"True Warrior", Translation: No defense

[DiegoFuego]

As far as I've been able to tell over the years, "true warrior" is a term used to praise a guy that gives blood and guts action. Generally, since nobody willingly gets punched in the face, you must lack good defense to be a true warrior. So let's all do ourselves a favor and stop equating "true warrior" with "great fighter" because rarely are the two ever the same. There are exceptions, but for the most part if you block punches with your face, you are not a great fighter. If you take all the fighters in the world and give them the same chin and can say, "this guy would still be a great fighter," then you have something. A chin is not something that can be learned, so let's stop praising guys for it. It's a great thing to have, but you didn't do anything to earn your chin. If we all had chins like Margarito and Castillo, we'd all be "true warriors."

[Bad_Barracuda]

As far as I've been able to tell over the years, "true warrior" is a term used to praise a guy that gives blood and guts action. Generally, since nobody willingly gets punched in the face, you must lack good defense to be a true warrior. So let's all do ourselves a favor and stop equating "true warrior" with "great fighter" because rarely are the two ever the same. There are exceptions, but for the most part if you block punches with your face, you are not a great fighter. If you take all the fighters in the world and give them the same chin and can say, "this guy would still be a great fighter," then you have something. A chin is not something that can be learned, so let's stop praising guys for it. It's a great thing to have, but you didn't do anything to earn your chin. If we all had chins like Margarito and Castillo, we'd all be "true warriors."

"True warriors" also drain weight to fight smaller guys.

[rizkybizness]

I guess Ricky Hatton is a true warrior.

[Tuggers1986]

Barrera - Good Defense - True Warrior

[Silencers]

Holyfield had no defense?

[DiegoFuego]

True warriors (at least for most of their careers):

Gatti
Margarito
Castillo
Corrales
Hatton
Mayorga
Katsidis

add more as you think of them

[DiegoFuego]

Read the initial post. I said there are exceptions

[DiegoFuego]

Bolded it for you and everyone else who can't see

[supremelygifted]

As far as I've been able to tell over the years, "true warrior" is a term used to praise a guy that gives blood and guts action. Generally, since nobody willingly gets punched in the face, you must lack good defense to be a true warrior. So let's all do ourselves a favor and stop equating "true warrior" with "great fighter" because rarely are the two ever the same. There are exceptions, but for the most part if you block punches with your face, you are not a great fighter. If you take all the fighters in the world and give them the same chin and can say, "this guy would still be a great fighter," then you have something. A chin is not something that can be learned, so let's stop praising guys for it. It's a great thing to have, but you didn't do anything to earn your chin. If we all had chins like Margarito and Castillo, we'd all be "true warriors."

Getting hit is a part of boxing no matter how good your defense is. A true warrior is a fighter that is faced with a daunting challenge or adversary and still presses forward. If ANYONE has ever boxed you'd know it takes a warrior's spirit to step in the ring. A true warrior is one that fights to end. It has not so much to do with chin and defense as it does heart and courage. Breaking your hand in a fight and continuing to the end, getting up off the canvas after being floored and knowing you're losing the fight and still trying to knock off the other guys head makes one a true warrior. It's really not all that subjective as one may think.

[DiegoFuego]

then Mayweather is a true warrior because he's broken his hand plenty of times during fights and still won

by your definition, Mayweather is a warrior