How do you feel about overly religious fighters?

I can't stand them, Andre Ward is the worst right now with SOG thing. I don't have a problem with the praying and things but when its repeated over and over it nauseating. That being said its a very polarizing thing to do

Andre Ward does my head in sometimes.. his holyier than thou attitude , does not sit well with his dirty style :rofl: :lol1:

How many times have we seen fighters before matches give prayer in their corner, bless themselves, kiss a rosary, etc? How many times have we seen fighters thank Jesus, Mohamed or God in general for that matter, when winning and sometimes, even when losing matches? I guess my question is... How do you feel about overly religious fighters? Do you feel their faith actually works in their favor and gives them courage, keeping them focused during difficult moments in the ring? Or do you feel it hinders them by providing a false sense of security, leaving them to rely on heart and not actual ring smarts? Speak on it. :boxing: who gives a shiit. really. who gives a damn who the fighter thanks after his fight. what's it to you? at most it's a minor annoyance or inconvenience.

God/Jesus is against all types of violence so thanking him is a moot matter.

ppl who are bothered are mostly atheists. if you believe in one supreme being, be it allah or god or jesus, you won't be bothered, it's normal for you. Andre Ward does my head in sometimes.. his holyier than thou attitude , does not sit well with his dirty style

ppl who are bothered are mostly atheists. if you believe in one supreme being, be it allah or god or jesus, you won't be bothered, it's normal for you.

I hate it when they bring it out in the after fight interviews. "I'd like to thank God for this victory, cuz without him, none of this could be possible..." BOOM that's all u need to say.

TS, I get what you’re asking now. I can say that I pray and when I pray on certain things I do feel a little more confident of the outcome, but at the sometime if the outcome isn't in my favor I still thank god. I'm not one to say if a person goes too far...I mean what is too far? For those that believe in Jesus, if you were to ask them did they think that Jesus went too far by sacrificing his life for mans sins; what do you think the answer would be?? BTW I believe in Jesus... glad you grasped the question. it's what i'd think..they gain a certain confidence..is it false? more than likely. it's all in your mind(but what isn't?)

i think its annoying as fck and is just one of the MANY reasons i refuse to listen to post-fight interviews anymore. your god didnt make you win or lose. most likely, he doesnt give a sht about a stupid fight so leave him out of it. ignorant post if you disagree at least to so with some class

Not really otherdd to be honest, they can thank god as many times as they wish

TS, I get what you’re asking now. I can say that I pray and when I pray on certain things I do feel a little more confident of the outcome, but at the sometime if the outcome isn't in my favor I still thank god. I'm not one to say if a person goes too far...I mean what is too far? For those that believe in Jesus, if you were to ask them did they think that Jesus went too far by sacrificing his life for mans sins; what do you think the answer would be?? BTW I believe in Jesus...

^^^^^^^ is how I feel. again, fighters don't merely fight for our entertainment. there's money, fame, successful careers and the love of the actual sport involved.

I'm more annoyed by anti-religious bigots *****ing about someone who says a prayer before putting (potentially) his life on the line for our entertainment. ^^^^^^^ is how I feel.

I find it kind of dumb to thank a god for a victory, specially Jesus who is supposed to be omnibenevolent. Who is the loser going to thank? Jesus too? What if the loser gets brain damage? Wasn't god on his side too? Give me a break. I would find it more honest if the fighter thanks his family for giving him the support the fighter needs because really those are the people that give you the strength to keep going. Thank your coach, thank the opponent, thank HBO, Showtime, etc. If find it difficult to grasp the idea of a personal god and why he should care more for a specific fighter to giving him the victory.

I think its awesome to thank God, or whatever higher power you believe in for keeping you safe. But when fighters take it overboard, it really gets on my nerves. I can't see God caring one way or the other who wins, just so long as both are safe and win fairly. My favorite is when nasty nasty nasty fighters start thanking God, like Floyd or Mayorga. They've both said God gave them the victory after a win. If God took as much interest in their career as they thought, they would have been struck by lighting and Parkinson's a long time ago. see this is my problem with your argument. if you're fine with fighters believing and thanking a higher power, so be it. but you can't just select who you think is qualified enough to thank him. that's just absurd. why single out Mayweather and Mayorga? they've never cheated the sport or anything. Sure, they've had problems outside of the ring.... but what about Pacquiao? he's never cheated that we know of either. Still, he's cheated on his wife before and even got a hooker pregnant. What makes him more qualified to ask for Gods help?

I think its awesome to thank God, or whatever higher power you believe in for keeping you safe. But when fighters take it overboard, it really gets on my nerves. I can't see God caring one way or the other who wins, just so long as both are safe and win fairly. My favorite is when nasty nasty nasty fighters start thanking God, like Floyd or Mayorga. They've both said God gave them the victory after a win. If God took as much interest in their career as they thought, they would have been struck by lighting and Parkinson's a long time ago.

no, i'd rather them recognize that it was THEIR hard work and dedication, with the help of their team, that put em in a position to win. if it was their faith in god that drove them in training, thats fine, acknowledge that....but c'mon now, give you and your team some credit. if god was really involved in fights, nobody would get hurt and every fight would be a draw. is god on your side and not the others? Yikes! :boxing:

Nothing wrong with thanking GOD after a fight. They believe without GOD's help they wouldnt be in the position they are so thats fine!

Fine as long as they keep it to themselves or a short thing like " I just want to thank God" or something but, when they drag on about it, it get's rather annoying. Religion is your beliefs and no-one else needs to know about that but, you in my opinion. I could careless, that's their life not mine. As long as their doing their job in the ring, that's all that matters to me! Live and let live!