Why are boxers not allowed an off day?

[ElCaneloAlvarez]

Garcia has looked vulnerable and beatable in multiple fights. He's had a mix of luck, robberies and matchmaking to have kept his 0 this long.

He has a specific skillset. People always say he's good at everything. Naw. He has great timing and above average power. Other then those two things he's extremely average at everything. I mean he can't even throw a proper straight right.

Bu...But he smashed 'La Machina'

[ElCaneloAlvarez]

115-113 is a pretty close fight in which you were allowed to low blow a guy with one eye and hit him between the ropes.

He punched him between the ropes and knocked his ass down. I didn't see Matthysse complain about the knock down.

[Nights King]

The question is why should he have an off day?

If he is the 'best' at 140 does he deserve the right to overlook his opponent better yet the right to a false decision?

Expect the best to perform at their best.

[-MAKAVELLI-]

The question is why should he have an off day?

If he is the 'best' at 140 does he deserve the right to overlook his opponent better yet the right to a false decision?

Expect the best to perform at their best.

especially against a cherrypick

[Da Machine]

He punched him between the ropes and knocked his ass down. I didn't see Matthysse complain about the knock down.

Matthysse doesn't complain about anything.

Garcia on the other hand complained that Herrera was a dirty fighter after he got schooled. LMAO, what a joke. He had the nerve to call him a dirty fighter after blatantly low blowing early in the fight, pulling his head down constantly, and throwing a 4 punch combo after the bell. It didn't land of course, because nothing he threw really landed.

[DoktorSleepless]

He punched him between the ropes and knocked his ass down. I didn't see Matthysse complain about the knock down.

Which is illegal under Nevada rules.

[wiz1030]

if boxers were more active it would be fair to give passes for an off day. These guys fight two maybe three times a year now. Coupled with the 8 week plus long camps they do to prepare for each outing.... Nah, I'm sorry. No passes for an off day. Nevermind the fact that we're talking about 'professionals'. If they have an off night like some say Danny Garcia had against Herrera they don't deserve a pass like we're allowed to forget about a poor performance.

[RVABoxer]

When you go to work only about 3 -4 times a year you shouldnt be allowed off days on one of those. Yea I'm aware training is work.

[bojangles1987]

An off day is struggling to pull off a tough win against someone a fighter is clearly superior to. Not getting frustrated and schooled to the point the other guy looks the superior fighter of the two.

That wasn't an off day. It was a bad sign for Garcia. His pops needs to work that stuff out.

[The Gambler1981]

Consistency is about the most important thing in boxing. Most guys have off nights because they fail in their preparations, consistent effort in training over the long haul of a career is pretty rare, and once a guy starts slack it is usually a sign things are on a downward trajectory for that guy.

By slack I don't even mean training hard physically although that can also happen but a lot of that is habit. It is the mental side, if you start to believe you are awesome it is just natural to not really prepare as if the guy was a true threat, and when the guy proves to be coming for your head turning that switch is not the easiest thing.

It really comes down to separating the truly greats from very good guys who can have a good run but will never sniff true greatness (except maybe for a night).