Boxing's Called "The Sweet Science" For A Reason

[Hi-Dro]

I agree...

but the trolls wont

[talip bin osman]

Boxing fans can be very, very ****** and simple.

I see some clowns on here saying Martinez "gassed early, he has no stamina...".

How about you ****s start giving their opponents more credit... instead of just saying, "he got old"... or so & so "has no stamina". You should actually know what you're talking about and look at what the opponent has done to make the fighter gas.

How about giving credit for bodywork? Have any of you ****s taken body shots in your lives?

You can train however many months and do whatever amount of sit-ups you want/can, but the shots will still take something out of you regardless. The work you do in the gym lessens the effect it would have done on you if you hadn't, but it does not negate it.

In few cases at the top level (top 20 fighter in a division) can sub-par stamina be blamed on under-training and extracurricular activities, but for the most part these men work their asses off in training camp to get in peak physical condition, no excuses.

This is The Sweet Science, not The Sweet Simpleness. But this is a simple aspect of it that people can't seem to get through their ignorant, rock hard heads.

Body punch landing=opponent slowing down

just my 2 cents...

some posters specially here in NSB, are just focused on the highlight reel worthy punches landing...

theres a lot more boxing has to offer other than these flashy punches in which neo fans mistake as "good technical skill..."

there are nuances like slipping, feinting, footwork, defending in the pocket, resting on the ropes and the like...

(or maybe present era fighters rely more on athleticism and physical conditioning more compared to rhe fighters from the past in which their tools of the trade were their physicality AND fundamentals and these nuances i just mentioned?)

i dunno but a little more exposure to the fights from the previous era might help some posters around here understand the sport better...