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      Re: Boxing
      Reply #736: May 03, 2015 07:37:11 am
      has to be up there with the most boring fights in the history of the sport...
      Says it all really
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      Reply #737: May 03, 2015 08:11:30 am

      that fight is exactly why boxing has lost a lot of its mainstream appeal.  You can be some sort of boxing aficionado and appreciate Floyd's tactics, his defence, his technical ability or whatever you want to call it, but to a layman who doesn't watch boxing often, all you would've seen was Floyd dancing around in the ring trying to avoid any sort of serious confrontation.  it's boring.

      Whereas with something like football, even someone who doesn't really have a huge interest in it can watch us last season, or Barca, or something like that, and appreciate the passing, the great goals etc.  What we saw from Mayweather is exactly the opposite of that.
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      Reply #738: May 03, 2015 11:47:30 am
      If that fight is the best boxing can offer the sport is fu**ed.
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      Reply #739: May 03, 2015 11:48:55 am
      that fight is exactly why boxing has lost a lot of its mainstream appeal.  You can be some sort of boxing aficionado and appreciate Floyd's tactics, his defence, his technical ability or whatever you want to call it, but to a layman who doesn't watch boxing often, all you would've seen was Floyd dancing around in the ring trying to avoid any sort of serious confrontation.  it's boring.

      Whereas with something like football, even someone who doesn't really have a huge interest in it can watch us last season, or Barca, or something like that, and appreciate the passing, the great goals etc.  What we saw from Mayweather is exactly the opposite of that.

      Mayweather is the boxing equivalent of Chelsea.

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      Re: Boxing
      Reply #740: May 03, 2015 01:00:30 pm
      Pacquiao just couldn't get anywhere near him. A disappointing spectacle but a masterful tactical performance by Mayweather.
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      Reply #741: May 03, 2015 03:20:15 pm
      Mayweather made $179,000,000 in that fight. He landed 148 punches... Over one million big ones for every punch landed.

      www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeXatquVqAc
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      Reply #742: May 03, 2015 07:24:24 pm
      Mayweather is the boxing equivalent of Chelsea.



      Not a bad analogy..;D

      I'd say he's more like Maureen himself..;D.  Changes just enough for EVERY opponent with defence as a base. Offence ALWAYS comes after..

      I can see that non boxing fans would find this fight boring but, those that do follow a little more closely could see the master-class displayed.

      I'm watching again as I type and he's clean in the centre of the ring even cutting Manny off at times.. I don't see running.. I see scary footwork..

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      Reply #743: May 04, 2015 03:52:03 am
      That fight was a disgrace to the sport. Manny was refused a painkilling injection for his shoulder by the Nevada Commission before the fight after they initially granted it! Roach said they would have pulled out of the fight if the injection would have initially been refused. Mayweather scams again.

      Spent the whole fight dodging an injured Manny, he knew Manny couldn't fight with his usual ferocity and was happy to avoid confrontation throughout the whole fight. Mayweather senior gave Floyd an absolute roasting half way through the fight because Floyd refused to fight. The crowd turned on him and it wasn't until the tenth round that Floyd offered anything in return.

      Mayweather wants to wake up, best fighter ever? He's F***ing deluded. Calzaghe was a better fighter than him and he could also fight.

      Tyson called him a pussy that was running scared before the fight and he proved himself to be right. Bear in mind that Floyd threw several low blows and was not warned or deducted points for it and was constantly clinging on to Manny for the first five rounds.

      The only thing that was more annoying was that bell end Froch in commentary.
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      Reply #744: May 04, 2015 05:00:56 am
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      Reply #745: May 04, 2015 05:41:02 am
      Stuff the boxing match, that was just boring to watch...what I found more intriguing was panning around ringside before the Match started and there is Donald Trump sitting 5 or 6 rows back from the ring.

