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[woolley]

I'd rather be casual and entertained than a try hard that gets excited by a guy bobbing and weaving for 12 rounds. All boxing fans want excitement, don't try and play this "I'm holier than thou" card and tell me you thought that was worth the PPV cost.

Would you rather him just stand there and take the hits instead of dodging? I don't understand what you want.

 

[Tubie]

I don't regret the $100 PPV. Mayweather gave another incredible boxing clinic.

I don't like him one bit, but he's easily in the top 5 of all time.

 

[Just_myles]

Honestly, you need to knock out the champ. This didn't happen.

 

[Buzzati]

Or more like Mayweather got Pac to fight his game and countered the shit out of him. Some salty PAC fans in here. Mayweather drinks your tears.

and beats your innocent women

 

[Subpar Spatula]

I can will say it. I don't like Floyd. He is a giant douchebag. Highest caliber. This doesn't take away he just hugged Pacqiuo and made the fight less entertaining. Every one expected something entertaining. That was boring. Manny wins in my book because he made it entertaining.

 

[smurfx]

You won't nobody will want to see a turd twice

lol this is said every time he fights. i'm not a fan of mayweather either but i appreciate his skill so i watch the fights. in fact i wanted pac to win a controversial split decision for the shit storm that would have happened afterwards.

 

[twisted h3art]

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[Dynomutt]

Lmao boxing is in a sad state when your greatest fighter is one like Money. Feel very sorry for anyone who paid $$ for this. 5 second GIFs of Mike Tyson punching the air are more entertaining.

Yep. Completely different era.

 

[-MD-]

cry more

lol casuals crying about running

The fight is over you can hop off the ride.

 

[NYR]

Surprised so many people in here are on team Money, given his record against women.

Manny is anti-gay and a hardline bible thumper. Not saying they are equal in terms of evil deeds or comparable, just that they are equal opportunity assholes.

 

[vpance]

Manny looked a full weight class below Mayweather. A poor match up really for him really.

 

[Portugeezer]

It's not UFC man. Even Klitchsko got a decision on Jennings. If you are a fan of the sport or have been watching for the past few years I don't know what you were expecting.

This is clearly not a fight just for fans of the sport, I don't see why that is hard to realise. You don't have to be a boxing enthusiast to have been interested in this fight, many people will find it shit.

 

[K1LLER7]

Mayweather is too good. Controlled the fight, didn't get hurt after round 4. Bossed it. His defence is amazing.

Hope to see FM's last fight vs Khan.

 

[King Tubby]

Its been dead for 40 years then. Because this was a lot better than ALI laying on the ropes all night against Foreman.

No way. You can't tell me with a straight face this was an entertaining fight to watch. There was barely any suspense and certainly not much damage being done. It was a defensive masterpiece for sure, but otherwise not much to get out of it.

Surprised so many people in here are on team Money, given his record against women.

Pacquiao isn't exactly a saint himself. Neither of these two are very likeable outside of the ring.

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

Raise your hand if the hype got you taking financial Ls out chea

 

[Sheroking]

I wonder how much shit people would give Ali if his hey-day were during the online era?

Clearly Mike Tyson is the most marketable to mainstream audiences ever. More obvious now than ever before.

 

[73V3N]

It's not UFC man. Even Klitchsko got a decision on Jennings. If you are a fan of the sport or have been watching for the past few years I don't know what you were expecting.

that's the reason people havent been watching it the past few years

 

[malfcn]

FMW v Tyson?

 

[Officerrob]

Everyone saying Mayweather was running, gtfo. Stop watching boxing. Please. I say this as a Manny fan.



Mayweather was a master technician and DECIMATED Manny in a way no other boxer has in his career.

LOL, yeah, it's not like Manny hasn't been put to fucking sleep...

 

[Epsilon-delta]

Money dropped Manny off at school then taught the class. Fucking destroyed him.

Destroyed? No, he out-pointed Pac though.

A boxer destroying another boxer is what BHops did to Trinidad: Beat him for 12 rounds and proceeded to knock him out in the 12th.

 

[theignoramus]

Basically. Manny fought like a pussy. He's supposed to be an aggressor but he fought like shit. Money was on point and sharp. He toyed with Manny. Fucking embarrasing.

He fought that way because the speed of Floyds counters weighed heavily on his mind.

 

[RELIGHT]

If by destroyed you mean running a good circle around the ring like it was nascar then ya, fuckin rekt.

You don't watch much boxing do you?

Anyway, this fight was fucking disappointing. Manny totally underdelivered. Money played his part. He boxed like he always has. Manny seemed afraid to fucking attack. It was never more apparent than the final round. Again, embarrassing.

 

[SarcasticD]

And racist twitter goes wild

 

[Obliterator]

Lmao boxing is in a sad state when your greatest fighter is one like Money. Feel very sorry for anyone who paid $$ for this. 5 second GIFs of Mike Tyson punching the air are more entertaining.

That's because Tyson was the fucking man and came to fight.

