Why do people like to throw the "past prime" or "weight drained" excuse???

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  • keepthemhandsup
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    #11
    Originally posted by Shattered Jaw
    Well.... to be honest the barrier between excuse and observation is only defined when your allegiances are revealed!
    true that lol

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    • S A M U R A I
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      #12
      Originally posted by RealDeal90
      are these the only two excuse's people can use to a fighter losing a fight? i find it ****** that soon as one fighter lose one fight people jump on the "past prime weight drained" ****wangon.

      maybe the fight just loss the fight? how bout we use that as an excuse, seems like a preety good excuse to me.

      They are real issues. For example, when a fighter goes on too long and continues fighting in order to put food on his table and keep a roof over his head, is it not unreasonable to suggest he's past prime, especially if he was once considered a good or great fighter in his younger days but now loses unexpectedly and appears to be regressing in terms of skill, reaction time, stamina, etc?

      This is a brutal sport. Even the training is punishing, never mind getting bombed in the face repeatedly by world-class punchers.

      One fighter can go through many fights and stay relatively fresh, but then one particular fight can prove one fight too many. Inactivity doesn't help, but resting the body is good, so there's a balance to consider. There's a lot of things to consider, period, so you really have to look at it on an individual basis. If all explanations for a lackluster performance ending in a loss have been exhausted, as an "excuse", being "past prime" is not an unreasonable explanation or reason.

      If a fight is signed months in advance (as they usually are) and at the last minute a fighter finds he cannot make weight comfortably without hurting himself and risking his health, being weight drained is a real issue. However, these terms, and others such as "shot", are used too loosely, in my opinion. Again, it needs to be analyzed on an individual basis.



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      • bojangles1987
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        #13
        Sometimes it is a legit issue in a fight, but those excuses are used for every time a fighter someone doesn't like beats someone.

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          #14
          Cotto certainly wasn't drained, that's for sure. Quote:


          "Its no concern of mine whether it is 145 pounds or not," Cotto said.

          "That is the usual weight that we cut down to for the weigh in, and in the ring—on fight night—I will go up eight to 10 pounds, so actually during the fight I will weigh around 155," stated Cotto.



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          • street bully
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            #15
            The excuses are ******.

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