Unpopular Opinions

Do you have any unpopular opinions in the boxing world? Is there a fighter you think is a bum despite a lot of hype? Do you think a decision a particular fighter got was a robbery despite everybody agreeing with it? Here 1 of mine at the moment. 1: Antonio Margarito isn't exciting I don't see it. I don't like many fighters, so I don't have a rooting interest in him, so I don't see how anybody outside of 'fans' can really find him fun to watch. A fight has the possibility to end 4 ways 99% of the time: Fighter A by T/KO, Fighter A by decision, Fighter B by T/KO, and Fighter B by decision. Margarito essentially eliminates one of the most exciting options since he basically wont be knocked out. While this is a point that makes people like him if they're fans, as somebody who doesn't like him I see it as a selling point. 2: Abraham dominated Miranda in their first fight I received a lot of flack the day of this fight after posting about how even with his broken jaw and fighting off of his back foot he was still beating Miranda in a lot of rounds. I've since watched the fight again and still have absolutely no way of Miranda even being close on the cards. If you take away all of the point deductions then the score gets close, but I think I still had Abraham ahead by a point. You can try to debate mine or other's opinions if you want, but if they're posting them they're all ready aware of it being unpopular and are used to responses. Try not to post fights that are 50/50 and say you can't believe how they gave it to a particular fighter or crap like that.

Comments (20)

LOLORSKATES

Hatton isn't exciting to watch He's exciting for his fans to cheer for. If you're a Hatton fan and he fights a bum in Manchester, they will delight in him blowing the poor guy out of the water.

17y ago

adamk1304

"it takes a lack of education and being raised surrounded by crackheads and gangbangers." He is assuming that because ICANTLIE is black he was surrounded or was raised by gang bangers and crackheads which is a racial stereotype. It wasn't racist. I would've said exactly the same thing if it was a white fighter from a shithole like detroit.

17y ago

Zocalo

Oh... forgot one... James Toney... is going to the hall of fame. Why, the voters will be smart enough to vote him in just to hear his acceptance speech.

17y ago

dfwtx

1. Euro fighters are trash and will never rival american fighters. 2. Casamayor is the Shit. 3. A shot Jones will beat Calzaghe. 4 James Toney is one of the greatest fighters I have ever seen. I agree with every one of those :luvbed:

17y ago

Zocalo

Eubanks clearly wasn't an elite class fighter when he fought Joe. Mayweather doesn't get enough credit when he cleaned up divisions earlier in his career. Valuev is a better boxer than people give him credit for. Juan Manuel Marquez might have a bigger/better legacy than Barrera or Diaz if he ever get a W vs Pacman and beats Casamayor.

17y ago

Pico_Hollywood

Calzaghe is trash but taylor is equally as shitty. He fought so much better early in his career. Steward Ruined him

17y ago

Pico_Hollywood

Baldomir wasn't a Bum Judah is a Little Cry baby Margarito isn't the best WW in the division 154 is a garbage division The Pac-DLH will be one of the worst mismatches in history Meldrick Taylor deserved the last two seconds of his fight against Chavez Margarito Fans are hypocrites

17y ago

DiegoFuego

Ike Quartey clearly beat Oscar De La Hoya, but people only like to look at the 12th round, agreed. I had it 114-111

17y ago

DiegoFuego

- Pavlik is nothing special - Hopkins' career >>>> Roy Jones' career - neither Cotto nor Margarito are top 5 p4p I think I agree with all of that, definitely the first and last point

17y ago

Mazukan

I think that a oscar-floyd rematch would have been worth watching

17y ago

DiegoFuego

I think less of quitters; for example... Kostya Tszyu totally quit against Ricky Hatton and had no reason for doing so. The fight was definitely winnable, but he acted like he was down 4 points heading into round 12. I don't think it's acceptable to quit that late in a fight when you're not even being clearly beaten. I catch a lot of flack for calling Tszyu a quitter over that, but he quit. That's what quitters do. They quit. To respond to the initial post 1. I don't like or respect Margarito because he's all chin and no skill or talent. But I do think he's exciting and don't miss his fights. 2. The first time I watched the fight I thought Abraham won about 8 rounds but on the rewatch I think I gave Miranda more rounds. It might just be one of those fights that I go back and forth on the rest of my life.

17y ago

Konstantin

i can stand for that aswell ,Castillo pushed him further than Oscar did aswell i guess Yeah Oscar is the best opponent Floyd has been in with but Castillo was his toughest test. Castillo was young and hungry while Oscar was older and semi retired.

17y ago

Dynamite_Kid

I like all of those, except that I think Castillo was Mayweather's best opponent. i can stand for that aswell ,Castillo pushed him further than Oscar did aswell i guess

17y ago

Dynamite_Kid

Ike Quartey clearly beat Oscar De La Hoya, but people only like to look at the 12th round, Co-sign it always makes me laugh when i hear people say he pulled the fight out LOL Jones pulled the fight out in the first Tarver fight in the last 3 rounds , Oscar lost clearly

17y ago

Konstantin

Maybe I did, they sir are retarded. I was misinformed and I apologize. dont worry bout it, it was a long post...

17y ago

JAB5239

You missed his point. He was talking about Toney when he said that, not ICANTLIE My man, what I said still stands. It doesn't matter who he was talking about, there was an implied agenda.

17y ago

Antonio

Ike Quartey clearly beat Oscar De La Hoya, but people only like to look at the 12th round,

17y ago

Konstantin

If anything he is underrated. It's not my fault that you listen to fans like viva then hate the fighter because they have a small following of overrating, sack swinging fans. Maybe you missed the post where I said prominent members of BS were doing it. And I dont hate him. I respect him a lot. He has great skills and balls.

17y ago

Konstantin

Thats pretty much it. If someone can't see the racial overtones, there eyes are shut. I won't call him a racist, but it was a stereo typical racial response in my opinion. You missed his point. He was talking about Toney when he said that, not ICANTLIE

17y ago

JAB5239

"it takes a lack of education and being raised surrounded by crackheads and gangbangers." He is assuming that because ICANTLIE is black he was surrounded or was raised by gang bangers and crackheads which is a racial stereotype. Thats pretty much it. If someone can't see the racial overtones, there eyes are shut. I won't call him a racist, but it was a stereo typical racial response in my opinion.

17y ago