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

[fist-of-fury]

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.

Yeah, it's ALWAYS a bad night when things don't go your way. But there's also what we call cause and effect.

A "bad night' is actually the effect. The cause can be anything from being out-boxed, out-classed, ill-prepared, burnt-out, injured, bad breaks from judges or referee, miscalculations, overconfidence, anything.

But using it as an excuse is too general or all-encompassing. The loser tries to play it safe (for the sake of his fans and future bouts) and doesn't want any weakness exposed or emphasized.

A good loser is more specific. If he was out-boxed, he is man enough to admit it. Not blame bad night for his **** up!

[ispayder]

Boxers prepare to be 100% when they enter the ring. They do a lot of training, conditioning, sparring etc...so having a bad night is unacceptable. While specific reason like injury is acceptable.

[JaNnO]

Boxers prepare to be 100% when they enter the ring. They do a lot of training, conditioning, sparring etc...so having a bad night is unacceptable. While specific reason like injury is acceptable.

mab's excuse of having a bad night with pac is unacceptable because he was TOTALLY outclassed and outgunned. but i give mab props because he accepted that pac was the better fighter that night. but i feel that mab doesn't have anything to do with pacman again.

[JaNnO]

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?

just came to mind...what if the fight happened during the day???

[Chups]

The bad thing about that is, one can never prove if it's true or not.

[Chups]

just came to mind...what if the fight happened during the day???

Wow.....you're a genius....hehehehehe

[JaNnO]

Wow.....you're a genius....hehehehehe

you've got an eye for a true genius!

[Floydmayweather]

I think its not ok to say he had a bad night but i really think he did. He was clearly not himself and i would love to see a rematch in the future.

[Mr. Untouchable]

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

Well what exactly is a bad night? That's just an easy way to answer a hard question. I would accept I just was feeling it today before some lame excuse about a bad night. My response would be "damn the way you let the other guy whoop on you, it was obvious you had a bad night"!

[fist-of-fury]

just came to mind...what if the fight happened during the day???

Bro, you really think of everything!!