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The better fighter won. Plain and simple.

 

[SteveO409]

And racist twitter goes wild

and the haters that keep mentioning Mayweather's past about his domestic violence. Sore losers

 

[Deadly Joker]

After Floyd blows all his money betting Utah Jazz second-half lines, he'll fight again.

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

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.

Well if we're doing this, then Ray Rice should be back on a team quick, and we should let Aaron Hernandez play football again...

Also, it was more of an observation. I didn't have a dog in the fight really.

 

[Chamber]

And racist twitter goes wild

Money May fights are like Christmas for me, all the idiots come out and drop a bunch of gold.

 

[Stormhammer]

I wonder if that KO from Marquez lingered in his thoughts while boxing Mayweather? Like maybe he was too afraid of being too aggressive and going to sleep for a 2nd time

 

[Pinko Marx]

I'm not even a casual boxing fan, I've seen maybe a handful of fights in my life, and I enjoyed this fight. I thought it was extremely exciting.

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

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

I've know better than to expect anything entertaining out of mayweather for a looonng time. Except this time they fooled the world into thinking this was worth our time, let alone our money.

 

[Syphon Filter]

mvp hello

TMT
TBE

 

[RELIGHT]

Call Floyd the Can Man.

 

[eFKac]

Manny may have lost, but he sure as hell was not defeated by Money.

Shitty fight, like pretty much any involving Money in the last few years and any super hyped boxing match lately. Shouldn't have stayed up for this.

 

[Mik317]

dudes are legit mad that the Mayweather fight they paid for...was in fact a Mayweather fight.

this is what happens when you think real life is like TV in which the bad guy loses and shit.

naw sons naw

 

[ProtoCents]

I love the real boxing fans laughing at the casual fans reaction. It's clear the remaining fans of the sport are content with it not expanding its audience.

Ask any boxing fan if they'd take a rematch of this or Tyson - Lewis...

 

[Portugeezer]

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

pow

He closed his eyes, great defence.

 

[scabro]

I've know better than to expect anything entertaining out of mayweather for a looonng time. Except this time they fooled the world into thinking this was worth our time, let alone our money.

fucking hell fooled the world

hahahaha

 

[SliChillax]

FMW v Tyson?

No

 

[Toxi]

Feeling good that I didn't spend money to watch this.

 

[Alligatorjandro]

Who spent money on that fight tho

 

[fixuis]

Damn manny, that interview..never knew he was a sore loser..

 

[Ziltoidia 9]

Manny has a rematch clause, right?






jk

 

[Stinkles]

and the haters that keep mentioning Mayweather's past about his domestic violence. Sore losers

Yeah but he is an unrepentant wife beater. So there's that.

 

[Omega Kirby]

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.

Believe me the "casuals" that feel ripped off, which I bet is a lot of them, won't want to follow mayweather fights. Which sadly seem to be the biggest matches boxing has to offer and garner the most attention
attention.

 

[paolo11]

Floyd is the best ever. I saw greatness.

I'm salty Manny did not admit he won. I am a Pac fan but take the L graciously.

With that said, I'm buying TMT merchandise. Hehehe

 

[Future]

That was a great performance by Mayweather and a damn good technical boxing match. I think the casual boxing fans will shit on the fight though and complain because "I paid $100 so I should get to see knockouts" is the mentality there. I mean, there's a reason Pacquiao wasn't able to be as aggressive as usual during the fight and it's not because he's a moron. It's because Mayweather is just that good at controlling a fight.

Yes! Pac awesome, but he was controlled here. It pretty much is like watching a masterful keep away lock down technique in a fitting game. Not gonna please the fans unless you understand fundamentally how hard t might be to do

 

[impact]

Everyone complaining it was boring, what did you expect?

It's like eating Taco Bell and then being surprised or upset when your ass is exploding on the toilet 20 minutes later.

 

[Jarrod38]

I'm sure Jeremy Clarkson could have won this match.

 

[perfectchaos007]

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

pow

Mayweather stayed on his feet like a champion tho

 

[Frog-fu]

Hahahaha, the salt. Aw lawd.

 

[Radec]

I wonder if that KO from Marquez lingered in his thoughts while boxing Mayweather? Like maybe he was too afraid of being too aggressive and going to sleep for a 2nd time

I think he got over it.

Floyd is just a different beast.

People expecting a KO should not watch a mMayweather fight.

