PessimisticPug
03-06-2005, 12:49 AM
In todays boxing, it seems that a loss or two is something that the general public deems a lack of skill, ability or balls. After losses the fighters are written of by the public as has beens, over hyped, or never really had beens. A loss can be good for a fighter, when handled properly and can be a single step back before taking those two or three steps forward.
I loved diaz' comment about its only a lose, I am young..I will be back. Thats the way to look at those situations. Everybody will not come out of every fight in a career the winner. And that attitude by Diaz is one that should be understood and then adopted by the general public.
Back in the old school, fighters could have 5, 10, 15 losses or more and still challenge for a title with the public behind the fight. Hell, alot of times those fighters with the numerous losses won the title and would defend that belt many times. Today Castillo owns 6 losses on his resume, quite honestly a large number by todays standard or opinion. Now Diaz has his 3rd. The thing to remember it is not always how you faired in a fight but what you learned in and from the fight that counts.
One loss is not the end of a fighter, in most cases. Infact it is a growing period similar to puberty. It feels akward and uncomfortable but its how you handle it that makes all of the difference. Will the fighter go into a shell of isolation or will he work through it to grow to be a bigger and better fighter. The fighters that walk through these times determined to succeed will be the ones holding the belts around their waists in the future. For we all continue to grow, with detours and roadblocks in our paths. Its the ones who never quit that make it to the top, the adalecence makes way to the maturity and then there stands a mature champion with his resume of wins and losses on his learning path.........Rockin'
I loved diaz' comment about its only a lose, I am young..I will be back. Thats the way to look at those situations. Everybody will not come out of every fight in a career the winner. And that attitude by Diaz is one that should be understood and then adopted by the general public.
Back in the old school, fighters could have 5, 10, 15 losses or more and still challenge for a title with the public behind the fight. Hell, alot of times those fighters with the numerous losses won the title and would defend that belt many times. Today Castillo owns 6 losses on his resume, quite honestly a large number by todays standard or opinion. Now Diaz has his 3rd. The thing to remember it is not always how you faired in a fight but what you learned in and from the fight that counts.
One loss is not the end of a fighter, in most cases. Infact it is a growing period similar to puberty. It feels akward and uncomfortable but its how you handle it that makes all of the difference. Will the fighter go into a shell of isolation or will he work through it to grow to be a bigger and better fighter. The fighters that walk through these times determined to succeed will be the ones holding the belts around their waists in the future. For we all continue to grow, with detours and roadblocks in our paths. Its the ones who never quit that make it to the top, the adalecence makes way to the maturity and then there stands a mature champion with his resume of wins and losses on his learning path.........Rockin'