EPTOP's note: Please don't start a balance flame war. I just thought the most interesting part of the interview was Boxer's constant comments about Terran's weakness, so I put that as the title. There's a lot more in the interview than just race balance, but you really can't get around it - Boxer thinks Terran is UP, and he doesn't care who knows it. Let's keep it cool in here. It's just a translation of what Boxer said.
Update 2010.10.30: Read this. Boxer deserves respect.
Update 2010.10.30: BurningSera claims mistranslation here. Judge for yourself. My response here.
Update 2010.10.30: Boxer is definitely not a QQer. Anyone who thinks otherwise should watch this game. It's the #1 game in the OSL hall of fame, and CholeraSC titled it "Never Surrender". If you don't know what OSL is or who CholeraSC is...you have a lot to learn before saying anything about Boxer.
Source (Chinese)
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This article was written before he beat Loner.
After taking down his last opponent, Boxer has entered the Ro16. After the match, he took questioned from the Korean media, and said that taking on Loner meant avoiding TvZ which was what he was most afraid of. He also said that he had watched Loner's play at Blizzcon, and understood Loner's tactics. When asked about Fake Boxer, he generously admitted that Fake Boxer was probably stronger than him at the moment.
Q: How do you feel about entering the Ro16?
A: My Ro16 opponent is Loner, my previous record against Chinese players is poor, so I must change that impression, and my minimum goal is to be a S-class player. I hope I can accomplish both goals.
I only have two days to practice, so I've got to hurry back to practice. I'm happy I can avoid the problematic TvP.
Q: You used some pretty unorthodox (cheesy) tactics.
A: In the first game I didn't want to reveal my strategy, so I canceled tech and improvised. The second game I was following a set game plan. TvP requires my full strength, so I just put my head down and executed.
In previous interviews I didn't mention who I was practicing with, because I didn't want people to find the replays. I was actually practicing with sSKS. This time he gave me lots of practice looks, and at Blizzcon, Huk helped me practice.
Q: Because of Blizzcon, do you have stamina problems?
A: After coming back to Seoul, there were some issues with the time lag, and I lost my practice notebook. I've been to the US before, and it was the same kind of discomfort. After coming back I didn't sleep much, just concentrating on practice, but I had less than one day of practice.
Q: You had a showmatch against Fruitdealer.
A: Even though it was a showmatch, there were a lot of spectators, more than GSL, so I was quite nervous. Even though I tried my best, but I still lost. Fruitdealer is a good player, I hope to play him again after I have plenty of practice.
Q: Recently people have said TvZ is hard.
A: I'm probably the one who has said it most! We've got to wait for the next patch, but for now we just try our best. I had this momentary thought in my head, that if I was eliminated I would switch races. Actually I want to go random. In internal battles, for a time, I was random.
Q: So you'll be random in future tournaments?
A: If Terran gets weakened again I might go random.
Q: Your Ro16 opponent is the Chinese player "Little Terran Emperor" Loner.
A: At Blizzcon I saw his TvP. But he lost 0-4, making me think that Protoss might be "bugged" (OP). I've played him on battle.net, so I know his style.
Q: Every one says you're the strongest TvT,
A: Well, Terran against anyone else is hard, I hope my opponents are all Terran, haha.
Q: Under the circumstances, you will probably meet Nada in Ro8.
A: If we meet, that will be interesting, and it will be a hot topic, and because we will both be S-class, we can show-off our full skills without pressure.
Q: Today the crowd was pretty fired-up.
A: At Blizzcon there were more people, but I feel even more nervous at GSL. Probably because I didn't prepare well for today.
Q: The player who has the Boxer ID has said he has permission to switch ID.
A: Objectively, he's a better player than me right now. Based on skills, he should continue to use the ID, haha.
Please put GSL results in spoilers, not all of us have watched the games yet.
