Defenders of Defensive Fighters, The Lovers Of The Sweet Science... Are They Posers And Snobs?

the worst are the ones who gtalk at length about fighters who fought so long ago that theres barely any(if any ) footage of, and then say how they would destroy(insert name of modern boxer).

 

lol, all wrong, from start to finish. False assumptions and over dramatization to end it with, as though we are all unaware.

 

Like with anything in life, a good balance is key. I don't like watching fights which is all brawl and 0 skill, there is no mastery to it and its just 2 guys blessed with good chins and power. On the other hand I also don't like watching pure skill and no savagery, I came to watch a fight not golf. That's why guys like SRR, Duran, SRL, Pac, Tyson, Ali are all extremely popular inside the ring, they demonstrate savagery with skill.

Sweet science guys who brag about the art of running while laughing a brawling fans dont realise they are as bad as each other, extremists on the opposite end of the spectrum.

 

:good:good

 

over opinionated fans who have never boxed a day in there life is the only type that aggravates me. thinking they know it all, til you've bin there shut your mouth .

 

Everyone likes what they like no problem with who likes what, etc, But the arguement there about lara vs canelo and people calling that the sweet science, come on if it was such a great display of the sweet science why did the guy lose. He was just moving awat from canelo while that is happening nobody is winning accept caenlo because hes taking up the terriotory in the ring, and you cant say a guy not throwing punches is the definition of the sport. Somebody also said that guys that fight in the pocket dont have the talent to move, maybe thats right but other guys dont have the talent to stay in the pocket so nobodys better than the other because of styles until they fight.
And floyd stays in the pocket a lot so does rigo, and micky ward used to run at times

 

List of top 10 All Time Great Boxers

1. Sugar Ray Robinson
2. Muhammad Ali
3. Henry Armstrong
4. Joe Louis
5. Willie Pep
6. Roberto Duran
7. Sugar Ray Leonard
8. Jack Johnson
9. Harry Greb
10. Sam Langford

How many pure pure boxers vs pure sluggers are on the list?

 

I think what's bad is when people who claim to be fans of the sport can't understand why a fighter with a slick style can actually be more effective than a pure brawler. And many label fighters "boring", "cowards", and "runners" simply because they are mindful of defense...while labeling fighters who take a load of punishment "warriors." If the only way to win a fight was to stand in the middle of the ring and trade punches, then everyone would be doing it.

 

You got SRL number 7? :think

 

Exactly, yet you look at that list and fail to realize what it tells you...it is far easier to be and do what a pure boxer does. Even with less fighters practicing nothing but the pure form of sweet science they tend to have greater success when it comes to being recognized amongst the best. When it is only due to them beating the big name sluggers of their time because their style is made to do exactly that by using their own aggression them to win the rounds.

It goes to show what the slugger is trying to do is more difficult than what the purist is trying to do yet the purists are consistently recognized as the better fighters. People are always trying to give them rounds in fights they don't deserve calling many of their losses robberies, stating that this fighter or that was "boxing the other's ears off" believing that somehow just because a boxer is using nothing but ring "intellect" he must have won the round.

This comes from boxers being overly praised as the more gifted, athletic, and smarter of the two which is not close to the truth, you have to be far smarter, and equally gifted and athletic to even come close to consistently doing what the best sluggers do because what are they are trying to do is far more difficult. Yet the purists are praised as gifted and genius's...it is backwards and doesn't make sense to me.

 

You're right, that is the easiest way to pretend to have superior knowledge.

 

Everyone should read this.:deal