Comments Thread For: Pride versus the price: Why Sergiy Derevyanchenko deserved the chance to hear the final bell

[pnut901]

I listen to ESPN boxing telecasts on mute. Bradley is awful.

This actually came out of Tim Bradleys mouth , on television. Where he works as a professional broadcaster. Whatever happened to standards on TV and in print ?


" You have to get yourself in pristine shape .

(then corrected himself and said)

" You have to get in prestigious shape."



What the in fizzuck does that even mean ? He reminds me of that character that Damon Wayans played on " In Living Color" , he was always trying to use big words but always used them wrong.

Some of y'all younger cats might not know that show. It's worth going back and streaming it. It was great comedy and ahead of its time. It was and still is funnier than anything else on TV. "Mad TV " was really good too but "In Living Color" is better. Key and Peele were hilarious too.

[BustedKnuckles]

This actually came out of Tim Bradleys mouth , on television. Where he works as a professional broadcaster. Whatever happened to standards on TV and in print ?


" You have to get yourself in pristine shape .

(then corrected himself and said)

He reminds me of that character that Damon Wayans played on " In Living Color" , he was always trying to use big words but always used them wrong.

Ha. I remember that... the good old days. He was in jail and used long words that made no sense together.

[Tatabanya]

It’s Boxing,the hurt business

Right, but when a fighter is seriously injured, the hurt business becomes more unjust. I'm not happy when I look at, say, Gerald McClellan, or think about the many warriors who died in there.

[The D3vil]

Terrible article.

There's absolutely no reason to carry a beating like that on, especially with the man's wife sitting right there in the front row watching

The only thing I can think of is that Sergey told Rozier that he was retiring after the fight, which is the only thing I can think of, but even that's not a great reason.

What exactly what was Sergey fighting for from the 6th or 7th round on?

He wasn't going to win the fight with one arm, it's not like he's a borderline HOF, who needed one more win to get in.

It's not like he's going to get a big payday because of this.

He's 38 & we know the older you are, the worst beatings affect you, just look at how Ali & Robinson & even guys like Holyfield have deteriorated after taking sustained beatings at an advanced age.

A lot of boxing fans are just ghouls, who don't love the SPORT of boxing & just love brutality.

Those people need to just go on the Deep Web & watch some snuff films & call it a day.

[Roadblock]

It’s Boxing,the hurt business

And Sergiy has had too many beatings he needs to look at retiring he takes way too many punches these days.

[TonyRespectful]

Right, but when a fighter is seriously injured, the hurt business becomes more unjust. I'm not happy when I look at, say, Gerald McClellan, or think about the many warriors who died in there.

I don’t want permanent damage either but all boxers know the risks and live by their rules.And Gerald ? Some people might say it’s his karma for the dogs he was responsible for killing .

[Old Spice]

Anyone call for foreman fight be stopped on the beating he took from Micheal Moore?

[richardt]

I would say a Derv with two good arms AND 5 years younger could have won the fight. But at his age, the wear and tear was chiseled in his face. Mbilli may breathe harder mid-fight but his cardio is great and he just keeps throwing. At some point he will get timed and caught coming in and lights out. But for now, he is fun to watch. He is no easy opponent for any fighter.

[exkluesive]

I have a slightly different take. Devy has had the unfortunate "luck" of being good, just not good enough. I thought he beat GGG, and the Charlo fight took a lot out of him. In order for boxing to survive it needs every type of fighter. The prospect, the journeyman, the gatekeeper, the list goes on and on. There are both positions of fighters just like there are styles of fighters.

What I saw Saturday night with the Devy-Mbili fight was not a man on fumes wanting to preserve legacy, but a man realizing that his position on the board at THIS STAGE OF HIS CAREER is to be on the board. Had this fight been stopped or Devy stopped, it would have been the arm injury AND that he's a shot fighter. Him standing after 12 rounds gives even a sliver of hope that the next fight he has will be televised. And that is a win for him at this stage of his career. Viability is the only game Devy has at this point. Him continuing to be a name gatekeeper is what is going to bring the money home to give to the wife so that their family has food on that table. We as the fans sometimes forget that in all the entertainment, there are lives supported, maintained, and even broken through this sport.

It was certainly a tough watch, but that is what this sport brings. Both fighters (Makhmudov and Devy) reminded us on Saturday that this is a part of the sport, just like going to work in sales means hearing no, like being in the military means being deployed and maybe not coming back the way you left. This is a job and everyone is figuring out how can I continue to bring value and be valuable in my job.

[SteveM]

A very long article to arrive at this final sentence "Until the bitter end on Saturday, in a fight he couldn’t win, Derevyanchenko still had something of real value worth fighting for"

In other words this intangible thing of "real value" was his pride. Foolish pride anyone? Boxing is dangerous enough as it is - but fighting handicapped to protect your pride amounts to foolish pride. To protect your family, to get paid, to protect your house would be something else.