Horus Presents: BOXING FANS VS. FIGHT FANS (Which 1 R U?)

[Horus]

I am not ****ing on fight fans, i am just asking you guys what type of fans you are and your reason why....

[MindBat]

Here is a great argument for boxing.
Here is an explantion given by a Poster by the name of Spocili I think this is a good argument for boxing as an art and I co sign with his argument:

BOXING IS AN ART

Boxers are not some primitive rock slinging cro-mags.The sport is every bit,even more so a mental contest as it is Physical and each fighter looks to exploit the others deficiencies as well as imposing his or her Strengths & talents.There is inherent risk in every aspect regardless of skill set,fighting style or level of career.It is far more than two guys punching one another in the face and seeing who has the biggest shaft.EVERY boxer takes many risk's!

If a stylistic boxer uses his skills to Break down another capable Boxer it is really a thing of beauty.Some are beating mentally before they feel the pain.The shifts in footwork,The positioning and punch selection when they are combined are as much a skill as ANY other sport out there.Take a Slugger also,The willingness to disregard his self doubt and the belief within that they can walk down there opponent and persevere with power and determination is aww inspiring when you see it.Its not always so ying or yang,Thats the great aspect,For myself anyway.The fight Is a continuum from what might be a Tepid beginning with sizing up to a gradual escalation as It unfolds.Sometimes you get an explosive one punch blowout or a 12 round staring contest.....At times you get both.

That's true. Boxing, or at least modern boxing, is not always the knock down, drag out event that every likes to see. The give and take of brawlers used to appeal to me growing up, but as I watched it more it got boring. Then I started to appreciate the styles of Ali, SRL, Whitaker, Camacho, RJJ and Floyd for their footwork and ring generalship.

Now, I also enjoy watching brawls like Corrales-Castillo where the knockdowns from both sides made it intriguing and worth watching.
They just don't happen often enough.

[Horus]

That's true. Boxing, or at least modern boxing, is not always the knock down, drag out event that every likes to see. The give and take of brawlers used to appeal to me growing up, but as I watched it more it got boring. Then I started to appreciate the styles of Ali, SRL, Whitaker, Camacho, RJJ and Floyd for their footwork and ring generalship.

Now, I also enjoy watching brawls like Corrales-Castillo where the knockdowns from both sides made it intriguing and worth watching.
They just don't happen often enough.

I made this thread just to see where the board was on what type of fan their were. A boxing fan or a fight fan.

I am not ****ing on fight fans, i am just asking you guys what type of fans you are and your reason why....

BUT PEOPLE ARE TAKING AS IF i AM ATTACKING THEM.

I am just curious about some of the board members P.O.V

[-MAKAVELLI-]

why can't you be both?

there are some fans that can appreciate and understand both styles

[Horus]

why can't you be both?

there are some fans that can appreciate and understand both styles

you can be both.
but you had to ranked them 1 and 2
which would it be is the question i am asking and your reason why.

[Iceta]

you can be both.
but you had to ranked them 1 and 2
which would it be is the question i am asking and your reason why.

Castillo showed to be the better fighter than Floyd at least in the first fight, and went onto be involved in arguably the greatest fight of all time and lost against a guy Mayweather KOd. Even though Floyd will go down greater than Castillo, I'll pop in that video anyday than re-watch Mayweather beat up on a weight drained Corrales that was on his way to prison.

[-MAKAVELLI-]

you can be both.
but you had to ranked them 1 and 2
which would it be is the question i am asking and your reason why.

if i were to rank them, i would have to say im a fight fan first...although i can understand the intricacies of the sweet science, my main objective is to be entertained to the fullest...and nothing entertains me better than the corrales-castillo, hagler-hearns, barrera-morales, gatti-ward, cotto-margarito, carbajal-gonzales, vasquez-marquez type of brawls....

its those types of fights that engrave fanhood into casual observers

[Horus]

Castillo showed to be the better fighter than Floyd at least in the first fight, and went onto be involved in arguably the greatest fight of all time and lost against a guy Mayweather KOd. Even though Floyd will go down greater than Castillo, I'll pop in that video anyday than re-watch Mayweather beat up on a weight drained Corrales that was on his way to prison.

what does this post have to does with what i said. which was
you can be both.(boxing fan and a fight fan)
but you had to ranked them 1 and 2
which would it be is the question, i am asking and your reason why.

now what is your response.

[Iceta]

what does this post have to does with what i said. which was
you can be both.(boxing fan and a fight fan)
but you had to ranked them 1 and 2
which would it be is the question, i am asking and your reason why.

now what is your response.

I've got no idea what you are trying to prove with this thread other than how ****** you are, so this is my last post on here. Okay?

[MindBat]

I made this thread just to see where the board was on what type of fan their were. A boxing fan or a fight fan.

I am not ****ing on fight fans, i am just asking you guys what type of fans you are and your reason why....

BUT PEOPLE ARE TAKING AS IF i AM ATTACKING THEM.

I am just curious about some of the board members P.O.V

I've got no problem with it. It's an honest question.

A lot of people do lean more towards one than the other.