The Cult of Overhypers

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  1. TinFoilHat

    TinFoilHat Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Santa Cruz and Kovalev are hype jobs. Both will be exposed.

    Quillen isn't being hyped enough. I think he qualifies more as a paper champion.
     
    TinFoilHat, Aug 17, 2014
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  2. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    They all may be hypejobs, remains to be seen, but Sergey far closer to the real deal than Quillen, who is a total joke
     
    CST80, Aug 17, 2014
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  3. The Masked Man

    The Masked Man Boxing Addict Full Member

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    CST80, we all know who the biggest over hyper on this board is don't we?
     
    The Masked Man, Aug 17, 2014
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  4. Scar

    Scar VIP Member

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    You think Guerrero is underrated yet completely write him off on another thread. :lol:

    Hype will always exist, that's just the way it is. If it wasn't for hype and promoters creating the hype there would literally be nothing worth getting excited about due to the lack of general attention. Whether you think certain fighters deserve hype or not is another discussion and is purely based on personal opinion which has nothing to do with facts.
     
    Scar, Aug 17, 2014
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  5. Gneus7

    Gneus7 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yep this is the age of over-hyping and not just in boxing.
     
    Gneus7, Aug 17, 2014
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  6. Orishaman

    Orishaman I tell it like it is.... Full Member

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    A little dramatic, but on point!!:good

    I would call it the"Art" Esther than "Cult", but let's remember who benefits from it , TV deals....who's affected the marginal fans that get wrapped up in the hyped....the truly great boxers out there that got a chance!
     
    Orishaman, Aug 17, 2014
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  7. hityounot

    hityounot Active Member Full Member

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    Sorry brother but there's no way you can score Canelo-Trout a draw,,... There was a knock down, and only one point separates the winner,,...
     
    hityounot, Aug 17, 2014
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  8. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    You need to call the hype before the exposure, like I have done many times
     
    bailey, Aug 17, 2014
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  9. Orishaman

    Orishaman I tell it like it is.... Full Member

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    :rasta
    Ok let's talk about this fight for a second, and point out the facts :
    Fact 1-the fight was in TX, meaning the worst Ref in boxing assigned to the fight thanks to his family connections, hence Lawrence Cole....
    Fact 2: line scoring by the judges judge: Rey Danseco 115-112, the closest to a true score card, still skewed toward Canelo, judge: Stanley Christodoulou 118-109, amazing , this is what happen in a homer decision, judge: Oren Shellenberger 116-111 , again obviously skewed toward Canelo, make you think...what fight they were watching, or the TX fan club money in action!

    That Trout won the fight, no, but the fight was closer to the 115-112 than 118-109....

    Canelo, is adequate enough he doesn't need the charity of the TX Commission, but then again he seems to fight there a lot!!
     
    Orishaman, Aug 17, 2014
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  10. -GhettoWizard-

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    Matthysse
    Provodnikov
    Pavlik
    Berto
    Margarito
    Porter

    Hypejobs.
     
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  11. KO KIDD

    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    I think over hyping stems from 2 things

    The age we live in with social media and rushed judgement

    And the state of boxing where guys are tossed into huge fights so quickly and get titles relatively untested

    I
     
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  12. Orishaman

    Orishaman I tell it like it is.... Full Member

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    Hype a boxer and money will flow when people believe in the hype...the hyped job falls...the next hyped will come... And the cycle will continue...
     
    Orishaman, Aug 17, 2014
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  13. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    I've never written Guerrero off, I made the point that many people have as well as Bradley and its not fair but that's the way people think unfortunately, but I haven't, read what I say a little closer.
     
    CST80, Aug 17, 2014
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  14. Faerun

    Faerun Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Agree with this. Hype has always been part of boxing and was always the element to excite people. Nothing wrong with it at all. Some hyped boxers will delivers, others won't.
     
    Faerun, Aug 17, 2014
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  15. lepinthehood

    lepinthehood When I'm drinking you leave me well alone banned Full Member

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    so crawford and lomachenko are the only ones left, proved they are legit.
    thurman aswell
     
    lepinthehood, Aug 17, 2014
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