One loss and you are a can.

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  1. THN

    THN Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I'm seek and tired of kebord warriores who pisses on fighters with a loss.
    All boxers in top 100 deserve ours respect, why all the hate?
    I think a lot of guys maybee have a little ***** and therefore try to make it bigger by throwing dirt on the losers. Am i wrong?
     
  2. cilldara11

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    I'm sure you've got some form of point, but reading that hurt my brain.
     
  3. turpinr

    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    all boxers deserve respect as you say,amateur or pro,win or lose.
    i know what you mean about keyboard warriors too:good
     
  4. Govanmauler

    Govanmauler Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Its partly the way of modern sports, we build these guys up to seem like superheroes and then when they lose we feel stupid and betrayed for having believed in them.

    But there is no doubt the annonimity of the web allows people to talk **** without fear of retribution.

    How about as a first step you all have to follow my lead and use a pic of yourself as your av ?
     
  5. IPitydaFo0l

    IPitydaFo0l ATG in the making Full Member

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    Agreed :good
     
  6. DeanoFlash

    DeanoFlash Boxing Addict Full Member

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    this is one of the things hurting boxing. Everyone's so afraid of failure. You've got promoters sheltering prospects up unto their 30's. Its like what does that even do for you as a fighter?? Thats one of the few things I admire about UFC. Randy Coter is 40 years old and he lost his last 2 fights but he's headlining their next event.
     
  7. essexboy

    essexboy The Cat Full Member

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    The guys in the top 100 deserve reverance. Anybody in the top 500 deserves respect, however there will always be haters my friend.
     
  8. TommyV

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    That was probably the most unfunny thing I've ever read.
     
  9. Jennifer Love Hewitt

    Jennifer Love Hewitt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    "All boxer's in the top 100 deserve our respect"

    No they don't. I respect anyone who steps in the ring and give's it their all, but that's the key: They have to give it their all. Fighters who don't train their hardest, who come in fat, who take dives, fighter's who cheat... they do not get my respect.
     
  10. Boro chris

    Boro chris Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Thats it in a nutshell. The price for failure seems to be way too high.
    On the otherhand its nice to see a decent fighter like Jermain Taylor being given another chance in the super 6.
     
  11. THN

    THN Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Considered it done !
     
  12. Kid Cuba

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    :thumbsup
     
  13. FROST

    FROST Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Some of the old greats had quite a few losses, even early in their careers and against journeymen. The bottom line is, if you fight a lot, and if you fight good opposition, you're gonna lose some. Being undefeated doesn't automatically mean you're a great fighter, likewise, having some losses on you're record doesn't imply that you aren't.
     
  14. MURK20

    MURK20 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Very true. If history goes soley by a boxers record, we wouldn't have any boxing legends besides Marciano.
     
  15. Kid Cuba

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    All the ATG's (the only exception being Marciano) had losses.