Do we judge fighters too much by words ascribed to them rather than heard directly?

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I imagine there are probably more than a few imbeciles on this forum yes, there are no entry requirements to meet in order to join this forum so its inevitable that some less bright individuals might post here.

But I'm just pointing out to you the stupidity of what you are saying. You talk as if he came out and said as a matter of fact he could beat Floyd Mayweather, and that he was calling him out, when it was clearly just a playful remark.

I remember you posting on this forum that you were practically grandmaster level in checkers. Now was this a statement of fact on your part? Are you claiming to actually be of the same level as a true Checkers Grandmaster or did you just mean that you think you are very good and were adding playful emphasis?

I mean how arrogant would it be for some kid who has never entered an amatuer checkers tournament or has any documented games online to claim that he is a grandmaster, i.e one of the elite best in the world at checkers? Wouldn't that be the height of arrogance and delusion, or are you claiming that in your case you didn't mean it seriously but just as a playful boast?

Nothing about my post was stupid, i just repeated what Amir Khan said. So call him an imbecile im not the one that come out with it, i just found it a bit of bizarre comment. And i haven't seen the footage in sometime. But i don't remember it being a playful comment, thats why many people went off about it on this forum.

You can disagree with me, but calling me an imbecile is pretty disrespectful on your part. Just because in the last few months, you've been on the Amir Khan bandwagon, doesn't mean if someone comes out with any negative comment about him, it gives you right to say that.

As for Checkers what the hell has that got to do, with anything ? have i ever said i could beat the best players in the world ? no i haven't but was i good at it ? yes i was and thats not blowing my own trumpet either. You've played me and you know my skill level, and we can play again anytime at a fast timer if you want.

You claimed you were Grandmaster level Ice, I can find the post if you'd like.

By claiming that then YES you ARE claiming you can beat the best players in the world.

But no I didn't think you were arrogant because I just took it to be a playful remark, not to be taken literally.

My point, which is clearly lost on you, (and hence why I am unable to retract the accusation of imbecile) is that if you can claim to be grandmaster level in checkers and for it not to be meant as a literal statement of fact then why should Amir's statement that he could give Floyd Mayweather a good run in a four round be taken as him calling out Floyd?

From now on Ice I'm afraid I am always going to think of you as arrogant because you claimed to be able to beat grandmasters at checkers.

Lol I'm sorry ICB, but he's got you there.