Frank Serpico
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It's not that acted like he didn't care, he knew he lost, his corner knew he lost, and in this fight he had nothing to lose, he wasn't the 47-0 guy going into the fight saying he was the best
MAYWEATHER VS. PACQUIAO Official May 2nd
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It's not that acted like he didn't care, he knew he lost, his corner knew he lost, and in this fight he had nothing to lose, he wasn't the 47-0 guy going into the fight saying he was the best
Le_Samourai
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Boring is subjective, I find all no-combat sports extremely boring.
His era was soft... blah blah... he fought guys outside their prime... blah blah...
At least they can't say "he ducked Pac-Man" now.
No matter what you're feelings on the man, and they're justifiable I know, he is the best pure fundamental defensive fighter ever. 48-0 speaks for itself.
Total zero as a person, totally brilliant as a fighter. It's okay to admit that.
It was just short of this:
"Tell me, Manny, where did the man hit you?"
"He hit me on my head and on my tummy"
"Aww"
The interview was patronising as shit.
rhophiehalul78
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To the juniors who got banned. Was it worth it?
Boring as fuck fight, but Mayweather clearly won that. He's the MvC2/3S Justin Wong of boxing
UFC is pretty much dead too.
With Jon Jones gone, all you got is Rhousey and the womens division is filled with fighters who are terrible at fighting.
UFC is pretty much dead too.
With Jon Jones gone, all you got is Rhousey and the womens division is filled with fighters who are terrible at fighting.
CassidyIzABeast
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The response to this fight makes me wonder how the match up even got hype in the first place. Like this was how anybody who has seen Mayweather expected this fight to go down and this is how the fight was going to go down 5 years ago. Pac/Mayweather is the best sell of a fight ever because most of the people who watched this thing had no idea what they were paying for apparently.
I have a feeling this fight brought in a lot of people who don't really pay attention to boxing and expected a brawl. It was your typical Mayweather outing. Defensive, landed more punches and overall just executed. I enjoyed the fight for that alone because he executed to damn near perfection.
Thought i'd post this for fight fans. This is what happens when a boxer enters another fight sport in this case kickboxing. It's not MMA but the result is not what you think. Although
had hands in his prime. It's only 3 minutes long.
https://youtu.be/areuoTC_IQE
Yoel Judah
https://youtu.be/areuoTC_IQE
But yeah... Anyone who found the fight boring is a casual who knows nothing of the sport right? Keep telling yourselves that. Not sure what you are trying to prove, but keep on keeping on.
People were just looking to be entertained is all. And we really didn't get that. I sort of wish I were a Pac fan, at least I could be salty. I could even wish to be a May fan, then I could gloat. But without either of those, just looking at the fight for the sport of it? Snooze fest.
~150lbs men just don't have the power of 200+ lbs men.
What happened?
Epsilon-delta
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Rocky Marciano retired 49-0 as the undefeated heavyweight boxing champion. You'd be hard pressed to find a boxing expert that ranks him in the Top 15 of all-time greats.
Stealth edit: Floyd is easily Top 15. Easily
Frank Serpico
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I don't want to see a rematch, just doesn't warrant it and I think both are happy deep down people will finally move on from asking who is better
Subie_Greg
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"Wow May looks scared"
He sure did
"I hope the wife abuser loses"
Wasn't Manny quoted saying all the homos should be killed... or something like that. So Domestic Violence>Mass Murder...
"all he did was run away"
Yet somehow threw and landed more punches....
That is what this thread is filled with. So yeah SALT isn't all that I can say. But how much effort should have really been put into responding to these dumb comments.
Like some others have said, I think it was less about expecting Mayweather to change things up and more about expecting/hoping for Manny to really surprise everyone. The intensity just wasn't there though.
Asked for a stream to this boring fight, lol.
Obliterator
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Mayweather is for sure an all time great boxer, I don't see how you can say otherwise. He may be awful to watch, but the man's defensive game is on a level above basically anyone ever.
