Quote Originally Posted by ICE COLD BOXING
Quote Originally Posted by meowza
Floyd won't get respect until he starts getting hit more.
I just don't get it.
neither do i why do fighters have to take punishment to get respect i just don't get it.
i'll tell u why. its cuz of people like larry merchant and a lot of people on this board who think boxing IS about blood and guts and want to see these athletes risk their brains and their very lives taking physical damage so that the fans can "get their money's worth". to me this is bullshit. as a boxer your job is to win as many fights while taking as little permanent damage as possible. Ali (in his younger years), Whitaker, Leonard, many times Delahoya himself, have all built their styles on this "hit and not get hit"; "stick and move" strategy designed for just this purpose. But nowadays, (and i really started to notice it more after Stallones annoying mongoloid cries of "TOE ta TOE..TOE TA TOE!" on The Contender, it seems like your average boxing fan wants to see blood and two guys wade in going toe to toe seeing who drops first. If you want this, go watch the ToughMan Championship if it's still on...dont criticize one of the best boxers the sport has seen in recent years because his fighting style lends itself to longetivity...and at the same time making sure he doenst wind up with Parkinson's or worse. It works and has won world titles in five different weight classes. And if you dont consider that greatness, I dont care who you are, you know nothing about boxing.