True or False: Most pro boxers aren't fans of boxing

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  1. Forza

    Forza Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    It's just a job for them, they are not fans of the sport. Guys like james kirkland openly admit they don't follow the sport at all.
     
  2. Vidic

    Vidic Rest in Peace Manny Full Member

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    Lol at James Kirkland though

    Boxing isn't a sport you get into because it offers an easy payday, it takes a lot of dedication and love

    So i'd say most are big fans, though not all
     
  3. dodong

    dodong >>PACQUIAO Full Member

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    i don't know about "most" but pac does not seem to know about other current fighters.
     
  4. Vidic

    Vidic Rest in Peace Manny Full Member

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    He knows what Bap Arum tells him to know. :lol:
     
  5. irishny

    irishny Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Calzaghe also said that he didnt follow boxing at all when he was active.
     
  6. Forza

    Forza Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Mike tyson is one of the only boxers that I would say is a boxing fan, even when he boxed he still watched fights. He used to go to johhny tapia fights.
     
  7. miniq

    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

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    It's a pretty broad question... which is hard to answer and very hard to define.

    Asking pro boxers would be a good start?


    for pro boxers what is there to be a fan of? Other boxers?

    you can be a fan of one boxer.. doesn't make you a fan of the sport as a whole.
     
  8. Forza

    Forza Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yeah live in the gym. I don't think pac watches boxing.
     
  9. Thracian

    Thracian Active Member Full Member

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    LOL! Agree.
     
  10. KidDynamite

    KidDynamite Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Pac is just brainless in general

    Definitely one of the dumber boxers in the game
     
  11. john garfield

    john garfield Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Spoken to many ATGs since the '40s 'n was surprised to find most were not fans. It was just a business after they stopped competing for ribbons 'n trophies.

    To quote SRR: "I'm a fighter, not a fan"
     
  12. Mind Reader

    Mind Reader J-U-ICE Full Member

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    This is one of the dumbest things I have read lately.. Who the hell are you to make such a ridiculous statement?
     
  13. MrMagic

    MrMagic Loyal Member Full Member

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    Many of them love the sport and follow it like we do.
     
  14. IvyLeagueBoxing

    IvyLeagueBoxing Well-Known Member Full Member

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    From my experience, most boxers are a fan of the craft itself. They love to fight and they love to box but that doesn't mean that they are a fan of the sport like your usual fan...

    Most boxers took up boxing from an early age so they didnt have the time to keep up with the sport like the normal folks..

    U ask most boxers about the different fighters in the current division and i bet you, more times than not, they dont know what you are talking about... They dont have time to keep up with that kind of **** cuz all they are concerened about is their own training and development..
     
  15. oatman12345

    oatman12345 Active Member Full Member

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    I guess they must love it to get into unless their parents push them into it. Maybe after being a pro or even an amateur for a while seeing the corruptions and bad decisions made it might be less appealing to you and just considered a job