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Re: Miguel Cotto Confident: I Don't Think Sadam Ali Has a Chance
Posted: 04 Dec 2017, 16:58
by gilgamesh
BAD INTENTIONS wrote: ↑04 Dec 2017, 16:46
gilgamesh wrote: ↑04 Dec 2017, 16:18It's a Cracker Jack box title that holds virtually no significance anyway. Paper Titles have Paper Champions. Don't take 'em so seriously.
Believe it or not, there is a new generation of fight fans who don't understand this.
They'll gradually figure it out if they care enough.
Re: Miguel Cotto Confident: I Don't Think Sadam Ali Has a Chance
Posted: 04 Dec 2017, 17:01
by BAD INTENTIONS
gilgamesh wrote: ↑04 Dec 2017, 16:58
BAD INTENTIONS wrote: ↑04 Dec 2017, 16:46
gilgamesh wrote: ↑04 Dec 2017, 16:18It's a Cracker Jack box title that holds virtually no significance anyway. Paper Titles have Paper Champions. Don't take 'em so seriously.
Believe it or not, there is a new generation of fight fans who don't understand this.
They'll gradually figure it out if they care enough.
Thanks. That makes sense.
Re: Miguel Cotto Confident: I Don't Think Sadam Ali Has a Chance
Posted: 04 Dec 2017, 18:31
by Tanzio
BAD INTENTIONS wrote: ↑04 Dec 2017, 16:16
Tanzio wrote: ↑04 Dec 2017, 00:12Stop delegitimizing good fights. You must have missed the part where Cotto tore his left bicep amidst taking control of the fight. Of course, you didn’t bother to watch the fight, did you?
That's not what I'm saying. It was a good fight.
It was not a retirement fight.
It was a championship fight.
I'm not saying fight the number 1 guy ...
At least fight a guy in the top 10 in one of the two divisions (154 or 147).
A guy just skips everyone to a title.
Now he'll fight 1-2 times a year.
The guys who "earned" their rankings and "deserve" title paydays get skipped over.
How could any sport with ranking continue to go on like this?
Oh yeah, have dumb fans ...
You are correct that there continues to be a lot of garbage going on related to boxing. I do not even pay attention to belts these days.
For me, this was purely a retirement ceremony. I give Cotto credit for choosing other than a corpse.