Pacquiao - Marquez series is the one to watch for that.

 

[World SkiFree]

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

Is rematch possible for September? Also, any chance Money goes for 50-0 instead of stopping at 49 (assuming he gets 49, of course ...)

 

[Can Crusher]

Floyd is so great he showed everyone how dated this shit show of a sport is.

 

[AdanVC]

I just lost my respect to pacquiao after that interview.

Please retire.

What did he say ? omg

 

[Mortemis]

Pac should have worn a dress and put on some lipstick. Then Floyd would have stood toe to toe and threw down.

holy shit, no chill. lmaoooooo

like I thought, the after math of the fight will be the most entertaining. 😂

 

[Epsilon-delta]

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.

Top 5?

Sugar Ray Robinson
Ali
Sugar Ray Leonard
Hagler
Duran
Joe Louis
Dempsey
Tyson

Floyd is a great fighter but I don't know if he's Top 5.

 

[AyaisMUsikWhore]

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

#HutHut

LMAO! But you didn't lie though

 

[Godslay]

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

#HutHut

Wait, so not going to church == beating the shit out of your girlfriend? Please tell me that's not what you meant.

 

[Jest Chillin]

Floyd got the counter punch, speed, tactical hugging (lol) and shoulder roll defense. How would you defeat that kind of boxer haha

One of the best undefeated boring boxer of all time. A master strategist.

Get a ref who doesn't allow excessive holding would be a big step but that's never going to happen because Mayweather's record and reputation will always put him in the drivers seat in negotiations.

That isn't a knock against Mayweather though. It's part of the meta-game in boxing. Which judges are picked, which ref is picked, ring size, type of gloves, etc.. are all little things that can influence the results of a fight that a fan usually never knows about and in every match where one fighter's name eclipses the other will see those details side in their favor.

That's the status quo though and fighters go in there knowing that these are the factors so they obviously think they can overcome them if they take the fight (or in some cases, just want the payday). /shrug Can't be helped really.

 

[Broank]

Gaf let that Pretty Boy hate get to 'em. Morally, the dude is a goon but in the ring his technique is sublime.

I don't know about sublime. It was back back back run left back back back headlock the whole match.

 

[Kill3r7]

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

You know that actually happened once upon a time. Hagler v Hearns was exactly that. One of the greatest fights you'll ever see.

 

[Majine]

From someone who hasn't seen boxing since the 2012 olympics, I'm sure it takes a lot of technique to win a match this way but it sure looks boring. I was on Pacmans side the whole match as a result of that.

 

[Frog-fu]

MayPac in a nutshell.

 

[dankir]

I've been watching boxing for two decades, trained in a boxing gym for 5 years and I ain't never seen two fighters hug at the beginning of the final round.

They were like fuck everybody we richer now homey!!

 

[Abraxas]

Christ, that fight was dull. I haven't watched much boxing in recent years, so call me a shit if you want, but its weird to see such a level of conservatism, on both sides. Complete lack of aggression, at least thats what I perceived it as.

 

[Lev]

Mayweather fought in an extremely boring style, which nearly put me to sleep with how late this match ran at night. How the hell are they calling this the "match of the century" when nothing happened the whole fight. Mayweather evaded Pacquaio the entire bout, preferring to fish for counter punches. How is that suppose to be entertaining? I want to see fools get fucked up! MMA has more action than this crappy boxing match.

 

[Loco4Coco]

Boxing is not all about the KOs.

 

[ryseing]

I'm not even a casual boxing fan, I've seen maybe a handful of fights in my life, and I enjoyed this fight. I thought it was extremely exciting.

Same. Friends and alcohol definitely helped, but it was exciting regardless.

I think the spectacle was a major part though.

 

[EmptySpace]

for every second of that fight, floyd made $80,000.


hugging pacquiao each time made him $480,000.


ahaha, i don't know what to say.

 

[_illmatic_]

WHERE'S MVP?!?!?!?!?!?!?!


TMT ya bish!

 

[Lulubop]

Quoted for truth

I don't think that strategy has ever won a major though.

 

[Kensuke]

I'm one of those casual fans and I thought the fight was very boring (besides the initial thrill). Both guys looked totally unharmed and energetic even after the final bell rang. It just didn't seem like much of a fight...

I guess Hajime no Ippo (and boxing movies) ruined real boxing for me.