i feel like i have read on this board too many times about fighters being boring and that they deserve to lose because they arent crowd pleasing fighters. are we forgetting that it doesnt matter how you win as long as you win? and this thread is for supposed boxing fans, not casual fans. i understand that casual fans wont watch a boring fighter even if they are really good (for the most part) but most boxing fans will watch a great fighter no matter what (or at least they should).

a boring fighter may bring in less money to fights and less interest but i dont know how we as boxing fans cant just appreciate talented fighters. for example, the term "running" in boxing is ridiculous unless the fighter is actually just trying to survive. usually when people use the term "running," it means that they stayed back and jabbed and prevented any sort of exchanges. that isnt running, its called being effective. just like when people said that de la hoya ran the second half of the tito fight. he didnt run, he just stayed back and effectively outboxed tito.

i honestly dont care how boring a fighter is. i understand that the whole point of sports is winning. i mean honestly, what others sports matter that much on your style of play? in every other sport, winners will always get respect no matter what. in boxing, winners wont get respect if you thought they were boring. that is just ridiculous.

that is my rant.