Do you let a boxer's life outside the ring influence your opinion of him?

[MetalVomit]

oh I thought you were a Mayweather fan. guess you'll be supporting Judah come April?

I am not a Mayweather fan, but I respect his skills. I like Diego more than Floyd, but I lost some respect for both for beating their women. I dont know who I'll be rooting for during the Mayweather/Judah fight, I just want to watch it.

[BLOODSHED]

Nope, not at all. I like Holyfield, Tyson, Mayweather, Chico and have no obvious problems with their outside lives.

[DiegoFuego]

I am not a Mayweather fan, but I respect his skills. I like Diego more than Floyd, but I lost some respect for both for beating their women. I dont know who I'll be rooting for during the Mayweather/Judah fight, I just want to watch it.

Hypocrite.

[BLOODSHED]

They both beat their "girlfriends".

Why would you care what they're doing behind the doors as long as their not killing or raping or ******ing a child?

We all make mistakes and thats why I refuse to play the morality card with boxers.

I am not a Mayweather fan, but I respect his skills. I like Diego more than Floyd, but I lost some respect for both for beating their women. I dont know who I'll be rooting for during the Mayweather/Judah fight, I just want to watch it.

[oldgringo]

I don't like wife-beaters or abusive men in general...don't respect em. I'm not an expert on every boxers personal life but usually their personal life doesn't sway me. I don't respect Corrales personally, but I respect what he does in the ring.

Toney is a very personable guy in real life. I've been around him or have spoken to him on three occasions...very nice to me and my father.

One of my favorite fighters ever was an ass and let drugs ruin his life, but I just lloved how he fought so much it didn't matter. I guess it's situational for me then.

[MetalVomit]

Hypocrite.

I have never beaten a woman, so how am I a hypocrite?

[BLOODSHED]

Totally agree. I respect the boxers, but as people I don't care to respect them. They put on their pant legs one at a time and as much as I loved boxing, boxing isn't the civil rights movement nor the presidency of a country. Positions and events that truly require respect.

You have Klitschko nuthuggers who talk about how pure, sinless and honest the Klitschkos are. Good for them doesn't make me a fun of them.

And people talking about Jones not doing drugs or drinking. I have to doubt that when Roy has a song called "I smoke, I drank".

It's hyopcrisy that bothers me though with Holyfield who talks about his Lord and savior, but doesn't live his life according to what he preaches on TV. That's my problem.

Floyd, Chico, Tyson and many other fighters never claimed to be angels, why would I expect them to?

I don't like wife-beaters or abusive men in general...don't respect em. I'm not an expert on every boxers personal life but usually their personal life doesn't sway me. I don't respect Corrales personally, but I respect what he does in the ring.

Toney is a very personable guy in real life. I've been around him or have spoken to him on three occasions...very nice to me and my father.

One of my favorite fighters ever was an ass and let drugs ruin his life, but I just lloved how he fought so much it didn't matter. I guess it's situational for me then.

[MetalVomit]

They both beat their "girlfriends".

Why would you care what they're doing behind the doors as long as their not killing or raping or ******ing a child?

We all make mistakes and thats why I refuse to play the morality card with boxers.

Like I said, I still respect Floyd's skills, and I like to watch Chico fight, but I lose respect for a man that beats a woman, not completely, but to a certain degree. That doesnt keep me from watching them fight though.

[DiegoFuego]

Like I said, I still respect Floyd's skills, and I like to watch Chico fight, but I lose respect for a man that beats a woman, not completely, but to a certain degree. That doesnt keep me from watching them fight though.

Then next time read the original post before chiming in, k? You're not allowed at the adult table anymore. Go back to the little kids' table until you learn that life lesson.

This whole thread has to do with your respect for a fighter based on his in-ring accomplishments. The purpose is to point out the people that hate a fighter based on something he does outside the ring that isn't boxing related. You said you lost respect for Corrales and Mayweather but still like to watch them. I asked if their wife-beating incidents made you not like them anymore, but you said you like to watch them. WELL, THEN, OBVIOUSLY THOSE INCIDENTS DIDN'T CHANGE YOUR LIKING OF THEM, NOW DID IT? I clearly said I had no opinion on what Corrales did to his wife because I only know him as a boxer and that's all I'm ever meant to know him as.

[Dirt E Gomez]

Hypocrite.

This comment makes me laugh.... The entire reason you no longer like B-Hop you said is because he complained outside the ring about the decision in Taylor/Hopkins 1...