By: Sean Crose
Sometimes you just have to listen to people.
That is a fact.
While it is true that some people may pretend to be mentally ill, depressed, or challenging situations for the sole purpose of making their lives easier, the truth is that countless people do NOT suffer from it. such things and am suffering from them as I write these words. Furthermore, there’s really no way to tell if someone is telling the truth about this unless you’re a licensed professional or someone fairly close to the individual in question.
Key point?
That in some situations, it’s best to be a little more cautious, empathetic, and even helpful if you can. Fighters like Adrien Broner, Tyson Fury and Danny Garcia should be trusted when they go public about their struggles. It can be a cruel world out there (just turn on the news) and people can suffer a lot without feeling the slightest bit of physical pain. In particular, boxing can be very cruel. Brain damage, along with other types of serious bodily harm, or even death, always threatens the lives of professional fighters. When a man like Adrien Broner walks out of a fight because he says he’s going through some emotional testing, it’s wise to listen to him.
With that said, it may also be too easy to criticize someone like Omar Figueroa for angering issues like Broner’s claims of psychological pressure. “Not to say you do NOT suffer from mental health issues,” Figueroa posted on social media Monday in response to his scheduled opponent Broner withdrawing from Saturday’s fight. , “as WE SEND ALL tell you, just don’t use it as an excuse NOW after you’ve been undisciplined. This kind of response is above all, to be sure, and isn’t particularly helpful either. However, while Figueroa may not have handled Broner’s actions as well as he could, a sense of understanding should follow. Figueroa is, after all, on the cusp of a combat sports event when he publicly responds to Broner’s situation.Don’t forget that he’s also just emerged from a grueling fight camp. , where he actually prepared for a physical battle.
The fact that these fighters are notable is now becoming clear about their challenges. This trend seems to have started with Fury becoming clear about his own problems a few years back and is unlikely to stop. It shouldn’t stop either, as long as this trend proves to be helpful to individuals like Broner, Fury, and Garcia’s, Danny and Ryan, who are open about their internal struggles.
Of course it’s legitimate to worry about what Hemingway calls “scammers and swindlers” taking over the moment, but it’s worth noting that those who fight openly about their personal problems are at risk. jeopardize their own careers. Boxing, to put it simply, can be all about money. And people won’t be willing to put down money if they think a warrior’s mental health is going to be detrimental to that warrior’s ability to make money. And don’t even start with the online sadism that certain individuals engage in.
Again, it can be a cruel world out there. Sometimes believing one’s claims is not only the better choice, but that it is fundamentally the right choice.
