Why does everyone dislike "potshotters"?

[Bhopreign]

I see most of the people in this thread dont udnerstand what potshotting is.

[ThePunchingBag]

Nothing but exciting? Wow.

Prime Roy was and still is in my opinion one of the most exciting fighters in the game since Ali. Shot Roy started pot shotting to make up for his "deficiencies", but Prime Roy was a spectacle to see.

[Glamour Puss]

It's not that you have to like contact. Boxing is about scoring points without getting hit. That's the science that I appreciate.

******, you best settle down before I get your daddy in here to spank you.

[ThePunchingBag]

You know who thought he was too pretty to get hit? Victor Ortiz. The minute he had to fight, he quit. Your thoughts on that?

Victor Ortiz didn't want to live boxing. He didn't have what it takes to become a champ. He had the skills, but not the drive. Cotto sustained worse damage than Ortiz did during his fight with Clottey fight and ended up winning on heart. That's the difference between the two. Cotto lives and breathes boxing. Ortiz didn't know if he was ready to dedicate his life to Boxing yet and therefore couldn't dig deep enough to keep going. I respect his decision and he might need to think about leaving the sport and following a different path.

[Bhopreign]

Prime Roy was and still is in my opinion one of the most exciting fighters in the game since Ali. Shot Roy started pot shotting to make up for his "deficiencies", but Prime Roy was a spectacle to see.

I wonder which fights youve seen.

[ThePunchingBag]

I wonder which fights youve seen.

It wasn't so much of his style of fighting, but rather his horseplay in the ring. The way he toyed with fighters was enjoyable to watch. I can't find any reason why someone would say he wasn't exciting.

[Spacey1991]

I can't, for the life of me, explain why people hate on potshots. Roy & Floyd in the past and recently Dirrell have been criticized for potshotting. I see no problem with this at all.

I agree, people need to come to terms with the fact that different people have different styles, and Boxing is a sport with tactics, which should be respected.

would we have Rocky VI if he was a potshotter

The Rocky films aren't real, yeah they give you adrenaline and are cool to watch, yeah it helped raise the profile of Boxing but it still isn't real. If you are trying to criticise somebodies style by comparing them to the Rocky movies then that's just ******.

[Toney Loc]

******, you best settle down before I get your daddy in here to spank you.

I'd potshot that ni99a back to Ghana.

[Bretty Poy32]

it depends on the opponent. example, floyd vs jmm, you dont have to potshot all night long in that fight from rnd 1 to 12.

[Pullcounter]

I can't, for the life of me, explain why people hate on potshots. Roy & Floyd in the past and recently Dirrell have been criticized for potshotting. I see no problem with this at all.

nobody wants to pay $50 to watch potshotting.