How does it affect your opinion of a fighter when he can't admit a loss?

Horrible examples in this thread.

Diaz/Malinaggi I and Froch/Kessler

were both close fights that could of been scored for the other fighter.

 

it simply shows that they are soar loser.
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they were close, but my deal with froch is because he didnt give kessler much credit at all. a fight that close should have brought mutual respect.

 

If it's a genuine close fight, then I don't mind a fighter claiming he won (e.g JMM).

But where it's like Froch vs Kessler, then yes my respect goes out the window. He's complaining of the exact same thing he benefited from in his fight with Dirrell. I hope King Arthur smashes him to pieces.

Another one I'd mention would be Barrera. After getting smacked around by Pacquiao, he lived off the 'disrupted training camp' excuse.

 

I don't wanna see a fighter saying "I lost because I'll never be as good as him" which is what boxing fans seem to think the fighters should do.

 

lol

 

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Me too I'm a fan of his but his excuses left a bitter taste in my mouth. I think fighters like that feel like they never can lose so when it happens they don't know how to respond to it. I admit my mistakes so I promise y'all I won't make excuses if I lose. When I lose in anything all I do is admit that I lost to a better person & do some friendly trashtalking. Nothing serious.

 

a bit off topic, but one of the worst post fight interviews i seen recently, was sergio fukin mora

"no disrespect to forrest, cos he's dead, but i really wanted to hurt him. i was beating shane easy but i stepped off cos i didnt wanna hurt him. vernon tho, i wanted to hurt him"

sounded like an absolute knobhead to me.

 

this is interesting, cos i saw a george foreman documentary a few years ago. and he said he broke his hand in near enough every training camp, but his trainer always told him to deny otherwise the fight would get called off. so he always told the doc he was 100% fine, even when he wasnt.

 

:good I agree, and this was right after Mosley (whom I believe should of won) was a true sport in his interview giving Mora credit that was undeserved.