The sad side of Boxing.

Thanks for putting things in perspective.

All of these warriors deserve our respect, regardless of how good they are. :good

 

This is why the board bothers me sometimes, these guys are out there working their asses off so that they can get beat up for your entertainment and there's all these posts about "overrated" and "B-Level". Don't just sit in front of your screen and type on your keyboard and be disrespectful to these guys. Boxing is a hard earned living and if you had any real experience you would know that.

 

:thumbsup well said fella

 

i know how hard it is...i use to admire people i've watched personally for their power, power a natural talent which i lack and when this people i knew and admired where losing a lot it tells how hard it is really because this people have been working their ass off, C level fighters but still fighters

 

Well said mate:good I gotta respect any guy who gets in the ring.

 

Good point.

Boxing has got to be one of the hardest sports to enter and make a living off. You can be very talented and still never be at the elite level.

I admire the courage it must take to get in that ring in front of thousands of people, knowing that your going to have to fight else someone is going to knock you out.

 

The dedication and work that is put into this sport to just be in shape is enough to deserve our respect.
Stepping into the ring and getting your ass kicked is not even half the work/story. The psychological strength needed to fight in a 1 on 1 sport is incredible. We all can analyze fights and analyze fighters all we want, but as far as attacking these fighters personally well that just crosses the line.

 

Definitely well said! Good post!

 

Didn't the opponents trainer remove stuffing from the gloves in this fight? Also I seem to remember reading that Mexicans threw glasses of urine over Owen as he was stretchered out of the ring, correct?

Thank God the sport has evolved a bit since then.

 

...............Excellent, thoughtful post. All too often we see armchair warriors living vicariously through their heroes here, and they seem to feel the need to talk trash as if they had anything to do with the outcome of a fight, or somehow feel entitled to make pronouncements when they aren't the ones taking the punches. They need to keep in mind that these are guys putting it all (and I mean ALL) on the line so that they can come here and ***** about what they aren't, or what they did wrong, or how so-and-so would kick their ass. As painful as it is to watch, there's a lesson for every fight fan in that video.

 

It's a sad sport full of sad stories. Alot of people were upset about Lennox Lewis retiring when we should have been supporting his decision. More recently, Danny Green did a very smart thing by thinking long-term and getting out now. Hopefully more fighters follow his lead.

 

Excellent post, good to know there are a few mature thoughts going around in some heads here. People seem to forget (or don't know) that boxing is arguably the toughest sport around. 3 straight minutes interspersed with short breaks whilst you are moving, evading, hitting and getting hit, with no team mates and nowhere to hide is damn hard. Always respect those that climb between the ropes, everyone can't be a world champion.

 

Lupe Pintor seems extremely healthy for all the years he boxed. His speech is crystal clear and he is very thoughtful. This goes to show that there are extremes like in any sport but it's not common for a man to die. More often than not in boxing they will end up with Dimentia Pugilistica and I think that is the true tragedy. Death are extremely uncommon.

 

and they make money for it. i respect the game but ****, even the low end pay per view guys are making 60-150 thousand for a nights work.