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Why do boxing fans put down a fighter when he loses? Victor Ortiz is part of a long line of fighters who get put down and called such things as overrated, a bum, a hypejob because he lost. Why?
The man had just fought tooth and nail against one of the top junior welterweights in the world, had him hurt and down before succumbing. The guy is just 22 years old, he has his future in front of him, 1 loss doesn't mean he's a bad fighter, especially since that defeat came at the hands of a guy who'd beat the majority of fighters at 140.
Could he have fought a better fight? Sure. Could he have finished the fight in a manner more befitting a warrior? Sure. But we aren't in his shoes, we weren't the ones taking big shots for 5 rounds from a big puncher, we weren't the ones getting cut above one eye and had one eye closing up. We really can't say what we'd do in his position because most of us haven't been there.
Instead of just enjoying the fight (which was an excellent one) and giving both fighters their props, we have to put down at least one of the fighters. It's a shame that some so called boxing fans do this after almost each and every fight to almost each and every fighter.
Anyways, rant over.
The man had just fought tooth and nail against one of the top junior welterweights in the world, had him hurt and down before succumbing. The guy is just 22 years old, he has his future in front of him, 1 loss doesn't mean he's a bad fighter, especially since that defeat came at the hands of a guy who'd beat the majority of fighters at 140.
Could he have fought a better fight? Sure. Could he have finished the fight in a manner more befitting a warrior? Sure. But we aren't in his shoes, we weren't the ones taking big shots for 5 rounds from a big puncher, we weren't the ones getting cut above one eye and had one eye closing up. We really can't say what we'd do in his position because most of us haven't been there.
Instead of just enjoying the fight (which was an excellent one) and giving both fighters their props, we have to put down at least one of the fighters. It's a shame that some so called boxing fans do this after almost each and every fight to almost each and every fighter.
Anyways, rant over.
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