Fghters who DONT like Boxing

[The Surgeon]

I automatically assume ur a boxing fan if u box but i guess thats not always the case, sometimes ur just really good at something that dont particuarly intrest u. Cotto and Jermain Taylor spring to mind and also the Indestructable Gary Lockett as fighters who arent really fans of the sport, odd.

Cotto in particular is an odd one as he seems to have a sense of his place in history and a deep respect for the game. I thought it was pure class the night he won his first title when he had All the other Puerto Rican former champions names on his trunks.


Who else fights but isnt a fan? Past or present. And also do u think its a disadvantage or not?

[KostyaTszyu44]

nah trust me they are all students of the game

some of them just say that, like james toney said his favourite sport is football. i love james but thats BS coming from him. the dude probably spent half of his life in front of a tv watching old tapes of walcott, charles, trying out new moves, sparring in the ring etc

you dont get that far in the sport without loving it

[The Surgeon]

nah trust me they are all students of the game

some of them just say that, like james toney said his favourite sport is football. i love james but thats BS coming from him. the dude probably spent half of his life in front of a tv watching old tapes of walcott, charles, trying out new moves, sparring in the ring etc

you dont get that far in the sport without loving it

Dunno man Toney just has god given talent, guy barely even trains half the time, imagine how good he woulda been if he trainned like a guy who LOVED his trainning and every aspect of the fight game

[twanky1]

Agreed, Your not going anywhere unless you love to train and compete.

[Squirrel]

Didn't Michael Moorer dislike boxing as a whole?

I'm pretty sure he did at the end of his career(s), at the very least.

[KostyaTszyu44]

Dunno man Toney just has god given talent, guy barely even trains half the time, imagine how good he woulda been if he trainned like a guy who LOVED his trainning and every aspect of the fight game

hes great anyway

hes had his ups and downs with training but he wouldnt have got this far in the game without training hard at some point

james is a true student of the game, ive heard him in interviews talk about how many tapes of walcott etc he watched and it shows as he has copied and built on a lot of their moves

and he loves to spar, thats pretty much all he does these days

[The Surgeon]

Didn't Michael Moorer dislike boxing as a whole?

I'm pretty sure he did at the end of his career(s), at the very least.

Good one! Forgot about him, thats what im getting at anyway fighters who wouldnt really watch boxing or read about it Unless they were fighters

[miamijohn]

Agreed, Your not going anywhere unless you love to train and compete.

100% correct.... if you dont love it , you dont need to be in the ring.... Remember Tyson?

[The Surgeon]

hes great anyway

hes had his ups and downs with training but he wouldnt have got this far in the game without training hard at some point

james is a true student of the game, ive heard him in interviews talk about how many tapes of walcott etc he watched and it shows as he has copied and built on a lot of their moves

and he loves to spar, thats pretty much all he does these days

Sparring is what i mainly used to do as well, thats coz i couldnt be arsed going out running!

James does seem like a guy who knows the game inside out and loves the Old Skool fighters. To be honest i havent heard him say he dont really like boxing

[KostyaTszyu44]

Sparring is what i mainly used to do as well, thats coz i couldnt be arsed going out running!

James does seem like a guy who knows the game inside out and loves the Old Skool fighters. To be honest i havent heard him say he dont really like boxing

yeah sparring is great, i ****ing hate to run but i have too

nah he didnt say he didnt like boxing, just that his favourite sport was football, and that just doesnt seem true to me