Poll: Is It OK For MMA Fans To Boo?
by Kelvin Hunt on Mar 12, 2010 8:30 AM EST
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LOL! That title makes me laugh, but I was just reading a quote from UFC lightweight Clay Guida as he appeared on the MMAJunkie Radio Show. He says the following in regards to fans booing the fighters:
"Something I don't like, they were booing Kenny (Florian) before the fight. There's no room for that in the sport."
"We're out there busting our balls every day, and we get out there and leave it on the line," Guida said. "There's no reason to boo anybody, whether it's a boring fight or whatever."
I can see both sides of the of equation. All sports fans whether it be football, baseball, basketball, etc boo at some point in time. Sometimes they boo the players, sometimes it's the coaches, and sometimes they boo for the hell of it. At the end of the day, the fan has paid(most of the time) to see a performance. Should MMA fighters be held to a different standard?
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I’ll just put it out there and say it.
Yes, it is kind of bad if the match looks like:
Dean Lister vs. Yushin Okami
Leites vs. Silva
or Starnes vs. Quarry
but I’m not booing. Ok, I will honestly think, WT-flying-F with many exclamation marks, but I’ll show the fighters some respect.
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I can understand where Clay is coming from, but he got to understand where the consumer is coming from. Those UFC tickets aint bloodclot cheap! The PPV are kind of little bit overpriced. Based on what I am paying for, I expect to get my money’s worth. Just like he works hard in the gym, there are many that works just as hard just to put themselves in a position to go to a UFC event.
The bottomline is money. People spend hard earn money to see a show. If you decide to go lay an egg, not that Clay does this, then I have the right express my disgust. There are some that does it intentionally or fight not to lose. I basically take it as “fuck you, I’m still getting paid.” I wish a Dean Lister or fucking Thales Leites tell me I aint had no right to boo
by The Bronzeville Bully on Mar 12, 2010 9:03 AM EST reply actions
I don't necessarily boo
I just cuss a lot in the event of fights like Diaz./Guida….lol….I wonder if Guida prefers that to the booing?
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I have never, nor will I ever boo any fighter even if I hate his guts. It is a classless thing to do and you are always going to get some boring fights. You just need to learn to take the good with the bad.
Some people are like Slinkies... not really good for anything, but you still can't
help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs...
classless?
i don’t know man, its one of the few opportunitys a fan gets to express their self/opinion to a fighter/athlete much the same as if they cheer… as pointed out above (especially by BB), the fans have earned that right to express their feelings. If a fighter is tough enough to get hit i think they should be tough enough to take criticsm and disaproval. its not ideal, but, it is fair.
the only time i hate booing is during national anthems, that is disrespectful. other than that, game on i say and fair game at that…
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by RearNakedPoke on Mar 12, 2010 10:31 AM EST up reply actions
The fans absolutely have a right to boo. Me personally I won’t boo, may yell for the fighter to do something, but that is about it.
When you are competing and people are paying to watch you compete you are no longer just an Athlete, you are also an entertainer. If you do not put out a good product the fans ( read customers) have every right to voice their displeasure. Booing is better then them throwing crap.
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lol
you trippin.
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by Kelvin Hunt on Mar 12, 2010 11:53 AM EST up reply actions
Well, you pay for a ticket so you can boo all you want
I don’t think it makes you a non-fan or not, but Joe Rogan would say you’re uneducated. I mean, a fight like Quarry vs Starnes would have me booing, no doubt, and when they did the decision at 96 of Nelson vs Riley that entire house was booing as loud as they could.. including me.
Hell, I don’t see a problem with it if you want to boo at a good fight, you’re just going to look retarded.
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I do not like booing at all. I have always admired the Japanese shows (Pride, Dream….) and the respect they show the fighters.
Most who boo have never trained a day in their life and have absolutely no appreciation or understanding of what the fighters go through.
conversely
one might argue the fighters have no appreciation of what the fans go through.
a fighter gets paid, regardless. a fan is not necessarily contented my man….
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by RearNakedPoke on Mar 13, 2010 4:50 PM EST up reply actions
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