Thread: There's an Excuse for EVERY Champion Who EVER Lost a Big Fight

I defy anyone to name a big fight the past 20 years where one of the following has not been brought up:

He was past his prime
He hadn't yet reached his prime
He moved up too far in weight
He had to cut too much weight and was drained
The ref stopped it too soon
His trainer gave him a massage the night before and his legs got tired
He hurt his hand
He was fighting with the flu
9-11 had a bad effect on him
His sister was going to jail and he was distracted
He didn't train
The headbutts affected him
The hometown ref let him get away with too much rough housing
He really won, it was a bullsh!t decision
Even though it was stopped on cuts, he was on his way to knocking him out
He was inactive for too long and lost because he was rusty
The guy he beat was overrated to begin with
His corner gave him bad advice

"His sister was going to jail and he was distracted"

LOL I like that excuse, who used that one?

I agree with your point though.

I hate how fans and fighters alike try to rationalize the outcome of a fight that didn't go their way.

"His sister was going to jail and it distracted him" was what the Trinidad huggers tried to pawn off on the public to justify Felix getting anihilated by Bernard Hopkins.

I over trained
It was not a jabbing night for me.
I was injured
I was sick
my dog died

Originally Posted by clean

I defy anyone to name a big fight the past 20 years where one of the following has not been brought up:

He was past his prime
He hadn't yet reached his prime
He moved up too far in weight
He had to cut too much weight and was drained
The ref stopped it too soon
His trainer gave him a massage the night before and his legs got tired
He hurt his hand
He was fighting with the flu
9-11 had a bad effect on him
His sister was going to jail and he was distracted
He didn't train
The headbutts affected him
The hometown ref let him get away with too much rough housing
He really won, it was a bullsh!t decision
Even though it was stopped on cuts, he was on his way to knocking him out
He was inactive for too long and lost because he was rusty
The guy he beat was overrated to begin with
His corner gave him bad advice

Great post and I sHALL STEAL IT WITH YOUR PERMISSION?

Originally Posted by skyler

"His sister was going to jail and it distracted him" was what the Trinidad huggers tried to pawn off on the public to justify Felix getting anihilated by Bernard Hopkins.

LOL thanks for that, I never knew. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA...

Just once I'd like to hear someone blame their loss on global warming

Originally Posted by clean

I defy anyone to name a big fight the past 20 years where one of the following has not been brought up:

He was past his prime
He hadn't yet reached his prime
He moved up too far in weight
He had to cut too much weight and was drained
The ref stopped it too soon
His trainer gave him a massage the night before and his legs got tired
He hurt his hand
He was fighting with the flu
9-11 had a bad effect on him
His sister was going to jail and he was distracted
He didn't train
The headbutts affected him
The hometown ref let him get away with too much rough housing
He really won, it was a bullsh!t decision
Even though it was stopped on cuts, he was on his way to knocking him out
He was inactive for too long and lost because he was rusty
The guy he beat was overrated to begin with
His corner gave him bad advice

u forgot 1


'i got a fucked up promoter'

Although i do tend to believe some excuses if they are plausable..

I also know that in fact there are reason's but not excuses, when someone takes the fight and expects to win, then they should win, if you took the fight then your good to fight, like shannon briggs
he called off his mandatory because of the flu or something
now thats fair play and when it comes time to defend his title it having been resheduled
there will be no excuse, if you go through with a fight then you should be tip top

like the tito - bhop

I never felt that tito was too far moved up, he still had mad power and boxed as well as ever,
It wasnt that bernard was too big, It wasnt that the joppy fight had given anyone a false sense of security that tito was a genuine middleweight

it was more so that Bhop saw the joppy fight and rather then got fooled that tito was a genuine middleweight, he in fact saw this fight and decided to box tito in the way that he did........

what can you say, he fought the perfect fight and tito wouldnt have been the same at welter against a dude that good with a gameplan that great

Were talking about the actual fighters excuses here......... not the fans,

And whats more no right minded fan would say any bullshit and try convince people that it was because he was worried about his sister after 9/11 had happened the previous week!

Think about it, a huge terrorist act that pushes the event back in the first place,
and a BIG fight comes strait after, they could have gotten bombed there and then!

So theres no credible crap about anyones sister in regards to that event

Originally Posted by SalTheButcher

Originally Posted by clean

I defy anyone to name a big fight the past 20 years where one of the following has not been brought up:

He was past his prime
He hadn't yet reached his prime
He moved up too far in weight
He had to cut too much weight and was drained
The ref stopped it too soon
His trainer gave him a massage the night before and his legs got tired
He hurt his hand
He was fighting with the flu
9-11 had a bad effect on him
His sister was going to jail and he was distracted
He didn't train
The headbutts affected him
The hometown ref let him get away with too much rough housing
He really won, it was a bullsh!t decision
Even though it was stopped on cuts, he was on his way to knocking him out
He was inactive for too long and lost because he was rusty
The guy he beat was overrated to begin with
His corner gave him bad advice

u forgot 1


'i got a fucked up promoter'

LMAO!

I forgot about Zab Judah
Good one SalTheButcher.
I will try and CC you if I can.
I might have already cc'd you in another thread.

Originally Posted by Danny_G

I over trained
It was not a jabbing night for me.
I was injured
I was sick
my dog died

It was not a jabbing night for me.


What the Fu** does that even mean? I was like, WHAT? What the hell was he even talking about....

James Toney Vs Roy Jones is the only one I can think of. James Toney said he was the better man on that night, no excuses.

Originally Posted by brazilianbomber

James Toney Vs Roy Jones is the only one I can think of. James Toney said he was the better man on that night, no excuses.

See excuse number 4. MANY boxers say the better man won right after, only to change their tune later, along with legions of fans/haters.

So what are you saying that Oscar used some of those excuses? Ok already he lost by decission leave it alone now. Del La Hoya sure didnt look hurt after that fight not a scratch on his face so whats up with Floyds punches? Must not be all that or he never landed what they say he did!

Originally Posted by Beanflicker

Originally Posted by skyler

"His sister was going to jail and it distracted him" was what the Trinidad huggers tried to pawn off on the public to justify Felix getting anihilated by Bernard Hopkins.

LOL thanks for that, I never knew. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA...

Just once I'd like to hear someone blame their loss on global warming

Hed have been better off with "I went up to far in weight"
Ive been distracted before,but not enough to allow myself to be completely pummled by B-hop