Hey, China Joe! Instead of advocating your cause to your advantage, I seem to have made matters worse! Sorry, mate!atsch
That's probably true, but it's a stupid strategy. When you use lies and exaggerations instead of facts, you eliminate reasonable discussion.
Although to be fair, the same can be said of many of the worlds greatest things - booze and women (and for some reason, Vitali).
I don't use exaggerations, though I do do something similar. I of course have some conventional beliefs about boxing, I only really bring up my extremist ones most of the time however.
True, but let's not forget: if you repeat a lie many times, and make it big, many people will believe it! Or, at least, they will be easily programmed into looking at certain aspects in a cynical way, or into being weary of certain things! Sometimes that is all that is required to change public opinion.
Come on, isn't that objectively quite funny!? CHJ is a legend; I wouldn't change him for half of the board!
As sockpuppets to stimulate discussion go, you work fairly well. I've examined era vs. era more thoroughly, and others have taken a second look at Calzaghe/Kessler/Hopkins. However, you should realize that exaggerations have a tendency to polarize opinion and discredit your case among those who take your utterances without a few tons of salt. Take it as you like. :smoke
Remember the thread where I claimed Joe Calzaghe would defeat Rocky Marciano. Well people thought that was unobjective or a joke. After being confronted on the issue it became quite clear to people I was serious. And to my best recollection 2/3rd of the board ended up having to agree with me having considered the evidence.
Your best recollection doesn't accord with reality. Then again, perhaps you are doing this solely as an intellectual exercise?
True! I love the fact that CHJ is prepared to shake the foundations of received, popular wisdom that is undisturbed by much critical thought and heavily soaked in NAME-worship...it takes some guts to even attempt to do so!:good