Boxing's top 7 most demotivational thoughts!

June 29, 2:27 PMHouston Boxing ExaminerMarv Dumon

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. . . and begins with a thousand sit-ups

And so here we are in early July, boxing fans, stuck without any big or truly exciting fights to watch.  Our MMA counterparts get fed regular fights by UFC president Dana White, and similar prize fight businessmen like him, who operate smaller, less prominent organizations yes, but who nonetheless continue to pique the public's interest.

We get a guy who cancels a fight with a smaller man due to a supposed rib injury.  So just like in 8th grade, "May I see the doctor's note?"  None?  Suspended!

They do have Bob Sapp "over there" in MMA.  Heck, I'm even pulled more and more into MMA.  Anakin Skywalker being seduced by "The Dark Side" of prize fighting . . .

They have that 7 foot tall South Korean, Hong Man Choi, a mixed martial artist who just stomped on former baseball star Jose Canseco.

I write.  That's what I do.  Settle for my bummer list!

Boxing's top 7 most demotivational thoughts!

Here's what bored boxing writers do when they have lots of time, lots of imagination, and lots of need to be constantly entertained.

# 7.  That which does not kill me gives me Parkinson's disease.

Yes boxers, train and fight very hard.  It will make you stronger.  Until a certain point . . .

Here's 2 pound for pound entertainers rolled into one.

# 6.  No pain, no (financial) gain.

Paychecks from Golden Boy Promotions are not easily dispensed.

# 5.  Promoters and HBO try to over-deliver for customers by matching the best fights possible . . .

. . . after building up a fighter's record with multiple boring mismatches.  Sacrificial lamb anyone?

# 4.  Rocky is the best boxing movie series ever . . .

. . . until you watch the "Brokeback Rocky" version. LOL

Mayweather, Jr. introducing himself to wrestler "Big Show"

# 3.  The secret to my boxing success lies in . . . successfully playing the "Blame Game."

• Too old
• Weight-drained
• Catch-weights
• Rib injury
• Opponent did not take a bath
• Diarrhea

What happened to just plain fighting?

# 2.  For every boxing champion, there is a loser.

There are so many sanctioning belts, that literally, there is a non-champion for each champion.

# 1.  "I don't fight for bragging rights, I fight for checks."  - Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

Self-explanatory.  No further comment needed.

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