Omega Kirby
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Seriously 11pm et?
MAYWEATHER VS. PACQUIAO Official May 2nd
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Jest Chillin
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He looked sharp against Alexander but that doesn't convince me that he's focused. We'll see how he does against Algieri but honestly I feel like Khan is more likely to be intimidated by the idea of Mayweather and under perform than someone like Thurman. Thurman is under experienced, certainly, but I feel like he's got the right kind of confidence to perform well against Mayweather.
Think of the difference between Canelo and Maidana. On paper Canelo should've had the better performance but Mayweather got into his head. Whereas Maidana just went for it.
Exactly what is your boxing cred, because you're making some egregious assumptions about mine and anyone else that sides with Mayweather.
You've parroted "styles make fights" quite a bit but you don't appear to have a clue what it means because you are somehow convinced Pacquiao, who doesn't deal well with counter punchers and whose only advantage is being a southpaw, has the perfect style to beat Mayweather, who is the best counter puncher there is and has ridiculous reflexes.
Go ahead, gimme your analysis as to how and why Pacquiao will win.
By saying that, you're proving my point.
I'm not a "Pactard", considering I have picked against him before (Margarito and Cotto fight), and have never picked against Mayweather, but yeah, just keep it moving, Flomo.
paolo11
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I kinda thought I'll hear the word Pactard in Pacquaio's website forum (pinoygreats.com)
Either way, let's keep the discussion clean, brothers and sisters. Both of them are legendary fighters and it's a treat for us tonight to watch this fight. Hehehe
That hehehe killed it.
That's not bad, It's $100 in the US.
RadioHammer500
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lot of self-righteousness going on twitter..people saying that their not going to buy the fight, that we should boycott it because they don't support a woman beater etc.
Your Entertainer
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lol
who gives a **** what he did outside of the ring. He's a prize fighter and we're going to watch a fistfight
should we not support MLK Jr day too because of MLK's personal actions?
Ninja Scooter
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a lot of those people probably watch the NFL every sunday.
paolo11
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I'm happy this fight is about to happen thus the laugh. Hehe
I'm nervous too. I'm going for Pacman
The majority of those sanctimonious dickheads probably don't follow boxing anyway, so whatever, nothing of value has been lost.
Winterfang
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Just go to any pub or sports bar that has it, should range between Free to 40 bucks at max.
sketchsanchez
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MVP has acrually given in depth reasons why he thinks manny will win earlier in the thread, pre weighin. you should read them. He's gone all ham now but its not like that makes his previous posts just vanish.
edit: look i even found one for you because I'm bored
MVP said:
Blargonaut
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#TeamPACMAN35thAnniversarySpecial
Go for the pellets Pac
NIBBLE DEM PELLETS
Go for the pellets Pac
NIBBLE DEM PELLETS
slightconfuse
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Any way to get the international feed in the US? Want to list in to Mauro ranello
Anyone not familiar with boxing that's tuning in tonight, there's going to be a champion on the undercard that only has 4 fights; Vasyl Lomachenko.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qrmPdAVpR4
He was one of the best amateur boxers ever and turned pro later than most, got fast tracked to the title after losing his second pro fight to a veteran. Really good fighter and I think he could come away from tonight as one of the big winners on the undercard as far as making a name for himself (well, if he doesn't lose lol).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qrmPdAVpR4
He was one of the best amateur boxers ever and turned pro later than most, got fast tracked to the title after losing his second pro fight to a veteran. Really good fighter and I think he could come away from tonight as one of the big winners on the undercard as far as making a name for himself (well, if he doesn't lose lol).
KennyLinder
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Sky's UK price is £20 (that's about 35USD). I remember paying that much for Tyson fights back in the day. I guess that's the sweetspot price for PPV over here.
webkatt
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Keep in mind that if it's on Sky you usually need to have a subscription. That said, PPVs simply are not as viable in many parts of the world as they are in the US, especially for a fight that'll be on at ca. 5 am.
That makes sense, you guys have to stay up or wake up really early to catch Vegas fights.
KennyLinder
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What the fuck!? Is there only one way of watching it too? Sky have the TV rights here, and I suspect Radio 5 Sport will have commentary.
90 is fucking disgraceful! How much is a typical monthly subscription to cable/satellite in the US?
Edit: Ah yeah you need a Sky sub, which starts at either £20 per month or £30 (HD).
2 Slice Toaster
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But thats the point, why is he "gone all ham"? He seems to have a legitimate interest in boxing, why detract from one of the few times a decent number of people have more than a passing interest in it by putting on an act?
Remind us why the NBA thread keeps disappearing?
TimeEffect
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So how is boxing even scheduled?
I mean, everyone is about this fight, but is there a regular set of fights? I never understood how that worked with UFC and Boxing.
