MAYWEATHER VS. PACQUIAO Official May 2nd
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Exactly. They also need to get out of their feelings. The fight was boring. Thats not a knock on May. May won fair and square.
But the fucking fight was still boring.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
This is exactly right. And I blame PAC man. We knew money was going to do this, apparently Manny had never seen him fight. Then again, money did all the right things, from grabbing, dodging, countering, and holding, to keep Manny off balance like one of his other average opponents.
EASTC0AST_GH05T
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Welp I wanted May to lose but he proved why he is the greatest fighter of this era. Where is that one GAfer that was saying Floyd looked nervous prior to the fight and was guaranteeing Floyd would lose. I was so hoping that he would be right lol.
illmatic22
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I THOUGHT HE WAS SHOOK lol
You guys got fooled again. Floyd is as great a fighter as he is a shit being.
You guys got fooled again. Floyd is as great a fighter as he is a shit being.
boxing is irrelevant. there are a shitload of boxers and only a handful will ever get any kind of attention. what kind of dogshit sport has only like 5 fighters that are in the spotlight and can make any money
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?
Nah we all are
ãInaba Residentã
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Aint nothing to analyze.
Floyd played defensive and smart. He outboxed Manny.
Still an extremely boring piece of shit fight.
Omega Kirby
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Where's that guy that said this was a fifa world cup killer. In terms of audience and entertainment.
Kitschkraft
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See, I AGREE with you.
I see the same things you saw,
My point was that....it takes two to tango, and people accusing Floyd of keeping the fight "boring" need to realize Manny had every opportunity to fight a different way, he didn't because any other way would likely have ended in him getting knocked out.
Pacman looked small, weak, and early in the fight he even looked amateur in their at times.Those first 2 or 3 rounds were BAD.
Officerrob
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Yeah, when you put it that way, it's pretty hilarious
illmatic22
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MMA? Nah they aint making boxing money
Subpar Spatula
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I think boxing fans are just realizing something: the general public finds your sport boring. Baseball realized this long ago.
Bam Bam Baklava
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Look how uninterested the crowd was for the majority of that fight. I can't remember the last time I saw something like that. The most anyone cheered or get out of their seats was during the walk outs.
Battersea Power Station
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I was rooting for Manny but Floyd was tactically brilliant. That was a great chess match of a bout.
Chie Satonaka
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Facts don't matter in salt mines.
hokagespit
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a more exciting fight than i expected. was still hoping for at least one knock down. Pacquiao should've been more aggressive, he restrained himself an awful lot.
King Tubby
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The fight wasn't boring because of Floyd's skill (or, not directly so), but rather because Manny Pacquiao wasn't able to make it competitive and couldn't challenge Floyd in any meaningful way or force him to fight any differently than if you set him up against any other fighter with less recognition. Floyd just did what he always does and Pac had no answer. Technically impressive, but, eh.
Killing_Joke
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I really wanted Manny to win but hey i won 200 and Rangers won so not a terrible day.
I thought it was a good smart fight but unfortunately not exciting. No blood, handful of big hits, and Manny fell right into Floyds defensive trap. Don't want to give Floyd too much credit. Did a lot of holding and walking around. Not saying it ain't smart just boring.
Would like a rematch but most likely won't happen. For the record both in prime i think Manny wins and would have been fuck ton more exciting.
I thought it was a good smart fight but unfortunately not exciting. No blood, handful of big hits, and Manny fell right into Floyds defensive trap. Don't want to give Floyd too much credit. Did a lot of holding and walking around. Not saying it ain't smart just boring.
Would like a rematch but most likely won't happen. For the record both in prime i think Manny wins and would have been fuck ton more exciting.
Who also had a previous DUI.
And this guy, who was supposed to be his opponent, :
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.
has a past with domestic violence as well. And the guy he is beating on? Went to jail for aggravated assault for a year. Plus the sport is going through a steroid epidemic.
People acting like MMA isn't just as full of scumbags and assholes. Just enjoy two people punching each other in the head like you paid to, brehs.
