All of the following things get too much respect and credibility in boxing......

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  1. surreal deal

    surreal deal Liverpool via Krypton Full Member

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    And ESB;

    The Ring magazine &
    Its Belts

    Linear titles

    The WBC

    Certain trainers(some people speak as if they mystical powers,they are only trainers.

    PFP status and ranking

    Larry Merchant

    Steve Bunce(on the brit forum.Great guy,but the adoration for him is a bit OTT on there.

    Any of yours,or disagreements with mine?
    Add your own.
     
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  2. catasyou

    catasyou Lucian Bute Full Member

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    ''Pop the jab,baby!Pop that jab and everything will come along!
    Here champ have some water,come you're doing fine but you gotta let your hands go.
    But if you don't throw any punches I'm stopping it''.
    The end.
     
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  3. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    Larry Merchant is pure entertainment. :happy
     
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  4. ecdrm15

    ecdrm15 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    After he explains the rules of the fight (no 3 knockdown rule ect...) his expressive "Jim!" and "Bob!" i think are hilarious.:lol:
     
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  5. surreal deal

    surreal deal Liverpool via Krypton Full Member

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    Yep,trainers are important,but it seems nowadays as if the fighters work for the trainers,and the fighters should be happy to have a 'job' with them.
    They are getting bigger and more important than fighters, as time goes on.
     
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  6. Kush

    Kush Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Merchant is the king of the mic.
     
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  7. Guru_Too_You

    Guru_Too_You ESB OG circa '99 Full Member

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    Lineal titles are the only way to distinguish champions. How that cannot be appreciated or get to much respect is beyond me.
     
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  8. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member Full Member

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    Harold Lederman
     
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  9. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    Replace Merchant with The Roach.
     
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  10. surreal deal

    surreal deal Liverpool via Krypton Full Member

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    Overpaid,obnoxious, inebriated doddery old fool who takes 5 minutes to ask a single question.
    Wouldnt be so bad if he had done something in the Sport and EARNED THE RIGHT to talk bollocks,like George Foreman has.
     
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  11. bernie4366

    bernie4366 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    A good trainer can make ALL the difference in the world in a fighter. Look at Nacho Berenstein.

    Belts are what gets a fighter paid until he reaches the very very highest levels of the sport, which most fighters NEVER reach.

    I love Larry Merchant ;)
     
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  12. bladerunner

    bladerunner El Intocable Full Member

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    Merchant is the man,now Lampley is a cheerleader.
     
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  13. Mrboogie23

    Mrboogie23 what the?? Full Member

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    I understand what you're getting at with this thread but I think Lineal Titles are pretty important.
     
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  14. Guru_Too_You

    Guru_Too_You ESB OG circa '99 Full Member

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    Agree entirely.

    Establishing lineage, now thats a whole different subject.
     
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  15. surreal deal

    surreal deal Liverpool via Krypton Full Member

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    Yep,me too,but not incredibly so.You can have a situation were an average fighter gets lucky against an average lineal champ(they do exist,loads of them) and then that lineal title does the rounds whilst avoiding the top fighters of the division,which is easily done,due to the multiple belts....the linear dude doesnt NEED or HAVE to fight the top guys.
    He can hide behind politics.
    There is no way round this system,im just saying people take Linear far too seriously,like its sacred.
     
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