Cowardly acts in Boxing, what are they?

[Soda Popinski]

Picking Corrales' comeback KO over Castillo as one of the most cowardly acts in boxing history is interesting to say the least...

There are very few truly cowardly moves that I can remember, Butler's sucker punch on Grant being one of them along with Luis Resto, Panama Lewis and a couple of 'thrown' fights that I've seen.

I didn't pick the comeback, pay attention. Up until that moment, dude was getting his ass kicked and cheated. That comeback wouldn't exist if he hadn't pretended to blow his mouthpiece out.

[Dynamite Kid]

Calzaghe choice of career oponents

[egreezy]

Anyone who gives intentional low blows multiple times when they don't have the upper hand in a fight;Cotto and Judah come to mind recently

[Benny Leonard]

And when was knocking an opponent out when he's ready to go was a cowardly act in boxing? Tell me it's a joke and I'll just ignore it.

Clearly you are pertaining to Roach when he said to Manny to knock DLH out because it's his job, I don't know any other trainer who said that to his fighter who is being mentioned right now, other than Roach

Unless you can show me another video of a trainer saying that.

OK, I'll go with Roach then since he is in front.

Morales beat Pac in the first fight. Morales steps up to the next division because he was having trouble making the weight. He fights Zahir and loses, which either shows Zahir is the better boxer or it shows that Morales is past his prime (which is the obvious).
Anyway, Morales wanted the fight in the next division where he felt healthier; that was the talk. Freddie said "NO." Wonder why. So Morales moved back down and looked ill...especially in the third fight.

Oscar: If he knew Oscar "couldn't pull the trigger," and as he said, knew the history of the sport that fighters in Oscar's position had serious trouble when they moved back down in weight...why did he take the fight knowing all that; especially given his own health with parkinsons?


I do like Freddie. It's just this side of him, with him trying to win fights on the scales and at the negotiation table that kind of annoys me. I expect this more from a Promoter/Manager but I guess that is what Freddie is or has become. And I'm not talking about all Promoters/Managers, but the worst kind. That I don't like and saddens me given how much I like him. I can understand it, but it doesn't mean I agree with it.


Recent: Freddie's talk about how Floyd has to come down in weight because he feels it will take something away from him by fight time, and joked that the only way they would fight Margarito is if he came down in weight at a "catch-weight." The guy is honest and funny in a way, but not something I'm in favor of.

[Flawless.]

Cotto's low blow on Judah

[TheGreatA]

I didn't pick the comeback, pay attention. Up until that moment, dude was getting his ass kicked and cheated.

A lot of fighters 'cheat'. It's not necessarily cowardly, a boxer does what he can to win. He was penalized accordingly and finished the fight knowing that there was no way he could've won it on the scorecards.

[Dynamite Kid]

Cotto's low blow on Judah

Your decision to jump bandwagons when a fighters loses.

[mellow_mood]

Anyone who gives intentional low blows multiple times when they don't have the upper hand in a fight;Cotto and Judah come to mind recently

[El Dominicano]

To me...that was a smart move from Chico.
Not alot of clean fighters...everyone's gotta have their dirty move
B-Hop has done it all
Mayweather forearm
People have complained of Tyson using his elbo
Holyfield headbutt
Cotto low blow

What else am I missing?

[Clegg]

OK, I'll go with Roach then since he is in front.

Morales beat Pac in the first fight. Morales steps up to the next division because he was having trouble making the weight. He fights Zahir and loses, which either shows Zahir is the better boxer or it shows that Morales is past his prime (which is the obvious).
Anyway, Morales wanted the fight in the next division where he felt healthier; that was the talk. Freddie said "NO." Wonder why. So Morales moved back down and looked ill...especially in the third fight.

Oscar: If he knew Oscar "couldn't pull the trigger," and as he said, knew the history of the sport that fighters in Oscar's position had serious trouble when they moved back down in weight...why did he take the fight knowing all that; especially given his own health with parkinsons?


I do like Freddie. It's just this side of him, with him trying to win fights on the scales and at the negotiation table that kind of annoys me. I expect this more from a Promoter/Manager but I guess that is what Freddie is or has become. And I'm not talking about all Promoters/Managers, but the worst kind. That I don't like and saddens me given how much I like him. I can understand it, but it doesn't mean I agree with it.


Recent: Freddie's talk about how Floyd has to come down in weight because he feels it will take something away from him by fight time, and joked that the only way they would fight Margarito is if he came down in weight at a "catch-weight." The guy is honest and funny in a way, but not something I'm in favor of.

DLH was at least 2 divisions bigger than Pacquiao. Pacquiao was willing to go up 12lbs in weight, and requested that DLH come down 3lbs in weight. That's still a big advantage for DLH, who handpicked a smaller man rather than take on a top boxer his own size. The move backfired on him and it serves him right.

I think you have been going over the top with the pro-Mayweather, anti-Pacquiao stuff recently. Bringing Freddie's Parkinsons into it is unreasonable IMO.