Also, as a newbie:
What are the "rules" and other technical boxing stuff I should know about to enhance my viewing experience?
This is their first fight and one is undefeated? I thought they had fought before
I mean, everyone is about this fight, but is there a regular set of fights? I never understood how that worked with UFC and Boxing.
Also, as a newbie:
What are the "rules" and other technical boxing stuff I should know about to enhance my viewing experience?
This is their first fight and one is undefeated? I thought they had fought before
Jack Scofield
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Is 6PM PST the start of the event, with the undercard sand everything, or is that the when the title card is supposed to happen?
Bam Bam Baklava
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It's 100 dollars for HD.
webkatt
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Yeah. You need to be subscribed to a cable provider such as Time Warner, Verizon, etc.
From what I hear cable is pretty expensive, a minimum of 60USD per month. Don't quote me on that since I haven't had cable in forever.
Price is actually 90USD for SD and 100USD for HD
Jest Chillin
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There are a number of "undercard" fights before the Main Event fight. Only two of those fights will be aired on tv though.
The rules that are most relevant will be shown on the screen right before the fight. There are more than just those but they're not really necessary for a viewer to have memorized. Like all sports, the Ref will enforce them should they need to be enforced and the announcers will discuss them if that happens.
This is indeed the first time these two fighters have faced one another.
Start of the aired event, which includes two undercard fights.
webkatt
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Here is a write up on the history of the two fighters.
http://www.sbnation.com/2015/4/29/8504023/pacquiao-vs-mayweather-2015-fight-timeline
http://www.sbnation.com/2015/4/29/8504023/pacquiao-vs-mayweather-2015-fight-timeline
It's the same thing I do for any big event, leading up to it will be real talk, but once the excitement sets in, fanboy mode sets in. I was insufferable for the Heat-Spurs finals.
Plus, there's too much "well, I think X will win, but wouldn't be surprised if Y wins. My head says X, but my heart says Y. I'm picking heads but rooting for tails." Not enough real picks and predictions and standing by them, at least on the Pacquiao side.
Blows below the stated belt line are illegal
Intentional headbutts and elbows are illegal
Kidney shots are illegal (but almost never enforced)
Grappling is illegal (ref will break them up)
A round is scored by winner/loser. Winner of a round will always get 10 points, loser can get 9 or lower depending on if they were knocked down.
Example: close round, but Mayweather edges pacman out gets scored 10/9 for Floyd. If pacman is knocked down, its a 10/8 round for Floyd.
12 rounds total.
Judges score the fight on four categories: Agrresive effectiveness, defense, clean punching, ring generalship
Obviously if someone is knocked out and can't get back up before a ten count, or the ref determines they can't go on, or a corner's towel is thrown in, or someone isn't fighting back for an extended period of time, the fight ends.
Syphon Filter
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There will be a two fight undercard before the main event.
No hitting below the belt, behind the head, no headbutting, no biting etc. A lot of times the ref can't see some stuff, like Floyd has a tendency to use his elbows when he pushes off, it's illegal but nobody really says anything.
The rounds are scored on a 10 point must system, the winner of the round gets 10 pts, the loser gets 9, if there's a knockdown in a round that person gets 8 pts, two knockdowns and he gets 7. If you're hit and your glove touches the mat it's counted as a knockdown. Rounds can also be scored 10-10 if nobody won it.
This is their first fight and their styles are completely different, Floyd is a defensive fighter while Manny is an offensive fighter. Floyd prides himself on not getting hit and avoiding damage while Manny comes at you from angles with a lot of speed and will take punches to land his own. Also, Floyd is orthodox (right handed) and Manny is a southpaw (left handed) so if you hear the announcers mention those things you'll know what they are, typically a southpaw has the advantage in fights because they've fought more right handed fighters than vice versa. There's a lot of strategy and footwork that goes into fights when a right handed fighter fights a left handed fighter, the announcers will probably say something along the lines that Floyd or Manny need to establish their lead foot outside. Their stances mirror one another, so whoever can get their lead foot on the outside can throw crosses (straight punches with their strong hand) down the middle without having to worry about taking return fire.
It's like they don't want to give an abusive man money.
Let me remind you i had spurs over miami over in slaent vs you, you just don't know who i was over there
#TMT
You probably also had the Spurs the first time around.
Jest Chillin
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Draws are pretty rare.
I think a more extensive explanation of the rules can be found here:
http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Rules_of_Boxing
Small note: Grappling, or rather clinching, is technically illegal, but in general accepted in professional boxing, unless done excessively. If you don't overdo it, see e.g. Klitschko as a negative example, no one really cares.
Omega Kirby
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Woot just found out the fight is free on my cable. God bless this country.
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