Comments Thread For: Plant: I Have Same Respect For Lee As Other Opponents - None

[Alan Smithee]

This fight should expose Mike Lee. 21-0, against stiffs! Hopefully Plant backs up his talk with a dominating effort!

[Squ□redCircle34]

In regards to plant running his mouth....he reminds me of Bernard Hopkins....a type of fighter who always feels he has to be the underdog in order to perform his best. He has to feel like everyone is a threat and everyone wants him to lose because that’s ho he had motivated himself on the way up. He has to be that poor kid from a trailer, who fought in the projects, who lost a daughter, who’s mother was shot and killed.....Plant will never be the “dignified champion” type because that’s not who he is inside. Even though he will become a millionaire, he will always be that fighter who got to where he was in total poverty and violence. He is exactly the same type of competitor that Bhop was. Fighters like that never lose focus, always train hard, never get out of shape, don’t put toxins in their bodies....because inside they fear going back to what they were.

My gosh this was beautiful, green k!

[_Rexy_]

Yes indeed sir! I like Plant but he has been running his mouth alot lately. Can't wait to see if he can "walk the walk" against the real players at 168lbs.

Well, Uzi was expected to beat Plant pretty handily IIRC.

[BoloShot]

In regards to plant running his mouth....he reminds me of Bernard Hopkins....a type of fighter who always feels he has to be the underdog in order to perform his best. He has to feel like everyone is a threat and everyone wants him to lose because that’s ho he had motivated himself on the way up. He has to be that poor kid from a trailer, who fought in the projects, who lost a daughter, who’s mother was shot and killed.....Plant will never be the “dignified champion” type because that’s not who he is inside. Even though he will become a millionaire, he will always be that fighter who got to where he was in total poverty and violence. He is exactly the same type of competitor that Bhop was. Fighters like that never lose focus, always train hard, never get out of shape, don’t put toxins in their bodies....because inside they fear going back to what they were.

Hmmm I would say that's not a "hood" attitude seeing as it's only the exceptional few with the means to do it who get out of the hood with attitudes like that. The typical hood losers remain with the mindset that they were nothing and if they made it, only made it cos they're special in some way. I think it's a weak mindset, fearing becoming poor or a nobody is pretty much everyone's fear, it doesn't make it especially worse if you were poor or not beforehand. You're supposed to work hard to be rich, once you get there even harder to maintain it, only clueless chumps let it slip. Sure Chris Eubank Jr. trains harder and more often than just about any boxer out there today. He was raised privileged but he was clearly taught and took on board the right values to succeed and even flourish in life.