The Biggest Myths in Boxing

[ianwigley]

Ali was 'The Greatest'.

I laugh my ass off every time I hear that.

Nothing more than a blown up welterweight with a ****ty left jab.

[Benny Leonard]

A low blow really hurts.

Pedro Fernandez did a report about this where he wore a cup and had someone punch him in the nuts and he said that, while it did hurt a bit, it's not nearly as bad as fighters make it out to be (rolling on floor, etc.).

I've heard that as well. However, who hit Pedro? How big are Pedro's testicles: some guys have cranberry size nuts, others, apple size nuts.
Maybe some nuts are right up against the cup, while others are ****** in a few inches away.

How many times was he hit. Does it make a difference on what part of the cup, for instance, if you are hit with an uppercut on the lowest part, the punching moving upwards, does it make a difference?

There is also a psychological effect. Have someone just fake shot to the nuts, watch your reaction and feel the ghost of pain.

[ianwigley]

That if you learn boxing you can always win street fights.

Fact is, 95% of street fights end up on the GROUND.

I agree to an extent, but I think if you can punch like Mayorga against a dude who can't punch, then you stand a chance.

[Jim_Davis]

Hamed got schooled by Barrera.

This is one of the biggest myths ever. Hamed just never responded to Barrera's punches. Though Hamed was the aggressor in the fight he was just unable to fight inside against MAB.

[Benny Leonard]

That if you learn boxing you can always win street fights.

Fact is, 95% of street fights end up on the GROUND.

95% of fights can end with the first punch landed, which I've seen many times over by people that do know how to fight.

The first three things I learned was this: (1) try to avoid a fight if you can (2) If you cannot, the fight starts the moment you feel threatened. (3) Throw the first punch, chances are, you win.

The ones that don't, well, lots of wild swings and rolling on the ground looking for pennies.

[ianwigley]

Hamed got schooled by Barrera.

This is one of the biggest myths ever. Hamed just never responded to Barrera's punches. Though Hamed was the aggressor in the fight he was just unable to fight inside against MAB.

Hamed lost all the rounds in that fight bar one. Therefore Hamed got schooled.

[Benny Leonard]

Post up what you consider to be some of the biggest myths in boxing.

Lennox Lewis couldn't take a punch is definately one of the biggest boxing myths in recent memory.

I agree. If we look at both punches landed, and who they were landed by, it happens.

Oliver McCall is a big MF and so is Rahman. Oliver's punch, Lennox didn't even appear to see it coming, and McCall had full force behind it. Rahman, he loaded it up and unloaded on a direct shot to Lewis's exposed chin, which he was actually coming into since he bounced off the ropes a bit prior to the punch landing.

[THE REED]

Ali was 'The Greatest'.

I laugh my ass off every time I hear that.

Nothing more than a blown up welterweight with a ****ty left jab.

ok NOW THATS THE WORST POST EVER....


you summed up muhammad ali as a blown up welterweight with a ****ty left jab?

YOU KNOW **** ABOUT BOXING

[THE REED]

i dont think so...


he first said "ali was the greatest"

[ianwigley]

ok NOW THATS THE WORST POST EVER....


you summed up muhammad ali as a blown up welterweight with a ****ty left jab?

YOU KNOW **** ABOUT BOXING

Media hype was Ali, media hype. Lots like The Beatles in music circles.

As for me knowing **** about boxing, quiz me on anything boxing-like...anything. I'm sure you'll discover I know far more about boxing than you suspect.