      F**k me, how rich do you have to be to get in the first 4 rows?  :lmao:
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      Reply #746: May 04, 2015 05:43:01 am
      The fight was over after the 8th round. Don't see why Mayweather would open up the fight and go after Manny after that - he just had to stay on his feet and he has the title from the 9th round onwards.

      Manny fought aggressive but Mayweather got himself out of the corner unscathed almost every time. His head speed is scary.

      Annoys me seeing my Facebook feed flooded with people who never watched a boxing match before start to criticise Mayweather. The guy is a counter attacking specialist with a 47-0 record prior to the fight, we all knew Manny would take the fight to him and Mayweather would sit back and counter. It's exactly as you'd expect and the result was exactly as you'd expect.

      Got in to a discussion on FB with a mate who stopped responding after 3 comments (and 3 girls who i know for a fact are not boxing enthusiasts liking his comments defending Manny) when i said the above to him. It was a professional job by Flloyd even though it wasn't the prettiest on the eyes.
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      Reply #747: May 04, 2015 05:57:54 am
      It was professional Crouchie, not doubting that, it was just sh*t to watch.

      $180Million he got payed, I wanted to see them tear sh*t out of each other.

      I'm just glad I wasn't one that payed $30 odd bucks or whatever the fee was to watch it on PPV.
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      Reply #748: May 04, 2015 08:58:30 am
      It was professional Crouchie, not doubting that, it was just sh*t to watch.

      $180Million he got payed, I wanted to see them tear sh*t out of each other.

      I'm just glad I wasn't one that payed $30 odd bucks or whatever the fee was to watch it on PPV.

      It was $60 through MainEvent.

      They were never going to tear the sh*t out of each other. Floyd on points decision was the very likely outcome the whole way and i don't think i saw anyone give an opinion otherwise that was associated with boxing before the fight (media, former fighters, experts etc.).
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      Reply #749: May 04, 2015 10:45:59 am
      The fight was over after the 8th round. Don't see why Mayweather would open up the fight and go after Manny after that - he just had to stay on his feet and he has the title from the 9th round onwards.

      Manny fought aggressive but Mayweather got himself out of the corner unscathed almost every time. His head speed is scary.

      Annoys me seeing my Facebook feed flooded with people who never watched a boxing match before start to criticise Mayweather. The guy is a counter attacking specialist with a 47-0 record prior to the fight, we all knew Manny would take the fight to him and Mayweather would sit back and counter. It's exactly as you'd expect and the result was exactly as you'd expect.

      Got in to a discussion on FB with a mate who stopped responding after 3 comments (and 3 girls who i know for a fact are not boxing enthusiasts liking his comments defending Manny) when i said the above to him. It was a professional job by Flloyd even though it wasn't the prettiest on the eyes.

      Mayweather refused to fight. He spent the first five rounds landing low blows and grabbing all the time. The fight was fixed. Any other fighter would have had points deducted for the low blows, especially continuous low blows. It is no coincidence that the Nevada Boxing Commission went back on their word and refused Manny the pain killing injection for his shoulder. Did you not see Floyds father giving him a bollocking halfway through the fight? He was telling his own son to fight, to offer something, he was fuming.The crowd were booing him.

      Mayweather knew that Manny was neutralised and couldn't fight with his usual ferocity and 7-8 punch combos because of this injury. Mayweather is a disgrace to boxing, he ran away, as Tyson predicted. He calls himself the greatest ever, he is F***ing deluded. He will never be considered the greatest among the purists, armchair fans maybe, but never by the purists. Fighters are meant to fight. Floyd Mayweather Senior acknowledged that, hence the bollocking.
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      Reply #750: May 04, 2015 12:26:17 pm
      Surprised that so many people are surprised how Mayweather approached the fight.
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      Reply #751: May 04, 2015 12:41:11 pm
      Surprised that so many people are surprised how Mayweather approached the fight.

      Agreed Si.

      Like him or not (and I'm in the "not" category) he is nothing but consistently excellent at what he does.

