Why are certain Floyd fans SO overprotective of him?

[deevel79]

Im not speaking for all of his fans, but there are some diehard fanatics that DONT want to see him in the ring with fighters that pose an immenent threat to Floyd. There are even some Floyd fanatics that dont even want to see him back in the ring at all. Thier excuse?..."Floyd's accomplished everything there is to accomplish, let him be" Now my question is: If my favorite fighter is in his prime, and he retires without facing the top dogs in the sport, why would i NOT want him to prove himself? Its like watching an excellent movie, and shutting it off before the end because you feel that what you've seen so far is good enough. You will even hear these fanatics use excuses like "Marg or Cotto dont deserve to be in the ring with Floyd" Its as if they're against anything that might harm Floyd.

As i stated in another post: "Floyd fans have to be the ONLY fans to make excuses for thier fighter NOT having to face challenges. Why woud u NOT want to see your fighter pushed to the limit? Im a big fan of Cotto, Pac, and JMM. Why would i NOT want to see them in the ring with the best possible opponents? I would never understand you guys"

Before i get the usual remarks like: "you're just a hater", or "Floyd retired, leave him alone", let me say that i think Floyd is one of the best boxers of our era. His skills are unmatched. My question is....What good is it, if you're not putting those skills up against the best?

Another thing i will never understand is how you fanatics defend everything excuse Floyd makes. Why should u as a fan care about what fight makes more financial sense? How does that benefit you? Why would u not want to see Floyd in a dogfight with someone who's gonna push him to the limit, rather than watch him take on an easy opponent like Baldomir for example?

You guys act more like overprotective grandmothers rather than actual fight fans who want to see competitive matchups. Its sad!

[Eric Holder]

apparently some people are fans of a man and not the sport

[deevel79]

apparently some people are fans of a man and not the sport

Even so, i would want my favorite fighter to face the best possible opponents win or lose.

[Eric Holder]

Even so, i would want my fighter to face the best possible opponents win or lose.

I agree man

there's a strong possibility that Haye's gonna lose to Vitali and Arreola's gonna lose to Wlad but I still want to see those fights

[deevel79]

Even so, i would want my favorite fighter to face the best possible opponents win or lose.

As fans, our only concern should be demanding that the best take on the best. None of this "Fight this guy because he offers more money that that guy" ****. If you guys are so concerned with another mans finances, then u should all become financial advisors.

[Derranged]

I hear you Deevel. I never really "justified" him not fighting Margarito, I just assumed it would happen someday, its still not too late however.

But I do think fighting Oscar at 154 was a big risk, Oscar still had some good fight in him at the time.

[lefthook2daliva]

It's true.

What kind of fan doesn't want to see his/her favorite fighter fight?

One reason is that they are worried that the fighter in question may suffer lasting and irreparable damage.

The only other thing that makes any sense to me is if it's a fan that lives vicariously through their hero to an extent that a defeat suffered by said hero would damage their self - image.

[Ch@mpBox@PR]

Im not speaking for all of his fans, but there are some diehard fanatics that DONT want to see him in the ring with fighters that pose an immenent threat to Floyd. There are even some Floyd fanatics that dont even want to see him back in the ring at all. Thier excuse?..."Floyd's accomplished everything there is to accomplish, let him be" Now my question is: If my favorite fighter is in his prime, and he retires without facing the top dogs in the sport, why would i NOT want him to prove himself? Its like watching an excellent movie, and shutting it off before the end because you feel that what you've seen so far is good enough. You will even hear these fanatics use excuses like "Marg or Cotto dont deserve to be in the ring with Floyd" Its as if they're against anything that might harm Floyd.

As i stated in another post: "Floyd fans have to be the ONLY fans to make excuses for thier fighter NOT having to face challenges. Why woud u NOT want to see your fighter pushed to the limit? Im a big fan of Cotto, Pac, and JMM. Why would i NOT want to see them in the ring with the best possible opponents? I would never understand you guys"

Before i get the usual remarks like: "you're just a hater", or "Floyd retired, leave him alone", let me say that i think Floyd is one of the best boxers of our era. His skills are unmatched. My question is....What good is it, if you're not putting those skills up against the best?

Another thing i will never understand is how you fanatics defend everything excuse Floyd makes. Why should u as a fan care about what fight makes more financial sense? How does that benefit you? Why would u not want to see Floyd in a dogfight with someone who's gonna push him to the limit, rather than watch him take on an easy opponent like Baldomir for example?

You guys act more like overprotective grandmothers rather than actual fight fans who want to see competitive matchups. Its sad!

SImple. They have talked too much ****, that if Floyd loses, they wont have any excuse to say. SO they prefer that Floyd stays like that so they can keep feeding his BS. But if Floyd loses, you wil see every poster in boxingscene, jumping on to them. So they are like Floyd, they just fear that 0 might go!!!!!! By the way great post!!!!!!!!

[deevel79]

I hear you Deevel. I never really "justified" him not fighting Margarito, I just assumed it would happen someday, its still not too late however.

But I do think fighting Oscar at 154 was a big risk, Oscar still had some good fight in him at the time.

Well like i said, im not talking about all his fans. He actually has some sensible fans who want to see him in the ring against the best, but then u have guys like Horus, Brandish, Flawless and the rest of Floyd's guardian angels who are only concerned with Floyd being financially succesfull.

[revs1227]

Because they think he is attractive