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There's something I don't understand.
I've been a fan of boxing all my life. I remember watching The Rumble in the Jungle, Ken Norton breaking Ali's jaw, The Thrilla in Manilla, the great era of Leonard, Hagler, Hearns, Mancini, Duran, the rise and fall of Tommy Morrison as a legitimate contender.
I remember the newly formed IBF, and I remember when IBF came to stand for Indicted By Feds.
I remember a young Tito struggling for recognition even when he was the longest standing Welterweight champ.
I remember Matthew Saad Muhammad winning the Lightheavy belt in a brutal drubbing of Marvin Johnson, then defending it 9 times over a 2-1/2 year period (where are guys like that nowadays?) before losing it.
I could go on, but my list of memories would take weeks to write out.
In more than 30 years of being around boxing, not once did whether a fighter I have rooted for winning or losing have any impact whatsoever in my life. Becuase of that, I find it hard to get passionate about whether a fighter I like wins or loses. The only time in recent memory was the outright robbery (a term used too freely on these boards) of Emmanuel Augustus. Though I like Augustus, it was the clear hometown decision not the loss that got my dander up.
If you've held with me thus far, I'm finally getting to the question.
Why do people seem to care so much about what others say about their favorite boxer(s)? Does this in some way affect your paycheck? Does someone's contrary opinion in some way cause your mother to be gang ****d? From the reactions of some people on this board, it has to be something like that.
Most of these fighters you defend so angrily, and often incoherently, wouldn't cross the road to piss in your mouth if your teeth were on fire, so why do you care so much when someone criticises them, legitimately or not? Why does the opinion of someone you don't know about someone you will never have dinner with matter so much?
I've been a fan of boxing all my life. I remember watching The Rumble in the Jungle, Ken Norton breaking Ali's jaw, The Thrilla in Manilla, the great era of Leonard, Hagler, Hearns, Mancini, Duran, the rise and fall of Tommy Morrison as a legitimate contender.
I remember the newly formed IBF, and I remember when IBF came to stand for Indicted By Feds.
I remember a young Tito struggling for recognition even when he was the longest standing Welterweight champ.
I remember Matthew Saad Muhammad winning the Lightheavy belt in a brutal drubbing of Marvin Johnson, then defending it 9 times over a 2-1/2 year period (where are guys like that nowadays?) before losing it.
I could go on, but my list of memories would take weeks to write out.
In more than 30 years of being around boxing, not once did whether a fighter I have rooted for winning or losing have any impact whatsoever in my life. Becuase of that, I find it hard to get passionate about whether a fighter I like wins or loses. The only time in recent memory was the outright robbery (a term used too freely on these boards) of Emmanuel Augustus. Though I like Augustus, it was the clear hometown decision not the loss that got my dander up.
If you've held with me thus far, I'm finally getting to the question.
Why do people seem to care so much about what others say about their favorite boxer(s)? Does this in some way affect your paycheck? Does someone's contrary opinion in some way cause your mother to be gang ****d? From the reactions of some people on this board, it has to be something like that.
Most of these fighters you defend so angrily, and often incoherently, wouldn't cross the road to piss in your mouth if your teeth were on fire, so why do you care so much when someone criticises them, legitimately or not? Why does the opinion of someone you don't know about someone you will never have dinner with matter so much?
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