      Manny needed to be able to land consistently in order to slow him down and I'm of the opinion to do so you have to be prepared to be physical with him. Manny tried to box his way in and allowed Mayweather to control pace and distance.

      I still think a physical fight from Alvarez would have been interesting but he too tried to fence with Mayweather.

      Castillo, De La Hoya and Maidana showed the blueprint......executing it is a different matter though!
      « Last Edit: May 04, 2015 12:51:23 pm by Scotia »
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      Reply #752: May 04, 2015 02:19:42 pm
      Surprised that so many people are surprised how Mayweather approached the fight.

      Me too.

      Im not a fan of the guy and would have loved to see 12 rounds of mayhem but it was never going to happen.
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      Reply #753: May 04, 2015 09:44:25 pm
      It was $60 through MainEvent.

      They were never going to tear the sh*t out of each other. Floyd on points decision was the very likely outcome the whole way and i don't think i saw anyone give an opinion otherwise that was associated with boxing before the fight (media, former fighters, experts etc.).

      $60 what a F***ing rip off. Thank goodness for people who know how to do illegal downloads.  ;D

      Maybe they weren't going to tear the sh*t out of each other but it would have been a better spectale if they did.

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      Reply #754: May 05, 2015 12:08:45 am
      Me too.

      Im not a fan of the guy and would have loved to see 12 rounds of mayhem but it was never going to happen.

      Plus the facts show Mayweather in the end actually landed more punches. I know its easier to say than do, but the fight was lost in the 1st 3 rounds, Pacman had a slow start where he should have gone for the KO early. He was never going to win on points vs Mayweather.
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      Reply #755: May 05, 2015 12:21:54 pm
      Mayweather refused to fight. He spent the first five rounds landing low blows and grabbing all the time. The fight was fixed. Any other fighter would have had points deducted for the low blows, especially continuous low blows. It is no coincidence that the Nevada Boxing Commission went back on their word and refused Manny the pain killing injection for his shoulder. Did you not see Floyds father giving him a bollocking halfway through the fight? He was telling his own son to fight, to offer something, he was fuming.The crowd were booing him.

      Mayweather knew that Manny was neutralised and couldn't fight with his usual ferocity and 7-8 punch combos because of this injury. Mayweather is a disgrace to boxing, he ran away, as Tyson predicted. He calls himself the greatest ever, he is F***ing deluded. He will never be considered the greatest among the purists, armchair fans maybe, but never by the purists. Fighters are meant to fight. Floyd Mayweather Senior acknowledged that, hence the bollocking.

      Was three sheets to the wind when we watched the fight just couldn't understand during the fight why pacman was backing off after landing a few shots , now I know why , a lack lustre affair,  would have felt  cheated had I paid a lot to watch it , Mayweathers biggest fan is himself and that says it all,
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      Reply #756: May 05, 2015 12:26:54 pm
      Surprised that so many people are surprised how Mayweather approached the fight.

      My gripe is about the denial of the painkilling injection. Told him yes and then refused to let him have it. Scam written all over it. I knew how Mayweather would approach the fight, it was the way they screwed Manny over that pissed me off. A full power Manny would have hit through Floyds defence and would have forced Floyd to come out and fight.
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      Reply #757: May 05, 2015 12:29:36 pm
      Why is everyone ignoring the pain killing injection scam? F**k me sideways, Manny was robbed. Mayweather fought a man who was in agony and he still wouldn't engage him.
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      Reply #758: May 05, 2015 01:49:51 pm
      Why is everyone ignoring the pain killing injection scam? F**k me sideways, Manny was robbed. Mayweather fought a man who was in agony and he still wouldn't engage him.

      Pacman having surgery to repair his torn rotator cuff...he'll be out 9-12 months.

      It's obvious it had to be bothering him.

      To be honest, Pacman probably should have never went through with the fight. Should have said "no pain-killer, no fight". Would have forced Mayweather camp's hand. 

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