why do guys who like defensive fighters think they are better fans

well, if i find some fights boring and im disqualified as a fan for it, then so be it. Im not gonna pretend i like all fights to be labeled as a "true fan". There is no such thing. Its like saying im not a music fan because i don't like emo whiny shit.

than those who like offensive fighters/exciting fights? Ive been a fan of this sport since i can remember. I watch boxing anytime i can, i play my favorite fights in my head before i sleep. Then some punk is gonna say im not a real fan cause i don't prefer defensive fighter? **** that. Boxing is a sport, and liking one style over the other doesn't make you less of a fan. Its about respecting both styles, you dont have to like that style, but dont shit on it cause your not a fan of it, then again, i feel you when you say stuff like, that fight was not entertaining, then some sap comes with the " i enjoyed it, i thought it was exciting", when you know they are only saying it cause they are a fan of the fighter who is stinking the joint out.

Watching a defensive fighter is like drinking a fine wine, until you been doing it for awhile you won't know the ****ing difference. I also think that people who box or have at least tried boxing understand how hard it is to good defensively, counter, slide punches, etc. So they will have much more respect for it than your average fan who just wants to see brawling.

Because anyone can appreciate a good KO, not everyone can appreciate (or even notice for that matter) defensive technique. Anyone can appreciate a homerun, it's the reason why we have home run derby. Only a baseball or a fan of a team can appreciate a pitchers' duel.

probably because it takes time to appreciate defensive fighters casual fans just yawn at them because theyre boring

It is not about liking fights because there are always shitty fights that people can dog, it is about a total appriciation of the sport. It is like a basketball fan only watching for dunks or a baseball fan only watching for home runs. Those aren't real fans to me, and boxing has them also~ If you take offence to this line of thinking you ain't a real fan either

It is about can you appriciate the styles for what they are, if you can only appricitate certain styles then to me you are not really watching the sport for all it is. It is a lot easier to like blood and gut wars so when people dicuss fighters who don't do that and fans do not show a grain of apprician to that style it is hard to call that person a true fan of the sport because they only like certain aspects.

Who cares really. You like who you like and its all good. Thatas why there are different style fighters to begin with. Its all good for me. I dislike as many fighters as I do like and there are all different types. To each his own.

i think imma pop in Byrd-Williamson and pretend to like it so i can feel like a real boxing fan You can't teach an old dog new tricks. You don't have to pretend to like a fight but there is no need to shit on it unless it's a Ruiz fight or a hug fest. I have never seen Byrd-Williamson but if it was a hugging contest then no i'm not too fond of those fights unless it's like how Williams and Mosley fought against Margarito they hugged him for a reason not just for fun or because they loved him.

A boxing fan who prefers fights like Mayweather's, Hopkins', Wlad's, Dawson etc, will also praise a fight like Marquez-Vazquez trilogy, Ward-Gatti, Froch-Kessler, Marquez-Pacquiao, Hamed-Kelley, etc. On the other hand, most boxing fans who like strictly all out wars like the one's I mentioned, would not be too fond of Dawson-Johnson II, Wlad fights, Hopkins-Jones I, Mayweather fights etc. And that is the difference between us. We like 'boring' and 'exciting, while you like 'exciting' and shit on the 'boring' fights. So it's not really that there are real or fake boxing fans. It's more like who actually likes the sport of boxing in it's entirety and every style of fights the sport has to offer to us. That's why We, defensive loving fans, sometimes may look down on you guys that only like one type of fight. It's like me saying I love baseball but call it boring when there are no home runs instead of praising the pitchers for not allowing to get hit and pitching such a great game. I see it all the time. Casual fans of sports are like this. They only appreciate 50% of the sport. And that's the exciting part of the sport, only. You want to use the excuse that you have been watching it for a long time so you're a real boxing fan? That doesn't cut it, sorry.

i think its a defensive thing said when poorly informed loudmouths call defensive fighters runners. ^^this a real fan should be able to enjoy more aspects of the sport than one. its okey to prefer slugfests or aggressive fighters. but when someone cant appreciate boxing skills at all and call people who box runners, that means they dont know the sport. u dont have to like ali or peps style, but u cant say they are trash fighters just cuz they are defensive.. thats just ignorant.

