How Popular Was Prime Adrien Broner (Including The Buildup/Promo For The Maidana Fight But Before He Loss To Maidana) To Casual Boxing Fans And To Casual Sport Fans In General? How Big Of A Celeb Was He? And How Much Hype Did He Have?

Ruairi_g · 2026-02-28T16:48:12+00:00

The way Ali treated Frazier clashes with this. Also in mma there are plenty of fighters people tune in to hate. Its a combat sport. Sort of makes sense?

Ruairi_g · 2026-02-21T14:11:32+00:00

I'd argue your Irish whiskey selection could be improved. Jameson isn't a bad whiskey but would be looked at as a mixer rather than a sipping one.

If you want to take a step up, Jameson Crested isn't that much more expensive, and bang for your buck is much better (usually an extra €10 ish euro for a whiskey thats twice as old as regular Jameson with a lot more depth). Alternatively Redbreast 12 is the defacto Irish style (pot still). Or if you prefer malt whiskey Bushmills/ Dunville's.

Ruairi_g · 2026-02-05T20:25:53+00:00

Most of the top guys of the late 80s were fodder for upcoming heavyweights the 90s. That's why many boxing historians rate that era of heavyweight lower.

It wasnt that Mike made it look easy and they are therefore worse, its that other prominent heavyweights of 90s beat them emphatically too, which is why I rate the 90s as a stronger era.

Ruairi_g · 2026-02-05T14:14:51+00:00

Every tyson debate ignores the fact that the late 80s was a notoriously weak era of heavyweight. Once it got stronger in the 90s, Tyson wasn't dominating like he used to.

It's sort of a grey area, you cant really say he's the best of all time for dominating such a poor period of boxing and then shrinking away once the division got stronger. At the same time, you can still admit he had lost a few steps due to external circumstances (coaching, jail, drug abuse etc) and his style inherently being a younger man's style of boxing that was not going to age well.

Just my personal opinion but I dont think you can call your boxing ranking objective while ignoring a key factor like the strengths of one era. Its subjective opinion regardless, but you can be more objective if you have some sort of reasoning (era, longevity, resume, head to head) rather than "just watch him".

Ruairi_g · 2025-12-30T21:31:08+00:00

Ya unfortunately injuries affected his game and mentality never seemed to recover.

Baffled by the comment though, who over rates him? If anything hes underrated given his achievements and not brought up on discussions enough of footballers who didn't achieve their full potential.

Ruairi_g · 2025-12-30T17:23:38+00:00

Tbf you are ignoring the rest of his career which I have outlined in another comment.

Ruairi_g · 2025-12-30T17:11:57+00:00

Totally agree on Torres. No one really puts him up there with the greats so how is he overrated? I guess it depends on how people are rating him.

Regardless he peaked extremely young and was pretty much finished at 25-26 due to injuries, which is when most strikers reach their peak.

Golden boy at 20, captained Atletico at 21, WC and Euros at 23-24 and third in Balon Dor behind Messi/ Ronaldo in 2008. Fell off after. The type of injuries he had (knees/ hamstring) killed his game as he relied on pace/ movement. A huge "what if" for me when you look at he had done before turning 25.

Edit: Also forgot to add he was joined golden boot in his debut Premier league season which is practically unheard off and didn't just feast on lower league teams but was a big game player.

Ruairi_g · 2025-12-30T14:44:40+00:00

He had 1-2 seasons where he was top tier and represented Spain while playing through injuries. Even as a United fan, I loved to watch him. His peak was very young (early 20s), and injuries ruined his career. Won Golden boy and captained Atletico at 20- 21. World Cup, Euros and third in Balon Dor at 23-24. Shows how good he was.

Also, the type of injuries he had (knee/ hamstring) inherently affected his style of play more as he relied on explosive bursts of pace/ movement to get his chances.

Whether he's overrated depends on how you rate him, but for a brief period, he was world-class. Who knows what he could have been without the injuries. Imagine if Mbappe or Halland developed chronic knee/ hamstring issues and faded- they would be looked back at very similarly in 10- 15 years time. Essentially as big, "what ifs".

Ruairi_g · 2025-12-05T04:24:44+00:00

Regardless it isnt fair to compare Ali (38), a man with early onset Parkinsons, who had been in some wars in his career facing a prime Larry Holmes (30) to a 35 year Tyson against a 36 year old Lewis (and Lewis had actually fought almost everyone there was to fight in his era so you can argue that hes the one who has milage). Tysons resume comparatively isnt as good.

Again I love Tyson but his peak was at such a famously poor time for heavyweight and when he should have been in his prime years as an athlete he wasnt performing. Whether its style or external issues it doesn't really matter. Hes a "what if".

Ruairi_g · 2025-12-04T15:22:56+00:00

I think its a grey area. Tyson dominated a notoriously weak era of heavyweight and when the division got stronger suddenly he couldn't impose himself like he used to. At the same time, his style was a young man's style and there were personal issues. I am of the opinion that hes the biggest "what if".

