Comments Thread For: Ray Leonard Feels Today's Boxers Too Fixated on Being Unbeaten

[Lopez_Boxing]

I think this is a bit overstated now. People still like Porter and will tune in. People will still tune in for Garcia. Haye still a big draw despite losing to Klitschko and five years out of the ring.

As long as you get yourself back into the mix. Losing to one guy doesn't mean the end because people will still be interested to see your style vs another top guy. Just make compelling matchups.

It's a huge double standard. People have been trashing Garcia none stop and he only Lost once. But say Marcos Midania can come and clean out the WW division and he has 5 loses. But fans effect the bottom line for sure. You make a great point about the matchups. But that's hard to get out of today's fighters. And that's why Thurman Garcia get respect

[Combat Talk Radio]

Completely right. I have seen fans leaving the arena even before the fight is over when their fighter is losing widely. It's partially the media too, they make you sound rubbish if you have a bad night and the so called current crop of fans are largely unrealistic. Everyone's a bum it seems.

Happened with Mayweather/Hatton << ESPECIALLY this one
Happened with Mayweather/Canelo
Happened with Mayweather/Maidana 2
Happened with Mayweather/Pacquiao
Happened with Mayweather/Marquez

They see their fighter getting absolutely embarrassed and then get up and leave early. No loyalty at all.

[SplitSecond]

It's a huge double standard. People have been trashing Garcia none stop and he only Lost once. But say Marcos Midania can come and clean out the WW division and he has 5 loses. But fans effect the bottom line for sure.

Not seeing it. Thurman just won and apparently he's a letdown and just B class as is Garcia. Garcia is still a player. People will love Garcia vs Matthysse 2.

Not the greatest belief in Matthysse's heart nowadays though it would be a good fight.

[JASON SHAW]

so now you get respect for fighting a tough opponent? Get out of here!

This is boxing and it is what you are supposed to do.

WITH CANELO FIGHTING BUMS LIKE KHAN AND CHAVEZ ****** JR AND MANNY FIGHTING GUYS LIKE HORN OR KHAN.... OF COURSE DANNY AND THURMAN DESERVE RESPECT FOR UNIFYING...... ONLY 3RD TIME IN WELTER WEIGHT HISTORY THAT HAS HAPPENED..... SPENCE DESERVES MAJOR RESPECT FOR TRAVELING TO FIGHT BROOK IN LONDON ALSO....

[tokon]

Yes and that is because of the public. Once you lose people turn their back on you. You loose fans and popularity and when you lose that you lose endorsements and money. Once you lose you suck. Period. You are washed up, over the heel, exposed, or you were just never really any good to begin with. Of course, they are scared to death of losing. And it's bull **** that we treat them like that

Yes, it is sad that a loss is looked upon so badly, especially when you look at other combat sports.

[Lopez_Boxing]

WITH CANELO FIGHTING BUMS LIKE KHAN AND CHAVEZ ****** JR AND MANNY FIGHTING GUYS LIKE HORN OR KHAN.... OF COURSE DANNY AND THURMAN DESERVE RESPECT FOR UNIFYING...... ONLY 3RD TIME IN WELTER WEIGHT HISTORY THAT HAS HAPPENED..... SPENCE DESERVES MAJOR RESPECT FOR TRAVELING TO FIGHT BROOK IN LONDON ALSO....

This is it^^^^

[sicko]

AGREE!

I don't know if Leonard is on Social Media but their fans are EVEN WORSE!

[steeve steel]

Fans like fighters who "go for it!".. Plain and simple. Thurman should have lost just for the way he finished the fight. Shameful.. If he doesn't watch out, he'll turn into a neo-me-me-maywhether: boring, full of himself and hated by fans.

[Bronx2245]

Ray said fighters think being undefeated is something "remarkable," but actually they think being undefeated is something "marketable." Even Thurman vs. Garcia was marketed by CBS/Showtime as a battle of "two undefeated fighters." The show did better than Thurman vs. Porter, and I think it's not because Garcia is better than Porter, but that Garcia was undefeated! "Undefeated" sells!

[Luilun]

This is why you have Crappy fights. Everyone talks Errol Spence I can't make a call the guy fights bums same as Wilder is Wilder ever going to defend the title against someone in the top 10 better if he fought the number 1 contender