Why do you guys get so down on boxers when they lose???

[Illmatic94]

Angel Garcia mentioned this in the post fight presser after the Rios fight. he blamed fans and the boxing writers. he said that sht doesn't happen in the UFC where a guy loses and is still seen as a great fighter. a loss in boxing is treated like a death row sentence.

but I'll try to break down why this happens. if boxing fans are lucky we get two great fights in a whole year. so the gap between a loss and the next fight is huge. this time off allows the loss to fester in the mind of fans and writers. a loss in a team sport doesn't have time to rot because teams get a chance to redeem themselves right away.

if boxers were more active. 4-5 fights per year, a loss wouldn't be a dark cloud. but now fighters at the highest level only step in the ring 1-2 times a year so a loss is more devastating.

but that still doesn't disprove what Angel said about how losses are treated by UFC fans. it's night and day. also I've never seen UFC fans refer to opponents as cherry picks or bums. if they have all I'm saying is I've never seen it. from what I can tell all fighters are respected in the UFC by their fans. when Anderson Silva got laid out I didn't see them call him a hype job and you know damn well that would've been the case if he was a boxer. Rousey and Conor got that treatment but it was mainly by boxing fans that only rooted against them because of their beefs with Floyd.

the atmosphere in boxing as far as how fighters or fights are perceived is rotten. we are all guilty of that sht.

[HandsofIron]

Bandwagoning is in every sport not just boxing.

A fighter's loss is forgivable when they are:

- barely starting their careers and still developing
- not in their prime
- fighting at catch-weights
- jumping up or down weight classes

When a boxer loses after about 15-20 fights in his natural weight class and especially by brutal KO, think Lubin in the Charlo fight, then they're no good.

[FinitoxDinamita]

Ive actually turned into a fan after a fighter lost. Juanma Lopez for instance. I was touched seeing him bite down and give his all in the salido rematch.

Sometime it isnt about winning or losing. When a fighter shows heart and character, im sold.

[Elroy The Great]

Honest question?
I have seen alot of bandwagon jumping/ship etc when a fighter loses?

My question? What makes you(specically) give up on a fighter?

how they lose is what matters

if you quit, come in flabby, with no game plan, lose to some nobody

youre gonna catch hate.

thats just how being a fan works and they know this.

[champion4ever]

Honest question?
I have seen alot of bandwagon jumping/ship etc when a fighter loses?

My question? What makes you(specically) give up on a fighter?

Do you mean like when Rigo quit against a much larger, stronger and younger fighter?

[TheUntouchable]

List those names. I knwo alot of people here who dont care about if a fighter takes a L.

so name all these members here who do.

Coming from someone with a big fat "STILL UNDEFEATED" in his signature. The irony.

[.!WAR MIKEY!.]

Coming from someone with a big fat "STILL UNDEFEATED" in his signature. The irony.

Its one of the great accolade to have in this sport but it isnt everything.

Body of work trumps a defeated or undefeated record.

[jas]

its the nsb rule

when a fighter wins he becomes the next coming of sugar ray robinson for the following week and the loser should retire

[tokon]

agreed............

Good points imo.

Also, a lot of this type of perspective comes from how the networks and promoters put so much hype onto being "undefeated" - even if the opponents are basically journeymen.

The highly the level of competition, the greater the chance of a defeat, and the fighters/mamagers/promoters are not prepared to take the risk.

[juggernaut666]

“Newb” 🚨****** ALERT🚨

He got exposed bygetting KTFO by Brezeale😭😭😭 Did I say it ruined his career? No
Did it expose his lack of stamina, defence, technique, experience? Yes!
He got EXPOSED. Deal with it b*tch.

And you’re the guy who said:
“Pro’s can’t compete in the Olympic’s” WRONG😂😂
“An ABA champion is classed as a novice” WRONG😂😂
And you’re calling me a casual😭😭😭 plus, you can’t even spell KlitSchko! Yes there’s an S in it dumbass😭😭

Speaking of letters enjoy this L😭😭
Pathetic.

Again fighters DONT get exposed once they lose ,certianly not under 20 fights in. Just like they arent seasoned with NO pro experience you ****** . Heres your OWN quote simpleton !

"The guy got ICED by Brezeale FFS ,if thats not EXPOSED i dont know what is "

The truth is you dont know much and what you do know is always BACKWARDS ........ lol

You actually have to WATCH boxing to understand this exposed concept DUMBIUM !


You really want to play post wars KIDDO ?

Remember DIMWIT i have an ENTIRE collection on what was said ?? You're just too ****** NOT to engage with me on here .

LOOK AT THIS FOOL ABOVE , BC THIS IS THE EXACT TYPE OF POSTER YOU GUYS ARE REFFERING TOO . INSTEAD OF FOLLOWING BOXING HE HANDS OUT L'S LIKE THE MORON HE IS AS WELL ,AND HAS TWO ACCOUNTS TO FURTHER MAKE A MOCKERY OF HIMSELF ...