What must it be like entering a fight knowing you're not going to win?

[Wan Long Pong]

I'm sure lots of fighters have entered bouts knowing they're not at their best/are overmatched/just there for a payday, etc.

Most bouts Roy Jones enters these days he's a legit underdog - weird to think about that.

I can't believe Manfredo genuinely thought he had even a hope in Hell in defeating The Slap Machine, certainly in a dish off, if nothing else.

Check out here, the deadliest punch ever thrown in a ring:



But what must it feel like, going into a fight not expecting to win, maybe even expecting to be KO'd to pay the bills?

[King Koopa]

Michael Spinks...........against Mike Tyson

[BrooklynBomber]

to keep this thread alive and kicking

[Johnni G]

Must suck ofc...

[mushahadeen]

I'm sure lots of fighters have entered bouts knowing they're not at their best/are overmatched/just there for a payday, etc.

That's like some Carlos Baldomir ****.

Floyd, Pac, Cotto, Margarito, Bradley, Alexander, etc. never, ever think that way, or they wouldn't have gotten as far as they have.

[Sam Donald]

That's like some Carlos Baldomir ****.

Floyd, Pac, Cotto, Margarito, Bradley, Alexander, etc. never, ever think that way, or they wouldn't have gotten as far as they have.

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[serv]

I'm sure lots of fighters have entered bouts knowing they're not at their best/are overmatched/just there for a payday, etc.

Most bouts Roy Jones enters these days he's a legit underdog - weird to think about that.

I can't believe Manfredo genuinely thought he had even a hope in Hell in defeating The Slap Machine, certainly in a dish off, if nothing else.

Check out here, the deadliest punch ever thrown in a ring:



But what must it feel like, going into a fight not expecting to win, maybe even expecting to be KO'd to pay the bills?

I will go for broke and try to land as many as I can ala harakiri. In a battle, if soldiers think they are in deep **** and no way out, most soldiers will go down with gun blazing.

[Russian Crushin]

If you dont have the mentality that you will win, then you already lost before you even stepped into the ring

[Wan Long Pong]

That's like some Carlos Baldomir ****.

Floyd, Pac, Cotto, Margarito, Bradley, Alexander, etc. never, ever think that way, or they wouldn't have gotten as far as they have.

Yeah, it's a good job Cotto never thought he'd lose... otherwise he'd have been TKO'd by Margarito and Pacquaio, right?

[ICEMAN JOHN SCULLY]

When I fought several fights...for different reasons depending on the situation...I can honestly say I didnt feel like I was ready to win...sometimes I think I personally took it too far, thought too much, put too much pressure on myself...sabotaged my preparation with foolish mistakes beforehand, etc...and I bet many many many guys fought Roy Jones, Tyson and Trinidad and honestly wouldnt have bet on themselves...