DaveV17 wrote:Once again none of you ever say anything, never give an opinion, just try to hide your ignorance about boxing with sarcasm. When one knows nothing about athleticism, and boxing fundamentals, and has only read the Ali bios, sarcasm is your only weapon. You don't know enough to respond rationally when someone gives opinions that are not found in a Mailer or Hauser book.
Skip the whining, if you don't want to post go elsewhere.
Hmmm, let’s see where to begin.
Better fights than the Bowe/Golota foul fests? Try any number fights with Limon, Chacon, S. Muhammed, M. Johnson. Of course, you’ve probably never seen these guys fight, or maybe even heard of them because they were fighting before you were even born. Of course with your logic that means they aren’t any good, right?
Never say anything or give an opinion?? Plenty of them were posted, you just don’t seem to be able to understand or acknowledge them, so I see no reason to dumb them down and repost them. Try re-reading the earlier posts.
Boxing fundamentals. Perhaps you could start this discussion off with a brief description of your extensive background in boxing. Oh heck, I’ll start.
While I never had an actual fight, I started boxing in gym class in public school in the late 60’s. Yes, boxing used to be taught in many public schools in the distant past. You probably didn’t know that.
I then started going to the local YMCA, where there were actually two boxing trainers and a significant number of amateurs training on a daily basis. I used to spar a lot when I was younger, and got my ass kicked a few times before I realized there had to be an easier way to make a living. Hardly a boxing career, but I spent quite a lot of time at the gym and in the ring and learned quite a bit from not only the trainers, but the fighters as well. It also provided with some pretty interesting stories about local boxing characters. Your turn.
Athleticism. Please enlighten us about this topic. Perhaps you’d like to discuss the great athleticism of the current group of “evolved” “modern” HWs? How about the Klitchkos? I keep reading many posts that refer to them as “athletic” big men, but all I see are two stiff, often times clumsy guys with decent basic skills. Is it because of their video of them water skiing that they are so athletic? Let’s see, there’s also the highly athletic Valuev, Rachman, Chagaev, Brewster, etc. Care to add any?
Oh I guess that was sarcasm. Sorry if that offended you. But please do supply something to the discussion besides simple disagreement. Opinions are great, but how about some facts? And please do try something a bit more meaningful than height and weight, if you have anything else.
And no, I’m not going anywhere, nor was I whining - merely stating an opinion. Maybe you missed that opinion?
