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I was listening to a some guy on TV talk about boxing and he said something that has been rolling around in my head for a few days. He said that in boxing so many of these guys come from such abject poverty that it often comes down to "who needs it more". Even after they become successful or rich, once you've lived in poverty the fear of returning to that life never leaves.
The reason it resonated with me is because I'm often disappointed in the level of grit with the current batch of MMA fighters. And I think that, for most of these guys, they've never truly been hungry in their lives. They grew up in middle-class homes, went to decent schools, played sports, wrestled in college, etc.
Turning down fights, cherry-picking opponents, pulling out over questionable injuries, being content to sit on a title and not defend it, wasting years of their prime. These are pretty common place today.
Of course there are exceptions but this DJ/TJ era of the UFC is underwhelming as fuck.
The reason it resonated with me is because I'm often disappointed in the level of grit with the current batch of MMA fighters. And I think that, for most of these guys, they've never truly been hungry in their lives. They grew up in middle-class homes, went to decent schools, played sports, wrestled in college, etc.
Turning down fights, cherry-picking opponents, pulling out over questionable injuries, being content to sit on a title and not defend it, wasting years of their prime. These are pretty common place today.
Of course there are exceptions but this DJ/TJ era of the UFC is underwhelming as fuck.