Does anybody else hate the fanboyism that dominates the boxing talk board?

[Preme]

everyother single proper sport in the world there are fans, die hard fans way way more than boxing, fuck me people get they shit beat out of them, or beat the shit out of others weekly in footy. people even kill...

yet when someone who has grown up a huge fan of a fighter still talks about him, they get stick because its boxing? they are a "fan boy"

Fan boy.

So?

[ICB]

everyother single proper sport in the world there are fans, die hard fans way way more than boxing, fuck me people get they shit beat out of them, or beat the shit out of others weekly in footy. people even kill...

yet when someone who has grown up a huge fan of a fighter still talks about him, they get stick because its boxing? they are a "fan boy"

Fan boy.

So?

Nothing just fan boy.

[p4pking]

Isn't the whole idea of the Baggins clan to recruit Pac nuthuggers that will rep you every day in exchange for your protection from well deserved criticism? All in all I think you probably take this place way to seriously. If you deem somebody to be a fanboy incapable of putting forth anything reasonable or intelligent, why bother to respond? Kinda sad isn't it?

[Kev]

Isn't the whole idea of the Baggins clan to recruit Pac nuthuggers that will rep you every day in exchange for your protection from well deserved criticism? All in all I think you probably take this place way to seriously. If you deem somebody to be a fanboy incapable of putting forth anything reasonable or intelligent, why bother to respond? Kinda sad isn't it?

Believe me I don't take this place seriously.

I just find it annoying that every time a fighter wins or loses you'll get a bunch of people telling us why the win didn't mean anything, why the guy who lost was clearly overatted, and why one fighter is great whilst another sucks.

It's gay fanboy shit, and if it's ok to be a fanboy on this site and be anti one fighter whilst sucking the cum out of another fighters japs eye then its ok for me to be an anti fanboy.

As for the Baggins clan recruiting Pacman nuthuggers this is no longer the case.

The Baggins clan recruits the forums best 'character's' i.e plopeater eats his own shit so he's in, Clubber kills frogs, punches walls and has never spoken to a girl before, he's in, Kid Thunder is possibly the worst boxer of all time and a youtube star, obviously he's in.

We are an assortment of unlikely hero's but hero's nonetheless

[p4pking]

Guess it just doesn't seem like anything new to me? There's always been some morons on this board, and generally the fanboys are going to fall under that category. Don't know why I'm arguing the point though, I really don't contribute anything myself and don't go on the other boards as they aren't really to do with boxing. I've always just skimmed around this forum to get a bit of perspective on the sport because it's the best venue I've found to keep up to date on it. Of course only the odd post is actually of any interest but so what? There's no reason to respond to every little flame war some goof tries to start, much less start one of your own as if you have some sort of cross to bear.

[Kev]

Guess it just doesn't seem like anything new to me? There's always been some morons on this board, and generally the fanboys are going to fall under that category. Don't know why I'm arguing the point though, I really don't contribute anything myself and don't go on the other boards as they aren't really to do with boxing. I've always just skimmed around this forum to get a bit of perspective on the sport because it's the best venue I've found to keep up to date on it. Of course only the odd post is actually of any interest but so what? There's no reason to respond to every little flame war some goof tries to start, much less start one of your own as if you have some sort of cross to bear.

If I want to start a flame war I will damn well start one

[Kirkland Laing]

It's not so much fanboyism, it's the England/Europe/US thing, and the other various national battles, Pacman etc. It would be great if people could view the fighters not through a nationalistic prism. The fanboy stuff I can handle.

[rjj tszyu]

I have to say that I think pretty much everyone on here will probably have a favourite fighter and they will fight their corner all day long. Mine is Roy Jones. I read every single article in newspapers and Boxing mags and so on and I probably know more about his career than any other boxer.

But at the same time I like to think I'm fair about what I am saying. Just the other week someone posted a thread about who would have won between Roy and Tyson and I quite simply answered honestly that I thought Tyson would be far too much with his superior size and to be honest I can't stand Tyson, though I do respect he had one of the greatest punches in the history of the heavyweight division.

I have no problem with this so called "fanboyism" in fact I like to see people standing their mans corner whether I agree with what they are saying or not. For example I know Lyle is a huge fan of Wlad Klitschko and sometimes I feel as though he overrates him but whenever I or anybody else comes up with an argument against what he is saying he always comes back with his theories behind what he is thinking, that creates good topics and is what makes these threads on here entertaining for me.

I honestly think you are being a bit harsh towards people who want to see their man do well.