[ChicoTheBoy]

So I look at guys like Floyd, Bernard etc. They are not gunning for the KO and everyone knows it from the outset but you dont mind because they are greats and you know you are watching history and greatness when they fight.

Meanwhile you get a young guy, or average fighter do something similar and its boring as fuck.

Do you think that a fighter can earn the right to be boring due to their accomplishments?

 

[chibelle]

We want a lot of things from athletes - greatness, risk, entertainment, character, etc. Each one of us in different proportions and sometimes these traits will collide, will conflict. To me greatness above all. Greatness does not always mean high risk. Floyd fighting Pac is not that risky in my opinion but will add to his greatness MORE THAN ANY OTHER FIGHT other than going to 160. Floyd's style and athleticism and high adaptability makes the fight with Pac a low risk. So Floyd or Bernard or Rigo can all be "boring". As long as they seek greatness and takes some risk.

If they get paid or not - not really a big concern to me. But I am a realist and know that being boring will often not get you paid. Then again, being a KO artist, does not always mean you get paid either (GGG).

 

[Kid Cubano]

Boxing is like jazz. The better it is, the less people appreciate it.

George Foreman





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[thehook13]

Floyds fights haven't actually been boring in a while though. His cards usually deliver now and that compliments the night greatly. The pageantry is something that adds a bit of interest to the night.

Wlad on the other hand, you're better off watching the walk out and turning the channel once the bell sounds. And no, he hasn't 'earned the right to be boring' Not when you pay to watch a fight. What an insult to a paying boxing spectator.

 

[DobyZhee]

It increases the longevity of a fighter but don't expect guys like Nard and Rigo to get paid big sums for their skills..

 

[tliang1000]

Floyd can get KOs but he is not allow for low level fights. or a "look good match" anymore.

 

[tliang1000]

I can see Floyd koing dudes at 140 and some in 147. His undefeated record makes he fight more conservatively as well.

 

[Pedrin1787]

They have the right to be boring from the beginning, just don't expect them them to be selling out arenas or to be headlining any PPVs.

 

[Bogotazo]

They have the right to be boring from the beginning, just don't expect them them to be selling out arenas or to be headlining any PPVs.

Agreed.

 

[Blanco]

Floyd can get KOs but he is not allow for low level fights. or a "look good match" anymore.

Yeah I agree with that, he could stop 'B minus' level fighters at welterweight which he has been proven to do with Mitchell and Bruseles.

 

[Cableaddict]

Define "boring."

 

[ChicoTheBoy]

Define "boring."

I don't find anything in boxing "boring" really, I can appreciate a brawl or chess match and can pretty much say I am happy with either one. But you know what I mean by "Boring" here...the guys who don't want to take risks just to appease the fans..

 

[JeffJoiner]

Just like a actor can decide which roles to take, yes.

And we we can choose whether to support it or not.

Boxing is is the entertainment business. You can get Ward's paycheck or Froch's. Both pay plenty of bills.

 

[Abraham]

Kind of a strange question. Not so sure about "boring", but a fighter has the right to fight cautious. If you think fighting that way has to be "earned", then, I suppose Gatti is a good example of someone who toned down his brawling style, and deservedly so.

 

[Cableaddict]

I don't find anything in boxing "boring" really, I can appreciate a brawl or chess match and can pretty much say I am happy with either one. But you know what I mean by "Boring" here...the guys who don't want to take risks just to appease the fans..

I did NOT know that's what you meant, and that wouldn't be my definition, hence the question.

Rigo doesn't take foolish chances for the fans, yet he is anything BUT boring.

Maybe you should ask: "Can a fighter earn the right to get paid lots of money, if he doesn't constantly go for a KO? " - or something to that effect.

I STILL don't understand your point.

 

[gumbo2176]

Define "boring."

John Ruiz, Wlad Klitschko, Mayweather, Hopkins. Watching paint dry is more exciting than watching most of these four guys fights.

 

[Sexy Sergio ( L E O N )]

Define "boring."

making a conscious effort to be 'negative' and landing too few clean punches because of it

clottey when he fought emmanuela

erislandycwhen he fought saul

emmanuela when he fOughT mosley

 

[Trash Bags]

some fighters earn the right to do as they please. pacquiao, morales, barrera, marquez, hopkins. i think their fans will be loyal no matter what.

 

[Mr Magic]

It's all relative, no?

I absolutely love watching someone like Guillermo Rigondeaux and Floyd Mayweather completely pick someone apart with skills, whilst others call them runners and whatnot.

 

[Kush]

They have the right to be boring from the beginning, just don't expect them them to be selling out arenas or to be headlining any PPVs.

:deal

Their fans will start crying when they send them to fight in china on a Spanish TV station :lol: :rofl