Are all Boxers automatically warriors?

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  • CaneloMaidana
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    #1

    Are all Boxers automatically warriors?

    If you have a boxer who only does 100 to 1 mismatches and openly runs from competitive fights is he a warrior or would you ever call them a coward?

    Let's be honest Salka could kill most of us in the ring but shouldn't the "If you pick on the weak and run from the strong, you're a coward " idea still apply?
  • Razcal26
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    After seeing my fair share of upsets and seeing the after effects boxing has on these fighters, I don't know if I would call them warriors, but I would never call them cowards, or scream that they are "ducking".

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    • CaneloMaidana
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      #3
      Originally posted by Razcal26
      After seeing my fair share of upsets and seeing the after effects boxing has on these fighters, I don't know if I would call them warriors, but I would never call them cowards, or scream that they are "ducking".
      When Eubank beat up Blackwell and had him in the coma I felt like Eubank was cowardly for fighting a guy he was so much above

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      • Eff Pandas
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        I think getting into the ring as a career or even as something you do one time whatever the betting odds takes a certain level of bravery & acceptance of serious injury that most people can't get down with. Idk that that makes you a warrior, but that makes you something most people aren't.

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        • Razcal26
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          #5
          Originally posted by CaneloMaidana
          When Eubank beat up Blackwell and had him in the coma I felt like Eubank was cowardly for fighting a guy he was so much above
          I wouldn't call it cowardly, regardless of what anyone says, it only takes one misstep, one slip, one moment of uncertainty and you could be sleeping on the canvas.

          It was a mismatch though. I'm just not into calling Boxers cowards.

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          • Left Hook Tua
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            Just because they box doesn't make you a warrior.

            Only ppl that think that are guys who've never gotten in a fight or boxed.

            There's nothing special about punching someone or getting punched.

            It doesn't make you a warrior.

            There are tough boxers just like there are wussy boxers.

            Like soldiers, there's brave soldiers and coward soldiers.

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            • Left Hook Tua
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              #7
              Originally posted by Razcal26
              I wouldn't call it cowardly, regardless of what anyone says, it only takes one misstep, one slip, one moment of uncertainty and you could be sleeping on the canvas.

              It was a mismatch though. I'm just not into calling Boxers cowards.
              I rarely call boxers cowards.

              Most pretty much try to fight.

              But the boxers that run, won't engage, holds, etc. you can call them scared.

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              • emre belozoglu
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                Originally posted by CaneloMaidana
                When Eubank beat up Blackwell and had him in the coma I felt like Eubank was cowardly for fighting a guy he was so much above
                Before the fight a lot were picking Blackwell so you can't blame Jr for that there resumes weren't far apart either in fairness there's been much bigger mismatches recently
                Last edited by emre belozoglu; 04-15-2016, 01:42 PM.

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                • sicko
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                  Take BALLS to get into that ring and do what they do. If you do it and have any type of success doing that for living I give you nothing but respect regardless of your "Fighting Style"

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                  • NUCLEAR
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                    No being a warrior means you love to fight and prefers exchanges someone who is not afraid of getting hit and fighting back. warrior means you like to engage in fights. Other boxers don't posses that kind of qualities.

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