In the end, we are all just internet fan junkies knowing nothing...

yeah there r alot of ppl that say alot of stuff that hasnt ever been in the ring.

I enjoy most threads where no-one starts calling other members names and no-one disrespects fighters except for comedy value. For comedy value, everything is fair game. We all have made derogatory statements about fighters (hey, how often have YOU praised Ruiz?) but we've all seen the sheer constant vitriol from some of the crazy guys. There's a big difference between complaining that some fighter's style is unpleasant to watch and calling any fighters except your favorites, cowards.

Obviously, many internet junkies are not in any position to call someone a coward. To call someone like Lennox Lewis who has accomplished a hell of a lot vs the best in his era a coward for retiring when his shape and desire faulted at an older age. To call someone like Vitali a coward who didn't come from a background of poverty and roughness where he had to fight through injury, etc. He felt it is the dumb thing to fight injured in such a brutal sport. 95% of the complainers have never stepped into a ring in their life. I guess you've never sat out in a sport from grade school or college because you twisted your ankle or hurt your arms huh? My point being, that until you've been in a sport for 10, 15, 20 years, get to those final years, get injured, old, or begin losing desire to train...then come back and make posts about your decision to keep going on or stepping down... In the end, you're just pissed off fans because a fight was cancelled...Vitali has done more in his life than many have even dreamed of... your correct obviously, i look at it from a diffrent view. if i were to say that wlad sucks, i dont mean i could beat him and hes a terrible boxer. its just a boxing fan voicing his opinion about a boxer in regards to other boxers. it happens in all sports, like recently, watchin the patriots and duane starks, i constantly duane starks sucks, or he is terrible, but i obviously know he is better at football that i will ever be. i totally understand your point, but i think that all the people here KNOW that vitali or wlad has and will accomplish more than them in their lives, but we are looking at it from a fans point of veiw. hopefully this made some kind of sense...

My point being, that until you've been in a sport for 10, 15, 20 years, get to those final years, get injured, old, or begin losing desire to train...then come back and make posts about your decision to keep going on or stepping down... In the end, you're just pissed off fans because a fight was cancelled...Vitali has done more in his life than many have even dreamed of... I agree with you, but lets be honest, we all critize these fighters and celebritys at one time or another. But your correct, it isn't right.

good post man, but few can really understand unless theyve been swappin' leather. Rockin' :boxing: exactly, it isn't basketball where you try to play, then sit out while your teamates carry the load for a few games until you are ready to return...this is a single man sport...and sport where you are looking to hurt and get hurt as part of the game...why get in there to limp on a bad knee only for that to be a distraction to get hit by a fatal right hand?

Spot on. dffgdgdfgdfg