The Sport of Boxing *Attention Haters

[Massage Queen]

true, i thought the compubox was completely messed up for parts the collazo fight.

@ el malo

ya, that guy was obviously playing with his psp during the fight..

Yes I agree.. Fortunately my friend wasn't doing the numbers that night, because I called him freaking out, and he said, "it wasn't me I swear!" lol

[el malo]

That's what I mean by politics, because idk what fight that judge was watching, but it wasn't that one!!

yeah you got three judges and most of the time 1 of them has a totally different score than the other two. it dont make sense

[mugeninfinity]

I think you're absolutely correct on the fans supporting their favorite fighter(s). I'd say 99.9% of the posters here do that. Some less than others. Now envision how boring this website would be if everyone agreed on everything discussed or were just limited to brainiac debate. It would be Boring! JAT

So you are saying the fans make boxing exciting, and not the boxers?

brainiac debate?

[Massage Queen]

yeah you got three judges and most of the time 1 of them has a totally different score than the other two. it dont make sense

It doesn't. I understand that you can have a different opinion depending on the angle you're viewing from, but when one judge is so way off from the others it really makes me wonder who the hell is paying them off! That's why I always tell the boxers I know to just do your best to KO your opponent so you don't have to rely on the judges to do the right thing.

[tommy boo boxer]

So you are saying the fans make boxing exciting, and not the boxers?

brainiac debate?

to an extent... yeah. its like an unwanted necessity i guess.

[Lady Fan]

So you are saying the fans make boxing exciting, and not the boxers?

brainiac debate?

Without fans to watch boxing what are you left with? Who's up in the stands shouting and hollering? Any sport without fans is what? JAT

[FatNJerseykid]

lol. Boxing does not need neither "nut huggers" nor "biased fans". ppv boxing. maybe... I'm not saying having favorites fighter is wrong. The fan that lives and dies through their boxer is not a healthy fan. lol. You do see it in other sports. but not to the extreme that it is carried to in boxing.

antagonizing is usually what brings the violence to the fans... it is fun with close friends and family.. i would not try it with strangers.. lol

i see ur point about the score box. but do u see that even the mentality of today's fighters have drastically changed. You never see that guy going for the 12th round knockout in a fight he knows he has lost.

See, the thread is more interesting with conflict. In the internet, it's safe and fun to antagonize people. It's not ok to harass. I wouldn't antagonize strangers in real life but here I can say a lot of ****** stuff and get away with it.

Bias could be good also. Sport has been a battlefield for equality, especially in boxing. Just seeing Jack Johnson, Floyd Patterson, and Ali as champions lifted an entire community of people. Just seeing barriers broken is a measurement of how we can came along in society. Even though they lived blow for blow with their favorite fighters, I'm pretty sure you wouldn't fault the older African Americans for being baised and have their favorite fighters represent their struggle for equality.

I know what you mean about the mentality of today's fighters. Back in the day, fighters fought hard in each round.

[tommy boo boxer]

So you are saying the fans make boxing exciting, and not the boxers?

brainiac debate?

Without fans to watch boxing what are you left with? Who's up in the stands shouting and hollering? Any sport without fans is what? JAT

yeah, thats what i meant lol

[Massage Queen]

Without fans to watch boxing what are you left with? Who's up in the stands shouting and hollering? Any sport without fans is what? JAT

Without fans boxers wouldn't get a paycheck.. That's very true.. The more fans you have, the bigger paycheck you get.

[mugeninfinity]

Without fans to watch boxing what are you left with?

Boxing.

your point is valid. but i believe the chemistry between the fans and boxing is out of wack.

kind of like hip hop, with the lyrics and the beats. feel me? jaja