Why I think Boxing is the best sport...

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Castillo - Corrales I was a great bout, and with great bouts comes great tragedy alot of times. I think it was no accident Corrales' death after that bout. I am certain Corrales' wife didn't get back the same Diego after he went up against Casillo, not the second time, but that first time...

You only see bouts like that once every ten, twenty years...I had the pleasure of seeing it live...and it was one of the most amazing things I've ever seen...skill, will, courage, determination to continue and fight onward, remembering one's goals...the fight had it all, and it was like they were having their own conversation, but with eye contact and punches, instead of paragraphs verbally spat out.

Yeah, after that bout, neither man was the same in my opinion. There was just too much goddamn damage on each guy, but man, what a fight. What a fight.....! And what people don't understand, is...

We should be so lucky, as Corrales. He may be dead, and that fight may have taken a piece of him...but he left a piece of himself for every boxing fan to remember with that first fight with Castillo. That fight will never, ever be forgotten...hundreds of years from now, people will still be talking about it, while the average man is forgotten about less than 25-30 years after his death, except by his immediate family. Corrales lived a true dream, enjoyed life, and will be remembered!!!!!!!!!!!!!We all should wish to be as lucky as him in that aspect!!!!!!

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does it really happen that often? haha

i had sat through a few cards at friends' houses over the years from time to time and out of majority of the fights i seen i got bored halfway through the round as they would end up on the ground trying to wrestle each other for minutes on end at times without anyone really accomplishing anything.

it just seemed boring to me but the annoucners were all into it.

no diss though. i just dont watch it.

...and in no other sport will fans call warriors ******* and quiters....but on the real u guys all said it.in no other sport does it end with a split second..mma isnt a sport but a bar fight by the way..i cant explain it in words what it means to me and other fans on here

I'm not gonna lie, I watch mma as much as I can. I am a boxer, however, and the world title is my goal. But...

I watch it out of respect for one, and two, I think it's important for any boxer to see as many fights as possible, of any kind... Boxing matches, boxing title bouts, amateur ****, mma stuff, anything...even wrestling, olympic style...

If you see enough fights, whether they be boxing, mma, muay thai, whatever..You learn to predict certain things about the guys fighting...it's in their spirit and their eyes, their demeanor...I didn't get it when I first started watching boxing and other combat sports...it is very hard to explain and put into words, but once you see enough bouts of all types, you can learn what to expect from certain styles combined with certain types of people.....people's bodies...there's an old addage, that a coward cannot build a body of stone...I believe in that 100%...you can never underestimate a man in peak physical condition...

But like I said, I just watch it because it's a fight. It's either that, or some bull**** on HBO like deadwood, I chose to watch a fight. I don't like the fact that showtime has a mma series going on, but I watch it anyway. Why? Because it's a fight.....like I said before, if you love boxing and wanna make it as a pro, you need to be watching as much fighting as possible...boxing is the best thing for a boxer to watch, of course...but it's good to see other combat sports as well...

Do I like it when it becomes a clinchfest on the ground with bull**** pittypat shots thrown from each guy, no...do I like it when a guy is forced to tap (quit) otherwise get his little pinky broken..no...but...

There are plenty of mma matches where it began and ended with standup...and these are worth watching for boxers, especially the matches where a guy with boxing experience ends it early with a combination of textbook traditional boxing maneuvers! Here is a great example!...



They both came out and feinted, the guy with boxing experience did the right thing and attacked after the third or fourth feint, and just 'was first' ....very important to always be first, very basic rule...and basically ended the match with a 1,2,3 ...and the left hook was wide and ugly but it's what put Arlov on ***** street, because it came from nowhere (to him) it came out of his periperal vision and then just ****...didn't see it coming, he had no idea where the hell he was after he took that shot. I believe that black guy is 10-0, but his physical condition always looks substandard...he'll get his ass kicked sooner or later if you ask me, he's making a living fighting and always comes in looking like ****. (His physical condition.)

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boxing=the true judgment of a mans character..there are no time outs and no substitutions..just you and your opponent..1 on 1..no guns,no knives...the man with the most heart and the better judgement wins...boxing seperates the real from the fake...

Yeah, but that applies to basically all combat sports. So why are you a boxing fan and not an MMA or karate fan?

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Yeah, but that applies to basically all combat sports. So why are you a boxing fan and not an MMA or karate fan?

Aside from it being the first thing I ever saw that was true combat, my father idolized George Foreman for doing what he did at his age, and the way he packaged himself. What I didn't get, was that even though my dad wasn't a Boxing fan, he would always watch Big George...I think Big George was my dad's hero in a funny kind of way, ya know? My pops was around Big George's same age when he made that awesome comeback. I'm a logical person, Michael Moorer was not a strong, bonafied true champion. I think he lacked alot of things mentally to reign on top, that stemmed from his childhood. That's just my personal opinion. I know, for sure, if today's Wladimir Klitschko would've been in Moorer's position, George would've definately had a rougher time. Or, who knows, maybe he would have got in a good one and shattered that questionable jaw of Klitschko! This is another great thing about Boxing on the world level...you cannot accurately predict what will happen...Years ago, when Toney fought Ruiz, so many people lost money because they bet the farm on Toney, and the goddamn fight ended up as a draw! You simply never know what will happen.

I'm sure MMA may be the same in certain aspects in terms of the great unknown, but to better answer the post...

A man who climbs a mountain may be respected, but not as respected (and remembered) as the man who climbs an immense mountain, having to camp out in a cave for a night to survive. Any MMA fan will admit it. "Boxing is more damaging to the brain" is what the hardcore MMAer loves to spit out... It's basically impossible to get into a title bout and not take some good shots. It's only logical. In mixed martial arts, you have so many options to strike your opponent, and things to do...There is a multitude of different things, so when a MMAer trains, they have to sort of become a jack of all trades in a sense, with the exception of a few truly great grapplers such as Royce Gracie, my personal favorite...see, he made the decision to just be great at one thing, grappling, and it took him a very long way...a boxer makes the decision to get great with two fists. With two fists, a boxer works his entire life at becoming adept with them, to display them to the world, much like a writer with a book, or an artist with a painting. They all are creative artists, the boxer, the mmaer, the painter, and the writer...they all stand alone, to display their skill...

But... Boxing is riskier. I wouldn't have it any other way.

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boxing is the only sport i know which can keep you on your feet from start to finish

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good thread.

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Boxing is a game of human chess. At the highest level its the most beautiful thing to see(most exciting too).

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I love Boxing, but I don't get too hung up on it. I'm heavily into other sports as well, I just don't try to **** on others to try to put Boxing over any other sport that also has a rich history (which I've seen some of you do...smh).

But Yea, Boxing is great