Losing

[Kel]

I just wnat to know what you guys think about losing- why is it such a big deal in the sport today. I'm baffled.

I can appreciate some people may think Hatton should retire, but not if they think that just becaude he lost to Pacquiao. Hatton should only retire if he thinks his life style has caught up with him and he his no longer hungry for the sport.

So what... he lost to the two greatest fighters on the planet! what's the big deal

Ali lost 5 times
Duran lost 16 times
Sugar Ray Robinson lost 19 times
Jake Lamotta lost 19 times

There's still great fights for Hatton out there- if he wants them- Katsidas, Witter, Khan. I'd love to see all of them, and I don't think losing to the best is any reason to hang up your gloves.

I'm not a massive fan of Khan but when he got knocked out by Prescott and people said there was no way back for him I just thought it was ridiculous- he was a young immature fighter who made a mistake, so what!! you learn from it!

Losing is a part of the sport. not the end of a fighters career.

Its because hes been knocked the fuck out twice and this time badly. He was out cold. His punch resistance has fallen dramatically and its getting to the point where you have to worry whether all the punches he has taken has caught up to him. Hes never been the most defensive fighter. Its coz of the way hes lost, not because he lost.

100% Correct!!!

I second that. Spot on.

[fan johnny]

I think it depends on the context of the fighters career.

The old question being: A glass with water at halfway point. Is the glass half full or is it half empty? The answer to the question is if the water is being consumed the glass is half empty. If the glass is being filled it is half full. (not whether you an optimist or pessimist) A fighter beginning his career has losses then it can easily be viewed as part of the learning process. A fighter with a long career and then starts losing... well... it might just be time to put away the gloves.

Of course there are going to be other variables in a fighters career that will contribute to the decision making process about retiring. In the case of De La Hoya, he had a promising career to look forward to as a promoter. It looks like Hatton is at a very similar crossroads in his career and is contemplating the same question. Other fighters like Roberto Duran may not have the same questions to answer in order to make a decision about retiring. Each fighter is going to have a unique set of circumstances.

[Mar]

what's the big deal about loosing ??!! Shit ask the arizona cardinal's what the difference is. You couldn't get five people to admit they were a fan as early as three years ago, and now. It's money t shirts, hats, ad's on forums etc....not too many area's you can make money loosing with so many fair weather fans involved in sports these days.