Quote Originally Posted by El Gamo
I agree that Mayweather has not been getting the credit he deserves BUT I TOTALLY disagree that boxing is about hitting and not getting hit. That is certainly 1 interpretation of what this sports is about,but it's not the only one nor necessarily the most valid. Boxing can be about heart,blood and guts,testicular fortitude,the will to win etc etc. Everyone has different interpretations on what boxing should be about,it means something different to all of us.
Yea but all of those aspects you bring up are part of hitting, and not being hit.. It's simply the basis of which fights are scored and won. Heart, fortitude, will, don't mean a damn thing as to who wins if you can't use those attributes to land signifigant punches, and more of them than the guy your fighting.. At the end of the day you can't outland/outbox a guy who is there to fight as much as you are without matching his heart/fortitude/etc unless your just that much better.. Cus Demato once said that in boxing, the man with the stronger will always wins, unless one man is so much more skilled than the other, that his will is never tested... Either way, it all comes down to landing the more meaningful punches more often than your opponent.