How would losing 1 fight..."expose" a fighter?

[Larry the boss]

On this site

If you are undefeated- you are untested,protested or a duck

If you lose-you are exposed,or was a hype job

[Russian Crushin]

He is a power puncher, he is undefeated and he is a name. So yes he fits my argument, don't be too sensitive.

Its just funny his how this is a thread about fighters being exposed after losing a fight and you bring golovkin into it . You have a tighter grip on Golovkin's nuts then his huggers. Its just really odd how much you post so much about a guy you hate

[marvelousmatt]

A number of those fighters you can justify a loss but the problem with Broner is his a$$ and the a$$ of some of his fans couldn't cash the check that his mouth wrote. He was hyped up as the next huge superstar who lived, talked, and walked like he was ultra famous. He was not.

It is not just about the loss, it was about the buildup and accolades given to him that he had not earned. He clearly lost to Ponce De Leon, really drew with another fighter, beat a guy no one will remember for the 130 pound title, drew with Pauli, really, and still people talked about him being the Floyd of tomorrow. It did not add up, not by a country mile. He was more than exposed, he was ripped wide open. There is no way this guy was going to beat the best 140-147 pounders and yet he was being mentioned in ways that are sheer fantasy than reality. He tried to make himself bigger than Boxing with About Billions and endless other mindless, pinheaded crap! He wasn't even as big as Boxing, let alone bigger.

Broner might and I mean might win the rematch....but it doesn't change a thing.

Not defending Broner at all. I like his persona and Maidana beat that ass. But if fights Maidana and KOs him... This crowd on here yapping about fighters getting exposed is just wrong.

[marvelousmatt]

i actually think some people dont even know the meaning of the word, like they think exposed is another word for losing your 0 or some ****, because some of the fights people apply it to makes no other sense.

to be fair this isnt a new thing, people said louis was all hype when he lost to schmeling, people said it countless times about ali when he struggled with doug jones, got dropped by henry cooper etc.

basically any time a fighter looks less than spectacular their haters jump on the chance to discredit them. they just arent man enough to give credit when credit is due, they let their emotions get the better of them like bitter females. so when a fighter takes a L or just looks less than spectacular they exaggerate it to the point where its just ridiculous.

Good post. So true

[-Kev-]

It has been said already but I will repeat and add some things. Basically you are undefeated but all you fight is B and C rated fighters, non top 10 fighters, fighters in the lower part of top 10, fighters that have seen better days, you gain a cult following that you are avoided and dangerous, you gain lots and lots of hype. Then you fight your first "A" fighter and lose very clearly. The fantasy fight threads between the exposed fighter vs legendary fighters cease exist all of a sudden, talk of that fighter all of a sudden dies down to the point where it's non existent. That's being exposed.

Matthysse threads went from, "he could KO Garcia, Bradley, Pacquiao and Mayweather", to...well look at the first page of NSB, what was once Matthysse village, is now Golovkin town, yet another hyped up fighter.

[SouthPawHitman]

On this site

If you are undefeated- you are untested,protested or a duck

If you lose-you are exposed,or was a hype job

This is 100% correct...Fantastic post Larry.

Losses are so overrated...Ray Robinson lost like 19x. LaMotta lost like 19x. Basilio lost like 12x. Ali lost like 9x. Willie Pep lost several times.

[-Kev-]

On this site

If you are undefeated- you are untested,protested or a duck

If you lose-you are exposed,or was a hype job

You gotta admit some funny memes come up from fighters getting exposed.

[-Kev-]

[TBear]

One loss doesn't mean exposed. But with some fighters that get a lot of praise before they are really tested, if they lose in their first real test, it shows that the praise and hype was not deserved. In that regard, "being exposed" is often used.

[Tom8888]

This list explains it all. You want to know greatness? It's that list.
You don't have to be undefeated, as long as you fit the criteria.