Alot Of Boxers Dont Know ****....

Not sure why this is, but it does seem somewhat true. May be because they are in the inside that they aren't as much fans of the sport as much as it's a job.

 

you'll find that in a lot of sports. I used to play soccer all the ****ing time, but hated watching it. And I made the high school all star team. To me it was much more enjoyable to play than to watch.

 

Because there is a fundamental difference between talking and performing. Professionals hit the gym 5+ days/week for a couple of hours and work their ass off. I dont see how it would improve their game if they become certified http-boxing-historian-wiseguys.

 

The best boxers have a knowledge and understanding of those who came before them.

Sugar Ray Robinson, Ali, Tyson, Hopkins, these guys all knew boxing history well, which helped them to perform on the higher level.

Consider Jermain Taylor, he said he rarely watches boxing and prefers watching other sports. I don't find it surprising that he can't seem to improve his game past what it is at right now. By watching shorter fighters beat taller fighters on tapes and studying it, Tyson learned to deal with being naturally shorter than his opponents, etc..

 

No one knows more about boxing than posters on internet message boards, who are boxers to compare to these internet warriors?

 

There is no proof that knowing boxing history helped them to perform on the higher level, their athleticism, boxing skills and their trainers were responsible for their success. There are countless champs who have not seen thousands of video tapes nor do they browse boxing sites daily and still they achieved a lot. Video studying your next opponent could help though.

 

This reminds me of a KO Magazine interview with Erik Morales (Judah was on the cover, it was about boxing and hip-hop).

The interviewer was talking with Morales about his place in history among Mexican greats. When Salvador Sanchez was brought up, Morales asked what Sanchez did. The interviewer said he beat Wilfredo Gomez and Azumah Nelson. Morales goes "he beat Azumah Nelson?"

Morales knows a lot about fighting as he's been boxing basically his whole life, but obviously boxing history is not his strongpoint.

 

Not only that, but it doesn't seem like many boxers are even fans of the sport. I'm always surprised when fighters can't remember the names of other fighters.

 

You've totally missed the point of the post.

It's not about getting on the net and talking boxing. It's that a lot of boxers don't even having a basic understanding of the history of the sport.

 

Moore actually said that? Hard to believe since he pops up often on wed & friday night fights on ESPN. He's usually in the audience as a spectator and Teddy Atlas usually brings him up for a couple of quick words or his thoughts on the fight.

 

It's these guys job, and alot of guys invest all their "give a **** about boxing" into their own careers.

Can you really blame them, do you go on message boards and watch youtube highlights of your job?

There are of course guys who are just as big as fans as anybody else, but some guys take the approach of it being strictly a career.

 

Quite frankly, I don´t care as long as it is entertaining to watch them.

 

Exactly......why even let the moronic athletes compete when those of us who are knowledgable and who truly carry the sport should determine the contenders, champions, ATG and P4Pers over these forums. Why even watch the fights or buy the PPV? With the exception of De LaHoya every boxer is either a bum, is shot or should retire anyway.

 

They know how to fight, but they don't follow the sport and its history like many fans do. Of course there are exceptions