I mean so obviously we had Mayweather vs Pac, but many think that ended with Pac getting KO'd by Marquez. The thing that bugs me is that boxing fans seem to be using this as an excuse to claim Mayweather is the better fighter. It's like Mayweather claimed some imagination victory over Pac so that makes everything okay.
Likewise we just watched Price vs Fury crumble, and now rather than lamenting on the fact we just lost a big fight people are using David's loss to someone unrelated to Fury as proof that Fury would have won. So everybody compensates for it by taking it as a victory for Fury even though he did nothing whatsoever.
Then we had others like say losing out on a Klitchsko fighting Valuev or Ruiz. Not great fights but pretty good compared to some of the others. Basically Wlad and Vitali tried to make these fights but they fell apart, so it doesn't matter because Wlad and Vitali claim the moral victory. Rather than having two semi decent names for their record they claim the moral victory in imagination land.
I feel like we're not so much following a sport here but keeping track of a number of different variables and what if situations. I'd still like to see Price vs Fury, May vs Pac just so we don't have to keep keep a chart of opponents to to figure out who would beat who.
Likewise we just watched Price vs Fury crumble, and now rather than lamenting on the fact we just lost a big fight people are using David's loss to someone unrelated to Fury as proof that Fury would have won. So everybody compensates for it by taking it as a victory for Fury even though he did nothing whatsoever.
Then we had others like say losing out on a Klitchsko fighting Valuev or Ruiz. Not great fights but pretty good compared to some of the others. Basically Wlad and Vitali tried to make these fights but they fell apart, so it doesn't matter because Wlad and Vitali claim the moral victory. Rather than having two semi decent names for their record they claim the moral victory in imagination land.
I feel like we're not so much following a sport here but keeping track of a number of different variables and what if situations. I'd still like to see Price vs Fury, May vs Pac just so we don't have to keep keep a chart of opponents to to figure out who would beat who.
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