What is the "hoodlum" element in boxing?

[FrenchDeLaHoya]

having served jail time.. floyd, stevenson, hopkins

[Luilun]

I've heard Joe Rogan refer to boxing having a "hoodlum" (or hooligan) element.

Bob Arum also said boxing has a hoodlum element.

Rogan and Arum were very specific. They both said that there's a hoodlum element today -- and in the past, of course.

So what exactly is the hoodlum element, Non Stop Boxing?

Adrian Broner that's the definition

[Salsaon123567]

The hoodlum element is the element that disrespects the sport by verbally or physically abusing fighters, fans, or other folk who are part of the sport. But the thing with boxing is that you need to have a certain gladiator mentality to be compete, and sometimes it gets the best of the fighters...

[Frank Ducketts]

Full Definition of HOODLUM: thug; especially : a violent criminal
2: a young ruffian
— hood·lum·ish adjective
— hood·lum·ism noun

Synonyms
bully, gang****er, gangsta, gangster, goon, gorilla, homeboy, homey (or homie), hood, hooligan, mobster, mug, plug-ugly, punk, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, thug, tough, toughie (also toughy), yob [British], yobbo

Related Words
cutthroat, scoundrel, villain; assassin, bandit, bravo, brigand, criminal, crook, desperado, felon, gunman, highwayman, lawbreaker, mafioso, malefactor, offender, outlaw, perp, perpetrator, pirate; pickpocket, racketeer, robber, swindler, thief, vandal; juvenile delinquent, tearaway


There is no hoodlum element in boxing. The alt knows this, but he/she is probably a temporary or permanent banned alt wanting to post. Only Margarito or Pac's fans think that there are. They will call certain fighters hoodlums...the Floyd's, Broner's Stevenson's etc etc...

They usually have an agenda, but they never speak for true fans. They want that quick rise out of you so that they can get a rush, lmao. Junior Dong and those types of posters.

[Enzo Mc is SHIT]

There always seems to be a fight in the crowd when UK fights are televised, and I see a lot of people on here talking about seeing fights in US crowds. It's what puts me off going to boxing shows. What's the point?

[I Love Jesus!]

I wonder if it's similar to the "****sexual" element in MMA?

[Weebler I]

There is no hoodlum element in boxing.

Of course there is, many of these boxers have criminal records. It's not just black or latino fighters either, Martin Murray can't get into the US for that reason.

[mrlopez]

That was their polite way of saying there are many young black males in boxing.

It's like people calling that Seahawks player a thug when they really wanted to say *******

there are plenty of latinos who are part of the element as well. Same goes for football.