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

[OumaFan]

I thought this was one of my more boring postings.

Its not that I totally disagree with you, the last line of the post just made me laugh, it seemed kind of boy scoutish, like you were some high school kid pledging to hold on to your virginity until you were married.

But really I don't see any reason to completely ignore boxing journalists. Its fairly rare that they just make up quotes for people I assume, I have no doubt that Kelly said what he said. Sometimes they can arrange quotes in a different manner to make it look different, and sometimes they "summarize" what the person said at the top of the article only when you actually read the quotes you find out they didn't quite mean what the author said they meant but they don't just make shit up. For the most part.

I don't see any problem with Amir. I think generally some people, not saying all but some, who might have already disliked him say he's arrogant as a justification of their dislike for him. Like me when I talk about Wlad being boring, etc.

[Howlin Mad Missy]

another khan thread? There will be calls for his own sub-board at this rate.

[CFH]

another khan thread? There will be calls for his own sub-board at this rate.

We could just get right to banning Bilbo and cut out the middle stage.

[Kev]

another khan thread? There will be calls for his own sub-board at this rate.

We could just get right to banning Bilbo and cut out the middle stage.

If you banned me how would Missy get her dinosaur updates?

[CFH]

another khan thread? There will be calls for his own sub-board at this rate.

We could just get right to banning Bilbo and cut out the middle stage.

If you banned me how would Missy get her dinosaur updates?

I'm sure another shut-in nutcase would join the forum in good time.

[Kirkland Laing]

Yes, 90% of what we hear from fighters is written for them by their promotions firm.

The thing with Khan is, while he's obviously able to fight a bit he has a china chin. Not a suspect chin, an already proven guilty china one. So there's plenty of reason for people to dislike him when he says what his commercial people will give him the biggest possible commercial advantage.

But that doesn't explain the hate for Khan before he got found guilty in a 54 second trial. And not all of that hate can be put down to racism. For instance, I really liked Naz when he first started. All that mouth from a tiny guy who looked like a suntanned Charles Hawtrey. But at some point, maybe it was when he lost the side parting and there was no Charles hawtrey resemblance, I stopped liking him and wanted him to get his arse kicked. When he went to America I couldn't wait for him to lose. I went to the Kelley fight to see it happen and after a promising start he eventually ended up disappointing me, but eventually I got the result I wanted. Why Khan is hated, it's a bunch of reasons, a bunch of things that push certain buttons of people. But not all of those buttons are the ones you think.

[LEGION]

I thought this was one of my more boring postings.

Its not that I totally disagree with you, the last line of the post just made me laugh, it seemed kind of boy scoutish, like you were some high school kid pledging to hold on to your virginity until you were married.

But really I don't see any reason to completely ignore boxing journalists. Its fairly rare that they just make up quotes for people I assume, I have no doubt that Kelly said what he said. Sometimes they can arrange quotes in a different manner to make it look different, and sometimes they "summarize" what the person said at the top of the article only when you actually read the quotes you find out they didn't quite mean what the author said they meant but they don't just make shit up. For the most part.

I don't see any problem with Amir. I think generally some people, not saying all but some, who might have already disliked him say he's arrogant as a justification of their dislike for him. Like me when I talk about Wlad being boring, etc.

Kind of my thoughts too. Bilbo still riding on his self righteous, soapbox, holier than thou trip. He's just making sure when others criticise in the future he can say how wrong they are and make 10 threads about it.

[Kev]

I also pledge not to lower myself to the standards of those beneath me and will remain happy and chirpy at all times

[OumaFan]

I'm not even sure if that's the right smilie for the situation Its close enough.