A boxing fan who prefers fights like Mayweather's, Hopkins', Wlad's, Dawson etc, will also praise a fight like Marquez-Vazquez trilogy, Ward-Gatti, Froch-Kessler, Marquez-Pacquiao, Hamed-Kelley, etc. On the other hand, most boxing fans who like strictly all out wars like the one's I mentioned, would not be too fond of Dawson-Johnson II, Wlad fights, Hopkins-Jones I, Mayweather fights etc. And that is the difference between us. We like 'boring' and 'exciting, while you like 'exciting' and shit on the 'boring' fights.

because unfortunately, the posters you listed are the minority and the majority dictates how a certain group is perceived. Princecharlez Carlos Slim M.I.C. Haterfree Equinox Badnewz Forza Stones Roses Yesir Vito Corleone And the list goes on. Pasawayako 007Geyweather Cungle Illuminato Pacboy FluffyNinja

because unfortunately, the posters you listed are the minority and the majority dictates how a certain group is perceived. Princecharlez Carlos Slim M.I.C. Haterfree Equinox Badnewz Forza Stones Roses Yesir Vito Corleone And the list goes on. Aside from haterfree, you just made my case easier by naming a bunch of 2009-2010 posters with bad rep around here. Like I said, most bad fans from any fanbase continually get banned or are brand new posters who don't know how to debate without being bias. There's lots of bad Cotto fans, Pacquiao fans, and Mayweather fans. I know you're a known anti-Floyd poster and you will only mention the bad Floyd fans but between me and you, we know what i'm talking about and I know inside you agree with me.

I think its actually the opposite, Defensive loving fight fans are alway on the defensive because offensive-like fight fans are alway attacking any fighter that doesnt fight like Pacquiao (For example), Calling fighters runners, boring etc I really dont care but i have my likes and dislikes in boxing, Hugging,holding and excessive clinching (Ward,Hatton for example) irritates me more than any other thing. Same. Pretty much any boxing match is enjoyable to me, unless there is excessive clinching. My thought process is always, "Well, one of these two jokers obviously is the better inside fighter, so why are both trying to grab like their life depends on it?".

I think its actually the opposite, Defensive loving fight fans are alway on the defensive because offensive-like fight fans are alway attacking any fighter that doesnt fight like Pacquiao (For example), Calling fighters runners, boring etc I really dont care but i have my likes and dislikes in boxing, Hugging,holding and excessive clinching (Ward,Hatton for example) irritates me more than any other thing.

You're generalizing though. That's MIC, a known troll and bad Floyd fan. Why don't you get examples from good Floyd fans like El Jesus, Parody and The Comedian? It's easy to pick out the worst posters of a fanbase to make a fool out of that whole fanbase. You're a Cotto fan, want me to get a post from Animalistic? and say "look how Cotto fans act". ??? because unfortunately, the posters you listed are the minority and the majority dictates how a certain group is perceived. Princecharlez Carlos Slim M.I.C. Haterfree Equinox Badnewz Forza Stones Roses Yesir Vito Corleone And the list goes on.

You're generalizing though. That's MIC, a known troll and bad Floyd fan. Why don't you get examples from good Floyd fans like El Jesus, Parody and The Comedian? It's easy to pick out the worst posters of a fanbase to make a fool out of that whole fanbase. You're a Cotto fan, want me to get a post from Animalistic? and say "look how Cotto fans act". ??? The good Mayweather posters get a lot of unnecessary grief, that is certainly true. I will say that I have seen obnoxious Mayweather posters (this was back when I was one), say things like, Margarito sucks, no defense, plodding come forward, typical Mexican retard fighter, which is the polar opposite of saying that a defensive fighter just runs around the ring... equally obnoxious. The posters on this board need to learn more tolerance and see that any fighter on top, regardless of style, has figured out how to fight in an effective manner, no matter how pretty or ugly it looks. I'm guilty of this myself, but have since changed my mind on someone, namely Carl Froch, who has a style that I couldn't get excited about, but the results speak for themselves, and it's pretty clear that the results in the ring are a lot more powerful and persuasive than words I could use to the contrary.

2009-2010 posters are some of the worst posters from any fanbase, there are many good one's though. It's like if they're 5-10 years old. For every bad Floyd fan you can get, I will name 5 other bad posters from other fanbases.

http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=389564 I can post many more examples as well. You're generalizing though. That's MIC, a known troll and bad Floyd fan. Why don't you get examples from good Floyd fans like El Jesus, Parody and The Comedian? It's easy to pick out the worst posters of a fanbase to make a fool out of that whole fanbase. You're a Cotto fan, want me to get a post from Animalistic? and say "look how Cotto fans act". ???