Getting "Exposed"

[JAHamilton77]

Only a fool would say Louis was exposed the man was up in age, and had faced great fighters and proven himself many times over before Marciano.

As far as Lacy goes, he was exposed. People thought he was great, was going to beat Calzaghe, and all sorts of other things (including many experts). And he was "exposed" as not being all those things. Lacy's situation speaks perfectly to the definition of exposed.

[potatoes]

Only a fool would say Louis was exposed the man was up in age, and had faced great fighters and proven himself many times over before Marciano.

As far as Lacy goes, he was exposed. People thought he was great, was going to beat Calzaghe, and all sorts of other things (including many experts). And he was "exposed" as not being all those things. Lacy's situation speaks perfectly to the definition of exposed.

How could Calzaghe have "exposed" Lacy? I had already "exposed" him by pointing out his flaws and how Calzaghe could exploit them. "People who thought he was great" don't know a "great" boxer when they see one. Most of Lacy's opponents just stood in front of him and got hit. Most of Wladimir Klitschko's opponents just stand in front of him and get hit. Some people say he is a "great" boxer too. They will tell you that the reason Klitschko's opponents don't do what they need to do to win is because Klitschko prevents them in some way. That is just hogwash, but until he faces somebody who isn't afraid of him, we will just have to wait until he gets "exposed."

[EliteSoldier]

The Klitschko's don't suck at all. They are probably in the best physical shape for a heavy weight can be in. The only thing you can come at them with is if you think they don't have the right mental state to stay champ. Other then that, if they do have a good mental state no ones beating either of them.

[Gareth Ivanovic]

To me the word "exposed" means that a fighter gets his weakness or weaknesses shown to everyone for the first time. All fighters have a weakness. Some are harder to figure out than others.

[satori555]

oh **** potatoes exposed lacy before joe fought him why didnt you tell him man! why did you let him go out there and get his ass beat! **** you!!!!!!!!!!

[JAHamilton77]

oh **** potatoes exposed lacy before joe fought him why didnt you tell him man! why did you let him go out there and get his ass beat! **** you!!!!!!!!!!

Ex f'n actly

Glad he is there to speak for all of boxing, but shame on him for not stopping all those betters from putting their hard earned money on Jeff and making a 50/50 fight.

Hilarious how "he" exposed Jeff before Joe did, guess since Lacy was a bum before Joe fought him, we can take Joe out of any P4P lists, since thats the fight many base him being there on.

[kayjay]

What about 'expwned', is it okay to use that?

[Crazy Dude]

You could say Syd Vanderpool exposed Lacy's weaknesses though not everyone noticed. When Calzaghe fought Lacy everyone noticed!

[Njord777]

The nature of the game has changed. Boxers once fought- even at the peak of their careers- many times a year. It's why Sugar Ray Robinson has a record of almost 200 professional career wins. A boxer would routinely fight twice, maybe three times a month at one point.

What did a loss mean, then? If you were to get beaten and come back with a big victory the next week. Now boxers may fight 50 times in their entire career. Undefeated records are as common as venereal diseases. A fighter may only fight once a year- and if that one fight is a loss- well then, that year just became a waste in the history books.

You are "exposed" when you lose because in boxing today that might be the end of your career. I know it sounds insane but look at Floyd Mayweather. Most of his appeal is the air of invincibility his skills, and undefeated record, accord him. If he gets knocked out by De la Hoya do you think he'll be as respected? Or will his stock fall like Enron's in the boxing world?

In today's sport boxers fight so much less that one or two losses make us view the fighter in a totally different light. It can change the way they are approached and their entire careers. The term is thrown around simply to justify the way people jump on and off the bandwagon of some boxers as their popularity rises and falls.