How come Boxing fans are held to a higher standard when criticizing fighters?

[Mr.Fantastic]

Majority aren't really boxing fans, they're boxer fans.

[Suckmedry]

Calling someone a bum boxer or crappy qb is one thing. But calling a pro boxer a coward is another. Those that call boxers cowards are the ones that need to be put in their place

Agree with this except the bum label. I won't put that label on any man who gets in the ring to fight out of simple respect.

But yeah calling a man who fights for his living a coward is a joke. And the people throwing those words around would probably mentally crumble in a fight before they even get a chance to get dropped.

But thats the internet for you, and real life too i guess.

[Joey_Torreo]

This is something I noticed on the forums. Often times when someone trash talk a fighter, there's always a snide remark like 'why don't YOU put on gloves' 'you are a keyboard warrior and you never even fought in the ring' 'why don't YOU fight a pro boxer'. Comments of that degree.

I never read stuff about that on NBA forums or European Soccer forums.
If someone say something bad about Kobe, nobody ever tell that person to 'play in the NBA, try it'... If someone say something bad about Ronaldo, no poster will say stuff like 'why don't YOU PLAY FOR REAL MADRID'.

There's no such thing as European soccer

[Heavyfist]

Are you kidding? Boxing fans are brutal. The standards boxing fans impose on the community is extremely low, far lower than other sports. We apologize for women beaters, celebrate negative behavior as well as racism. 99% of fighters are bums, and losers according to fans.

[firstborn]

So basically boxing fans should be able to say whatever they want without ever being criticized.........

[Cinci Champ]

This is something I noticed on the forums. Often times when someone trash talk a fighter, there's always a snide remark like 'why don't YOU put on gloves' 'you are a keyboard warrior and you never even fought in the ring' 'why don't YOU fight a pro boxer'. Comments of that degree.

I never read stuff about that on NBA forums or European Soccer forums.
If someone say something bad about Kobe, nobody ever tell that person to 'play in the NBA, try it'... If someone say something bad about Ronaldo, no poster will say stuff like 'why don't YOU PLAY FOR REAL MADRID'.

it depends on the comment really when people start questioning fighters heart and such i can see why but i see what your saying

[Cinci Champ]

Majority aren't really boxing fans, they're boxer fans.

i dont really buy this either i dont buy that people at least on a boxing forum are fans of boxers not the sport

[Rath]

Calling someone a bum boxer or crappy qb is one thing. But calling a pro boxer a coward is another. Those that call boxers cowards are the ones that need to be put in their place

Are you in your place?

[Rath]

That's an easy to answer question. People play basketball. They play football, they play soccer(Sorry Brits).They play baseball. You don't play boxing. To call a fighter a coward when you don't have the balls to step into the ring KNOWING the man standing across from you would love nothing more than to knock your head off of it's shoulders, is offensive.

Some people have that feeling boiling inside them to box those head off of the shoulder of someone they hate so much but they can't do it because they are afraid. that also applies to some boxers. There are coward boxers out there.

Pac even said it himself. Watch that clip where Pac is watching his Footlocker Commercial on a phone. He said on the last part of the clip "he's scared, he's scared.

[lefthook2daliva]

This is something I noticed on the forums. Often times when someone trash talk a fighter, there's always a snide remark like 'why don't YOU put on gloves' 'you are a keyboard warrior and you never even fought in the ring' 'why don't YOU fight a pro boxer'. Comments of that degree.

I never read stuff about that on NBA forums or European Soccer forums.
If someone say something bad about Kobe, nobody ever tell that person to 'play in the NBA, try it'... If someone say something bad about Ronaldo, no poster will say stuff like 'why don't YOU PLAY FOR REAL MADRID'.

Because this sport is superior to all others in that the results accept no excuses.

It's like real life.

If you haven't figured that out yet, you're a tourist.