I get that, but there are numerous parties involved, especially when there's an estimated $300m on the table. It wouldn't be the first time promoters got in the way of a fight happening.
MAYWEATHER VS. PACQUIAO Official May 2nd
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I get that, but there are numerous parties involved, especially when there's an estimated $300m on the table. It wouldn't be the first time promoters got in the way of a fight happening.
And none of those are even floor seats. Not gonna lie, I may try to grab a couple $7,500 ones to resell, or worse comes to worst I can just go.
Probably something to do with the fight is scheduled till 4am (can someone confirm?). Still, a good excuse for a booze up!
man.. I'm gonna be enjoying what will happen if the fight gets cancelled or postponed.
You won't cause its not. Things were settled yesterday.
Call them?
If you're in the US, they should definitely be able to get you a yes or no answer. Apparently the site fee is something like $5,000 per bar, so they should definitely know if they are buying it. The bar where I'm watching it is charging a $40 cover per person.
The Albatross
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Is there any service that lets you search local bars that might be airing the fight for a fee? i found one local billard place, but it's just the worst place in the world.
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I see everybody is asking this same question.
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I see everybody is asking this same question.
LanceVance
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For real? Fuck that I'll watch it on Sunday
WesternHeretic
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Lines getting hammered right now.. lol.
Yeah, your best bet is to go to a bar I guess.
WesternHeretic
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Doing close circuit at Mandalay Bays out at the pool. Where is everyone else doing it?
Borboleta Amarela
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Where can I watch this live online? I'm in europe but it won't show on any channel where I live 
Sorry if this has already been answered but I didn't find anything.
Sorry if this has already been answered but I didn't find anything.
Agent Icebeezy
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You cannot have us see Chris algeiri, Tim Bradley and Juan Manuel Marquez hit Manny repeatedly with right hands and now he is in the fight with the boxer that is the most accurate boxer ever, with the best right hand lead ever. Floyd has virtually every physical, mental and boxing skill advantage. Floyd tko 11
Borboleta Amarela
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It's a tough decision. Floyd is technically perfect. Pac is the underdog which always has it's magnetism. I can see the fight going for Mayweather in a decision but I sure hope Pacquiao knocks him out.
NinjaMouse
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Mayweather will spend the entire fight running from Manny and jabbing for points alone to make sure it goes to a decision, in which he'll win. It's gonna be a snoozefest.
To play devil's advocate, 19 fighters have gone the distance with Mayweather and Pacquiao certainly isn't worse than any of them.
I agree that Floyd has one of the best most elusive right hands ever, but Pac has one of the the best most elusive left hands ever. And that is the punch that Floyd is most hit by.
That said, I am definitely picking Floyd. I'm personally framing the fight around Juan Manuel Marquez. Pac had 3 neck-and-neck fights with JMM and ultimately got pancaked in their 4th fight. Also, it doesn't hurt the comparison that Floyd whitewashed Marquez when he fought him, knocking him down in the process. And that was coming off a 2 year hiatus. Floyd was just too good and too big for Marquez.
What makes the fight exciting though are the stakes. I just can't see either guy giving up at any point in the fight. Neither of them has a ton of knockouts in recent years, but that's partly because most of their opponents in those fights gave up eventually and went into survival mode. I can't see either of these guys doing that. And that could set the stage for a KO.
-No one has ever done that to Pacquiao, including Marquez in their 4 fights. And Marquez is a first ballot hall of famer with a pure boxing style.
-Floyd was not able to do that in his two most recent fight with Marcos Maidana.
I just don't see the fight playing out that way.
shira
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That's every fight. If FWJ think he's losing and wants to manup, then it gets interesting.
In other words: Mayweather is going to box?
Remember, the aim of the game is to hit and not get hit in return.
NinjaMouse
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Haha...basically. He's a smart fighter, just saying that I don't see it being very exciting (like all of Mayweather's fights). It's technically sound, but boring for the fans.
Ninja Scooter
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It'll just kickstart the "Manny of 5 years ago would have beaten Mayweather!" discussions.
Syphon Filter
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Stop with the excuses and ignorance man. If he ran it would be easy to find out how to beat him and everyone would do it. Manny can cut the ring and prevent the so called "running".
Syphon Filter
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That is skips backup excuse i bet lol.
Agent Icebeezy
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Manny doesn't know how to cut off a ring though.
NinjaMouse
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Who's making excuses? I couldn't care less about who wins or loses, as it really is years too late, even though I'm pretty excited for the fight. Mayweather is a smart fighter and he's obviously good at what he does, but it simply makes for boring fights. You can't cut the ring when the other guy is simply faster and lighter on his feet.