 

[Takamura-San]

Boxing now is like Jazz. Is about the punches you don't throw.

 

[Jarrod38]

Cant wait for the Triple G fight in two weeks.

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

Would you rather him just stand there and take the hits instead of dodging? I don't understand what you want.

Offense, for starters.

 

[GrizzleBoy]

So why didn't Pacman do some "actual fighting" tonight? Why didn't he charge in more often?

Their were two men in there, one who was known for his defensive prowess, another who has been called a "warrior" and "brawler"...what happened?

Manny Pacquiao is a SMALL GUY vs Mayweather.

You could see how much the size difference affected the fight by the fact that Floyd just ate punches and walked like nothing happened.

If Manny was actually strong enough, Floyd couldn't just hug him up and walk him backwards. Lean on top of him etc. It may not look like it, but getting leaned on and having your attacks spoiled saps a LOT of energy.

By contrast, Floyd expends barely any energy. He'll keep you at bay with jabs, then when you get close, hell grab and jump on top of your head. And that's all he'll do while you're running in circles.

Then when you're tired and frustrated, he'll start work.

The fact is Floyd had the height advantage, reach advantage and physical strength advantage. Combine that with insane defensive and fundamental boxing skills and there's no way Manny could win.

You can't win on the outside with shorter arms.

You can't win on the inside without the strength.

 

[weekend_warrior]

That was a great fight. Better then I expected. Mayweather dominated the 2nd half of rounds.

 

[Wynnebeck]

Surprised so many people in here are on team Money, given his record against women.

Surprised so many people keep bringing this up instead of focusing on pure boxing skill which obviously shows Pac is not as good as Mayweather.

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

Lmao boxing is in a sad state when your greatest fighter is one like Money. Feel very sorry for anyone who paid $$ for this. 5 second GIFs of Mike Tyson punching the air are more entertaining.

Yup.

Both of them still won and they fucking know it.

Payout is ridiculous.

 

[PodcastFips]

Indeed.

Now it's 7 a.m. in the morning and I really wonder why this fight was called fight of the century or whatever. Should have gone to bed earlier.

 

[ponpo]

http://a.pomf.se/iapjnq.webm

pow

 

[Sifl]

It's not fair his defense is too good!

 

[jordan0386]

We really gotta stop this domestic violence tangent, when most of us are doing other things than church on Sundays.

#HutHut

 

[Lazyslob]

Lmao boxing is in a sad state when your greatest fighter is one like Money. Feel very sorry for anyone who paid $$ for this. 5 second GIFs of Mike Tyson punching the air are more entertaining.

there are so much more exciting fighters but no one gives a shit about them. i really do hope this sport dies

 

[Draconian]

to see that he clearly won most of the rounds? Yeah, I'd be salty too. Boxing in the US gonna be US.

 

[Qvoth]

i heard people paid over a million for the black market tickets for this?
lawl

 

[World SkiFree]

Floyd gave credit to Pacman in the interview. Pacman did not. Not cool for Pacman.

Floyd is the best ever. Get that 49-0.

Interesting. Only followed the fight via GAF. Sounds like Money handily won the match and somehow won the post-fight interview. The methodical Money approach must've really frustrated Pac.

 

[alterno69]

How is this boring boxer making so much money every fight?
Boring fights every time.

Fuck this man.

 

[Fbh]

Pacquiao could barely lay a finger on Mayweather, and Floyd kept tagging him cleanly with jabs and a hook here or there. It was just methodical. Another day at the office for Mayweather. Pacquiao was clearly frustrated. Mayweather controlled the ring and he controlled the distance.

I guess it's like that tiki taka thing in football/soccer.
Effective but just boring to watch.

I don't know. Again, I know nothing about boxing and I don't really care about it. But for something called "the fight of the century" I was imagining something cooler than the winner to run around the whole time

 

[woolley]

Offense, for starters.

He's not an offensive fighter, if you went into the fight expecting that then your an idiot.

 

[perfectchaos007]

Who will Mayweather conclude his career against? Pacman? Amir khan?

 

[Big_Al]

He's not the most exciting boxer to watch but completely respect Mayweathers skill in winning on points.

 

[Radec]

I just lost my respect to pacquiao after that interview.

Please retire.

 

[oatmeal]

This is why fencing is so popular nowadays.

 

[riskVSreward]

Manny is anti-gay and a hardline bible thumper. Not saying they are equal in terms of evil deeds or comparable, just that they are equal opportunity assholes.

Maybe now that god chose Floyd to win, Manny can abandon his homophobia.

 

[YaGaMi]

Went the way always expected it to. Were people expecting a throwdown in the middle of the ring like Rocky IV? lol

 

[SalvaPot]

As a casual watcher that was... boring. I mean, I understand the boxing style, but daaaamn I want to see downs.

 

[FuturusX]

I imagined your keyboard and fingers covered in cheetos dust as you typed this.

I was hoping this fight might produce a knock out punch...I guess this was it.