Why I love boxing

slip&counter · Oct 2, 2009

noonan said: ↑

im a big fan of both boxing and mma , i see boxing as the sweet science but also enjoy seing the different disciplines compete in ufc
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no true boxing fan can stomach let alone "enjoy" that junk, unless your a certain way inclined....;(

Dan684 · Oct 2, 2009

Thanks for th comments lads :good

slip&counter · Oct 2, 2009

djoc175 said: ↑

Good post Dan,a nice read.Thanks

Not sure about the bit about the UFC and its 'cartoon characters' though:huhAlot of the things you said hold true for MMA fighters aswell.It's something that gets me.Boxing fans seem to want to slag off the UFC/MMA at every opportunity.Why?
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because they attack us at every opportunity and are basically trying to ride of the back of boxings "demise"

some of us are very passionate and protective of this thing.

kosaros · Oct 2, 2009

Very good post Dan :good

Dan684 · Oct 2, 2009

Cheers pal :good

slip&counter · Oct 2, 2009

yeah good stuff, Dan. You keep going like this you might make it to that new poster/marina hydes list lol!

djoc175 · Oct 2, 2009

slip&counter said: ↑

because they attack us at every oppurtunity and are basically trying to ride of the back of boxings "demise"

some of us are very passionate and protective of this thing.
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I agree this whole 'boxing is dying' and 'MMA will takeover' is bull****.

I'm not an MMA fan so I'm not too bothered,I just don't understand how and why this divide came about in the first place:huh

djoc175 · Oct 2, 2009

“I think the UFC and boxing should be able to co-exist and work together in this thing that we call (combat) sports,” Schaefer said.

Schaefer said he thought boxing promoters and the UFC shared common interests and could benefit from working together.

“I would love to sit down with Dana White and the Fertittas (who are the UFC’s primary owners), who I hear are very nice, first-class people, and see if there are ways we can work together to make the (combat) sports space, the fight space, even bigger,” Schaefer said.

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Sorry not really on topic.I'll leave it there

slip&counter · Oct 2, 2009

since when did a swiss banker become a spokeman for boxing? but i guess HBO effectively run it and GBP in turn run them

Dan684 · Oct 2, 2009

Now I know what it feels like spending ages on a good post/thread only to have people ruin it with off-topic arguments :-(

Slip are you drunk by any chance ??

djoc175 · Oct 2, 2009

slip&counter said: ↑

since when did a swiss banker become a spokeman for boxing? but i guess HBO effectively run it and GBP in turn run them
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He was talking from a PPV POV more than anything else really.To see its original context you could always pop over to the MMA forum

slip&counter · Oct 2, 2009

Dan684 said: ↑

Now I know what it feels like spending ages on a good post/thread only to have people ruin it with off-topic arguments :-(

Slip are you drunk by any chance ??
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I'm teetotal, my friend, however i do get a little fuzzy at this time.

djoc175 said: ↑

He was talking from a PPV POV more than anything else really.To see its original context you could always pop over to the MMA forum
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you tryna wind me up pal?

Dan684 · Oct 2, 2009

Yeah i'm pretty sure it is obvious he was trying to wind you up :good

ClintMagnum · Oct 3, 2009

Dan684 said: ↑

This was originally going to be aimed at Marina Hyde however there's nothing to suggest that the new poster is her, apart from Pinhead starting the rumour mill so now its not.
No I have no beef with this Marina Hyde journo, Bunce gives as much as he takes, and it seems she's made an idiot out of herself and lowered herself to his standards so I hope it is her and she can see that the boxing community and its fans are ok.

Too much emphasis gets put on the brutality of the sport by some sections of the media, and not on the sheer beauty of it. Far too often, its easier to overlook the fact that in no other sport would you see two participants fighting toe-to-toe and then go in the dressing room and having a beer. NOWHERE ! Not even the UFC with its cartoon characters. Its easy to overlook that the majority of the participants spend 10,20,25 years in the sport, sweating, bleeding, hurting just to try and make it through to the next fight.

Champions, hiding themselves in remote locations for months on end, away from there families, away from there children and away from their friends just to be able to make it through 36 minutes of brutal combat, on the basis that if they dont win, at least they'll be fit enough to last through without permanent injury.

