"Off Night"

[10COUNT]

Having an off night happens but is not an excuse when you only fight two to three times a year. It's like having a bad day at work but you only work two or three days a year. Not acceptable.

My point exactly.

[GhostBlade]

People are human dude, they literally have moments where they under perform for a million different reasons.

Exactly. People like to think athletes or immortal, indestructible beings but when it comes down to it they're just people like everyone else and go through different emotions.

[A-Wolf]

WTF lol?! YES. People have off days and nights for no explainable reason. WE ALL DO.

[7_rocket]

King of off nights??? What u talking bout Cuba??? He had one in recent memory vs Herrera. That's it!

Who's that in your avatar?

[7_rocket]

Always hated that term. I mean seriously? That is such a lame excuse for looking sub-par or losing a fight. I don't watch basketball or baseball or even football that much but athletes that play multiple days or even weekly should be the only ones that have an "off night" here and there. Fighters and fans that use that as an excuse just don't want to admit that the other fighter is better than they are. How can you have an "off night" when you train and are 100% ready for a fight twice or three times tops a year? Danny Garcia for example(this is not a hate thread), lost to a better fighter in Herrera because Herrera is a better fighter, not cause he had an "Off Night".

As others have already said they're human. Who knows it could be something going on in a boxer's personal life that us as fans will never know. They have emotions and cry and laugh just like everyone else.

You just don't like Danny

[Kingjames6Flee]

Herrera clearly beat Garcia but I wouldn't say that was an off-night.

An off-night is, for example, Khan vs Garcia when Khan trained himself for most of the camp and also let his anger get the better of him due to the Garcia's racist taunts. Those factors, plus the weight-draining contributed to that loss - that was an "off-night" because Khan was out of his element due to the poor camp & racism from his opponent. Had Khan been able to prepare properly with a dedicated trainer, stuck to the right game plan and controlled his anger then he would have won that fight fairly easily.

ummm no dude, khan got his ass sent to the canvas because he got clipped.

[Kingjames6Flee]

Always hated that term. I mean seriously? That is such a lame excuse for looking sub-par or losing a fight. I don't watch basketball or baseball or even football that much but athletes that play multiple days or even weekly should be the only ones that have an "off night" here and there. Fighters and fans that use that as an excuse just don't want to admit that the other fighter is better than they are. How can you have an "off night" when you train and are 100% ready for a fight twice or three times tops a year? Danny Garcia for example(this is not a hate thread), lost to a better fighter in Herrera because Herrera is a better fighter, not cause he had an "Off Night".

you don't like danny. every fighter has an off night where they just don't look the same.

[10COUNT]

I am not a fan of Danny but I do respect him as a fighter. He is as legit as they come. I only used him because he is the one in recent memory whose fans have been using that term with. I'm just talking in general. I'm a big Cotto fan but each one of his losses were by fighters that are simply better than him. Minus Margo. He didn't lose to Trout because of an "off night".

[Dinamita 03]

I am not a fan of Danny but I do respect him as a fighter. He is as legit as they come. I only used him because he is the one in recent memory whose fans have been using that term with. I'm just talking in general. I'm a big Cotto fan but each one of his losses were by fighters that are simply better than him. Minus Margo. He didn't lose to Trout because of an "off night".

It's possible that a fighter has an "off-night" since at the end of the day they're human. It's disrespectful to the opponent however to claim a fighter didn't look good or lost solely on the fact he had an "off-night". It's completely possible that an "inferior" fighter simply has the right style to trouble the "superior" fighter.

During a span of 12 rounds a fighter has more than enough time and infinite opportunities to make up for a perceived "off-night". It's not a team sport like baseball where you only have 3 or 4 opportunities to perform and an infinite amount of time in between to analyze your sub-par performance and doubt your abilities.

You also don't have other teammates you can rely on it's just you and your opponent leaving no room to doubt your skills or performance. If you are doubting your skills then simply the other guy is better than you.

[10COUNT]

It's possible that a fighter has an "off-night" since at the end of the day they're human. It's disrespectful to the opponent however to claim a fighter didn't look good or lost solely on the fact he had an "off-night". It's completely possible that an "inferior" fighter simply has the right style to trouble the "superior" fighter.

During a span of 12 rounds a fighter has more than enough time and infinite opportunities to make up for a perceived "off-night". It's not a team sport like baseball where you only have 3 or 4 opportunities to perform and an infinite amount of time in between to analyze your sub-par performance and doubt your abilities.

You also don't have other teammates you can rely on it's just you and your opponent leaving no room to doubt your skills or performance. If you are doubting your skills then simply the other guy is better than you.

Great post. Thank you.