DO We Overhype Fighters Because Of Good Looks ?

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  1. Scorpion

    Scorpion Boxing Addict Full Member

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    1. Power
    2. Looks
    3. Charisma
    4. Skill

    that order.
    For marketability at least.
    Actually nvm, charisma is 2 and looks is 3.
     
  2. J.R.

    J.R. No Mames Guey Full Member

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    This thread has been infected with the ghey.
     
  3. puga_ni_nana

    puga_ni_nana Dempsey Roll Full Member

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    only some ESB ***gots do.
     
  4. tito44

    tito44 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Dumbass post

    Yeah it has nothing to do with his resume. Basically dominating everybody except Super Joe and Ward, who cheated ,has nothing to do with his success. He is also very likable.
     
  5. Fighting Pride

    Fighting Pride Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Khan good looking?

    You must have worse eyesight than Margarito.

    Pac is not good looking as you said, he's more a rugged mafiaso type. Mayweather, I dunno, he's probably not ugly, but he's far from beautiful. The most hyped fighters in the sport.

    Other hyped fighters, Cotto, ugly, Margarito, ugly, Pavlik, ugly, Mayorga, ugly, Klitschkos, ugly, Alvarez, ugly, Donaire, ugly.

    Martinez is sexy no doubt, his recent hi-profile wins have more to do with his hype. The only other truly sexy fighter I can think of is Tyson Fury, and guy isn't rated at all as a top fighter. You're overrating the power of sexiness. Unlike your female friend, there aren't many women in boxing, and all the gays are in MMA..
     
  6. pejevan

    pejevan inmate No. 1363917 Full Member

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    First to respond would be Leon. And I am sure he will keep this thread alive.
     
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  8. rayrobinson

    rayrobinson Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Is Mike Tyson good looking???

    Maybe I have missed the point , but we dont watch their ass's in their.
     
  9. polowear28

    polowear28 Active Member Full Member

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    Just to add, in psychology one of the examples they use is the presidential debates of 1960. This was the first time television was used during debates. The people that listened on the radio believed that Nixon had the better arguements while those that saw the debate on television favored Kenedy. Those television viewers focused on what they saw, not what they heard. Studies of the audience indicated that, among television viewers, Kennedy was perceived the winner of the first debate by a very large margin.
     
  10. Bogotazo

    Bogotazo Amateur Full Member

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    It's probably true to some extent.

    You can even say it extends to style or the aesthetics of a performance.
     
  11. rayrobinson

    rayrobinson Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    50 % how you look

    40 % how you say it

    10% what you actually say.

    How do you think George W got two ****ing terms.
     
  12. markq

    markq Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Pyschology major smart? Stopped reading there.
     
  13. henrik

    henrik fasthands Full Member

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    Could you please explain what Kesslers looks has done for him??:huh
     
  14. Blake Rayne

    Blake Rayne Fat Cuban Aficianado Full Member

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    :yikes:yikes:yikes:yikes
     
  15. m8te

    m8te Oh you ain't know? Full Member

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    fans dont overhype good looking fighters, the media capitalizes on their good looks by maximizing their exposure, and that goes for any other form of entertainment.