Is "I JUST HAD A BAD NIGHT" an acceptable excuse for a loss?

[fist-of-fury]

MAB has always claimed "he just had a bad night" when Pacman pummeled him nearly to retirement. Now, Morales is singing the same tune in explaining his recent loss to MAB. Is this a valid - or ****** - excuse for getting clobbered by the other guy?

[Ranger2408]

yep i guess people just dont feel like they are 100% everytime they fight, whether it is true is another matter.

[m00ks]

Boxers aparently are 100% ready till they loose...

[fist-of-fury]

Boxers aparently are 100% ready till they loose...

And when they lose, they say they're not 100%. That's very convenient!

[Mick Hucknall]

Well its quite easy to have a bad night and its usually clear for the general public to see. Things sometimes just dnt go your way or you might not feel 100%. This in some cases can be an acceptable excuse but in some cases it just isn't acceptable when the boxer and the viewing public themselves know that the loser would have been defeated no matter how well they fought.

[AJ53]

Boxers aparently are 100% ready till they loose...

but sometimes you can see it in their eyes when they enter the ring.
fighters will always clain to be 100% but the fact is anybody can plan to perform in three months time and come the night just not feel right.
the big give-away is when they are walking to the ring, a fighter who is bothered by his surrounings is not focused and an un-focused fighter is only preparing his excuses for when he loses.

[m00ks]

Well its quite easy to have a bad night and its usually clear for the general public to see. Things sometimes just dnt go your way or you might not feel 100%. This in some cases can be an acceptable excuse but in some cases it just isn't acceptable when the boxer and the viewing public themselves know that the loser would have been defeated no matter how well they fought.

When things don't go your way, it's usually the other boxer that's giving you a bad night. It doesn't just happen on its own. A bad night is when you get injured. A bad night is when judges don't see it your way in closed fights. Then and only then will I accept that as an excuse.

[.::|ULTIMATE|::.]

It is unacceptable to say you just had a bad night, wrong socks, blisters, vaseline, conspiracy, and even robbed if you dont throw enough punches. Whatever it is.. its all unacceptable unless you can prove it with A)Rematch win B)Court of Law (vaseline)

[.::|ULTIMATE|::.]

You can say you had a bad night however if you win. Example: Morales getting fouled repeatedly against chi.

[{BrownBomber}]

It is unacceptable to say you just had a bad night, wrong socks, blisters, vaseline, conspiracy, and even robbed if you dont throw enough punches. Whatever it is.. its all unacceptable unless you can prove it with A)Rematch win B)Court of Law (vaseline)

I see where u r getting at and it is very true.lol