When I was a little kid I thought dudes in gangs and thugs were tough. Dudes in gangs shook up people in my old neighborhood. But, as I began to study, deal with, and see how they operate, I began to see that many were not hard at all. I discovered that they could not operate without each other. They were use to doing things as a group that they could not work as individually.
They get their confidence from the presence of their crew. This is why a dude who is in a gang is hard when they are around their crew but humble when he's by himself. So, if his confidence is sky high with his crew, then dude will like get beat down when he's by himself. Many fight you but then have their boys jump in to help them.
But, this other thing he mentioned was true. Too many cats have gotten weak. That fear, that respect, that kept other dudes in check from fucking with niggas is dying out. I look at videos and niggas be getting their asses kicked. I was watching some video of niggas getting slapped around by white boys.

That's why I say Train! Train! Train! Too many dudes are getting bold these days and their target is a nigga to fuck up. They feel tough after doing this, especially with MMA out now. People love seeing niggas getting destroyed.