Dumphy: '63 Liston vs. past greats

Thanks Greg, not that mine was, but that’s a seriously fine post yourself - very apt and very honest of you to personalise the perspective and be realistic about the human condition that we’re all subject to.

Very relatable and of course you’re certainly not alone in respect of experiencing some periods when we’re perhaps not at our most resilient nor are we necessarily confident or optimistic re outcomes.

As you’ve already laid out, the view on boxers re their expected courage and how much they should extend themselves (some pundits expect no limits in those regards) each and every time out is is often, notably abstract and unrealistic - ignoring or rejecting all possible surrounding context which might’ve had very real and significantly negative impacts on performance on the occasion in question.