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The casual fans got it right, while "Hardcore fans" act like their ***** dont stink.

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  • Originally posted by Barcham View Post
    Then they should both be out there doing their best to WIN the fight by knocking the other guy out. Neither should be in defensive mode and if he is, he should be penalized in the scoring for not being aggressive enough. You cannot win a hockey game or a football game or any other game in any other sport unless you score some points. Keeping the opposing team pointless is not enough to win, only to get a tie. No one who fights all defense and no offense deserves to win a fight in my book.

    If you don't want to get punched in the face, become a golfer or a bowler. If FOX was still broadcasting hockey, I would not be surprised to see a NHL add featuring boxing the same way they featured golf and bowling in the past.

    Counter attack is used as a tactic in most team sports. Stop talking until you know what you're on about.

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    • Originally posted by boxinghead530 View Post
      Man great analogy. I happen to agree.
      Thanks bro.

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      • Originally posted by Jloro View Post
        You realize the sport is called boxing? Most fights are going to consist of said boxing
        Boxing doesn't just consist of evasion or defensive skills, offensive skills should by default be more highly regarded because those are what make a fight. It's getting to the point that when fighters get knockouts and get touched a little they are criticized.

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        • But noone knows how the fight will end

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          • The sport of boxing in basic terms is hit and not get hit. These fools want to take away the not get hit part.

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            • Originally posted by Tyler_Durden View Post
              I enjoy fights the same as I do beer, if it's got a great taste I will drink it. But I refuse to drink something that resembles piss just cause its beer. Same when a fight is **** and its boring I refuse to waste my time sitting there torturing myself through it just cause its a "fight".

              I also refuse to support blatant miss matches by watching them.
              +1

              Can't argue with that!

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              • Originally posted by ea22 View Post
                It's a combat sport, and the pretentiousness is unwarranted at the end of the day boxing is about two fighters trying to punch each other in the face.

                And when people stop complaining about boxing that's when it will truly die, because no one will care about it. How many have already abandoned it for mma? I think everyone here loves boxing but if you don't hate boxing just a little then you are oblivious to the many problems in the sport or you choose to pretend they don't exist.
                Its called "boxing" not "brawling" for a reason. If you can fight without getting hit , then why get hit ?

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                • Originally posted by ea22 View Post
                  It's a combat sport, and the pretentiousness is unwarranted at the end of the day boxing is about two fighters trying to punch each other in the face.

                  And when people stop complaining about boxing that's when it will truly die, because no one will care about it. How many have already abandoned it for mma? I think everyone here loves boxing but if you don't hate boxing just a little then you are oblivious to the many problems in the sport or you choose to pretend they don't exist.
                  If another man was trying to punch you in the face and in the process beat you a fight that you had been training fir for months on end, wouldnt you defend yourself?

                  Defense is a part of boxing. So long as the main objective is to punch the other guy more and harder than he punches you, defence will always be a big part of boxing.

                  Mayweather doesn't win because he only defends the whole fight, he wins because he lands more and better quality shots on his opponent in the majority of the rounds.

                  Find it entertaining or not, i dont care. That is what boxing is.

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                  • This is exactly the problem! We're all guilty of it, I know I can admit that I am.

                    I've turned a blind eye, I've even made excuses and accepted awful match ups and Cards and I still watched, still gave them my viewership rating simply because I am a boxing fan. Also defended awful performances from fighters I like. We all do this!

                    As for styles in the ring, yeah it is no excuses for the young up and coming fighters as well as fighters who are not yet Stars or a Draw in this sport. You have to impress casuals every time they get to see you, not play it safe and protect a undefeated record. Casuals don't give a *** about a Undefeated Record they care more about who is fun to watch win or lose and who is entertaining. ADVERSITY can make you into a star, you coming back after being dropped in a fight and knocking your opponent out, that is what gets fans out of their seats! Instead you have so called hardcore fans mocking guys and saying guys are not good because they get hurt, dropped or wobbled a little bit


                    Anyway, Great Stuff! I Agree 1000% With This!

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                    • In a summarized version, the OP is stating what I think hardcore boxing fans (myself included watching since 03), we know good matchups and aren't fooled easily into watching "boring matchups". Now "boring" is a term in boxing that can be said similar to one man's trash is another man's treasure. A fight I may deem boring (many of Klitscko's last few title defenses), can be highly entertaining to another.

                      Doesn't mean I'm going to hate on someone for watching what I would personally deem a boring fight, but to each his own.

                      The bottom line is moreso, to get better quality matchups of name opponents facing each other rather than what they call in WWE (or used to when I used to watch 15 years ago), "jobbers".

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