Do most boxing "fans" actually HATE boxers?

[ChopperRead]

Dude, he beat McBride

Doesn't matter: it was a big win for him and an impressive KO.

Certainly no reason to hate on the guy, which is my point.

[Spit Venom]

T title:

"wlad has a long, fast, strong punishing jab."

*click*

:wank:

cum

[Heeb]

Doesn't matter: it was a big win for him and an impressive KO.

Certainly no reason to hate on the guy, which is my point.

Who hates on Wach? I've heard people say they aren't impressed with him...but who said they hate him?

[pacweather]

I think Mayweather and Pac not fighting is making everyone hate it

[The Gambler1981]

A lot do but there are several sorts of boxing fans and naturally people are either positive or negative about an event.

Person A: That was the best win of that guys career and it was very impressive how he handled that step up.

Person B: Well it was a good match-up for that guy and the opponent really was not what he once was.

Both those views can be correct.

Boxing is very much in the eye of the beholder and people tend to view it very differently. It is the nature of the sport but it also makes it great to talk about.

[Everywhere]

I don't have enough room in my heart to hate some random boxer. I can dislike boxers for being too boisterous like Khan (even though I have come around as a Khan fan)...or I can dislike guys like Pacquiao and Mayweather for how tarded their fanbases can get.

That being said, I have never seen a Mayweather fan actually say they hate Pacquiao...most appreciate his skills and praise him when he deserves praise. I can legitimately say that I have seen Pacquiao fanboys say they hate Mayweather. The only boxing fanbase I have seen that actually hates other boxers is the Pacquiao fanatics. Pacquiao's enemy is their enemy. Even with Mexicans and Ricans it is all just talking shit back and forth. The only fans I see with legitimate hatred in their hearts is the Pac-aholoics.

[Forza]

I respect any man that laces em up and steps into that squared circle.

But I do hate Bhop, I really do. I hate every single thing about him. I hate the way he boxes, I hate the way he looks, hate the way he talks and I hate his blatant racism.

I know calzaghe whooped on him but that wasn't good enough for me, I want to see him knocked out cold and convulsing on the canvas.

Also if I saw "brotha" ****m i'd swing at him.

[edgarg]

I can say that I hate no boxer, in fact hate nobody. Hatred as an emotion is a bit unreal. But there have been people I've disliked and even detested. But I've known them PERSONALLY.

With boxing, I don't really believe people when they say they "hate" him etc. Because they don't KNOW him, they've never spoken to him they really know nothing about the guy other than what they see on the screen, or read in an article which is likely 75% incorrect.

A person's MANNER is not indicative of what kind of guy he is. I make only ONE exception...................BERNARD HOPKINS. He's too consistent to be anything else but GENUINE.

[The Hammer]

Dude, he beat McBride

But it was a nice KO. McBride had been stopped (TKOed) before, but never counted out (KOed).

No one is saying Wach is an ATG heavyweight.

[Capaedia]

I can't help but notice the total lack of empathy and the seething hatred that so many supposed fans of the sport have for the people in it. It seems far more so in boxing than in any other sport.

Really, this is kind of amazing. It's like boxing fans lack any kind of human empathy. Is this what it means to be a boxing fan? Sure seems that way.

Same deal with UFC. Turns out humans don't like people they admire or look up to being beaten or challenged. It's a lot more direct than non-combat sports so it's more apparent