I had a dream/Boxerguy000
I had a dream last night that I got totally pounded by my 8 year younger opponent in my boxing match at the charity boxing event on Nov. 13th of this year. My opponent has little boxing knowledge but is supposed a hard hitter, two inches shorter and 5 pounds lighter than myself, I go 6', 180lbs, average build and a mediocre boxer who has only lost two fights out of my 16 or so in the ring over the last two years. I hope that it only was a dream, and that I end up punishing my opponent and knocking him out before the end of the third round.
Boxing
Boxing should be banned
Fukk that guy. That moronic ESPN writer is as dumb as a bag of rocks, every sport has injuries associated with it. Might as well ban hockey, there are just as bad of fights on the ice, better yet put that dope in the ring and let someone prove he's not much of a man.:boxing:
My opinion is if people don't like boxing don't watch it. I enjoy boxing, it's a great sport, i enjoy watching and participating in it!:blackeye:
Joe Louis
Joe Louis had the best poker face.
Today i dont know, Miguel Cotto has a pretty good poker face i guess
I never thought that far back, but yes Joe Louis did have a great poker face. The man was very good at boxing and knew how to confuse his opponent. Good choice!
Boxing
majority of the posters on here has never stepped foot in a ring, and been hit hard----they may have been in street fights and been hit hard only to be knocked out though-lol-
the first thing boxers are taught to do is move around the ring---aka--use their fukking feet---good thread---what khan did was smart and i had him losing by round 6 had he not moved so well in the fight and kept maidana turning---khan did nothing wrong imo---it's easy to see it from the outside--but take it from me, a former fighter--foot movement is not bad---
You are so right, when I took lessons the coach always *****ed at me for my footwork and moves. Now that I box in tough man contests I have realized the importance of footwork and using the ring to my advantage.
Any advantage u got... use it!!! Even if he's not hurt it doesn't matter. I know that If I was a boxer I could care less about the fans and media and do what I gotta do
... But a thing that I kinda hate is clinching ala John Ruiz
I agree 100%!
Moving your feet in the ring!
Such a sad thing to see some fans whining, evidently the people whining have never been in the ring and would have no idea how to react if they were in there swapping punches. It is so easy to criticize a fighter when you have no idea what it's like to go toe to toe with another person for so many rounds! As my boxing ref friend always says, "Real men box, the want to be's just sit back and watch"! http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/mysmiliesvb/mysmilie_61.gif
You Know You're A Rue Boxing Fan
You know your a true boxing fan when you spend hours each day cruising the web looking for competitions you can enter. I am on the web seven days a week for hours on end looking for competitions in or near my area to have the opportunity to glove up and swap punches.
What goy you into boxing?. My reason.
I got into boxing at 52 as I always was thrilled by the thought of punching other people in the face, I always enjoyed watched someone get pounded in the ring. When my doctor suggested an exercise routine to help me stay in shape and then suggested boxing as an idea I decided that I should go for it. I took some lessons and now participate in Tough Man contests that are in my area. Mediocre at my skills but have a decent win/loss ratio. Love pounding somebody merciously!
I have been a fan for years(and years) and there is no getting around it. There are boring fights. Just like there are thrilling exciting matches!
Now by boring I don't mean those chess matches where two masters try to out think each other for twelve rounds, I mean the fights where few punches are thrown, and there is alot of posing and hugging occur til the final bell.
I agree with you, I have watched a few chess boxing matches where one of the opponents virtually did nothing during the boxing part of the game. Seems some of the dudes shouldn't pick chess boxing as a sport as it looks as if they are afraid to get hit, what some wussies!
No need to apologise mate, it's all good.
You didn't offend me in any way with your response, I guess that I didn't ponder the question fully before submitting my response. I see your point about my original response and you were right on target. I agree with you 100%, people should get their monies worth when they pay to watch a fight.
I am probably one of the worst boxers out there so I wouldn't complain about any fight being boring. I have subjected many of fans to fights that weren't quite up to what they expected. I don't think fans should complain about boring fights, how would they do if they were in the ring?, think about it!.
Boxing,the best sport
The objective of boxing is to win the fight, be it by knockout, stoppage, or decision. Sorry you can't appreciate that.
Boxing is definitely the best sport, love the brutalness of two guys swapping punches!
I can find some fights boring, if nothing much happens or both guys are gassed and not throwing, etc. I don't tend to find one sided beatdowns boring, in fact I find them entertaining, especially if it is a skillful one sided beating. Punches thrown doeesn't = exciting for me either as Pacquiao vs Clottey is an example of a fight where a guy threw loads of punches in an unentertaining fight.
I like technical boxing more than brawling, but who doesn't love a good brawl from time to time as long as the punches aren't too sloppily thrown I love it! But if its some gassed out guys throwing the widest punches you ever seen like in The ultimate fighter series sometimes then no thanks!
I also enjoy seeing one sided fights where a dude is getting pounded merciously. As long as there is lots of punching going on I am satisfied. Love seeing a man in the ropes defenseless or just standing there getting his butt owned.
This is just another roundabout way of saying, "Don't criticise if you can't do any better" which is, has been, and always will be an infantile piece of reasoning. If you pay for a specific product (in this case an entertaining boxing match) then you have every right to criticise it if it doesn't come up to scratch. It doesn't matter if you yourself couldn't do any better, that's why you're paying others to do it. If I hire a professional to decorate my house I'm doing so because I lack the time or skills to do it myself, and I fully expect them to do a better job than I could do in their place. Get it?
Saying that, people need to be more discriminating in how they spend their money. I have no sympathy for anyone that paid to see Jones Hopkins II for example. Likewise, anyone that pays for a Mayweather fight expecting an all-action slugfest of Corrales/Castillo proportions gets what they deserve.
I agree with you 110%, when paying big bucks for a fight you are allowed to voice your opinion and complain. Pardon my original response, quite different when it's a big buck match.