Question about the Contender - Fight Forum - MMA - UFC - Boxing - K1

aussieufcfan · 11-04-2007, 08:23 PM

I have been watching the first few episodes of the Contender & i have noticed that before every fight when one of the boxers is talking about there lives & there families they always end up saying that they are fighting for there kids so they have a better life & i understand that but has anyone said or have the courage to say that they are doing it for themselves so as to better there career or lifestyle?
Im sure they would come accross as arrogant but sometimes when u do things just for yourself then u usually have more intensity than the others.

sitnspin · 11-04-2007, 08:31 PM

There are definitely a lot of cliches in the fight game. I was having a conversation with a teammate recently about how we'd like to hear more fighters say the opposite of all those things you hear them say every time. For example, in the pre-fight interview clips, it'd be hilarious to hear a fighter say, "I'm terrified of this guy. He's a monster and he's probably going to beat the hell out of me." More along the lines of what you're talking about, it'd be funny to have a fighter say, "My wife and kids are nice and all, but I'm mainly fighting so I can be on TV and strangers will want my autograph and tell me I'm cool."