What boxers do you genuinely dislike in the sport and what is your reason why?
For me, it's Conor Benn. The guy is a complete bellend outside of the ring with his persona and a huge egotistic maniac who gets in everyones face and likes to stirs trouble wherever he is and what not. I was glad he lost to Eubank, Jr. last night.
I have many more that I dislike but I can't think of any atm. Yourself?
Good observation. Most of what constitutes 'banter' between men is in fact group discipline designed to establish a pecking order.
It's true.
We're actually not very nice generally.
Eddie Hearn is a decent example actually of what youre saying. You could chin a guy like that and it wouldnt actually change the group dynamic. I could understand why an American fighter actually would be wary of someone like that.
A British fighter would be more accustomed to people like him. Take him with a pinch of salt.
We've all went to schools and you can be hard or sharp/funny and you'll have the same status essentially.
Not just us. It is the English, Scottish, and Welsh, the Irish, and Australians i'd say. Same same. No matter how much all those want to distance themselves from the English.
I mean it really doesn't matter what Mayweather did to McGregor in a boxing ring the poor f.ucker opened himself up to get ethered for the best part of 3 months.
I'm going the other way with this. And this llist is shorter anyway. Boxers, whom I appreciate, show:
1. Dedication
2. Good sportsmanship
Inflated ego isn't necessary to box any more than it's necessary to lead or do anything, just ambition and hard work.
And as for good sportsmanship, like taking a knee until your KOd opponent gets off the floor after you ended the fight, it never goes out of style.
There's classless people in boxing, just like everywhere else. But I try not to waste time on it. The good ones stick out, even if they don't always get the headlines.
This has to be one of the weirdest statements I've read on this site. Everyone is entitled to their opinion.
Very true.
Thing is when one fan base refuses to put their guy under the same microscope of the fighter they are criticizing. Refuse to support their statements with unbiased links.
Vinny Paz . Fck him and his sad story
Hector Camacho. Had the nerve to call himself macho
Paulie M. I know everyone who's laced them up has to have some level of ego. His was at a ridiculous level.
M Tyson. Disgusting bully.
T Fury. At first he was an affable clown. Then he thought he was better than Ali.
Pac, GGG, Benny, The "Monster"....Not so much the fighter themselves but their fans. Insufferable hypocrites.
Pac and GGG were entertaining fighters who, for the most part, (mostly GGG) fed off of absolute trash.
This has to be one of the weirdest statements I've read on this site. Everyone is entitled to their opinion.
Not a boxer. But a scummy promoter like Eddie Hearn is ticking me off. Dude is a walking red flag. I can't explain it.
Feeds welterweights like Brook and Benn to middleweights.
Also, rumors of him sleeping with his female fighters is just unprofessional.
I know they're both retired, but what about Margarito and Brandon Rios? Margarito was like a walking criminal in the ring with his loaded gloves. Then the way they played it off like like it was no big deal on the 24/7 show where someone was trying to put a real brick on top of Margarito's glove to laugh about it. Then you had Brandon Rios mocking Freddy Roach parkinson tremors. Just pure scum of the earth right there between those two.
British male culture I suppose does revolve around 'banter' though. The idea that people can go back and forth and make someone look a c.unt.
Good observation. Most of what constitutes 'banter' between men is in fact group discipline designed to establish a pecking order.
Funny how British fighters seem to typically pop up. Is it that they're too ****y or brash?
That's interesting to me because when they picked Simon Cowl to do the America's Got Talent judging, word was that they needed someone that would be controversial and basically a prick that the audience could get mixed emotions when they hear him speak. Typically you would get angered feelings because of the way he would critique. Then you got Gordon Ramsey whose also got plenty of controversial moments in the cooking world with his own shows, where he goes on to treat restaurant owners like complete ****. Is it just in their culture or blood to act like total aholes?
British male culture I suppose does revolve around 'banter' though. The idea that people can go back and forth and make someone look a c.unt.
greedy boxers when inactive get paid?
He presumably means fighters waiting for bigger paydays rather than staying active even if it's not for the money they want.
What boxers do you genuinely dislike in the sport and what is your reason why?
Greed is what I dislike in boxing, especially when it's the reason for the inactivity.
They could have chosen to make their living in an "easier" way too but chose the pursuit of fame and glory.
It would appear as if you've agreed with what you quoted from Willow The Wisp, but you've typed it kinda like you disagree lol.
Do you agree with his assertion that the premise of this thread seems disrespectful, or not?
Fury was much better and more entertaining in his earlier years then became a parody of himself and the whole mental health thing was a cover up. We can't forget his very real donation of his Wilder 2 purse though can we? Nash out - His Majesty
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