Clint Magnum wrote:Worst thread ever.
To call a man who steps into the ring for a living "gutless" makes you a complete ball bag.
You ever tried it? Even once? Ignoring the psychological stress felt leading up to and the days before a pro fight, the training alone required to get to a ring would make most men weep.
How's about you and your Dad go support WWE.
if you`de actually read my thread properly,you`de see I stated that every fighter has the fundamental desire and courage to get in the ring and get hit,i just asked who`s the most likely to quit when the fight starts to get serious
There have been a few front runners that go to pieces when they get tired or get hit hard back; it may sound stupid but Mike Tyson had a bit of that about him at some stage of his career though at other times he really went for it. It's strange that someone can be very brave and game and then at another time look for a way out. A boxers psychology is surely complex. Johnny Nelson also showed great bravery and ability to stick it out and on other nights he just didn't have it in him. Geoff McCreash was a very good fighter who beat some good fighters and hard hitters, as an amateur he bailed out after a round with Joe Calzaghe.
Tyson just lacked the ability to adapt, very low ring IQ. That being said, when he had no options he resigned himself to wading in and taking a beating. And he almost always took it like a man with a couple of glaring exceptions.
