elgigante
05-04-2005, 09:27 AM
Ok here it goes.
First off im goddamned proud of this little corner of bloodyknux. there is a nice well schooled group of veterans that knows their fights and arent prickish about sharing the knowledge with those new to the pugilism game. I never thought it would be this good right off and i thank all of you for contributing.
Ok now my main thing, having been around the MMA game now for a couple of years, i still have to say i love boxing first. Why might you ask? Well here it goes. In MMA you have multiple ways to beat your opponents, be it subs, KO's etc,. Multiple fight plans are developed by each guy in order to neutralize the opponenet. While i am a fan of this, i just simply appreciate a good boxing match more. There is nothing i like more than watching two combatants in that squared circle, with only the ref and their gloves seperating them from victory or defeat. yeah it sounds kind of simplistic to say " Oh you just like watching them beat the shit out of each other" but its true. There is strategy involved in boxing as you have to figure out gameplans for southpaws, boxers, punchers, etc but in the end it usually is just down to which guy is going to outpunch the other one. The adrenaline rush of a big fight, when two guys are going toe to toe in the middle of a ring, leaving their hearts, blood, sweat and tears on the apron with the crowd roaring is simply one of the best things i can think of witnessing. My favorite all time fighter is a defensive whiz (Pernell Whitaker), but nothing can bring excitement to me like a good bout between two men who are ready to go to war and leave it all in the ring, be it for a 500 or 5 million dollar purse. A great example of this for boxing newbs is to check out the Gatti/Ward trilogy. I apologize for the rant but i had a lot of thoughts running through my head and just had to get them out. And again thank you guys for making this corner of BK a true KO winner :)
First off im goddamned proud of this little corner of bloodyknux. there is a nice well schooled group of veterans that knows their fights and arent prickish about sharing the knowledge with those new to the pugilism game. I never thought it would be this good right off and i thank all of you for contributing.
Ok now my main thing, having been around the MMA game now for a couple of years, i still have to say i love boxing first. Why might you ask? Well here it goes. In MMA you have multiple ways to beat your opponents, be it subs, KO's etc,. Multiple fight plans are developed by each guy in order to neutralize the opponenet. While i am a fan of this, i just simply appreciate a good boxing match more. There is nothing i like more than watching two combatants in that squared circle, with only the ref and their gloves seperating them from victory or defeat. yeah it sounds kind of simplistic to say " Oh you just like watching them beat the shit out of each other" but its true. There is strategy involved in boxing as you have to figure out gameplans for southpaws, boxers, punchers, etc but in the end it usually is just down to which guy is going to outpunch the other one. The adrenaline rush of a big fight, when two guys are going toe to toe in the middle of a ring, leaving their hearts, blood, sweat and tears on the apron with the crowd roaring is simply one of the best things i can think of witnessing. My favorite all time fighter is a defensive whiz (Pernell Whitaker), but nothing can bring excitement to me like a good bout between two men who are ready to go to war and leave it all in the ring, be it for a 500 or 5 million dollar purse. A great example of this for boxing newbs is to check out the Gatti/Ward trilogy. I apologize for the rant but i had a lot of thoughts running through my head and just had to get them out. And again thank you guys for making this corner of BK a true KO winner :)