Conor Benn vs Jaron Ennis

[rickJen]

Yup. One loss, just one loss and everyone thinks everything would crumble. It's not even about the fighters, it's the fans. What a sport.

Both fighters are about the same age, 24, 25, and fans think they're still not ready. At 30 they're too old. And they're all assuming everything will go according to plan, no accidents, no injuries, no loses along the way, no car crashes (god forbid)... Oh man, I'm not even sure what tomorrow would bring. Let alone years.

That's how it is nowadays doe.

Any Lipinets-level you can think of doe?
How about Granados? There's Robert Guerrero, Victor Ortiz, etc.

[brettWall]

That's how it is nowadays doe.

Any Lipinets-level you can think of doe?
How about Granados? There's Robert Guerrero, Victor Ortiz, etc.

Is Mikey Garcia retired?

[rickJen]

That's why there'll never be another Pacquiao-level in this sport. Was still a PPV star even after six loses. One loss is a huge deal in this current generation of fighters, and fans.

Yeah. Even so-called hardcore fans now agree that losing once is a huge disaster.
Therefore these heavily hyped guys should just continue fighting sub-par opponents.

To me losing to a cherrypicked opponent is worse. It could happen.
There's no shame in losing to a fellow hyped fighter.

[stefjonno1]

I think Benn is much like his dad...He thinks he can just blast everyone out, right up to the point he meets a Michael watson type. Boots Benn would be great, but for me Boots would take him to school.

[rickJen]

I think Benn is much like his dad...He thinks he can just blast everyone out, right up to the point he meets a Michael watson type. Boots Benn would be great, but for me Boots would take him to school.

Benn would blast all these Lipinets-level opponents Ennis has been fighting. Don't you think so?

[stefjonno1]

Benn would blast all these Lipinets-level opponents Ennis has been fighting. Don't you think so?

Yeah i think so, i think he can blast out a lot of people with his speed and power. He's getting very arrogant and ****y though. His division is packed with very good fighters. Hopefully a real test just round the corner.