Why do fighters brag about beating bums?

Being unbeaten is an easily sell to casual boxing fans.

I've even heard some on this site go on about fighters being unbeaten.

It's only when you can analyse a resume you realise it isn't that good a thing to be unbeaten

 

Boxers reputation dictates their earning potential... Is it any surprise they'll brag about mediocre achievements to try and boost it?

Especially given that, unfortunately, it works... Look how many hypejobs with pathetic resumes have armies of fans defending the honour they haven't even earned.

 

Once you make it out of the amateur system with some level of credibility it's about making a dollar for yourself, by all means necessary.

Usyk went from barely having a million bucks career earnings to probably retiring with nearly 100x that because Eddie Hearn thought he was smart instead got his golden goose slaughtered.

 

@Olu G. Rotimi and @ellerbe come to mind immediately. They defend Earl Spencer like they just had an amazing first date and are infatuated w the man.

Goes 12 rds w 135lb Mikey Garcia and "outboxes" the smaller and shorter fighter (big joke), needs 50 low blows to beat Porter, and had his neck snapped back by goddamn Ugas lmao.

Keep reppin ya boy, nuthuggers

 

Go **** yourself you silly little man.

 

Ah where'd you go?

 

Because the vast majority of time the people that are called "bums" are usually dangerous fighters.

 

Training for Nnganou

 

You in Fury's team?

 

I think, therefore I am

 

Yeah the usual gronks put a lot of stock in undefeated records. “No excuses” know what I’m saying… lol

 

He's Fury's personal ball washer.

 

Anyone good enough to turn pro is a seriously dangerous fighter.

But, cliché or not, there are levels to this sport - the guys regarded as bums might be dangerous for 99% of people who dare to lace up, but they're relatively easy pickings for the creme de la creme of fighters.


But you're onto something here, which probably isn't generally appreciated...

For up and coming fighters, who haven't experienced just how dangerous the very top fighters are yet - they're beating guys they know are dangerous and they're excited to be doing it.

So in a sense, because they haven't experienced the top levels, they just don't realize that what they're hyping up just isn't quite as big as they realize yet - or rather, the excitement of what they have done blinds them to just how much further there is to go.

And maybe, just maybe, some fighters genuinely do get so wrapped up in what they're doing and their hype that they don't ever realize just how big the challenges are that they're refusing to accept?