Comments Thread For: 'The Gloves Are Off': A table, two fighters and a whiff of desperation

[BoxingUpdates]

Ten years on from one of its most iconic moments, Elliot Worsell questions whether "The Gloves Are Off" - and similar concepts - still manage to capture the imagination of a restless public
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[Echo Falls]

“We can all pull abaat. Have a little pull and a push.”

[MulaKO]

Better than facing off on X or wtv the fugh they’re called

[landotter]

This is well written. And I agree with it. Social media has made almost all of the traditional pre-fight build up useless. Other than the official weigh in who even pays attention?

[Cary Williams]

Great write-up! Totally agree that "The Gloves Are Off" shines best when it's between fighters with genuine rivalry or stakes - it creates that raw tension fans crave. The Froch-Groves episode is still the gold standard, but do you think today's fighters are too focused on being marketable rather than authentic in these setups?

[fistandfury]

The "Gloves are off" is a cheap ripoff of HBO's Face Off. Yet again UK folks attempt to copy an American product, pass it off as there own (Sweet Caroline for example) and now it's discuss as if it not a BS knockoff. Lol what a joke.