Why do people abandon fighters after a loss?

[The Hammer]

After Wlad lost to Brewster, some fans abandoned him. I continued to support him on ESB through 2005 and 2006 and received a lot of ridicule for doing so.

[Porter's Dad]

This issue really irritates me but I have to admit, I could only laugh when Wlad Owns turned on Pavlik, calling him a 25% embarassment because he was only 25% Slavik

[warp1432]

I think the reason why Pavlik lost so many fans was because not only was he humliated, he made a bunch of excuses after the fight. It's also the reason why Margarito had lost fans after the Williams fight.

I'm still with Mijares though. Hopefully he can get a rematch and beat him. He needs to improve his defensive style though...It works against orthodox fighters, but southpaws I'm not so sure.

[MANGLER]

They ain't real fans. you should show love to your fighter no matter what if you really a backer of his.

[Porter's Dad]

I think the reason why Pavlik lost so many fans was because not only was he humliated, he made a bunch of excuses after the fight. It's also the reason why Margarito had lost fans after the Williams fight.

I seriously doubt it.

It's the same sort of mentality that saw people stop liking Cotto.

They lose their bragging rights, so they turn on the fighter so they don't have to contend with the gloating.

[warp1432]

I seriously doubt it.

It's the same sort of mentality that saw people stop liking Cotto.

They lose their bragging rights, so they turn on the fighter so they don't have to contend with the gloating.

You could argue that people stopped liking Cotto because he quit too. I'm mean I agree that people bandwagon jump most definietly (Look at Hatton. People used to be all over him especially Wiley and Deevel, but now they don't say **** about him), but there are some reasons why they do too.

[Dorian]

I was a Calzaghe fan before the Lacy fight and predicted Joe by tko/ko round 11

at the time they all laughed but.....

[juancho]

they are like high school Kids that follow fashion fads

[Underdog82]

I mean, what is the point?

OK, your fighter may have been exposed and not been what you thought he might have been, but this isn't about being fans only of undefeated fighter, otherwise everyone would be a Mayweather or Calzaghe fan.

This is boxing, fighters lose. It's that vulnerability that makes boxing so unpredictable.

Let me give an example.

Before Pavlik got schooled by Hopkins, MacChamp was all over Pavlik. He even had this section in his sig decrying Calzaghe for ducking Pavlik.

Then, as soon as he lost, he reverts back to Calzaghe. What, a loss to Hopkins means Calzaghe didn't duck him after all? How does that logic work?

http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=211084

I'm not saying you have to be blindly loyal to a fighter. But to bum him incessantly, only to turn against him after a loss is ridiculous, IMHO.

It's not a competition.

Probably because they feel their fighter let them down. Usually from what i have seen fighters who have a cult following lose a lot of fans temporarily if they lose badly. But when they start fighting again and doing well the fans tend to come back. Its kind of like not talking to someone for a bit after they upset you but you come back.

Btw who is the plump lady drinking out of the coconut or w/e it is? Is that your gf? I would make her walk funny for a week if I got a hold of her.

[Ryn0]

undefeated fighters are overrated, and fighters with losses are underrated. its as simple as that.

Well it depends there are very few "champions that retire undefeated like Marciano, Ottke, Calzaghe, Lopez and perhaps Mayweather.

But it's obvious which ones deserve real recognition Ottke isn't one of those. The other 4 are perhaps a little overrated but to go undefeated as a champion for that long is certainyl an incredible feat.