Why do boxing fans act like a loss means you are tarnished forever?

only an idiot or a joyboy thinks morales is shot when he beats a green pacquiao.

 

Duran never rematched hearns, his legacy is not tarnished.

 

Because most people are not built to comeback from defeat only the few that have the extra mental capacity like a Manny, or a great fighter who can learn from the loss and actually improve to rise even higher. One step back to take two steps forward.

 

I find some fighters themselves think the 0 means too much as well, I mean you know Money a G, big fan, but he gotta let the fascination with his 0 go. Him and Roger tend to make it seem like it's the 0 that makes him great, when it's what he's done that makes him0 great, not what he didn't do(by that I mean losing, not insinuating ducking, cuz money didn't duck ****).

 

then when you never lose they call you a cherry picker

 

What gets me is when fans call for a fighter to retire just because they lost a fight.

 

Haters gonna hate! It's usually a group of fans who never liked the fighter and wanted him to lose that come along and talk all the nonsense. Haters gonna hate.

 

I don't think that a loss means it's over. Didn't Hopkins lose his first fight. Sometimes a fighter comes back and avenges a loss. Williams-quintana comes to mind. It seems like Mexican fighters are completely unfazed by losses.

 

Yep.

 

The old timer all time greats had losses. Joe Louis was knocked out! Lewis was knocked out! etc................

 

WHY? Cuz emo bitches cry with their penises....

A bit more analytical - alot of peeps internalize their "heroes", make them a reflection of who they are. No one looks to or wants to be a loser. And i think they believe they can & should win everything. Whatever the case, they can be considered a bit extreme and off-balance. They are either hyper-competitive and believe they should win everything if they will their way thru (ego-fed entitlement thru effort), or the complete opposite - those who have avoided competing, because of lack of ability or the fear of losing is too much for them to every face another.

Its these "extremists" who freak out when someone loses. Those who have competed with equal and strong competition understands losing. If a fighter loses, its kind of like a "so what" or a belief that this will serve as a learning experience.

Ive competed in unfavorable situations before, knowing that a loss is inevitable, but gives an opportunity to show where you truly stand when given a chance to give your all. You get a chance to analyze your weaknesses and what you can to do better. You dont get these benefits from only winning...

and sometimes, when the odds are stacked against you, and you still win because you were able to become your best self - that is the sweetest of successes. A win under obvious conditions serves you nothing, and you can never hope to grow & progress from that...