Boxers admitting they lost?

[Living Legend]

Boxers admitting they lost?

Chris Byrd with his arm d****d over Fres Oquendo looking visibly embarassed and relieved as he was interviewed was an uncomfortable scene...

If you read byrd's lips when they where about to announce the decision, he told his people I know their going to give it too him...I thought that figth was bad for boxing..Oquendo had byrd touching everything inside in the ring and byrd still walked away with the decision...I would have took the win, but gave him the belt, or atleast an immediate rematch, so I could knock him out like I should have done this fight...By the way, isn't it liek against the rules in boxing to ever admit that you lost a fight...?

[joeboxer]

he wanted to give him a rematch but his madatory Jamile McCline would not wait.

[Bombardier]

Leija was good about it after he lost to Gatti, though he probably already had retirement on his mind by that point. De La Hoya was pretty decent after the Sturm fight, by the way...no way he's going to admit he lost, but he admitted he took the fight too lightly, which is a big admission for a fighter I'm sure.

Thing about losing a fight is that it's not like losing a game of checkers or something...you got beat up, and it's pretty embarassing. I think most fighters now are pretty good about handling defeat...even though get the odd guy like Eastman that lives in his own deluded world.

[Living Legend]

Boxers admitting they lost?

he wanted to give him a rematch but his madatory Jamile McCline would not wait.

My bad, I didn't realize that.

[puppy_dogg]

james toney always openly said that jones beat him fair and square. which is kinda odd, you would'nt expect that from toney

[Palma]

That's how a bully usually is.. When you beat them they turn into the biggest bitches!! Nothing about Tyson is admirable.. Had he won that fight he would have went on a rant about eating his kids and being Alexander or some ****!!

That it isn't true! Apart from the ear incident with Holyfield, Tyson has always shown his opponents respect after he defeats them. he is usually shown helping them off the canvas or shaking their hands after the fight.

[joffo]

danny green took his loss to beyer with great dignity

but **** what can you say about a performance like that

terrible, he brought absolutely nothing that beyer wasn't expecting, his worst performace in i cant remember how long,but took it with true class, the only thing he did well all night

[neils7147933]

he wanted to give him a rematch but his madatory Jamile McCline would not wait.

he fought Golota in the meantime. I thought he wanted to give Golota a rematch, and that's when McCline filed suit.

Kind of ****ty, too, McCline and Byrd are supposed to be boys...

[neils7147933]

If you read byrd's lips when they where about to announce the decision, he told his people I know their going to give it too him...I thought that figth was bad for boxing..Oquendo had byrd touching everything inside in the ring and byrd still walked away with the decision...I would have took the win, but gave him the belt, or atleast an immediate rematch, so I could knock him out like I should have done this fight...By the way, isn't it liek against the rules in boxing to ever admit that you lost a fight...?

I believe Big George's exact words after the decision was read: "That's terrible." One judge had it 117-111 too...

Steve Farhood called out Rico Hoye after he lost like 10 or 11 rounds and still got the crooked decision. He would barely give Griffin any credit at all. Good thing he got KO'd when he got his title shot...

[Bombardier]

That it isn't true! Apart from the ear incident with Holyfield, Tyson has always shown his opponents respect after he defeats them. he is usually shown helping them off the canvas or shaking their hands after the fight.

That's a pretty extreme exception though, don't you think?