What are boxing's most over used phrases?

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  1. drunkenspaniard

    drunkenspaniard Active Member Full Member

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    What phrases would you guys say are the most overrated in boxing? Now this isn't limited to the ones announcers use, but also to those used by fans. For example Lampley's use of "the crowd is on their feet", and the term "tomato can". Which ones can you guys think of?
     
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  2. Fat Joe

    Fat Joe Let's have it right Full Member

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    Defining fight, legacy
     
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  3. peter5

    peter5 Marco.A.Barrera Full Member

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    After the Hatton v Floyd fight "check hook" gets used, never saw/heard anyone say it before hand, although all users swear they had used it or heard of it before that fight.
     
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  4. drunkenspaniard

    drunkenspaniard Active Member Full Member

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    Haha yeah I hear that. They make it sound like it's a special move Floyd has. :lol:
     
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  5. Bodysnatcher

    Bodysnatcher Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  6. beerto

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    "Big Right Hand" I watched 3 different fights the other night and the number of times this was used in different fights was incredible
     
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  7. drunkenspaniard

    drunkenspaniard Active Member Full Member

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    Oh and I just thought of Lederman's classic "Jim I gotta tell ya" lol
     
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  8. MancMexican

    MancMexican Blood & Guts Forever Full Member

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    CHECK HOOK

    at least since December its been the most over used phrase
     
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  9. Rebel-INS

    Rebel-INS Mighty Healthy Full Member

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    Straight down the pipe is one that I always hear.
     
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  10. Beeston Brawler

    Beeston Brawler Comical Ali-egedly Full Member

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    Jim Watt uses a load of phrases whenever a British fighter in a big fight gets hit with anything - even a Junior Witter-style 'jab'!
     
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  11. Arriba

    Arriba Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    "CLEANEST PUNCH OF THE FIGHT SO FAR!"

    Lampley throws that one around at will, almost once a round....in fact I think in Peter/Klitschko he used it TWICE in the same round.

    Jim is a nut.
     
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  12. box3r86

    box3r86 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    when boxers win fights: " first of all i'd like to thank god......" and then go on to completely ignore the question they are asked and go off on a tangent.
     
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  13. surreal deal

    surreal deal Liverpool via Krypton Full Member

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    'IN THE POCKET'-Doesnt really mean anything but sounds clever.
     
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  14. surreal deal

    surreal deal Liverpool via Krypton Full Member

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    Yep:good(TO CHECK HOOK)
     
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  15. Arriba

    Arriba Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    If a Buddy McGirt fighter is on the show, You can bet you'll hear "pop that jab" at least 40 times.
     
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