If you've never fought pro, your opinion means nothing.

[Phantasm]

If you haven't had at least one pro fight, your opinion means nothing to me. I don't care if you'd studied boxing history, you've been around the sport all your life, and know all the fighters personally and have access to inside information; your opinion means less than a pro with a 0-1 record if you've never laced 'em up. I can't wait for HBO to fire Lampley and Merchant and add Bert Cooper and Leon Spinks to the payroll so we can finally get some insightul commentating for once.

Oh, and amateur doesn't count. A 300-0 record with 300 knockouts and an olympic gold medal in the amateurs is less impressive than 0-1 in the pros. So please don't start with the "oh I won the golden gloves, look at the vids of my fights, I know what I'm talking about". Nope sorry, not interested, unless we're talking PRO here.

Hey BPP can we ban everyone who hasn't fought pro? I believe you should have to fax in a copy of your pro license to make an account on this forum, or any forum on the internet for that matter. I'm getting sick of all these civilians trying to make their points here while lacking the proper credentials.

I mean, okay, you might have what you consider an "opinion" to make but without a pro license that's exactly like a schizophrenic vagrant on the street trying to operate on my brain. Answer me, would you want a dirty, boozed up, mentally ill homeless man performing brain surgery on you, even if he's wearing scrubs? No, that's why we require medical licenses. Now, keeping that in mind, do you want some Joe "Unlicensed, Never Fought Pro" Nobody talking to be you boxing? No, of course not, that's just as bad, and that's why we should require pro boxing licenses to participate in the forum.

Jeez, Kid! I always thought you were one of the better posters on here, but hearing this is kinda shocking. I'm sure we got a lot of ******s posting here making it seem as if they know it all without ever lacing up gloves, but you can't judge everyone because of a select few. I've never fought pro or even amateur, but I got nothing but respect for those that do, reagrdless of their record. But just because I never have, shouldnt mean that I shouldnt have a say in anything. If you look at my posts, you'll see that I NEVER bad mouth a fighter (well, except maybe for Kendall Holt, but I have a personal reason for that; and I never badmouth his skills) and I'll always try to make it clear that what I post is my personal opinion. I know that having never laced it up, I dont know what it feels like to fight in front of a thousand or more people, nervous, tired and in pain while some other guy is trying to bash my face in, but that shouldnt mean that I cant have a suggestion as to how a matchup between Cotto and Judah might fare, or who I think ranks in the top ten P4P lists.
I've never taken a political science course or served as a government official, does that mean I cant have an opinion on the war or how the government should run things? It kinda runs in the same vein. I respect your posts and I'm hoping that somebody just pissed you off and your venting a little steam, cuz IN MY OPINION, you seem to be overreacting a bit here.

[adamk1304]

If you haven't had at least one pro fight, your opinion means nothing to me. I don't care if you'd studied boxing history, you've been around the sport all your life, and know all the fighters personally and have access to inside information; your opinion means less than a pro with a 0-1 record if you've never laced 'em up. I can't wait for HBO to fire Lampley and Merchant and add Bert Cooper and Leon Spinks to the payroll so we can finally get some insightul commentating for once.

Oh, and amateur doesn't count. A 300-0 record with 300 knockouts and an olympic gold medal in the amateurs is less impressive than 0-1 in the pros. So please don't start with the "oh I won the golden gloves, look at the vids of my fights, I know what I'm talking about". Nope sorry, not interested, unless we're talking PRO here.

Hey BPP can we ban everyone who hasn't fought pro? I believe you should have to fax in a copy of your pro license to make an account on this forum, or any forum on the internet for that matter. I'm getting sick of all these civilians trying to make their points here while lacking the proper credentials.

I mean, okay, you might have what you consider an "opinion" to make but without a pro license that's exactly like a schizophrenic vagrant on the street trying to operate on my brain. Answer me, would you want a dirty, boozed up, mentally ill homeless man performing brain surgery on you, even if he's wearing scrubs? No, that's why we require medical licenses. Now, keeping that in mind, do you want some Joe "Unlicensed, Never Fought Pro" Nobody talking to be you boxing? No, of course not, that's just as bad, and that's why we should require pro boxing licenses to participate in the forum.

I hope this is a joke, otherwise it's an extremely ******ed post.

[Mishra100]

Flame bait. Delete topic.

[duffgun]

Why do you not agree? Also, where is your pro license, which is a prerequisite for differing from the opinion of a thread starter.

I will post up a pic of my grosvenor casino membership card if you post up a pic of your pro license

[Welter_Skelter]

I just paid some GUY out on the street £20 to punch me afew times while I tried to block.. YES we used gloves my kids have a pair of Kiddie boxing gloves..
Therefore I have now boxed professionaly

[FIGHTING_FLIP]

do u have a pro record?

[King Koyle]

It's a boxing forum..Having opinions is the whole basis of it all.Your comments contain no logic whatsoever.BTW,what have you done?Have you ever fought pro?Or is their proof that you fought pro?

[FeelTheA-Force]

If you haven't had at least one pro fight, your opinion means nothing to me. I don't care if you'd studied boxing history, you've been around the sport all your life, and know all the fighters personally and have access to inside information; your opinion means less than a pro with a 0-1 record if you've never laced 'em up. I can't wait for HBO to fire Lampley and Merchant and add Bert Cooper and Leon Spinks to the payroll so we can finally get some insightul commentating for once.

Oh, and amateur doesn't count. A 300-0 record with 300 knockouts and an olympic gold medal in the amateurs is less impressive than 0-1 in the pros. So please don't start with the "oh I won the golden gloves, look at the vids of my fights, I know what I'm talking about". Nope sorry, not interested, unless we're talking PRO here.

Hey BPP can we ban everyone who hasn't fought pro? I believe you should have to fax in a copy of your pro license to make an account on this forum, or any forum on the internet for that matter. I'm getting sick of all these civilians trying to make their points here while lacking the proper credentials.

I mean, okay, you might have what you consider an "opinion" to make but without a pro license that's exactly like a schizophrenic vagrant on the street trying to operate on my brain. Answer me, would you want a dirty, boozed up, mentally ill homeless man performing brain surgery on you, even if he's wearing scrubs? No, that's why we require medical licenses. Now, keeping that in mind, do you want some Joe "Unlicensed, Never Fought Pro" Nobody talking to be you boxing? No, of course not, that's just as bad, and that's why we should require pro boxing licenses to participate in the forum.

u IGNORENT BASTARD

[Welter_Skelter]

I dont Think people are getting the SATIRICAL nature of this thread..

[Derranged_]

Achilles, do 'Tough guy' contests count? If so, maybe you and I can 'lace up the gloves'(I like the Grant ones preferably red and purple) at Foxwoods resort in CT. I hear they have tough guys contests from time to time...