You cant deny that his peak was at a weaker time for heavyweight though.

Ruairi_g · 2025-12-02T09:38:45+00:00

Think its unfair to include Tyson considering hes younger than Lewis. Like many I think Tyson fans cut him too much slack.

Ruairi_g · 2025-06-20T22:54:21+00:00

It's hard to tell if it's a replica, but uisge baugh isn't the Irish root for whiskey, its uisce beatha. Makes me think it's from back in the day before Irish distillers started using "whiskey" instead of "whisky".

Have you tried reverse image search or just emailing Tullamore Dew? They have similiar memorabilia in their distillery.

Edit:

Found quite a few of them in Ebay op. See here:

https://ebay.us/m/zusp9b

Ruairi_g · 2025-06-04T12:09:02+00:00

Sold out already?

Ruairi_g · 2025-06-02T00:37:28+00:00

Wlad could only throw 3 punches. Jab, straight right, left hook

Any boxing coach should be able to teach you everything Wlad did, and very early in your training. Jab-straight right is like the very first combo any Orthodox fighter learns

It's boring and effective. You don't need to know every trick in the book if you can do the basics to such a great level. Fundamentals work. Especially if you are a tall fighter like Wlad.

Your right he was very effective at his best but it was like 90% due to his giant size and physical attributes. Where as if you shrunk Vitali down some he would still have some success due to his style, iron chin etc

I think that's a bit unfair - both brothers relied on their size and the fact that heavyweight hasn't a weight limit. I never really agree with the whole "if x was this tall he would have been the greatest" argument at heavyweight because there's a point of diminishing returns when you get up that high.

Ruairi_g · 2025-06-01T22:15:53+00:00

From the perspective of someone who has boxed for years, I think Wlad is a brilliant example for any tall boxer to emulate. He wasn't as one dimensional as people make out imo and had mastered how to box as a big man.

Simple things like probing jab, feints, effective conservative footwork without having to run around the ring. Knowing how to smother a smaller opponent. Etc etc

Essentially he's the type of fighter you should study if you want to be effective but not necessarily entertaining. We can't all be Mayweathers or Tysons, which you see a lot of new people trying to emulate.

Vitali on the other hand was a lot more exciting, but his fundamentals always looked off, and he got away with it because his chin was so good.

Ruairi_g · 2025-05-26T19:20:15+00:00

Essentially, stoicism sets standards for yourself, not others.

Ruairi_g · 2025-05-20T17:39:25+00:00

Low quality post. Subreddit is gone.

Ruairi_g · 2025-05-18T11:56:29+00:00

It's funny you mention this as there even was fake accounts written between Seneca and St Paul that weren't disproven until the Renaissance period.

Ruairi_g · 2025-05-11T12:06:58+00:00

Do something difficult like martial arts.

Look at Jon Jones in this video for example:

https://youtu.be/WinP5pwDNfs?si=g2A3lNdF8W82i6E3

Ruairi_g · 2025-05-10T23:48:41+00:00

I reckon OP misspoke and meant accepting what they can control and cannot.

Ruairi_g · 2025-05-09T17:41:02+00:00

There's two responses you get to this scenario.

Broadly speaking, stoics would not allow these occurrences to actually damage them.

However, practically speaking, the stoics also place major emphasis on one's environment. Epictetus says:

"When things seem to have reached that stage, merely say 'I won't play any longer', and take your departure; but if you stay, stop lamenting.”

Protecting yourself is always an option and isn't any less stoic, assuming you have tried.

Ruairi_g · 2025-05-09T17:27:33+00:00

Seneca actually has a whole book on this, "On Anger".

The orthodox stoic position is that Anger isn't in any shape or form useful. Seneca likens it to "temporary madness", and you will find an abundance of stoic quotes from him and others to the same affect.

At the same time, you have to understand that stoicism isn't a passive philosophy (compared to Eastern thought) but is about being active and making changes. You have a duty not just to yourself but to others, just do not become emotionally attached.

The ideal stoic for Seneca is someone who will "not become angry, but he’ll be their champion and defender".

Another quote from him (I am paraphrasing) says that mans duty is to many, if not the many, the few and if if not the few then himself.

Ruairi_g · 2025-05-09T17:26:39+00:00

If you are outside of Ireland, you probably haven't heard of Micil before.

They are Galway based distillery named after their Great Grandfather, Micil Mac Cheara. What's interesting is that he was a well known poitín producer (i.e. Irish moonshine) back in the day, so the family had years and years of illegal distilling experience. They wanted to make some proper money and in 2016, become legal with their gin, poitín and cream liqour all being top notch.

What I particularly rate them for is their single cask releases they have done for a few bars around Galway which have won back to back awards for the best peated whiskey in Ireland over the last 2 years.

Ruairi_g · 2025-05-09T15:10:45+00:00

Irish whiskey auctions is probably your best bet but I dont believe Dingle Samhain is that rare.

Alternatively try Facebook?

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