Is "I JUST HAD A BAD NIGHT" an acceptable excuse for a loss?

just came to mind...what if the fight happened during the day??? :D Bro, you really think of everything!!

Is "I JUST HAD A BAD NIGHT" an acceptable excuse for a loss? Well what exactly is a bad night? That's just an easy way to answer a hard question. I would accept I just was feeling it today before some lame excuse about a bad night. My response would be "damn the way you let the other guy whoop on you, it was obvious you had a bad night"!

I think its not ok to say he had a bad night but i really think he did. He was clearly not himself and i would love to see a rematch in the future.

Wow.....you're a genius....hehehehehe you've got an eye for a true genius! :D

MAB has always claimed "he just had a bad night" when Pacman pummeled him nearly to retirement. Now, Morales is singing the same tune in explaining his recent loss to MAB. Is this a valid - or stupid - excuse for getting clobbered by the other guy? :confused: just came to mind...what if the fight happened during the day??? :D

Boxers prepare to be 100% when they enter the ring. They do a lot of training, conditioning, sparring etc...so having a bad night is unacceptable. While specific reason like injury is acceptable. mab's excuse of having a bad night with pac is unacceptable because he was TOTALLY outclassed and outgunned. but i give mab props because he accepted that pac was the better fighter that night. but i feel that mab doesn't have anything to do with pacman again.

Boxers prepare to be 100% when they enter the ring. They do a lot of training, conditioning, sparring etc...so having a bad night is unacceptable. While specific reason like injury is acceptable.

When things don't go your way, it's usually the other boxer that's giving you a bad night. It doesn't just happen on its own. A bad night is when you get injured. A bad night is when judges don't see it your way in closed fights. Then and only then will I accept that as an excuse. Yeah, it's ALWAYS a bad night when things don't go your way. But there's also what we call cause and effect. A "bad night' is actually the effect. The cause can be anything from being out-boxed, out-classed, ill-prepared, burnt-out, injured, bad breaks from judges or referee, miscalculations, overconfidence, anything. But using it as an excuse is too general or all-encompassing. The loser tries to play it safe (for the sake of his fans and future bouts) and doesn't want any weakness exposed or emphasized. A good loser is more specific. If he was out-boxed, he is man enough to admit it. Not blame bad night for his fuck up!

It is unacceptable to say you just had a bad night, wrong socks, blisters, vaseline, conspiracy, and even robbed if you dont throw enough punches. Whatever it is.. its all unacceptable unless you can prove it with A)Rematch win B)Court of Law (vaseline) :D I see where u r getting at and it is very true.lol :D

You can say you had a bad night however if you win. Example: Morales getting fouled repeatedly against chi.

It is unacceptable to say you just had a bad night, wrong socks, blisters, vaseline, conspiracy, and even robbed if you dont throw enough punches. Whatever it is.. its all unacceptable unless you can prove it with A)Rematch win B)Court of Law (vaseline) :D

Well its quite easy to have a bad night and its usually clear for the general public to see. Things sometimes just dnt go your way or you might not feel 100%. This in some cases can be an acceptable excuse but in some cases it just isn't acceptable when the boxer and the viewing public themselves know that the loser would have been defeated no matter how well they fought. When things don't go your way, it's usually the other boxer that's giving you a bad night. It doesn't just happen on its own. A bad night is when you get injured. A bad night is when judges don't see it your way in closed fights. Then and only then will I accept that as an excuse.

Boxers aparently are 100% ready till they loose... but sometimes you can see it in their eyes when they enter the ring. fighters will always clain to be 100% but the fact is anybody can plan to perform in three months time and come the night just not feel right. the big give-away is when they are walking to the ring, a fighter who is bothered by his surrounings is not focused and an un-focused fighter is only preparing his excuses for when he loses.

Well its quite easy to have a bad night and its usually clear for the general public to see. Things sometimes just dnt go your way or you might not feel 100%. This in some cases can be an acceptable excuse but in some cases it just isn't acceptable when the boxer and the viewing public themselves know that the loser would have been defeated no matter how well they fought.

Boxers aparently are 100% ready till they loose... And when they lose, they say they're not 100%. That's very convenient! :rolleyes:

Boxers aparently are 100% ready till they loose...

yep i guess people just dont feel like they are 100% everytime they fight, whether it is true is another matter.