Quote Originally Posted by greynotsoold
I am very polite, was much more so as a child. I don't think that that is important in being a fighter. As Jim Corbett said a fighter should always find time to be a gentleman.
In the ring, it is competition and a job. You do your best because you owe it to the spectators, yourself, your trainer. I'm not a big believer in "killer instinct." The whole idea has become perverted over the years. Look at Louis, Dempsey, Chavez...any great finishers They didn't act 'animal.' Their approach was very methodical.
I think today that there is too much emphasis on "attitude" and acting the part. Just get in and do your job. The old-time guys were so humble and unassuming yet far tougher, much more "fighter" than the buffed-out posturing clowns of today.
Nice post ! I always say its the quite fellow in the corner that has my full attention... , big mouths just give me a hard on, you got no worries from that lot. its a con job in an attempt to get themselves and you into believing they can win.. a sign of weakness and self doubt most of the time.