Does it count as a loss if you cannot finish the fight?

[!! Mr. Soprano]

i can tell u one thing.

byrd may not be thought of as the better heavyweight, but he has more wins over young, in-shape contenders than brittley does.

and that's what's bothering you?

[Mistadobalina]

oh ****. i read the thread title wrong. i thought it was some spiritual mumbo jumbo about feeling like you didn't really win if you're opponent isn't in a coma.

[Thread Stealer]

and that's what's bothering you?

i just state facts.

this is what bothers me regarding boxing:

-don king
-the best not facing the best
-corruption
-fighters getting paid little
-don king
-organizations
-bob arum
-gary shaw
-corruption
-panama lewis
-don king
-corrupt judging
-fighters getting ripped off
-don king
-the mainstream media looking down on boxing
-too many organizations

did i mention don king and other promoters robbing fighters, and corrupt organizations in boxing?

[!! Mr. Soprano]

i just state facts.

this is what bothers me regarding boxing:

-don king
-the best not facing the best
-corruption
-fighters getting paid little
-don king
-organizations
-bob arum
-gary shaw
-corruption
-panama lewis
-don king
-corrupt judging
-fighters getting ripped off
-don king
-the mainstream media looking down on boxing
-too many organizations

did i mention don king and other promoters robbing fighters, and corrupt organizations in boxing?

WHOA , Vitali Klitschko is not on the top of your list.

wait.. I'm gonna go check my pulse

[Panamaniac]

I'm sure this post is superflous in that it's not about to break any new ground, but WTF, it's one more post toward an imminent personal milestone: Anyone - ahead or behind - who's unable or unwilling ("no mas') to finish a fight, loses by default via TKO. The rule is universal, absolute and therefore, without grey areas.

[Panamaniac]

i just state facts.

this is what bothers me regarding boxing:

-don king
-the best not facing the best
-corruption
-fighters getting paid little
-don king
-organizations
-bob arum
-gary shaw
-corruption
-panama lewis
-don king
-corrupt judging
-fighters getting ripped off
-don king
-the mainstream media looking down on boxing
-too many organizations

did i mention don king and other promoters robbing fighters, and corrupt organizations in boxing?

And if may add my favorite pet peave - matches pitting fighters of opposite stances (ortodox vs. southpaw). I know it's inevitable, but it induces awkward lunges, toe stepping and inherently prevents in-fighting. This condition is made even more lackluster if both fighters are counter-punching "boxers." ZZZZZZZ...

[Thread Stealer]

And if may add my favorite pet peave - matches pitting fighters of opposite stances (ortodox vs. southpaw). I know it's inevitable, but it induces awkward lunges, toe stepping and inherently prevents in-fighting. This condition is made even more lackluster if both fighters are counter-punching "boxers." ZZZZZZZ...

it can often lead to headbutts too.

still i have seen my fair share of very entertaining lefty vs. orthodox fights.

franklin/saad muhammad-johnson 1 is probably in my all-time top 5. sithachatchawal-monshipour was awesome. pacquiao had good many good fights. moorer-cooper was great, and moorer-a. stewart and moorer-holyfield 2 were good. hamed-sanchez was entertaining.

it all really depends on the style i think.

[Panamaniac]

it can often lead to headbutts too.

still i have seen my fair share of very entertaining lefty vs. orthodox fights.

franklin/saad muhammad-johnson 1 is probably in my all-time top 5. sithachatchawal-monshipour was awesome. pacquiao had good many good fights. moorer-cooper was great, and moorer-a. stewart and moorer-holyfield 2 were good. hamed-sanchez was entertaining.

it all really depends on the style i think.

I concede that there are exceptions, that there have been a few good fights, but I'm so ****-retentive about this issue, that when the bell rings, the fighters square off and I see one opponent's right foot touching the other's left, I'm immediately turned off. The scenario es aesthetically incorrect! It's like watching a couple of dancers perform, each with two left feet.

[Newyorkknicks07]

yeah, you loose. it's not exactly the most fair thing in the world, but thats the rules.

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