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    Getting a little sick and tired of the double standards regarding how boxers choose to extend their careers. Our favorite fighter decides to fight on past his best days, and he’s a warrior who won’t hang up the sword. Someone else decides to fight on, and he’s blemishing his career. What is it with us boxing fans? Damn fickle bunch, is what we are, if you ask me. Notice I say “we.” I’m not claiming to be exempt from this.

    There’s actually very few ex-champions who retire at the right time, while on top. Most fight on, and suffer lopsided defeats in the process. It’s called Father Time. It happened to Ali (but no one accuses him of blemishing his career), Sugar Ray Leonard, Duran, Holmes, and so on and so forth.

    Some fight on for the money, but I suspect most fight on because that’s what they love to do. And besides, it must be hard to give up the glory and the adulation that comes with being a great and beloved champion. I know I would probably fight past my time to retire.

    Very few, if any of us, have ever been in that position. So who are we to judge a fighter that continues to fight beyond his best years? And IMO, a fighter does not “blemish” a career when he chooses to fight on and gets beat. What’s done is done, and a few career-ending losses does nothing to erase that. So give fighters a break. A great fighter facing the end of his career is still a human being, struggling to deal with conflicting emotions and doing the best he can.

    But hey, this is what makes boxing such a great spectator sport. You get 1,000 different opinions from 1,000 different people on the same topic.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TitoFan View Post
    Getting a little sick and tired of the double standards regarding how boxers choose to extend their careers. Our favorite fighter decides to fight on past his best days, and he’s a warrior who won’t hang up the sword. Someone else decides to fight on, and he’s blemishing his career. What is it with us boxing fans? Damn fickle bunch, is what we are, if you ask me. Notice I say “we.” I’m not claiming to be exempt from this.

    There’s actually very few ex-champions who retire at the right time, while on top. Most fight on, and suffer lopsided defeats in the process. It’s called Father Time. It happened to Ali (but no one accuses him of blemishing his career), Sugar Ray Leonard, Duran, Holmes, and so on and so forth.

    Some fight on for the money, but I suspect most fight on because that’s what they love to do. And besides, it must be hard to give up the glory and the adulation that comes with being a great and beloved champion. I know I would probably fight past my time to retire.

    Very few, if any of us, have ever been in that position. So who are we to judge a fighter that continues to fight beyond his best years? And IMO, a fighter does not “blemish” a career when he chooses to fight on and gets beat. What’s done is done, and a few career-ending losses does nothing to erase that. So give fighters a break. A great fighter facing the end of his career is still a human being, struggling to deal with conflicting emotions and doing the best he can.

    But hey, this is what makes boxing such a great spectator sport. You get 1,000 different opinions from 1,000 different people on the same topic.
    Some guys are just born to fight and will do it until they no longer can. They're all warriors in my eyes, because it takes a brave person to step in that ring knowing full well they aren't half of what they once were, but fight like hell despite it.

    A lot of people may disagree with me, but fuck it.

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    There definately is biass about who should retire and who shouldnt, but ultimately these old veterans have all earned the right to chose how to end their careers. After all they are the ones who started them. As long as the medicals they should be allowed to fight if they chose. Thats their choice. Andif the fans dont want to watch that is their choice. Ive said before that I think a fighter should retire. I admit that but if it was my power to stop them from fighting i probably wouldnt, even though I would want to. But like you said were all guilty of these double standard to some degree
    Psalm 144: Blessed be the LORD my Rock, who trains my hands for war, and my fingers for battle

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    Default Re: Boxing's double standards

    On that note, one of the most annoying criticisms in all of boxing is the ridiculous fans who actually bag on Lewis for retiring instead of rematching Klitschko. Absolutely drives me up a wall they should all be banned or maybe just killed altogether.

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    Quote Originally Posted by amat View Post
    On that note, one of the most annoying criticisms in all of boxing is the ridiculous fans who actually bag on Lewis for retiring instead of rematching Klitschko. Absolutely drives me up a wall they should all be banned or maybe just killed altogether.
    Lewis beat the shit out of everybody and had absolutely nothing left to prove. Let the man go if he wants to go.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TitoFan View Post
    Getting a little sick and tired of the double standards regarding how boxers choose to extend their careers. Our favorite fighter decides to fight on past his best days, and he’s a warrior who won’t hang up the sword. Someone else decides to fight on, and he’s blemishing his career. What is it with us boxing fans? Damn fickle bunch, is what we are, if you ask me. Notice I say “we.” I’m not claiming to be exempt from this.

    There’s actually very few ex-champions who retire at the right time, while on top. Most fight on, and suffer lopsided defeats in the process. It’s called Father Time. It happened to Ali (but no one accuses him of blemishing his career), Sugar Ray Leonard, Duran, Holmes, and so on and so forth.

    Some fight on for the money, but I suspect most fight on because that’s what they love to do. And besides, it must be hard to give up the glory and the adulation that comes with being a great and beloved champion. I know I would probably fight past my time to retire.

    Very few, if any of us, have ever been in that position. So who are we to judge a fighter that continues to fight beyond his best years? And IMO, a fighter does not “blemish” a career when he chooses to fight on and gets beat. What’s done is done, and a few career-ending losses does nothing to erase that. So give fighters a break. A great fighter facing the end of his career is still a human being, struggling to deal with conflicting emotions and doing the best he can.

    But hey, this is what makes boxing such a great spectator sport. You get 1,000 different opinions from 1,000 different people on the same topic.

    All sports have this same double standard not just boxing. In this sport it is the one on one aspect that draws more criticism, there is no way to shift the blame on his team mates.

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    Default Re: Boxing's double standards

    I do think, however, that sometimes fans don't want to see great boxers risk their long term health by staying in the game too long. Boxing carries a great risk than other sports.

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