People should never call any fighters a “bum”

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  1. C.J.

    C.J. Boxings Living Legend revered & respected by all Full Member

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    My old trainer heard a kid call a fighter in the gym a bum. He asked him' Could you beat that man":?? The kid said " No" Charlie said " Then you have no right to to call him anything bot SIR
    Shall I go tell him what you called him""" Kid panicked said " No Sir please don't I;m sorry " lol
     
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  2. titanic

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    People who calls boxer a bum are THE BUMS:hang
     
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  3. tinman

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    I think when the term is used its generally to disparage a talented fighters resume. When a skilled and gifted fighter picks om overmatched opponents we call the opponent a bum. Not really to make fun of the overmatched guy, but out of frustration of the cherry picker.

    The majority of pro boxers are very good at boxing in the grand scheme of things. Its just in comparison to p4p level guys they are out of their depth.
     
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  4. covetousjuice

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    But it's truly bad practice (ethically) the way many talented fighters choose to fight such low level guys. Guys who genuinely could be living in their cars or something, like "bums."

    These are just poor people desperate to do anything for a paycheck. I don't know if it's actually a good thing to pretend they're boxers.

    The frequency of mismatches in boxing is gross.
     
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  5. Gil Gonzalez

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    How are tomato can and cab driver ok, but bum is not? Do you know what a bum is?
     
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  6. Serge

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    Muhammad Ali called Joe Frazier a bum

    ''That Joe Frazier’s no world champion! He ain’t nothing but a bum!’ he began shouting in the street. ‘I’m gonna whup him, you’ll see.’

    So Frazier knocked him on his bum for calling him a bum

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    So as you can see even the greatest fighters have had to pay a price for calling other fighters bums
     
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  7. OvidsExile

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    Call him a piece of **** and a ****** who tortured women, but don't call him a bum. Got it.
     
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  8. OvidsExile

    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon. Full Member

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    I thought they did it for money.

    Give back the money, I'll take back the words.
     
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  9. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Agree. Been saying this on Clasic for yrs.
     
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  10. OvidsExile

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    Can we call the bums from Bum Fights bums? What about Rocky Lockridge or Tony Moran?
     
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  11. Unforgiven

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    Some professional boxers don't train and they go down without being hit.
     
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  12. bandeedo

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    but they stepped in a ring, therefore, they deserve my blind adoration... so dont call em bums.
     
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  13. 22JM

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    Most people call c or c- fighters bums tomatoe cans cab drivers ect.. nothing new , but I guess it will be better to call them c- instead of "bums"?
     
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  14. Northadox

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    Thank you.

    Bums and feather fist are two insults which wind me up so much. Easy to say behind a computer, but I guarantee if any of these boxers load up on us forum members we are sleeping for a long long time
     
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  15. HerolGee

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    What about the ones who dont fight? Can they be called fighters.
     
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