Prospects, living on poor wages, often sacrificing times that young men take for granted such as drinking, eating whatever takes our fancy and holidays with friends. They do all this in the hope that one day they'll be able to look down at there children/grandchildren and say "I was a somebody me, I was a champion. I had thousands cheering and shouting my name and I was proud"

Journeymen. Men who realise the dream is over, but have been in the sport that long, its all they know. Training day in day out in the hope that another prospect would like his services in order to progress to places he couldn't go himself. Never knowing when the next pay day is, never knowing if the fight will be his last. Knowing that in order for his services to be required again, he must take a beating for the required amount of time and not go down. For touching the canvas and staying there as a journeyman means he is no longer the 'test' that the prospects require and is therefore surplus to requirement. Knowing full well that when he goes into a fight, his children and his wife know he will probably lose. Despite all this, they do it anyway.

In what other sport could there possibly be a scenario which would create such euphoria as a man being beat in every aspect of his game, looking down and out to rally back and stop his opponent with 20 seconds to go ?

Boxing requires the attributes that other sports require. The difference is, it requires ALL OF THEM.... Skill, Speed, Stamina, Strength, Power, Agility, Heart, Desire. In no other sport will you be found wanting if you lack one or two of these attributes. In the 'Squared Ring' you will be found wanting and will be hurt.

Marina Hyde, please take note :good

Boxers, of all standards, Amateur or Pro, Champion or Journeyman, 1 fight or 100 fights...........

I doth my cap :good

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Good post. Its a shame a lot of other people on this forum don't share your opinions. Comments from idiots calling certain professional fighters "nobodies" "bums" or "cowards" really grips my ****. Good or bad every one who climbs through the ropes and fights a fellow fighter deserves respect. Love him or loathe him but respect him as a man with big enough balls to get in the ring and not just talk about it.:bbb

turpinr · Oct 3, 2009

Dan684 said: ↑

This was originally going to be aimed at Marina Hyde however there's nothing to suggest that the new poster is her, apart from Pinhead starting the rumour mill so now its not.
No I have no beef with this Marina Hyde journo, Bunce gives as much as he takes, and it seems she's made an idiot out of herself and lowered herself to his standards so I hope it is her and she can see that the boxing community and its fans are ok.

Too much emphasis gets put on the brutality of the sport by some sections of the media, and not on the sheer beauty of it. Far too often, its easier to overlook the fact that in no other sport would you see two participants fighting toe-to-toe and then go in the dressing room and having a beer. NOWHERE ! Not even the UFC with its cartoon characters. Its easy to overlook that the majority of the participants spend 10,20,25 years in the sport, sweating, bleeding, hurting just to try and make it through to the next fight.

Champions, hiding themselves in remote locations for months on end, away from there families, away from there children and away from their friends just to be able to make it through 36 minutes of brutal combat, on the basis that if they dont win, at least they'll be fit enough to last through without permanent injury.

Prospects, living on poor wages, often sacrificing times that young men take for granted such as drinking, eating whatever takes our fancy and holidays with friends. They do all this in the hope that one day they'll be able to look down at there children/grandchildren and say "I was a somebody me, I was a champion. I had thousands cheering and shouting my name and I was proud"

Journeymen. Men who realise the dream is over, but have been in the sport that long, its all they know. Training day in day out in the hope that another prospect would like his services in order to progress to places he couldn't go himself. Never knowing when the next pay day is, never knowing if the fight will be his last. Knowing that in order for his services to be required again, he must take a beating for the required amount of time and not go down. For touching the canvas and staying there as a journeyman means he is no longer the 'test' that the prospects require and is therefore surplus to requirement. Knowing full well that when he goes into a fight, his children and his wife know he will probably lose. Despite all this, they do it anyway.

In what other sport could there possibly be a scenario which would create such euphoria as a man being beat in every aspect of his game, looking down and out to rally back and stop his opponent with 20 seconds to go ?

Boxing requires the attributes that other sports require. The difference is, it requires ALL OF THEM.... Skill, Speed, Stamina, Strength, Power, Agility, Heart, Desire. In no other sport will you be found wanting if you lack one or two of these attributes. In the 'Squared Ring' you will be found wanting and will be hurt.

Marina Hyde, please take note :good

Boxers, of all standards, Amateur or Pro, Champion or Journeyman, 1 fight or 100 fights...........

I doth my cap :good

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