why is a fighter's '0' so important nowadays...?

bknystl · Jan 8, 2011

Because as soon as a fighter loses nowadays, most of you label them as "shot" or say they were "exposed". Or altogether abandon that fighters chances in becoming something by jumping ship you fickle fans you.... And then say they don't deserve paydays or big fights, and you guys hold that **** over their heads forever like "oh he was ko'd 10 fights ago or 4 fights ago, he's over the hill" Or "he hasn't been the same since he lost will he ever recover". But if they still have an 0 you guys say they haven't fought anybody. Or they're "protected". You guys invented this bull**** now you question why?

Luscious Lopez · Jan 8, 2011

WiDDoW_MaKeR said: ↑

Boxing fans being so fast to write fighters off is a big reason why we don't get to see all of the fights we want to see. Most boxers nowadays feel like they have to milk every cent that they can out of their careers before they lose. It's sad really... losing and recovering from that loss is part of what makes a great boxer.
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i think it's more down to the promoters/tv networks.warren sacked khan's trainer for bringing prescott over.but let's face it,anyone can have a bad day at the office.warren should've been man enough to accept the defeat graciously,and sought an instant rematch.khan would have received more plaudits in taking that fight than beating up on an old barrera.but that's where we're at today in this dumb sport.also,there's an old saying-styles make fights(and it's true.)just because one fighter may 'have your number' doesn't make you a **** fighter.just move on and beat up someone else!

des3995 · Jan 8, 2011

Luscious Lopez said: ↑

back in the day,great fighters were pitted against similarly gifted competitors,and if they lost,so what?so long as they showed heart and gave the fans a show,they could come back another day and still get a crack at a meaningful title.nowadays,you lose a fight,or heaven forbid,2,you're pretty much ****ed.the likes of old timers such as robinson/lamotta et al would've been demoted to small hall 8 rounders if they'd been around in the modern era,so ridiculous is the need to never lose under any circumstance.this is the reason that fighters at the top of the tree are given hand picked opponents all the time,and we,the fans,rarely get to see the fights we all want,just because a fighter's marquee value is reduced so much should they ever lose against a decent match up.domestically(in the uk,)this meant that hatton v witter was never made,even though either fighter should have been able to move forward in the event of a beating.i believe this is a major factor in boxing's general decline-the public feel cheated,and the sport ought to take a leaf out of the mma tourneys,where a defeat isn't a career ender.
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Nail on head.

Its all about marketability. Future marketability. And it sucks ass.

2manyusernames · Jan 8, 2011

You lot are trapped in an ESB bubble where everything said on the general forum is gospel. It's just not true! Here are some of the top fighters right now:

Wlad Klitschko - 3 losses
David Haye - 1 loss
Sergio Martinez - 2 losses
Manny Pacquiao - 3 losses
Carl Froch - 1 loss
Tomasz Adamek - 1 loss
Amir Khan - 1 loss

etc. etc. etc. I could go on. The Boxrec top 25 P4P only contain 7 fighters with their '0' intact. The question should be "why is Floyd Mayweather's '0' so important, and why do ESB posters buy into it so easily?

Luscious Lopez · Jan 8, 2011

cesare-borgia said: ↑

because fans suck and lable a guy shot once he loses a fight. I dont believe cotto/kahn/jacobs or even paul williams are shot. watch k1 for example topguys get knocked the **** out by others and a year later they win in similiar brutal fashion. Its mostly mental it gets in a fighters had. Roy jones who is shot got destroyed mentally as well.
Loses dont matter that much as people and especially floyd thinks, its accomplishments and how you come back that matter, look what ali did after frazier 1, leonard after duran 1 or pac after 2 ko's. It means little.
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for the record,i'd pay to see these guys fight any day of the week.they're all exciting to watch.as are cintron,pavlik,dawson,afolabi,katsidis and in the uk johannson,mitchell and so on.a defeat's a defeat.move on.

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