Syphon Filter
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Both fighters have speed. You can't expect a slug fest as both fighters aren't idiots and there are fans out there who appreciate pure boxing.
His only advantage is skill-wise, and that's a very slim margin overall, but defensively it's a wide margin. Pacquiao is a much better offensive fighter, there is no disputing it. His aim is to attack, and he does it well. Wondering where you got the physical and mental advantage from. It can't be hand speed because we know who wins that, it can't be physical size because De La Hoya, Cotto, Margarito, Algieri, etc. were all bigger than Pacquiao and got obliterated. Maybe you dumped elusiveness and defense into both the physical and boxing skill brackets?
Manny hasn't lost a fight in forever, last real losses were back vs. Morales. He didn't lose against Bradley, and he got caught vs. Marquez in a fight he was winning easily, but Pacquiao has never looked bad or gotten dominated, made to look bad, etc. in a very long time. He's pretty much always looked like the better fighter in every fight as far back as most people can remember. If Floyd does fight that way, Pacquiao will win an even easier decision than I predict. He better come to fight because Pacquiao is relentless and will take round after round unless Floyd participates.
Anyone who says that has it backwards, I think the Manny of 5 years ago loses to the Floyd of 5 years ago, but today's Manny beats today's Floyd. If Floyd manages to pull it off, I don't see any possible excuses, but I don't see it happening. Floyd isn't as active as he used to be, his footwork has really fallen off and he's mostly flat-footed nowadays.
This is why I roll my eyes every time people say the fight should have happened 5 years ago. I wasn't convinced Manny was settled in at welterweight after the Cotto fight(which he basically won with tenacity) and I still saw him as an unfinished product when it came to his skills.
I still give Floyd a slight edge. I think he has enough left to measure Manny and set stuff up. From what I've heard he might be banging the body more than usual for this fight.
With that said, I wouldn't be surprised if Manny's foot speed really is that much superior(he always had an edge there) and he can offset everything Floyd tries to do with that.
Syphon Filter
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He was ahead on every single scorecard.
BigJonsson
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The loser will feel cheated due to some sort of fake controversy so they rematch in the Fall then both retire
bodyboarder
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Why wouldn't you just got to a bar?
WesternHeretic
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We bought 10 close circuit tickets for $150 each (165 with tax) and now they are going for $700. So tempted to sell and look for a bar or something...
Probably high ass cover charge too and not as fan of as an atmosphere, but if these price keeps going up I don't know we might do that.
Probably high ass cover charge too and not as fan of as an atmosphere, but if these price keeps going up I don't know we might do that.
TheXfactor
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in what universe? The reason that knockout was such a surprise was because pac was winning easily before that
"God's Beard!"
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I can only see this happening with scoring shenanigans.
I mean, I can see Manny knocking PBF out, I don't think it's likely but it's possible (I think Floyd by UD is the safest bet in sports, and I put my money where my mouth is).
But if this goes the distance, I can't imagine Pacquiao winning by a fair decision.
CopperPuppy
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This last week of waiting is going to be brutal. It's truly going to be a historic night for boxing fans, regardless of its belated nature. Can't wait.
That said, with all the crazy pre-fight press, I've been seeing more articles pop up discussing Floyd's absolutely despicable history of domestic violence, but, incredibly, not nearly as many as I expected.
Why does this go overlooked by so many? This certainly was not the case with other athletes accused of domestic violence, here on GAF or elsewhere, and Floyd has been accused repeatedly by multiple women, in some cases with corroborating witnesses. With the recent trend of exposing domestic violence issues in professional sports, why does it seem like no one wants to recognize Mayweather's track record here?
That said, with all the crazy pre-fight press, I've been seeing more articles pop up discussing Floyd's absolutely despicable history of domestic violence, but, incredibly, not nearly as many as I expected.
Why does this go overlooked by so many? This certainly was not the case with other athletes accused of domestic violence, here on GAF or elsewhere, and Floyd has been accused repeatedly by multiple women, in some cases with corroborating witnesses. With the recent trend of exposing domestic violence issues in professional sports, why does it seem like no one wants to recognize Mayweather's track record here?
Floyd is not going to win a unanimous decision, so you're going to lose money. Manny winning by decision makes perfect sense if you've been following both of these guys' fights. If you really see Floyd winning, KO/TKO would've been the best bet. I see this fight going the way Judah-Mayweather went for the first half of the fight, but Manny doesn't slow down or get mentally tired the way Judah did, so it'll be for the whole fight.
I even see Mayweather getting frustrated late, knowing he needs a KO because he coasted the first 3/4 of the fight hoping to eventually time Pacquiao, and he may just end up taking cheap shots, or crying after every bodyshot trying to get Manny DQ'ed.
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