What is a boxers OBJECTIVE IN A FIGHT?

[K-Nan]

Best answer in the thread.

(Slick) Boxers should be thinking **** excitement if they are interested in being the best they can be.

IDK about thinking '**** excitement'... They shouldn't have a Hopkins mentality, if that's what you mean.

Also: You got 5,000 posts!

[Fox McCloud]

IDK about thinking '**** excitement'... They shouldn't have a Hopkins mentality, if that's what you mean.

Also: You got 5,000 posts!

Jesus, I didn't even notice... crazy.

Notice I said slick, meaning they don't have a lot of power. Cory Spinks should be thinking **** excitement. Arturo Gatti should be thinking EXCITEMENT FTW! because that is the best way he knows how to win.

As a general rule, except for a select few fighters (Mayorga, Pacquiao, etc.) a fighter should not be worried about making their fighting style exciting, it should just come with the best way you fight.

[K-Nan]

Jesus, I didn't even notice... crazy.

Notice I said slick, meaning they don't have a lot of power. Cory Spinks should be thinking **** excitement. Arturo Gatti should be thinking EXCITEMENT FTW! because that is the best way he knows how to win.

As a general rule, except for a select few fighters (Mayorga, Pacquiao, etc.) a fighter should not be worried about making their fighting style exciting, it should just come with the best way you fight.

I agree that they shouldn't be worried about excitement foremost... but "**** excitement"? That's too much.

Take Malignaggi, for example: Slickster with featherdusters for fists. but he still knows when to turn it on. Whittaker was the same way. So was Roy. I think you can be exciting without endangering your game plan.

[Fox McCloud]

I agree that they shouldn't be worried about excitement foremost... but "**** excitement"? That's too much.

Take Malignaggi, for example: Slickster with featherdusters for fists. but he still knows when to turn it on. Whittaker was the same way. So was Roy. I think you can be exciting without endangering your game plan.

I guess that is true... If you get a guy worn down, then excitement is called for. I didn't think of that (for some reason, it's not a tough concept).

I can tell you that Vernon Forrest should have said **** excitement in his first fight against Mayorga.

[P4PKING_2008]

I guess that is true... If you get a guy worn down, then excitement is called for. I didn't think of that (for some reason, it's not a tough concept).

I can tell you that Vernon Forrest should have said **** excitement in his first fight against Mayorga.

Congratulations on the 5k posts man. And I agree people like Gatti often try to outbox people and receive the elast amount fo punishment but they can't basically so earm there money by giving excitment. It is always better to be a slick boxer than an exciting one.

[K-Nan]

I guess that is true... If you get a guy worn down, then excitement is called for. I didn't think of that (for some reason, it's not a tough concept).

I can tell you that Vernon Forrest should have said **** excitement in his first fight against Mayorga.

Well.. I think he was actually thinking **** excitement. It's just that he was caught off guard by Mayorga's crazy style. He didn't willingly engage, is what I mean.

[Fox McCloud]

Well.. I think he was actually thinking **** excitement. It's just that he was caught off guard by Mayorga's crazy style. He didn't willingly engage, is what I mean.

You might want to watch Forrest-Mayorga I again. He ****ing engaged Mayorga at all speed. Absolute toe-to-toe.

The dumbest strategy imaginable to be honest.

[K-Nan]

You might want to watch Forrest-Mayorga I again. He ****ing engaged Mayorga at all speed. Absolute toe-to-toe.

The dumbest strategy imaginable to be honest.

I don't agree with that.

Throughout the early part of the fight, Vernon was boxing Mayorga. It was only when he got caught with a punch and went down for the first time that he began to slug it out- and that partially wasn't of his own accord. So I think that he initially came into the fight with a boxing mentality, until he was rocked by Mayorga and forced to fight.

[ferocity]

I need more answers before i explain why i asked the question.

[THe TRiNiTY]

Three things, in this order.

Win.
Look Impressive.
Entertain.
KO Opponent.
Make Sure You Don't Get Hurt.

All there is to it.