07-11-2018, 10:30 AM
(07-10-2018, 10:01 PM)justafan Wrote:(07-10-2018, 07:02 PM)markk Wrote: What’s the thoughts on call outs. I’m a big believer that if you call someone out it’s in you to pay for it and organise ? Thoughts ??
Calling a fighter out essentially is a way of leapfrogging the market . So for mine you need to pay and pay well
Generally interested in what people think.
I know the Facebook post you are referencing to (well I'm 99.99% sure I do) and my take is that it was about using Junior's name with no risk as they know there is no chance of the fight happening for many reasons regardless of whether they really want the fight or not.
IMO I can see where you are coming from but people are always going to use others names to pump themselves up and create discussion so take it has a complement. For example when Parker was Joshua's mandatory I overheard a couple of idiots down my local saying that he was ducking Parker because Parker was calling him out and he wasn't coming to New Zealand to fight Parker. Like that was ever going to happen.
From my experience boxing people know the good fights and often hear the whispers of whats coming up. Nobody outside of the boxing hardcore knows who Kiki is so of course he should go calling Junior's name to boost his own stock when he knows the fight will never happen.
Let's be honest, by writing on this thread we are all giving them what they wanted!
I guess the interesting thing in this case is it didn't come from the fighter or his team it came from an unusual source. That said that person is doing some amazing work to get good fights going and create pathways so as far as I'm ok with it. The more people who are talking boxing the more chance we have of seeing the best fights possible.
Can see why Team Fa are like WTF though
Classic didn’t realise thaT the guy calling out is not part of team. He is doing amazing things for boxing all the same. I don’t mind it I just think a team needs to back up the call out if it’s made and accepted by the others. It can be a great tool at the right time. I just wondered what people thought. That now cracks me up. Probably should have said will be a great fight to watch with Fa and light rather than a call out.