Words and Phrases in Boxing Discussion That Annoy The Hell Out Of You

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  1. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    .............Christ, I thought I was bad. :lol:
     
    salsanchezfan, Jun 26, 2008
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  2. sweet_scientist

    sweet_scientist Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The stock-in-trade of a boxing discussion really. They're all words I use, but I still find them cliched and annoying.

    Nady was just chucked in for a laugh, but for real HE annoys me :D
     
    sweet_scientist, Jun 26, 2008
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  3. dpw417

    dpw417 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    No one annoys me here on the board...after all, it's just a boxing forum. But one thing that does come to mind....
    "Back to you...JIM!!!"
    -Harold Ledderman
     
    dpw417, Jun 26, 2008
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  4. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    What the hell is a "check hook" anyway?
     
    red cobra, Jun 26, 2008
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  5. Thread Stealer

    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    Throw a hook while you're sliding out.
     
    Thread Stealer, Jun 26, 2008
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  6. radianttwilight

    radianttwilight Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Exposed.

    Robbed.

    Pound for pound.

    "Iron chin", "granite chin", "titanium chin", and so on are very overused, too.

    One of my personal pet peeves is the interchangeable use of "best" and "greatest". They aren't the same thing.
     
    radianttwilight, Jun 26, 2008
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  7. fists of fury

    fists of fury Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    For me, it's overuse and overreliance on "prime."
    Honest to God, it makes steam come out of my ears. :twisted:

    How many times haven't we heard the phrase "yah, but he was past his prime..." or "But that wasn't prime so-and-so."

    It would seem a fighter is only in his "prime" as long as he's winning.
     
    fists of fury, Jun 27, 2008
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  8. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    My pet hate is downloading a bit of video ,only to find it is accompanied by earblasting aggressive rap [crap] music.Why?
     
    mcvey, Jun 27, 2008
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  9. Maxmomer

    Maxmomer Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Some people go overboard with it. In some cases a fighter clearly isn't the same, but in other cases it's just people making excuses.
     
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  10. Ezzard

    Ezzard Well-Known Member Full Member

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    People who quote punch stats as if this somehow proves who was better or who won.
     
    Ezzard, Jun 27, 2008
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  11. PaddyD1983

    PaddyD1983 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Nail on the head. The anger I have when I read this :fire

    People have even started using it for fighters across weight classes! Calzaghe is ducking Pavlik... okay so one light heavyweight is ducking a middleweight :fire :fire :fire

    Hey you're right Sal, this does feel better!

    :yep
     
    PaddyD1983, Jun 27, 2008
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  12. fists of fury

    fists of fury Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Fun thread this...

    Maybe we can chuck 'bum' into the mix - "Marciano fought a bunch of bums."
    Classic example right there.
     
    fists of fury, Jun 27, 2008
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  13. mcvey

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    Which is often the case :lol:
     
    mcvey, Jun 27, 2008
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  14. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    A lot of American comentators talk incessantly ,as though it is a radio broadcast ,and the audience needs a running commentary with each punch .
     
    mcvey, Jun 27, 2008
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  15. DamonD

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    And we can add 'glass jaw' to that too.
     
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