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Surgical by Floyd, jabs were stunning Manny and keeping him 2nd guessing
MAYWEATHER VS. PACQUIAO Official May 2nd
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Surgical by Floyd, jabs were stunning Manny and keeping him 2nd guessing
Welp, that was boring. Mayweather did what he had to do though and played it smart and safe. Got those points and won those rounds. There seemed to be an excessive amount of holding though :/ . I kind of wish they would have started subtracting points for it or something.
Hey, filthy casual here. What's up?
Hey, filthy casual here. What's up?
Dark Ninja
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Holy shiet that was $100 and Vince Mcmahon begging for $9.99
perfectchaos007
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props to mayweather for not getting irate during the domestic violence questions
Dudes really mad that a boxer is using his ability to not get hit and pepper in a few punches to his advantage. It is boring as fuck but come on its smart.
The most exciting Boxing is also the technically worse i.e dudes just throwing punches on some YOLO shit.
I really think people's hatred of Mayweather is getting in the way of their thoughts here.
The most exciting Boxing is also the technically worse i.e dudes just throwing punches on some YOLO shit.
I really think people's hatred of Mayweather is getting in the way of their thoughts here.
soundahfekz
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Lol boxing is dead because floyd keeps winning? They say that every year then find another npc to hype up for a big flight.
Same tired arguments from the same salty ass people.
Btw, Vegas is crazy right now!
Subpar Spatula
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I doubt the general population knows of the next boxing match after this or who the undercards are. This was a hyped event that failed to live up to that hype so people are disappointed. Sure, Mayweather won with technical skill but it was still boring and people realized after watching that: boxing is boring.
Manny is faster. Whenever Manny was in range to land something he was slipping pbf punches and landing the left. He was beating pbf to the punch when he was in range. The peoblem is that pbf kept him out of that range for most of the night.
paolo11
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Nah, Floyd should be in top 5. Amazing fundamentals and perfect accuracy. My opinion of course.
Inertia Creeps
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Great time for all you disappointed boxing newbies/veterans to get into MMA, we have an exciting king ascending soon, and his name is Rumble.
Can Crusher
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Ronda is a star.
Epsilon-delta
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They both won.
Boxing fans are arguing over this fight, while both Pac and Floyd are laughing at us dirty poors.
lol
slightconfuse
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People who want KOs should watch glory kickboxing on spike. Really entertaining
is that how low his bar is?
Ether_Snake
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Think people, if this had been a street brawl, who would you say won? The guy coming in throwing punches and missing a lot, or the one who stayed cool and dodged everything and countered and landed? Floyd won it easily. You can't be a fan of the sport coming in only to see the other guy lose.
Blood
Lol MMA already had its peak.
There's no one like Brock in the heavyweight, Anderson is a washed up roider, GSP is gone and Jones is lol.
They have Ronda and that's it.
Starphoenix
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Skip Bayless is losing it on Twitter.
riskVSreward
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Its at this point I'm proud to wear my casual badge... I can't imagine getting emotionally invested in this sport now.
UnObtainium17
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I was able to watch the fight for free. Ain't no way I will get hyped for a 2nd fight if it ever happens. Its gonna be the same damn fight lol.
Spurs losing and then this fight. I will record firts take this monday.
Spurs losing and then this fight. I will record firts take this monday.
Syphon Filter
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no one wants that crap here.
I highly doubt that would ever happen in this country.
Bam Bam Baklava
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The truth?
Oh no! This doesn't line up with "Mayweather ran and hugged the whole time!!111" narrative! What do they turn to now?
AcademicSaucer
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Box is dead if this was the fight of the century
Alebrije
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That looked like a movie scene , those guys were acting thier role. That "fight" deserves an Oscar nomination at least.
Obliterator
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The UFC's Q1 of 2015 was the most business its done in a 3 month period in the entire history of the sport
As opposed to lay down and hug in the ufc?
The fuck. Manny is nowhere near Mayweather's speed. It's not even close. Mayweather didn't dodge every punch, in close range and at distance - all the while doubling shots landed on a similar throw count - by being slower.
Manny has never, at any point in his career, ever been faster than Mayweather. Ever.
Entertainment. Thats not exactly a high bar. It wasn't met. /shrug
Nemesis121
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The poll was correct Ippo won, the real fight was tap dancing...
Trigger Warning
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Does anyone think that Ronda Rousey would have performed better than Manny did tonight against Mayweather?
King Tubby
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If you're training an outside fighter how to fight in a defensive style, how to block, how to move your head, how to move within the ring and control the space, how to keep your opponent at distance, how to counterpunch, you show him a Mayweather fight. For all of Pacquiao's aggression he could barely land anything, and Mayweather just continued to tag him over and over again.
I don't know how you want to objectively rank a fight such that Pacquiao wins.
I don't know how you want to objectively rank a fight such that Pacquiao wins.
soundahfekz
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Dudes be firing up bootleg streams 1x per year and get mad there's not a knockout or w for the "underdog"
WAR recon zero
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And ppl still claim Manny got robbed
CassidyIzABeast
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Didn't they just lose their Mayweather to cocaine and a car crash?
If it was MMA these two would have been forced to fight a looooong time ago. It's atleast way better in that regard.
Honest question? How often do you watch boxing? Because it's fighting doesn't make it a brawl. Unfortunately the Tyson era is long gone you can check out clips on YouTube though. Knocking out someone in boxing is not always easy as it looks especially when they are are a disciplined fighter. There is a reason he goes on 6 miles run at 3am endurance and long legs to EVADE getting hit. Even Manny implied he was not as aggressive.
Subpar Spatula
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Ronda Rousey vs any of them would be have been more entertaining.
People defending this fight are confusing why people don't like the fight.
Unless you get paid for your opinion, I'd say we're all casuals. Different levels of casuals sure.
Officerrob
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True, but Floyd vs Manny was always the carrot on the stick for boxing. That last heavily desired match that the public never got. That match is over now, and it was as boring as most of Floyd's other fights. There is no dream fight anymore, and Floyd and Manny are both about done
soundahfekz
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The Faceless Master
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well, they'd have to take more shots with those rebounds... that or have a crazy amount of turnovers
Vyse The Legend
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Exactly. This was a by the numbers Floyd fight.
Obliterator
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Exactly. Its not about being "hardcore" or not.
That fight was trash. Especially for $100. Mayweather has the best defense probably ever. He fought Manny smart. There's nothing wrong with that.
It is still boring as all hell to watch.
Alex Anderson
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Manny was very disappointing. How do you throw fewer punches than Floyd and expect to win? I think he only threw substantially more than him in two rounds which are the only two he clearly won. It's so frustrating watching a guy not try hard enough in a boxing match. At the end of either the 9th or 10th Floyd's near the ropes and Manny just stands there. I'm not saying he would've won by any means but he could've pushed things way more. Manny really did look happy just to be there.
I'm glad the judges didn't have it super close so there'd be another one of these
I'm glad the judges didn't have it super close so there'd be another one of these
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