Even with my huge preference on offensive based fighters and my dislike of Floyd no way I can take that away from him. He's technically brilliant.
Even with my huge preference on offensive based fighters and my dislike of Floyd no way I can take that away from him. He's technically brilliant.
I agree. His training was a fan show the whole way. He needed to retreat to solitude and focus on training without having to entertain others and sign autographs half the time.
But yeah... Anyone who found the fight boring is a casual who knows nothing of the sport right? Keep telling yourselves that. Not sure what you are trying to prove, but keep on keeping on.
I mean, to be fair, there is deeper scoring than just punchy punchy. The REAL boxing scoring isn't sexy, and sex sells.
So it was a terrible fight, but if you are down with the technical aspects of the game, you can probably appreciate Mayweather more.
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I don't know why this fight got so much attention suddenly. I can only attribute it to random knee-jerk facebook shares, people who don't know anything about boxing talking about it because it's the thing to talk about. It also explains all the complaints. This is boxing, it's not Rocky III.
But yeah... Anyone who found the fight boring is a casual who knows nothing of the sport right? Keep telling yourselves that. Not sure what you are trying to prove, but keep on keeping on.
Or maybe some people lacked what Mayweather exhibits. TMT. Such BS.
BlackClouds
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The fight got hype because folks hate Mayweather, pure and simple. Just search the nword on Twitter to see that. I had predicted he would win easily 5 years ago, and he won easily tonight. Wasn't really forced to be aggressive, just land counter right hands and jab. Folks say he ran, but he was avoiding any shenanigans with the judging, which would've come into play if he allowed pacman to pound on him when he backed into the ropes. I never doubted May because above all his skills, he is great at adapting. He never had to deviate from plan A.
Deadly Cyclone
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ESPN is awful right now.
Syphon Filter
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what is he saying?
Bam Bam Baklava
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He's right dude, he's right. This was both the high and the low for boxing. It has caused a disaster for the future.
The Horror the horror
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Don't know how anyone would pick Paq to win this. Only reason Floyd agreed to this fight after all this time is because he was confident he'd win. Had he perceived Manny as a legitimate threat, he would have stalled longer.
Only challenge to Floyd is someone with better footwork, longer reach, and better counter. No one like that exists currently in the class.
Only challenge to Floyd is someone with better footwork, longer reach, and better counter. No one like that exists currently in the class.
perfectchaos007
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ESPN literally just gave a farming analogy to explain
lol what? I sent you a PM a long time ago.
Angry that only rich people could afford the match.
Subpar Spatula
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The fight was billed "The Fight of the Century". It was boring. People are saying it's boring. Maybe you should take something like, "Hmm, maybe boxing isn't as appealing to the general population than I thought" instead of, "What did you expect?!" Boxing hasn't been main stream relevant for a while. We know of some boxer's names but their prime is long gone. We know who Mike Tyson is but I doubt most people who watched this have seen him box. People bought into the hype and were disappointed. They called it boring. Accept that.
It's like being shocked young people don't know much about baseball even though the sport has a median age of like 50.
Bam Bam Baklava
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Holy shit, ESPN is now showing all the tweets from celebs and athletes who thought it was underwhelming/boring.
Black Republican
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ESPN is mad because of Michelle and Rachel which was wrong. they are talking about politics and business and economics not the fight.
Frank Serpico
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ESPN has been in love with celebrity tweet for a while now
Nemesis121
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new title should be Casuals Riot ...
soundahfekz
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And i'd place the blame on people not doing their due dilligence before putting money down.
Marketing did exactly what it was supposed to do.
lovely ladies
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He said the fight hurt the future of the sport.
blackaroni
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"Get off my arm!"
MagicWithEarvin
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What flight was OBJ watching?
I'm going to reserve judgement until I hear what Ja Rule has to say.
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