Ah yes fight hype where Boxing and Wrasslin meet


I think a lot of this pageantry that goes on before fights is not even trying to sell a fight but fighters trying to psych their opponents out or psych themselves up for the hard training and dedication. That said SOME fighters are 100% Show and 0% Go...David Haye comes to mind, the later career of Shannon Briggs, the later career of Bernard Hopkins the over the top shenanigans it's ridiculous, the fans ain't dumb (most of them anyway) but some fighters have their shtick and it draws in fans I don't know how or why.

Some guys see pressers and contract signings as something they just go through the motions on and they talk in the ring.


I just hate the guys who run their fucking mouths nonstop and then show up to the ring and don't deliver Peter McNeely vs Tyson was one of those guys just yak yak yak yak and then soon as he's touched by Tyson it's all over. Ridiculous


Some guys just are characters Mike Tyson's pre-fight pressers you never knew what you'd get...could be a simple interview about how he's focused and having a good camp, could be him trying to take a bite out of Lennox Lewis' leg you didn't know.


I think a lot of this gained traction in how Ali handled himself.....trouble is, not everyone is Ali and some of Ali's shit was very personal which not to say it's against the rules or off limits but as fighters you're in a brotherhood of risking life and limb to bring home a paycheck, it's bad mojo to step over certain lines.


Larry Holmes dropkicking Trevor Berbick...I'm not sure we'll see something like that again, we DAMN sure won't see this again...