Are tattoos a sign a fighter is slipping?

[solo20]

Lol. You mad? Where do you get that ****** logic from?

not mad but it seems you GOT BUTT HURT now go stare at Cotto tat and think its COOL HA

[Sparked_1985]

I rank comedy is a key factor in my tattoo's.

I like George Groves whole lucky arm. And Ashley Theophane's Thug life - lol.

A tribal tat for me suggests you're a boring ****.

[badass316]

This is a generalization but an observation I have made of a few world class fighters in recent years. Miguel Cotto was arguably better before the tattoos, same with Shane, same with Kirkland, and Tyson before them (facial tattoo). Now before you think tats don’t mean shit I’m only saying in my observation it’s like these guys are getting ink done to intimidate the other guy because their skills have eroded. Maybe I’m wrong here but I doubt anyone can 100% prove that Shane, Cotto, Kirkland, etc were all better pre-tats.

I've gotten that vibe as well (fighters getting tats after losing a big match or appearing to be on the way down). You can throw in Margaritto and Berta on the list. Although in Berta's case his prime consisted of opening tomato cans.

[JoeDaWg]

U know I've noticed that too. I've always thought if u see a man getting his first "tats" in his 30's, he's doing it for a reason. And those reasons usually don't translate into success in the ring.

why would he get a tribal tattoo? it has no historical meaning or sentiment whatsoever. It's ******.

I hate hearing that ****, why should a tattoo have "historical" meaning just to be a good tat??? It's a ***ing tattoo, it's on ur skin and it's supposed to look good. **** like religious verses, someone's name, a "historical" symbol that looks terrible, all that ****** **** looks ***ing ******ed. If it s on ur skin it should look good, just because it "means something" profound or has "history" doesn't make it a great tattoo. How it looks on u is always the most important thing, if it happens to means something, great. If not, who cares? Unless u wanna be a walking Encyclopedia Britannica that is...

[WarMaidana]

Cottos tats look sick.

But Pavliks are the worst, all his new tats on chest and back look like they are meant to be full chest or back tats, but hes got like four of them shrunken down to fit, looks so ******

[IIG]

No. A tattoo can be a sign of many things. To get attention. To cover up insecurities. To show respect. etcetc. Some people might just like them because to them it looks cool.

To me it doesn't look cool at all and I don't like tattoos period. At the same time I wouldn't disrespect anyone who has them.

I agree 100%.

[Nuurzhaelan]

[John Barron]

[Las Vegas,]

There's an upside to this, casual fans might think he's The Rock now.

[-MAKAVELLI-]

that dude went to an artist and said 'you seen Shane Mosely's tatts? put that on me'



as for the thread, i can see what the TS is saying...regular people sometimes get tatts to symbolize a time in their life or a new beginning...perhaps those boxers get them for the same reason