Amnat Ruenroeng vs. Zou Shiming RBR

No don't give me a pass, I'm no fan of Shiming's and I'm not a fan at all of Ruenroeng's style. I am however a fan of every division in the sport being seen by the biggest audience possible and with Zou's success which annoyed me as well, because they were obviously shoving the minimally talented Shiming down everybody's throats in an effort to get Chinese money flowing through the sport, but that little bit of unbearableness was a small price to pay for something they may have paid dividends in the future, but just like with Rigo winning over Donaire HBO and casuals lose interest which is not good for the sports overall success.

 

I think that it was a very good performance given the overwhelming tension in the ring. Holy **** that was tense for a spell. But he never mis-interpreted the ebb of the fight.

 

That's great; but you don't see many fans calling for robberies and calling fighters horrible names for winning. Read the thread since you posted. Everyone is scratching their heads.

Personally, I think "Chinese money" is worth nothing if what they are doing with it is buying decisions for their fighters. Call me old fashioned.

 

Exactly I'm a big picture type of guy and sometimes a lot of people get caught up in their little biases and don't seem to process what is good for us in the long run as fans. I was excited about HBO finally putting Flyweights on even though I didn't like that it was Zou but at least they were attempting to make baby steps in the right direction, but because of how reactionary HBO and casual fans are they will recoil from the whole division because of someone like Ruenroeng winning, which may not be fair but its the reality.

 

It's nothing to do with bias; it's not to do with your edgy political opinion, your supposed far-sightedness, the viciousness of your critics - it's about NOT arriving c0ck-a-hoop in the RBR thread and calling the winner a **** and a piece of **** and saying you wish he was robbed. That's a bad tempered drunken wife-beater of an attitude regardless of the incredible world view of your personal insights.

Don't do it.

 

This is not uncommon for me, I do this all of the time.:yep

I don't have an edgy political opinion, my opinion is actually pro business and very mainstream in this case, which is uncommon for me.

And yes there is a lot of anti-Zou hatred clouding many people's overall view of what's ultimately good for the sport.

 

OK.

Don't.

 

IB knows I do this on the RBR's, there is a degree of embellishment to my "rants" at least most of them. Don't take everything I do that seriously, but my general point still stands. Ruenroeng winning isn't great for the lower divisions which I am a big fan of.

 

I'm sure you find Rigondeaux exciting too.:verysad