Augustus "not playing or dancing around anymore"

It was sad to watch Emanuel Augustus get beat up this friday. He looked like a shell of himself, he didn't dance or do anything to really get the crowd behind him, he just tried to fight/box. I found an interview he did back in april of this year saying that he's not going to dance or play around in the ring anymore, he's serious and wants to earn a title shot... I think not dancing and clowning is not the way to go about doing it, he wasn't fun to watch this friday. He just kind of stood there eating shots, and i can't decide if its cause he wasn't moving, and frustrating his opponent, or if he just doesn't have it anymore. What do you think, I think if the guy wanted to take it seriously, he's about 10 years too late, if he wants to fight, he's got to move and frustrate his opponents... otherwise he's going to get hurt, and i don't want to see a guy who's entertained me throughout the years get hurt.

Comments (12)

DIB42

I wasn't sad he was always decent but never that great . I was sad because he was just standing there getting beat up...

16y ago

The_Gambler1981

I wasn't sad he was always decent but never that great but was in a ton of good fights for that same reason. He fought pretty well and if he has to retire on that fight he has no real reason to be ashamed, for being a guy that hung around 500 he really hung on for a long time fighting all kinds of top guys on TV. He should retire though.

16y ago

DIB42

He is one of my fav fighters,but he is done his legs are gone,and he was slurring in the prefight interview i really hope he retires. I was half wondering if in that interview where he was saying he wasn't going to play around really translated into "my legs are gone"

16y ago

Allucard

2000-10-21 134 Floyd Mayweather Jr 134 23-0-0 Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan, United States L TKO 9 10 ~ time: 1:06 | referee: Dale Grable | judge: Chip Acey | judge: Herman McKalpain | judge: Bob Watson ~ Burton cornerman Nelson Lopez climbed through the ropes and implored Grable to stop the fight. Pasted from Augustus' boxrec page. The description really tell us all allot.

16y ago

DIB42

it was sad watching that version of Augustus prime Augustus woulda clowned the shit out of that guy...he woulda won every round....then get robbed on the cards Or get DQ'd in the 12th, probably with several point deductions along the way. But my thoughts exactly, I like Augustus as a gatekeeper not a stepping stone. For F*cks Sake Man Dance! Dance your way to victory... or retire...

16y ago

SoldierWarrior

Do we honestly know how much Augustus has left? Didn't he have like a week to prepare? Wasn't he coming off a 9 month layoff?. As I said earlier, wrong opponent to choose :) Augustus was a good sport though.

16y ago

Spinal

He took the fight on a 4 day notice and was at 143. Give the guy a break. I bet if you give him an 8 week training camp he'll give any 140 pounder a good fight.

16y ago

Doctor_Tenma4618

Do we honestly know how much Augustus has left? Didn't he have like a week to prepare? Wasn't he coming off a 9 month layoff? It was sad watching him get that beating but IMO, he didn't have the stamina.

16y ago

DIB42

isnt he bout 100 by now?? 35 i think, maybe 36

16y ago

DIB42

He was matched wrong, he shouldn't have fought a rising prospect who's known to have alot of power. Was the fighter he was fighting still learning on the job? Yes, but he is still a tough sob. I don't think Augustus should be fighting powerful fighters right now. On 5 days notice no less.... I think the guy's warrior instinct will keep him from climbing the rankings at all.

16y ago

SoldierWarrior

16y ago

catalinul

In the basic way I did think it was fun to wathc as it was an entertaining fight but...it was sad to see Augustus take that kind of punishment even knowing from the beggining he will get punished like that,he never had a chance to win this fight. He's obviously done now,he's been fading for a few years now but he's as close to shot as can be right now,a title shot is nowhere near. The truth is Augustus just kept fighting in hopes of a big HBO payday or some sort of money,he wanted to go out big,he thought he deserved so after the work he put in.Emanuel has been saying he would retire since 2006 but that big money fight just hasn't appeared. He has no choice but to retire now,I think he slurrs his speech a bit.

16y ago