How often do you guys factor the mental side of boxing into your picks?

[!! Anorak]

I see it often on here... "I thought [Boxer A] was great, but then I saw him in a gimme fight against a can and he looked dreadful. Maybe he's past prime?"

This isn't about any fight in particular, but I believe that 90% of boxing is - within reason, obviously - between the ears.

What we saw tonight - and this isn't just about the Ruiz-Joshua fight, but LOTS of fights - is an example of the mental aspect being reversed.


FIGHT ONE:
Ruiz - "I'm hungry, I've waited for this my whole life."
AJ - "This is the AJ show, I'll blow through this guy, and if I get hurt, the ref won't stop it, it's the AJ show. Stay humble and all that bollocks."


FIGHT TWO:
AJ - "fuck me, I'd better not act the cunt this time, innit, yer fuckers?"
Ruiz - "Eeeeeeeee, senor, I enjoyed mucho mucho tacos and don't give a sheeeeeeeet, amigo."


Bad mindset for both men in a fight each.

[!! Anorak]

He was a slack cunt, wasn't he?

Probably read NSB every day and learned he was the second coming of Tyson and didn't need to bother.

[Beercules]

I can't ****ing believe Ruiz



Grade A c u n t

[Vodkaholic]

I usually just look into if they usually have trouble making weight or if the money is too much to say no too.

[MulaKO]

I see it often on here... "I thought [Boxer A] was great, but then I saw him in a gimme fight against a can and he looked dreadful. Maybe he's past prime?"

This isn't about any fight in particular, but I believe that 90% of boxing is - within reason, obviously - between the ears.

What we saw tonight - and this isn't just about the Ruiz-Joshua fight, but LOTS of fights - is an example of the mental aspect being reversed.


FIGHT ONE:
Ruiz - "I'm hungry, I've waited for this my whole life."
AJ - "This is the AJ show, I'll blow through this guy, and if I get hurt, the ref won't stop it, it's the AJ show. Stay humble and all that bollocks."


FIGHT TWO:
AJ - "fuck me, I'd better not act the cunt this time, innit, yer fuckers?"
Ruiz - "Eeeeeeeee, senor, I enjoyed mucho mucho tacos and don't give a sheeeeeeeet, amigo."


Bad mindset for both men in a fight each.

It’s one of the things I look for before laying down coin
Usually , if you follow a fighter , you can tell when there is bullchit going on behind the scenes
Or you’ll hear about it to some extent
Mind you , fat fugh Ruiz really did play me
Didn’t hear chit about him partying or not training
Of course the usual spottings ( in this case him having pizza the night before or wtv , I just thought it was hate as no one had any real evidence )
But mindset is a big factor especially for an individual sport like boxing

[Citizen Koba]

FIGHT ONE:
Ruiz - "I'm hungry, I've waited for this my whole life."

There's no doubt Andy was hungry in the first fight, man, dude didn't stop eating for the next 6 months.

[!! Anorak]

I can't ****ing believe Ruiz



Grade A c u n t

Absolute disgrace, wasn't he?

"I wasn't my fault I lost... I just came in overweight and didn't do fuck all training."

What a stupid cunt. If that guy was offered a shag off Scarlett Johannson he'd probably cut off his own dick by accident first.