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I made a twitter acc only to follow Boxer, MMA, Jessica (expanded to MC to  ).
I get up at 6 am to watch any SlayerS team member play, i stay up till 5-6 am when Boxer played NASL.
When i get with my friends later at evenings when all finish work, we talk mainly about SC2, most of them are real fans of Boxer and his new team.
I showed my girlfriend (soon to be wife) many BW replays of Boxer and told her all i knew about him. She had newer played any pc games and now she asks me when she wakes up what happened, how did he play, did he win, who he played against. We watched together MMA play at MLG, we cheared together..
She understood the greatness of one man that made esports that big, and it wasn't hard to understand that what he is, the emperor, the one and only.
People that seek 5 min of spotlight writhing stuff like that should not bother us but yet they do, why is that?
It is because we really care, it hurts us bad, imagine how it must hurt him..
Boxer fighting!
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Man, Boxer...  Come back stronger than ever. Stupid journalist getting to him. HE IS THE FREAKING REASON GSL IS ON
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On July 01 2011 06:20 Ravencruiser wrote:
Let's be realistic here:
Boxer is never going to dominate the SC2 scene or even come close to being one of the top players.
With that said, why doesn't he just stop practicing altogether and become a full-time team manager / coach? I'm sure he fills these roles to a great extent already, so why not give up what is failing him and instead focus on what he's good at? He'll still be the starcraft icon and whatnot without the constant disappoints to the fans.
Can someone shed some light? Why is he still a player?
He is not.
Cella is their coach.
Jessica / Ga-Yeon is their manager.
She helped form the team and she manages it near-single-handedly so that BoxeR can do what he wants: play Starcraft 2.
It makes him happy.
He does not coach.
He does not manage.
He does nothing but practise the game because playing the game is what he wants to do.
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He's a coach at this point, why are people worried? He's expired, it's nothing against him, it's just that he's a juggernaut professional football player and his knees are giving from age and wear and tear. It's not sad. He's a champion, he'll always be a champion.
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Boxer. Oh man, what do I say about him. I played a little BW with friends back in the old days. Almost only custom maps(FastestPossible). Back then did I only know that the Koreans were supposed to be insane at the game, and that there was this mystic guy, standing at the top amongst Koreans. Boxer was his name.
Fast forward a couple of years, and there was this new game coming out - Starcraft 2. I got pretty into it, and found out about this thing called E-sports. There was a huuuuuuuuuuge tornament in Korea, with a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge prizepool. It was called the GSL. So I read a bit about it (on TL, wich I found by accident earlier when I wanted a buildorder for a 6pool) . It was already the second season, and everybody was making a huge fuzz about some old guy named Boxer switching over from BW. Hmm, Boxer? I didn't really have any memories of that guy, but from the way people spoke about him, I understod that he was special.
Then I tuned in that day, october the 18th. Boxer vs Hapiness. And just a few minutes in I started to understand why everybody was hyping this guy. Was he really going to move up the ramp with three marines and a SCV? - yepp. Was that really going to work? -oh yes. Can marines reall move AND shoot - yes, in Boxers hands everything is possible.
That moment is forever engraved in my head. That beautifull micro...
In fact, after that game, me and my GSL watching friends always call attack-move-attack-move micro for BOXERMOVING (Or actually in swenglish BOXERMOVA).
BOXER<3
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Boxer has special place in my heart that NO ONE else can fill. Please never give up!
People who didn't follow SC1 and BW can't truly understand, how much Boxer has done for esports (e.g. rejecting personal sponsorship and forming first sponsored team) and also for the game of Starcraft (many terran concepts/strategies, some also used in SC2). In SC2 he already created one of the best teams and is raising new young players.
Although I was always protoss player, Boxer's personality and entertaining style of play made me cheer for him in every match, even against protoss heroes. And man, did he deliver some of the most epic games of all time. I hope he never loses motivation and passion to play, because he still has A LOT to give - to new players, to community and ESPORTS as a whole.
