Boxing is a science,no a bar room brawl

Exactly! This is like saying you know nothing about hip hop or are not a true hip hop fan if you dont like every single hip hop artists along with every style of hip hop. LOL. If I like your music I will buy it. If not I wont. Same for boxing. If I'm a fan of yours as a boxer then I will pay to see you perform. If not then I wont. Doesnt make me any less of a boxing fan. very nice..... i started with food... and you top it off with dance and music..... we can drink to that..cheers

I agree but we need brawls as well, I mean just look at Rigo - Donaire. Sure us, boxing fans enjoyed the master performance from Guillermo but usual fans fell asleep after round 3. This sport needs fighters like Rios. And also history proved us many times that you don't have to be slick, defensive fighter to be succesful: Hagler, Marciano, Holyfield, Tyson. Boxing is all about defence. Butt's about offense as well, don forget that OP.

It amazes me how so called fans call a fighter boring and a runner when they use the "SWEET SCIENCE" Using angles,timing and thinking.Not just going balls to the wall and just swinging like some drunk in a pub..sure that may excite you but that does not lead to a long career.Boxing is hitting and not getting hit,thats how you prolong your career.There is a reason why at 48 Hopkins is still a world champion,He ignored the crowd and fought his fight.Now you have promoters getting mad because they have fighters who actually box and don't go out there fighting like a damn idiot.It seems like people have lost the meaning of boxing and don't understand the sweet science anymore I agree with you, but don't expect to get much support for your opinion on this message board.

stupid thread:spank: boxing has a lot in between of that so called sweet science (whatever that means to you) and brawling. you're missing a lot about boxing if you're stuck with just comparing those two styles. Exactly! This is like saying you know nothing about hip hop or are not a true hip hop fan if you dont like every single hip hop artists along with every style of hip hop. LOL. If I like your music I will buy it. If not I wont. Same for boxing. If I'm a fan of yours as a boxer then I will pay to see you perform. If not then I wont. Doesnt make me any less of a boxing fan.

Anytime you want to step in a ring let me know now, that's uncalled for!!!! just take it as you love food, others like sweet and sour, some like the hot stuffs etc etc....if not..... you who advocates or love the sweet science side of boxing may find yourself in a brawl.... and that will be ironic

stupid thread:spank: boxing has a lot in between of that so called sweet science (whatever that means to you) and brawling. you're missing a lot about boxing if you're stuck with just comparing those two styles.

Technical brilliance is just one aspect of the sport, some us love it because of the heart the guys display, that's why some prefer brawlers. I respect any fighter greatly but if you say you'd rather watch Andre Ward than a Gatti fight, I'll try to believe you. Peace.

Ill agree with OP! If you want to see two guys just brawl...go to the nearest bar and start a fight. Plain and simple. I can appreciate defense, offense, and overall aggressiveness..but some one who uses his face as his defense? Come'on bra! You are on the wrong sport! Floyd, Rigo, and others just dont get enough credit! They will take 90% of all boxers to school! My .02! If what you say is true, how do fighters like Ricardo Mayorga become champions?

Anytime you want to step in a ring let me know Boxing knowledge isn't confined to a ring.

any combat sport has to involve a high iq,no need to take punishment if you no not have to,thats just common sense Thats fine but why cant you use your IQ to finish and hurt your opponent? Being safety first doesn't mean you are smarter especially when i've seen that style back fire on plenty of boxers when they lose fights simply because the other guy was more active!

It amazes me how so called fans call a fighter boring and a runner when they use the "SWEET SCIENCE" Using angles,timing and thinking.Not just going balls to the wall and just swinging like some drunk in a pub..sure that may excite you but that does not lead to a long career.Boxing is hitting and not getting hit,thats how you prolong your career.There is a reason why at 48 Hopkins is still a world champion,He ignored the crowd and fought his fight.Now you have promoters getting mad because they have fighters who actually box and don't go out there fighting like a damn idiot.It seems like people have lost the meaning of boxing and don't understand the sweet science anymore Your getting mad at ppl who criticize fighters who choose box but then u go and criticize the fighters who fight aggressively n come forward all night. Smh

Ill agree with OP! If you want to see two guys just brawl...go to the nearest bar and start a fight. Plain and simple. I can appreciate defense, offense, and overall aggressiveness..but some one who uses his face as his defense? Come'on bra! You are on the wrong sport! Floyd, Rigo, and others just dont get enough credit! They will take 90% of all boxers to school! My .02!

Im actually a fan of all combat sport including boxing but even in MMA us fans have a saying for wrestlers that just sit on their opponent and staul so they can win the round on points. It's called lay and Pray so even in MMA fight fans hate boring ass fighters no matter how good their technique is. any combat sport has to involve a high iq,no need to take punishment if you no not have to,thats just common sense

You're one of the main ones who lack knowledge. Anytime you want to step in a ring let me know

Agree with the OP.

Man you are an MMA fan,people look at that and think it is just 2 dudes grinding on each other....but if they had a clue they'd see the technique involved in that sport as well..it takes an educated eye to see what is going to,you fight for position to get to where you need to be Im actually a fan of all combat sport including boxing but even in MMA us fans have a saying for wrestlers that just sit on their opponent and staul so they can win the round on points. It's called lay and Pray so even in MMA fight fans hate boring ass fighters no matter how good their technique is.

See a lot of people posting on these forums but rarely come across anyone who seems to know what they are talking about. Wonder how many here has even ever stepped in a gym or even talked to an actual fighter.people lack knowledge of boxing and it is sad Everyone is entitled to their opinion, just coz your a boxing purist doesn't mean everyone else has to be. People are allowed to enjoy different aspects of the sport. Boxing has been refined to a sweet science over many years however at it's core it is about two guys going into combat against each other and seeing who is the best and guess what, sometimes the slugger triumphs over the most technical boxer.

See a lot of people posting on these forums but rarely come across anyone who seems to know what they are talking about. Wonder how many here has even ever stepped in a gym or even talked to an actual fighter.people lack knowledge of boxing and it is sad You're one of the main ones who lack knowledge.

All I can say is too bad! Two guys fainting at each other for half the round and throwing a dozen punches is fuking boring!!!! That sweet science saying is always paraded out to defend boring ass fighters that nobody wants to watch! Sorry but it's the risk that made boxing entertaining not the techniques. Seriously this is funny coming from a message board that finds wrestling and grappling boring and gay but two guys just sitting in the Philly Shell for long stretches at a time not throwing any punches yeah thats supposed to be entertaining. Pfft!!! Man you are an MMA fan,people look at that and think it is just 2 dudes grinding on each other....but if they had a clue they'd see the technique involved in that sport as well..it takes an educated eye to see what is going to,you fight for position to get to where you need to be

R U MAD OP? Did someone not agree with you or something? Calm down. It's an internet message board.