Can a boxer be called a coward?

[Madison Boxing]

Nobody who doesn't box should ever call a fighter a coward.Bottom line is it's a job,with a short window to earn enough money to live the rest of your life on.You have to maximize your earning potential because none of the fans are going to feed your kids.These guys can die in there at any moment,a guy who came to my club died after sparring.You have to willingly climb in a ring running the risk of a blood clot on your brain.You risk humiliation in front of everyone who knows you.Too many internet warriors on here.

yeah i understand that point, but then i think, how much courage has someone like deontay wilder had to show to fight the opponents hes fought. I cant imagine hes been that nervous in the changing room before hand. And what they are doing is quite dangerous, by doing serious damage to people who arent on their level. As i said, the eubank v nick blackwell fight is a good example of that. Its like me fighting someone half my size on the street, yeah its still fighting and theres a chance i could get caught with something, but its not that brave of me to fight someone like that

[Madison Boxing]

Ofc, and you know what offer was on the table ?Hearn want fight at March or April,you are fast to talk ****.

the fight was there, and he said no, that is a duck my friend. You and others are too quick to accept boxers bottling fights, the fight probably isnt going to happen next year, just as all of those apparantly amazing fights that are all going to happen in 2017 wont happen

[Dean_Razorback]

dude, you are the extreme opposite of therealpugilist. i don't think you are a real GGG fan at all tbh

[bluepete]

yeah i understand that point, but then i think, how much courage has someone like deontay wilder had to show to fight the opponents hes fought. I cant imagine hes been that nervous in the changing room before hand. And what they are doing is quite dangerous, by doing serious damage to people who arent on their level. As i said, the eubank v nick blackwell fight is a good example of that. Its like me fighting someone half my size on the street, yeah its still fighting and theres a chance i could get caught with something, but its not that brave of me to fight someone like that

It might be irresponsible on the part of the promoter,but it's not cowardly on the part of a fighter.You might have 30 or 40 fights is you ,and the easier they are the more of you is left to enjoy what's left of your money in retirement.Even so called easy fights you can take some punishment,especially in preparation ,and as Tracey Harris Paterson once said ," just because a guy can't punch ,don't mean he can't punch"..

[Sadiqkingofko]

cause he shat his pants when the joshua fight was on the table

he was the one who entered the negotations, he wanted it to be a Unifaction fight, and Joshua should be shatting his pants not Klitschko

[Canelo and GGG]

the fight was there, and he said no, that is a duck my friend. You and others are too quick to accept boxers bottling fights, the fight probably isnt going to happen next year, just as all of those apparantly amazing fights that are all going to happen in 2017 wont happen

Use your brain, its huge fight they wont make a deal in October and fight 2 months later ,Time to promotion ,Time to reserv Wembley ,Tottenham is playing on wembley this year as a Home graund ,and how is it Duck ,when Wlad have no obligation To fight AJ his not mando or something ,Wlad can retire now and dont give a **** .

[Madison Boxing]

It might be irresponsible on the part of the promoter,but it's not cowardly on the part of a fighter.You might have 30 or 40 fights is you ,and the easier they are the more of you is left to enjoy what's left of your money in retirement.Even so called easy fights you can take some punishment,especially in preparation ,and as Tracey Harris Paterson once said ," just because a guy can't punch ,don't mean he can't punch"..

fair enough mate, i understand they want to minimise punishment, although i do object when some of these fighters are way below them, like a garcia v salka kind of fight

[Madison Boxing]

Use your brain, its huge fight they wont make a deal in October and fight 2 months later ,Time to promotion ,Time to reserv Wembley ,Tottenham is playing on wembley this year as a Home graund ,and how is it Duck ,when Wlad have no obligation To fight AJ his not mando or something ,Wlad can retire now and dont give a **** .

well why did wlad start whining about the WBA and pull out at the last minute. it should be hearns concerns about the stadium, not wlads. wlads had enough experience of putting fighters under slave contracts, that im not too sympathetic even if hearn was giving him the ****ty end of the stick.

[Madison Boxing]

Use your brain, its huge fight they wont make a deal in October and fight 2 months later ,Time to promotion ,Time to reserv Wembley ,Tottenham is playing on wembley this year as a Home graund ,and how is it Duck ,when Wlad have no obligation To fight AJ his not mando or something ,Wlad can retire now and dont give a **** .

and spurs are only using wembley for champions league, which is midweek games, not the weekend.

[sicko]

Only by losers on a Forum who never boxed or put on a Pair Of Gloves their entire lives. If you ever tried boxing yourself, I Guarantee you wouldn't call any Pro Boxer a "Coward"