living is respect worthy because very few people would do that simply because they could get seriously hurt.

Not really the best quotes but you get my point

 

Great thread

Anyone who uses the term bum has never boxed IMO, anyone who has boxed would know the dedication and toughness you need to step through the ropes, every boxer deserves respect especially the journeymen who take knocks week in week out for a few quid !!

 

10 times over ! :good

 

what if your record is 2-18 or something

 

I hear ya !

 

I dont ever like the term bum but its an interesting point.

I guess (for me) a bum is someone who disrespects the sport , be it through lack of effort or poor sportsmanship

Judah is a bum. Peter Buckley is not

 

to take 17 beatings and still have the heart to come back for one more?atsch



its sad that 99% of people on this board have never boxed (ignoring the 100s of bullshitters saying they have)


With one solid round of sparring believe me your opinion would change. that numb feeling in your head the ringing in your ears, the feel of a glove scrapin your actual eye ball - and thats without taking into account the punishment on your body from simply exercising that hard

 

top class post...ward was a very brave fighter and like merchant said 2an honest fighter"

loved his 3 fights with one of my favs "gatti"

will be going to his film next week in the uk

 

I was thinking about posting something like this myself, when I was watching Friday Night Fights last week.

Something to give some perspective to the posters on here who trash Gatti/Ward as "C Level fighters" and guys like Emmanuel Augustus, Francois Botha, Brian Minto and Matthew Hatton as bums.

I work out with a boxing coach at a boxing gym (not a fitness center), Shamrock Boxing in Covington KY. Being 37, overweight and in love with boxing, I train hard and would love to get to a level where I could compete in Masters Division amateur fights. I have sparred with newbies and some who have had or are training for amateur fights. Some rounds I did well, others I got beat up. It happens.

Currently, our best fighter just won the state Silver Gloves. That kid is good, obviously.

Who knows what could happen if he keeps working? He might rack up 50 amateur fights and become a professional who trains nightly and runs marathons in his spare time and put together a record of 9 (6)-1-0.

Then, just maybe, if he's lucky be picked up on something televised. If he keeps winning he might find himself on Friday Night Fights. Then, maybe he will find himself on the canvas....3 times in the first round...and TKO'ed.

Then, moments later keyboard warriors on ESB are yammering away about him being a bum, even though they never have been in the ring themselves.

If that kid from my gym grew up to be Jon Schmidt (who got smoked on FNF last week) that's exactly what would have happened.

Just sayin... It takes a lot of hard work, luck and connections just to make it to that level. To move from there to something as great as the Olympics or a Regional title should be a big deal, but on here if you are not a top 10 contender for a world title then you are a bum. atsch

Incidentally, I was just reading that Jon Schmidt has another fight scheduled 2/13. Good for him.

 

good post, but remember people are judging relatively, and certainly not compared to their own 'abilities'.
it's a given luxury of armchair sportsmen i suppose and will always be there.

 

Great post buddy:good