a guy i know whos a hardcore boxing fan has stopped following boxing

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  1. WhamBam

    WhamBam Keeping Cool Full Member

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    I was talking to some of my collegues today and they were talking about the khan-peterson fight. One of them has been watching boxing for a while and i would describe him as a hardcore fan, he stays up late at night to watch FNFs and his hard drive is piled with old Monzon fights.
    he was telling me that he used to be a big khan fan, but no longer is, he claimed that the fight over the weekend exposed everything he hated about khan. and that he feels sick that he fell for the hype, he also said that the virdicts from the chisora and marquez fights dissapointed the hell out of him. and this contributed to his decision in picking up on another sport.
    i was wondering what everyones thoughts were on this
     
    WhamBam, Dec 14, 2011
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  2. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    Big pansy.
     
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  3. chatty

    chatty Boxing Addict Full Member

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    who cares, obviously not that big of a fan then.
     
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  4. jonnytightlips

    jonnytightlips Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Bad decisions have always and will always be there so to stop watching it is ****in stupid. Its like giving up on football if yout team gets done out of a goal. Stupid.
     
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  5. shaunster101

    shaunster101 Yido Full Member

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    Reminds me of a guy I knew who gave up wanking after he found out he'd accidentally bashed one out to some tranny porn.

    He'll get over it, and it'll take time - but the first step is accepting that it's not his fault
     
    shaunster101, Dec 14, 2011
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  6. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    Sounds like those Haye fans that bought into the "True Warrior" BS.
     
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  7. Jack Dempsey

    Jack Dempsey Legend Full Member

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    Expect your friend to come out as a bummer in the next few weeks
     
    Jack Dempsey, Dec 14, 2011
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  8. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    :lol:
     
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  9. Vano-Irons

    Vano-Irons Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    :lol:
     
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  10. Trickster

    Trickster Member Full Member

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    Bad decisions and hype jobs are nothing new, that's boxing. Nobody's happy about it but is that enough to make you jack it in and watch golf instead? Nah.
     
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  11. CamR21

    CamR21 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    True fan there haha
     
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  12. Bajingo

    Bajingo Boxing Junkie banned

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    I have to be honest, boxing is a ****ing hard sport to like and I can see why a lot of people hate it. The sport seems to shoot itself in the foot so often, for every great fight there is a stinker, or a horrible robbery, or some terrible refereeing (not in the Khan fight though). There are 5 or 6 "champions" in the same weight class, the best fights aren't always made, promoters have far too much of an influence.
     
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  13. rooq

    rooq Rooq's Boxing Promoter Full Member

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    Admit it Whambam, you're talking about yourself.
     
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  14. Flea Man

    Flea Man มวยสากล Full Member

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    To be honest the modern game isn't really my thing, but I still follow it so I can still make valid comparisons with the archival stuff I watch.

    I get really bored of boxing sometimes, but with the wealth of footage there is out there I'll never be able to stop being a fan.
     
    Flea Man, Dec 14, 2011
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  15. chatty

    chatty Boxing Addict Full Member

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    For every Haye V Klitchko big hype borefest there is a Concepcion V Marquez war, tell your friend to start watching real boxing - plus the Khan V Peterson fight was of a good standard.

    Tell him to stop being a fan boy and start enjoying the actual fights
     
    chatty, Dec 14, 2011
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