Lim Yo Hwan forever! <333333
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Boxer will always come back because he is the fucking emperor <3
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Regardless of Code you will always have a special place in my heart BoxeR <3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3
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On July 01 2011 06:29 oniontx wrote:Show nested quote +On July 01 2011 06:20 Ravencruiser wrote:
Let's be realistic here:
Boxer is never going to dominate the SC2 scene or even come close to being one of the top players.
With that said, why doesn't he just stop practicing altogether and become a full-time team manager / coach? I'm sure he fills these roles to a great extent already, so why not give up what is failing him and instead focus on what he's good at? He'll still be the starcraft icon and whatnot without the constant disappoints to the fans.
Can someone shed some light? Why is he still a player? He is not. Cella is their coach. Jessica / Ga-Yeon is their manager. She helped form the team and she manages it near-single-handedly so that BoxeR can do what he wants: play Starcraft 2. It makes him happy. He does not coach. He does not manage. He does nothing but practise the game because playing the game is what he wants to do.
Boxer is an amazing player. Yes, he is also an amazing mentor and teacher (Iloveoov), but he plays amazingly. Everyone has their off days, but Boxer will overcome.
I mean heck the whole team (SlayerS) is named after him! MKP was (originally) named after him. he is (and will always be) a legend.
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BoxeR is the reason i got into Starcraft, and to this day i get Delighted to see him in a game ^^
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Jessica touches on some character flaws of a vocal, but hopefully small, part of the community:
I wish that this kind of insulting culture among netizens would disappear. It is an embarrassment beyond anything else.
It isn't isolated to Korea, but everywhere. And seeing it in action leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. I wish there was a concerted effort to stamp it out, and be positive, rather than negative. In parallel I see the same sort of behaviour/discussion regarding Tyler's recent form (needs more practice, has lost it, not the nony we knew etc), and more often than not it isn't followed up with something positive to be built from.
I'm not sure why, but it disheartens me.
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Thanks for giving a ceaseless effort SlayerSBoxeR. =)
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I have tremendous respect for BoxeR, mainly because he doesn't let his ego come in the way of his playing.
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On July 01 2011 06:30 Frozne wrote:
He's a coach at this point, why are people worried? He's expired, it's nothing against him, it's just that he's a juggernaut professional football player and his knees are giving from age and wear and tear. It's not sad. He's a champion, he'll always be a champion.
he still plays amazingly though, I believe that he can still compete(after he has healed). Even if he isn't at the top, his out-off-the-box thinking is inspirational.
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we should try to get #slayersboxer a trending topic when he's playing at NASL! boxer fightinggggggg.
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BoxeR has my support until the second he retires (may that day never come)
On your knees for the Emperor of Terran!
Good luck BoxeR!
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I will always regret not watching StarCraft in Boxer's day of glory.
But at least I was there to see him nuke Killer, Oz's then Zerg ace (in that weird period of time where they decided not to use Jaedong because... I don't know).
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Yeah, I don't care if he's out of GSL. He'll be back and if he doesn't, he's still the emperor. A legend is a legend and stays as such forever.
Hope your shoulder gets well soon! <3
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When I started following the BW progaming scene, my instant favorite was Yellow when he was still in Air Force ACE and during that time I had yet to know about you. Then my older brother said you, Boxer, ARE the reason that terran isnt a pushover, you made terran imba and that Yellow was your eternal rival. I was already a fan of you Boxer and then you moved to the SC2 scene. I was so shocked and surprised that you, a legend would be playing Starcraft2. Since then, I have been rooting for in every tournament and event you have competed. I especially remember when you were competing in the TSL3 most people that you were not strong and that your match against Sen was already over before it began. Not only you proved us wrong you rocked our world that day. You were giving your old fans that followed you in your BW days feel nostalgic and I felt nerd chills. I'm always cheering for you man!! Please don't give in to what people say and stay focused on your goals and your hard work will show its results at the end!!
LIM YO HWAN FIGHTING!!!!!
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 BoxeR is AWESOME! I <3 your playstyle
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A legend will always be a legend. GoGo BoxeR Fighting!
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