Cowards in the ring

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  1. newurban99

    newurban99 Active Member Full Member

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    Who was the worst yellow belly you've ever seen, other than Bruce Seldon in his notorious "performance" against Tyson?
     
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    SonnyListon> #1 Sonny Liston fan Full Member

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    Lets pray RockyJim doesn't find this thread or his reply will be so long it’ll crash the damn site….
     
  3. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Cowards don't step into the ring.
     
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    Liston, Baer, Duran...
     
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    Ill-advised thread title and concept.
     
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    mario cawley
     
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  7. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    I know everyone wants to be virtuous and pat themselves on the back about how all fighters are warriors, but I watched Kermit Cintron leap out of the ring against Paul Williams, claim to have injured his neck by slamming against a TV monitor which actually brushed against his thigh, and leave on a stretcher with a neck brace on. And no injury was ever verified. I think he also cried.

    Same guy who cried against Margarito and insisted that a punch by Martinez was actually a headbutt, even with replays clearly showing the opposite.
     
  8. bolo specialist

    bolo specialist Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You have to have at least some degree of courage just to step into a ring.

    The question when evaluating a fighter's courage is how much they have beyond just what it requires to do that.
     
  9. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Beetlejuice from Howard Stern’s show had little issue getting in the ring. I’m not calling him a coward, but make what you want of it.
     
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  10. The Undefeated Lachbuster

    The Undefeated Lachbuster On the Italian agenda Full Member

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    Beetlejuice is a great many things, but a coward isnt one of them

    Also my answer to this thread, though i think the title is too far, would probably be Daniel Jacobs vs Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, whom made up 3 different excuses as to why he quit, proving at least 2 were lies, though probably all 3 were. This was already after missing weight and failing a drug test.
     
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    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Go step into the ring with a live opponent who’s there to take your head off and tell me about courage.
     
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    AwardedSteak863 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Stupid post. None of those men are cowards. WHO THE **** ARE YOU TO CALL THEM THAT? You're a 22 year old that knows nothing about this sport or courage. Liston and Duran came from a poverty that most can't comprehend to become world champions. Coward is not a word to associate with either of them.
     
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    Could I interest you in a man called Charlie Z?
     
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    And so many other fighters came from poverty, but no one quit which is stupid excuse.

    Yes I call them cowards and quitters.
     
  15. BoxingFan2002

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    Zelenoff?
    He's a mental case.
     
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