Arrogant Bastard
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Is it wrong that people expected an actual fight? This has been the fight for the better part of a decade. People wanted to see an actual fight, that didn't happen.
Much salt, derp.
I saw the fight at a sports restaurant in Orland Park, IL. The first half was pretty decent with high energy at points but the last half was just blocking and running away. We didn't even come close to a knock down.
I would entertain a rematch but I'm probably not in a hurry to throw another cover charge at it, plus food.
I would entertain a rematch but I'm probably not in a hurry to throw another cover charge at it, plus food.
no one is making "boxing money" except for like 3 guys in boxing.
soundahfekz
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『Inaba Resident』;162518299 said:
Keep showing you don't know anything about boxing though
Love casual fans man, absolutely love 'em
Clockwork5
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Welp in 20 days at least a champ who actually looks to hurt his opponents and wreck shit is fighting
Wrong sport bro.
Nothing1016
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Mayweather fought great. Manny fought pretty good.
But honestly, the way Mayweather fights is bad for boxing. Great for him though.
But honestly, the way Mayweather fights is bad for boxing. Great for him though.
This is sort how I feel. Yeah, Floyd is the best boxer today, but I wouldn't mind if repeated clenching meant you lose a point. Clenching in particular should be discouraged, if not outright banned. But that's me who sees little value in a outrightly defensively move.
Alligatorjandro
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are you guys real boxing fans
Ether_Snake
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Actually, no, I learn it in every Floyd fight, which are the only ones "the general public" watch anyway. Then they complain boxing is boring.
So their loss, not ours.
Pop
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run run run hug jab hug hug run run run jab jab
Yeah, great tactics there. Who put on the pressure.
Pbf won by footwork and keeping manny in his range. Whenever manny got in his own range pbf looked hittable. pbf looked faster because manny was chasing and winging punches out of his range. When manny was in a spot to throw a good punch you could see he was faster.
Officerrob
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This ESPN segment is better than the fight
Floyd was Floyd. MP just wasn't good enough to rattle him. The bottom line is that unless you sellout early and go all in for a KO, you are not beating Floyd.
This quote from Teddy Atlas sums up the fight
Arrogant Bastard
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Vs what, exactly?
BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO
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On a serious note though, casual or not. Some of us "experienced" with the sport tried to warn all the salty people that spent the money and are complaining about the fight that was garbage right now, NOT TO ORDER IT! we knew this is how these usually turn out. It's like we can't win lol
I don't think people are defending the fight really. What are they suppose to say..that it's travesty and it shouldn't have happened? No one forced the people to pay for tickets or pay-per-view. Gaf not be representative of the world clearly show that although Gaf may feel one way it only counts in this forum. People wanted to see this fight and it happened. I think people wanted to see Mayweather lose more. The man is an olympian and 48-0 again people can say what they want but i ask again...What are "you" doing?
Syphon Filter
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dream
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That just exposes how ignorant those people are about fighting though.
JJDinomite
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If not liking hugging makes me casual, then Black Ops 3 is my GOTY.
ãInaba Residentã
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What am I missing?
Floyd played great. Did exactly what he needed to do to keep Manny out.
Still doesn't mean it wasn't fucking boring to watch.
Are you going to actually give me a proper response instead of going "lol casuals"
hunchback
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That was my first boxing PPV in 4-5 years. That wasn't worth 100. Not enough excitement. I'm not denying Floyd won but there's no danger or excitement. You're never on the edge of your seat because someone is hurt and trying to fight back. That's not Floyd's style and not worth 100 again.
Apparently not if you found the fight boring. Which is reaaaaally fucking stupid. I'm just going to consider that the goto for anyone without a counter argument. Shit was dull, and if they do a rematch I highly doubt it hits the numbers this one did.
At least its over. People wanted the fight forever. We got it, its done.
Deadly Cyclone
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I get the salt in here, but people calling people "casuals" is groan-worthy. Especially considering "casuals" made up likely 95% of the crowd in the building and well over half of the watchers on TV I'd bet.
Epsilon-delta
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Without casual fans though, the sport wouldn't be so big.
That's something to worry whether it's boxing or UFC.
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