Is Everyone Bigging You Up Good or Bad?

[GreatestIam]

so ur saying, if ur dead tired on the heavy bag.. and u hear ppl in ur gym sayin "watch hoskins... thats how u suppose to work the bag" ur not gonna get ya second wind and jus go all out?? iono i guess everyone is diffrent

its like diz doog anytime you hear some1 biggin you up or talkin about you while you work of course dat **** should boost ya confidence but dats not goin make me work harder if im on da bag already given it a 100% period why would i gain my second wind all a sudden cuz 1 or 2 people take notice to me already bustin my ass.... i mean subcontiously dat ****s great but, at da same time i think it shows weakness if your doin something 1 way and anybody other then your trainer bigs you up and it makes you work harder..... and dats just me man

[Irish0910]

Im sure this is prolly the same with some guys that are pretty good that post on here, like versa or da1 (cuz of his fit) but like.. At my gym, when I walk in they all be like pantherrrrrr here, ut oooo who sparrin panther tonight.. ect ect stuff like that, or like this older guy will come up and be like "dude how does it feel to be a role model, my son talks about u all the time.... he says look daddy this is panther style and starts shadow boxing with his hands down" and at the end of sparring sessions, bein greeted by everyone like dude ur awesome ect ect

dont get me wrong, I love hearin that **** lol... its cool n what not, but iono... I think hearing it toooo much can kindve get to you (make u think ur better than what u are), and make u big headed.... Im already big headed, and all that **** just adds to it... Yeah its motivating, & it pushes me to train harder and harder cuz I can hear them in the background while Im working the bags or mitts sayin "watch panther, thats how u suppose to do it" so knowing im being watched, make me try to do everything real hard and correctly....

but sometimes I do want to hear the negative ****, I guess thats why I post on here..lol cuz at the gym... I dont get that


but what are yall thoughts? (for those that are a lil above avg. wether it be ur punching power, speed, physical build, and looked up to at the gym) do u like all the attention u get? and do u think that makes u better as a fighter/role model?

Can I please have your autograph?

[DoctorKillJoy]

Sometimes I almost lose focus when one of the dozens of girls who comes to watch my every workout flashes me or something, but otherwise i've learned to take the adulation in stride and not get distracted. Its hard sometimes when people are constantly saying i'm the next sugar ray robinson and chanting my name while i hit the heavy bag. Its like come on guys... i'm really not that different from you... i'm just a normal guy who happens to be incredibly awesome at boxing... Still, sometimes I'll sign autographs and junk... it means a lot to them

[Irish0910]

Sometimes I almost lose focus when one of the dozens of girls who comes to watch my every workout flashes me or something, but otherwise i've learned to take the adulation in stride and not get distracted. Its hard sometimes when people are constantly saying i'm the next sugar ray robinson and chanting my name while i hit the heavy bag. Its like come on guys... i'm really not that different from you... i'm just a normal guy who happens to be incredibly awesome at boxing... Still, sometimes I'll sign autographs and junk... it means a lot to them

Good ****! I'm assuming your being sarcastic, right?

[DoctorKillJoy]

Good ****! I'm assuming your being sarcastic, right?

definitely... i'm not like them at all. I just say that to make them feel better.

[Verstyle]

Ppl tell me alot of stuff that im going to be a world champion and blah blah in person. But if they didnt tell me I wouldnt give a ****.Im there to get mine,**** the rest.

[Trick]

I kinda get that too, but I think it has more to do with the fact that I'm in university, I donno, kinda 'lived the life' and so on... I'm not sure the respect that I get is really for my boxing, and I doubt it is, I haven't been training for proper for too long. But ya, my gym is in a 'low-income neighbourhood' so to speak, so a lot of the guys I donno, respect the fact that... you know what? I don't really know what it's all about. It's just like the parents bring in their kids to be like me, my trainer gives me the keys so I can train whenever... I donno that kinda thing.

But no it definitly doesn't affect my boxing since I really don't think it has much to do with my 'skillZ' so to speak. Don't let that stuff get to ur head man, if the younger guys are lookin' up to you, it's even more of a reason to not act like a jackass, in my mind.

[Young Legend]

I'm not saying your a horrible fighter or anything, and Im not going to judge you off of a couple of videos, but I have a feeling you made this thread to sort of "show off". Talking about people talking GOOD about you. It just seems that you want people on this forum, when honestly our opinion on you as a fighter means jack, to believe that you are great.

I don't know, I just find it annoying when people try to show off and kind of hide it in a way by putting it in a post like you made.

[Kayjay's Ghost]

This thread is an embarassment to humanity. It caused me to make a Thunderdome thread about you fools.

http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=122403

[McAlister]

I'm not saying your a horrible fighter or anything, and Im not going to judge you off of a couple of videos, but I have a feeling you made this thread to sort of "show off". Talking about people talking GOOD about you. It just seems that you want people on this forum, when honestly our opinion on you as a fighter means jack, to believe that you are great.

I don't know, I just find it annoying when people try to show off and kind of hide it in a way by putting it in a post like you made.

Nahh.. those that kno me on this board, knows when im tryna show off cuz im VERY blunt with it... like my "Sparring Request" Post... I made, now that was showing off, cuz I told them, whatever they wanted me to do in a sparring session to post it and Ill do it and post a vid... I told them to get creative, like say "do the micheal jackson moonwalk, then throw 3 lefts in a row" ect ect lol... now that was showing off........... this is just me seeing how ppl react to getting nothing but positive feedback in the gym and young kids looking up to them... I dont see nothing wrong with the post personally