Why do FIGHTERS love being the UNDERDOG so much????

[TheEvilSaint]

more incentive to win. more motivation to prove the odds and critics wrong.

[McNulty]

how the hell do you not know this???

anybody who has ever competed in anything knows this.

less pressure. less to lose. less expectations.

Wrong...

Its about winning big @ the bookies...lol.

[Warhawk_1]

1. Proves everyone wrong who says you couldn't do it(that's always satisfying)

2. More marketable, People love underdogs(hence Rocky). Look at Pavlik, one win where he was the underdog in most people's minds, and now everyone's raving about him.

[Zn1]

1. Proves everyone wrong who says you couldn't do it(that's always satisfying)

2. More marketable, People love underdogs(hence Rocky). Look at Pavlik, one win where he was the underdog in most people's minds, and now everyone's raving about him.

same happened with Joe Calzaghe when he fought Lacy.

now everyone has Calzaghe in their p4p top 10 he already should of been

[Panamaniac]

The underdog has a psychological advantage over his oponent. Because he's not expected to win, it takes at least some of the pressure off. Consequently, he's able to fight more relaxed and unleash punches with reckless abandon.

The favorite often enters the ring with the psychological "baggage" of having to live up to expectations and prove himself. He can be wound so tightly they can barely get off a punch and fight with too much caution.

[MaYaN_SuN]

hands down, the motivation it brings...hands down.