True or False? "There's nothing cool about taking punishment"

I love both, defensive masterclasses and wars as long as there competitive. There are times where fighters take too much punishment either from having too much heart or poor corner decisions and or refs not being up to the task i.e. morrison - mercer which still sickens me when I see it. I think this question and one other question sums up why pacman and floyd fans are so combustable. Floyd is the defensive master where is pac is all action, polar opposites. The other question is how do you prefer the boxer to act, all mouth or likable and respectful. Again different ends of the spectrum....

For the fighters it isn't cool. For us as fans, or at least for me, the more punishment taken, the better. :boxing:

its cool for the ppl watching, not for the fighters. all fighters goal should be to achieve as much as they can in the sport meanwhile taking as little damage as possible, anything else is plain stupid. every single one going on about how fighters shouldnt care about their health and be willing to take unnecessary shots never set foot in a ring themselfs, i guarante it.

BS, it may sound harsh but of course it's cool to take damage and come back to win, what were the Rocky movies all about?? The Romans didn't come to the coliseum to watch guys dodge tigers, they came to see them get eaten. Do you think it's cool (as a spectator, not for the boxer) to take damage? Well even in the Rocky movies..he started having brain damage after the Drago fight..... Romans are a bunch of blood thirsty "as long as it ain't happening to me" group of suns-of beeziez.... And no...I don't think its cool as a spectator to see someone getting beatdown... We are civilized now...and that's wht the ref is there for in combat sports.

Nah its not cool if you're the fighter, Like Tyson said, how can he have his children look at him with dirty big gashes opened up over his eyes. Who wants their kids to see them with damage like Vargas got from the Mosley fight?

I guess Pernell Whitaker was a bum when he was in his prime. No, I think Pernell Whitaker was good. Try to find a fight of the year where boxers don't get hit much.

Well, you run the risk of getting hit when you're a Boxer, it comes with the territory. Is it cool to stand there and get hit? Of course not. But saying that it isn't cool to get hit sorta makes you seem like you don't want to get in there with dudes who WILL hit you.

The Romans didn't come to the coliseum to watch guys dodge tigers, they came to see them get eaten. Do you think it's cool (as a spectator, not for the boxer) to take damage? btw, those tigers thought theres nothing cool about taking punishment

I always thought Rocky was a bum who punched way too wide and got lucky against a past prime Apollo. Luckily for him he got trained by Apollo to some head and foot movement, jab and defense before his rematch with Clubber Lang, if he dint do that training camp he would got schooled again and forced to retire.

Competitive boxing is what most fans want to see. If your not getting hit then your not getting tested in the boxing ring. I guess Pernell Whitaker was a bum when he was in his prime.

Competitive boxing is what most fans want to see. If your not getting hit then your not getting tested in the boxing ring.

sugar ray leanord had all the skills in the world and he could have done what floyd did but he decided to show what a champion is all about.

floyd will never be the greatest because he doesn't have the attitude of the greatest. when he fought marquez he could have put a few combinations together to end it. his safety approach will never get him to where he wants to be the greatest.

BS, it may sound harsh but of course it's cool to take damage and come back to win, what were the Rocky movies all about?? The Romans didn't come to the coliseum to watch guys dodge tigers, they came to see them get eaten. Do you think it's cool (as a spectator, not for the boxer) to take damage? You gotta be stupid to WANT to take punishment, but there's something cool about shrugging off a punch. case in point: floyd takes a machete right hand from jmm, but shrugs it off.

Of course it is for the fans at least.

Only if you don't care about your health in the future. did u read what i said? u cant be illusive and put on a show.

no its not cool to take punishment but if u are so much superior than the other guy then why dont you not get hit and beat that guy down to show ur dominance. Only if you don't care about your health in the future.

no its not cool to take punishment but if u are so much superior than the other guy then why dont you not get hit and beat that guy down to show ur dominance.

LOL! Yeah Lets get together and punch each other in the face lol! Let's do it..We gonna go toe to toe, and i hope you get knockout first.

Get your head boxed off to look cool ? I'd rather be uncool if that's cool! You're a pussy..There's nothing cool about avoiding effective power punches, only a sissy would avoid those punches.