Another sky sports "lets all feel sorry for the useless journeyman" tomorrow night

Exactly. The ignorance of some peoples views about journeymen is staggering

 

British journeyman Karl Taylor beat Dingaan Thobela. Thobela was a former WBA and WBO lightweight champion and went on to later win a WBC super middleweight strap.

"Useless".

 

What is your ring record? 9 more wins in a ring than you'll ever have.

 

**** all to do with loiving a loser! its about appreciating folk that make sure boxing shows don't fall to ****! about people who show dediation and willingness to jump in a ring unprepared at the drop of a hat. Who help prospects learn their trade.

 

So what you're saying then is journeymen are used like pieces of meat?? Not a very nice way to be treated.

 

EXACTLY!!


So Sky giving them coverage is fvcking brilliant!

 

A lot of fighters, not just journeymen, are treated like that, it is one of the huge failings of the sport.

The reality is for every fight won, a fight must for lost.

Boxing needs tough men, (sometimes decent prospects themselves at the start of their careers), fighting 20+ times a season, giving 20 prospects a good, hard workout over 4/6 rounds. Promoters also need someone they know can come in as a late substitute, to save a bill and give everyone a pay day.

These journeymen know the score, they are always in decent shape, and know that if a bill in their area is happening, then even if they are not already on it, the phone may still go...

Eliminate these men, the sport in this country becomes a joke. Rank novices fighting rank novices, then when the step up comes, a fighter would be totally unprepared and almost certainly losing.

Prospects now a days already are wrapped up in too much cotton wool, without the further handicap of losing the few learning fights they have on their record...

 

Yeah. People don't really know **** about boxing if they cannot grasp how much novice proffesionals learn when they enter the ring against someone who has had 50+ fights. They bring experience. And they don't all fight clean either. Headbutts and sly shots when the ref is blind-sided.

When people say that they are the backbone of boxing. They really are.

 

Aye but they keep on going because they love the sport!

 

boxin is a bissiness as wel, an a boxer is a man hew enjoys fitin thay may not mak a promotur muny, but thay ern a hard livin to pay bils an tak olidays for ther famlys shuws for on ther feet etc, most wont get desisions thay need kos, thay wil giv wayt away,driv miles at last minit wen theyv just finised graft, no planin stratigy, no boylin down to smaler oponunts. ? how maney desisuns do uk boxers get in jurmuny , wel bein a jurneyman can be lik fitin in jurmuny al the tim. EESY JOB EH.:think:good:good

 

THER IN A REEL WORLD no fatusy land no fite no muny, thay get mor most tims than the man in the favrit cornur, if i wont to fite i must stand to a buk ov tickits, its a gud job travlers lik boxin, or id be etin tikits for my brekfast diner an tee.

 

Hi Phill! :hi:

When's your next fight?

 

all good points they are usually facing hostile crowds, fight at various weights, have no prior knowledge of the person they are fighting etc.

 

:hi: july 23 me un tyson on sam bil, see yew ther scuba.:good

 

Good luck pal.

Sort me out some tickets and I'll be there. ;-)

Otherwise I'll be there in spirit only. :good.

Good luck pal.