Words and Phrases in Boxing Discussion That Annoy The Hell Out Of You

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  1. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    ...........We all have them; that one word or phrase that just bugs you when you read through some of these threads.

    So let's air it out. What ails ya?

    I'll begin:

    "Robbed." - Prolific use of this word is a sign of laziness, and an indication that the poster tends to merely regurgitate information they read somewhere rather than really knowing the subject matter. I look sideways :)blood ) at posters that are too liberal with this word.

    "Prime." - Again, this one has its place in some circumstances; and I realize this is just a pet peeve of mine resulting in little more than a rant, but I despise threads that read: "Who would win, prime-for-prime?"

    .........There, that feels better. :D

    I might think up a few more later depending on how bitchy I feel, but feel free to fill in the blanks.........
     
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  2. Chinxkid

    Chinxkid Well-Known Member Full Member

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    :oops: Chinxkid: GUILTY AS CHARGED!
     
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  3. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    .............Really? I hadn't noticed you doing that. You're a top poster, methinks.
     
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  4. Chinxkid

    Chinxkid Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Thanks Sal, I'm a fan too.

    EDIT: Of yours I mean!
     
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  5. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    Yeah, I agree with Sanchez that the words like "robbed" and "gift" are over applied on these forums. They seem to particularly come into play everytime a fight was ruled as a split or majority decision, that just didn't go the way someone wanted it to go, usually for the purpose of better suiting some debate.
     
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  6. pugilist_boyd

    pugilist_boyd BUSTED UP PUG Full Member

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    im also very guilty of the usage of prime but u almost have to in most instances such as a prime louis would have gave rocky a much much tougher fight than the shell of the great pugilist he used to be,orjohnson smokin jeffries wouldnt have been so easy in jeffries prime i wont go on since u are prob. getting annoyed reading the word prime ,ha ha
     
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  7. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    .........:lol: No worries, it's my own cross to bear, I know. Especially here in the Classic Forum, you're right, you almost have to use the word.
     
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  8. AliFrazier71

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    The one word the bothers me, along with the ones Sal has already mentioned is "Exposed". I really hate that one.
     
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  9. Thread Stealer

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    It's not that I hate it being used, I don't like how they are so often being used out of context.

    "Robbed" should be a case like Coggi-Gonzalez I, Holyfield-Lewis I, Escalera-Everett, but it's used by just about anyone who disagrees with a decision, and then you ask them their scorecard and they have it 115-114.

    "Ducked". This is used whenever someone doesn't fight another fighter in their weight class of note. You can't fight everyone.

    The one that is used WWAAYYY too much is "calling out". It's like people are little kids in 5th grade lunch. "Ooooohhh, so and so is calling out so and so. He must really want to fight him and the other guy is scared because he isn't fighting him". Grow up. It means little. When you get down to negotiations, then it means something.
     
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  10. Thread Stealer

    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    Fighter A has been a champ, p4p fighter, beating high quality fighters for a good number of years.

    Fighter B beats Fighter A by exploiting his weaknesses to the fullest.


    Boxing message board clowns:

    "Fighter A was EXPOSED!!!!!!!!!!!"
     
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  11. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    ...............Oh god; good one! I hate that one even more than mine! Of course, this one is used more in the playpen known as the General Forum, not by people that know something about boxing.
     
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  12. Bill1234

    Bill1234 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I agree, anytime it was a close fight, it was a gift decision where someone was robbed.

    I hate it when people say "Knocked out" when it's a TKO. They are two very different things.
     
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  13. Bill1234

    Bill1234 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I agree, these are also peeves of mine.
     
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  14. sweet_scientist

    sweet_scientist Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Peak
    Prime
    Schooled
    Robbed
    Gift
    Exposed
    Ducked
    Weight-drained
    over-trained
    under-trained
    check-hook
    shot
    pot-shot
    slap
    Nady
     
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  15. Manassa

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    "Seconds out, round one."

    It's only ever non-boxing people who say this, but ****ing hell is it annoying. :twisted:

    :twisted: :twisted:
     
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