It's great seeing boxers come back from losses

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  1. achillesthegreat

    achillesthegreat FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE Full Member

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    So many fans today are on the edge of their seat waiting for a fighter to be 'exposed'. So many of them have pretty records that are slated for having little or no real substance to them.

    Most fans are more upset about a loss than the fighters is. These fighters have been amateurs and lost and they've been beaten up in sparring. We see an '0' at the end of their record and think they are invincible, untouchable and they just don't know how to lose. This is far from the truth and is proven when boxers take a loss in their stride even when they've talked themself up a little too much.

    A good example recently is Paulie Malignaggi. Let's be honest his record was nothing to write home about and he talked a bit too much. Then he lost bravely but painfully to Cotto. He really wanted to win that WBO belt, you could see him choking about it after the fight. He fell off, but last night he got back on again and won himself a title.

    Now this isn't just about Paulie Malignaggi. This is also about Wladimir Klitschko, Samuel Peter and every other fighter who people have thought, wanted and even needed to be invincible.

    Fighters lose, it's part of the game. We need to accept it, just like the fighters do. We need to move on and look forward to great prospects, just like the fighters do.

    Paulie won the IBF, Wlad is now the IBF champ and Peter is on the cusps of another title shot. Hell, Oliver McCall is 88 years old and he looks to be on the cusps of another title shot.
     
  2. Decebal

    Decebal Lucian Bute Full Member

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    nice post!:good
     
  3. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    This may be the best post since the site was restored.

    I agree 100%
     
  4. tampa

    tampa Active Member Full Member

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    very good read.
     
  5. pit

    pit Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I agree so much is made of a perfect record and making a decent living in boxing.
     
  6. MSTR

    MSTR More Speed Than Roy!!!!! Full Member

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    The perfect record is more for the casual fans then anything. Any real boxing fan knows that the competition is what counts.
     
  7. Amsterdam

    Amsterdam Boris Christoff Full Member

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    Malignaggi was praised for his loss though, it's quite different than the "exposed" stuff. Everyone was ready for Malignaggi to comeback and he has a good fanbase now.

    Different from say a Jason Litzau complete joke, or a soon to be Amir Khan complete joke getting KTFO.
     
  8. MSTR

    MSTR More Speed Than Roy!!!!! Full Member

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    What has Khan looked like in recent outings. I haven't seen much since his early days, which wasn't overly impressive.
     
  9. Amsterdam

    Amsterdam Boris Christoff Full Member

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    Not overly impressive is how he's looked with every step, and he has a grade A china chin that's just ready to be exposed, hopefully Limond musters up some strength and goes right for it, considering a guy with 0 KO's rocked Khan a little.

    It's not just the kid's chin either, I just use that to get a rise out of Khan apologists, I truly don't feel he's impressive enough physically to warrant this type of hype and praise.
     
  10. Imperial1

    Imperial1 VIP Member Full Member

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    The same could be said for Diego "Chico" Corrales ..After his loss to Mayweather and his stint in prison he came back to capture the belts at 130 and give boxing fans by far one of the memorial fights in history !
     
  11. achillesthegreat

    achillesthegreat FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE Full Member

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    Definitely. That loss looked like an expose but Chico took it on the chin and came back from it. So much so that he got into the P4P list.
     
  12. achillesthegreat

    achillesthegreat FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE Full Member

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    He hasn't really lost a round since he turned pro. In his next fight he is going for the second major belt in Britain - the Commonwealth.
     
  13. achillesthegreat

    achillesthegreat FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE Full Member

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    True but who knew if he could come back from the damage inflicted.

    I'm not solely talking about guys getting 'exposed' and then coming back. I'm talking about coming back from a loss, full stop.

    That's the major difference between old school and new school. New school are afraid to lose.
     
  14. madpup

    madpup Active Member Full Member

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    Great post. Unfortunantly it is this kind of attitude that makes promoters protect their fighters from competitive fights and get them keep fightings tomato cans.
     
  15. madpup

    madpup Active Member Full Member

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    You are a prime example of the kind of fan that the first post is talking about.