People disrespecting boxers

[j.one]

In America, if you pay to watch the bout, be it through buying the ticket, the PPV, the cable subscription to view the fight etc, then anything goes. If a guy looks like **** it's more of a *****ass move to make excuses, like Cotto fans that rave for him despite the fact that he hasn't looked good in years. That's not disrespect, it's the truth. Frankly, him fighting on PPV with bums that are further past it then he is, is way more disrespectful than just stating the truth that he hasnt had a good showing in years.

[fitefanSHO]

When did it get so hard for some people to have a boxing discussion without insulting eachother and denigrating professional fighters with such low class, gutter level trash talk like ******* & Gayweather etc? No matter how it's spun by the trash talkers, irregardless of their silly justifications; insulting fans and fighters with derogatory terms like that is ignorant and disrespectful. This is a pet peeve of mine right now, boxing fans who for whatever reason lack the ability to speak in respectful terms about fighters and fellow fight fans. Grow up people! Boxing is a gentleman's sport, act like gentlemen!

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[Canelo Phresh]

I used to say this all the time. I go to the boxing gym every week and have yet to hear somebody call a pro boxer a coward and nutless. People who have done it now how treacherous of a sport this is. To get to the level of a successful pro boxer is so unbelievably diminishing to the body. Something that obese keyboard warrior could never contemplate doing ever.

pretty much

[-MAKAVELLI-]

People disrespecting boxers.. saying they got no balls, no heart.. calling them quitters, cowards

How many of you keyboard warriors have actually boxed?

How many fights have you had?

How many fights have you won?

How many titles have you won?

What the **** have you achieved???

i've had 84 fights

i won 80 by KO...the other 4 were early in my career and my trainer told me to get rounds under my belt

i won 7 titles

i was voted North Dakota fighter of the decade

[elhijoprodigo]

My record is 72-4-1 60 by knockout, ahhh I just love Fight Night

[[ DUBBZZ ]]

You've got to be critical sometimes. Boxing is a tough sport - anyone with half a braincell knows that. But criticism plays a big part in boxing, it's good have heated debates. If no one had an opinion then boxing wouldn't be fun. Boxing makes for great banter too.

And people do pay money to watch a good display of boxing. Also, boxers often talk a good fight and put on abysmal performances, conning the viewers of their money. We don't follow this sport to watch boxers pick up their pay cheques without the desire to win.

Everyone has a right to their own views, right & wrong.

^^^^This right here. ^^^^^

I pay to watch and if I don't like what I see, I'm gonna give my opinion on it. Its just sports people. Relax. You may not like or agree with other people's opinions but they ARE emtitled to it regardless of how ****** it is.

[SlickTurtle]

i've had 84 fights

i won 80 by KO...the other 4 were early in my career and my trainer told me to get rounds under my belt

i won 7 titles

i was voted North Dakota fighter of the decade

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[JDezi4]

As a fan that pays to see these guys fight eachother, I have the right to criticize when I feel I'm not getting my money's worth.

If I walked out of a movie and blogged "The script of this movie was terrible, and so was the directing, and the acting" would u tell me

"How many of you keyboard warriors have actually made a movie?

How many movies have you written?

How many movies have you directed?

How many movies have you acted in?

What the **** have you achieved???"

Becuz that would be pathetic

[Eaner0919]

this is a message board plain and simple while there are times the views of this and other boards spill into the industry for the most part message boards like this are made for our ability to share opinions. As long as it doesn't cross the line of decency (which could be the topic at hand) then subject matter and the critique of it should be allowed.