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I felt so bad, seeing Katsidis in the post fight interview, looking very sad. It reminded me of Taylor after his KO loss to Pavlik. Even though I was supporting the other guy in both instances, I just felt plain bad for the loser. I really hope Katsidis makes it back to the position he was in- he deserves it.Comment
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This is what happens when you have NEW fans to Fight sports, they are so used to there FIGHTNIGHT Round 3 video game where they created a boxer who went 200 and 0 in career mode, and if that boxer got one blemish they get angry and delete it and make a new one lol.Comment
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This thread is pure gennius, Mickey. No doubt about it you hit the nail on the head. If I can add anything it's this:
The One Loss ******s are the reason why the heavyweight division in particular, and boxing on a whole, is seeing less exciting match-ups. In the golden age of boxing a fighter could lose today and fight again in three weeks and wip away the defeat easily. Now boxers fight only once, twice or maybe three times a year once they hit a level of decent recognition. You have hungry young fighters- green and inexperienced- like Andre Berto...who are forced to take extremely small, tiny baby steps in their career. Why can't they step up more quickly? Because if you take a loss like Lee, or Katsidis, or Williams the one loss ******s- which include a sizeable amount of the boxing public- turn their back on you. Fighters know. Their promoters and trainers and managers know, too. Why throw your new heavy who could shake up the division into the type of fights that could define his style and career early? The risk is too great.
With the One Loss ******s lurking in the shadows the world's Katsidis's don't want to be in exciting fights like the one against Casamayor. They want to fight bums who makes them look great so the ******s stay on their bandwagon. They don't want to take challenges. Katsidis was in an amazing fight and the One Loss ******s are smothering his chances for another big televised fight.
If we want young heavyweights to start fighting eachother to clear out the contenders from the pretenders the One Loss ******s need to shut up. If we want more exciting, meaningful fights like Mayweather-Cotto would be; the One Loss ******s need to make having a single loss less than the end of a career.
As it stands now these ******s are causing fighters to be more cautious with their careers than they once were....and the fight game is suffering!Comment
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His status was that of a prospect. He looked like a decent fighter with good potential, he had some entertaining fights, an impressive amateur background, a good-size fanbase and Manny as his trainer. Put those things together and the guy is bound to get some attention and be considered one for the future.
Lots of fighters lose. This defeat will improve him as a fighter more than winning by first round KO would've done.
I agree 100% with what Mickey said. Another point I'd add is that the same people who consider one loss to be the end of a career have short memories in other ways. For example I bet some of those calling Andy Lee a bum were the same ones who were saying that Haye would unify at heavyweight and seriously discussing whether or not he would beat Ali, all on the strength of his win of Maccarinelli.Comment
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This is what happens when you have NEW fans to Fight sports, they are so used to there FIGHTNIGHT Round 3 video game where they created a boxer who went 200 and 0 in career mode, and if that boxer got one blemish they get angry and delete it and make a new one
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ya really gotta question katisidis chin and style. being a pressure fighter and having a bad chin doesnt work out to well. he's been dropped in his last 3 fights against 3 light punchers. things could be revealing itself........Comment
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Yeah, but he's always gotten up. His chin seems fine.Comment
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"But he is a bum, I know this because he lost."Comment
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great post. Karma given.
Honestly no idea what that does.Comment
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