Hersh Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 1 hour ago, TryTheBeal! said: I made my life a Mayweather-free zone about a decade ago. Its really nice here. I recommend it. I did the same. Never understood why people spent money on things like Pacquiao-Mayweather or any other hyped Mayweather fight in the last 10 years. They were always going to be boring fights that were about making as much money as possible. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hersh Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 1 hour ago, CjSuAvE22 said: Money is hands down the smartest and best boxer in the history of boxing anyone that tries to argue that just has no clue....Only one knockdown ever against him and it because he hurt his hand and never because he was hit on the head hard enough maybe Zab Judah got close but that's about it. Its not his fault you guys want to see mutilation go on in the ring like its a gladiator event.....he just laughts himself to the bank every time I love how he called it legalized bank robbery LOL. Then don't buy it watch it or care about it....to even post on a boxing thread imo everyone is in control of their decisions if people want to buy an exhibition fight that's on them....is Vegas robbery as well? Or what about spending tickets on a terrible team for 25 years to watch in a terrible stadium is that robbery? Mayweather was the best and smartest boxer of his era but his undefeated recorded is laughable, which is the problem with boxing. The amount of fixed fights when there was more opportunity to watch them just killed the sport. I used to love the sport and still enjoy catching some stuff but I don't ever buy events anymore. There seems to be some belief by promoters and those higher up that being undefeated is important to fans but really fans just want to see the best fights possible. They have learned nothing from MMA's success. As for Mayweather being the best ever, I don't try to compare eras. For example, to try to say how he might have done against the fab four from the 70s-80s is ridiculous. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Nonsense Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, Hersh said: I did the same. Never understood why people spent money on things like Pacquiao-Mayweather or any other hyped Mayweather fight in the last 10 years. They were always going to be boring fights that were about making as much money as possible. Many of us had been looking forward to Pacquiao/Mayweather for years so we were going to pay for it regardless of both being past their primes. With that being said, Floyd won’t get another nickel from me unless he’s fighting Crawford, Spence, Pacquiao or Canelo. Can’t believe some people actually paid to see this exhibition. Edited June 8, 2021 by No Nonsense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoCalMike Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Mayweather's credentials are as legit as anyone other all time great. The way most people talk about the guy it seems like they didn't start watching his fights until the last 3-5 years of his career where he was usually outsized/strength by his opponents and used defense and the sweet science to still dominate. When he first burst onto the scene he was a wizard in the ring and was getting plenty of KO's and stoppages but as his career went on he made the conscious decision to want to exit the sport without having to eat his meals through a straw shortly thereafter so he continued to develop one of the best defense/counter-punching styles in the history of the sport. Hate it if you want, but it is hard to argue it's effectiveness. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hersh Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 22 minutes ago, NoCalMike said: Mayweather's credentials are as legit as anyone other all time great. The way most people talk about the guy it seems like they didn't start watching his fights until the last 3-5 years of his career where he was usually outsized/strength by his opponents and used defense and the sweet science to still dominate. When he first burst onto the scene he was a wizard in the ring and was getting plenty of KO's and stoppages but as his career went on he made the conscious decision to want to exit the sport without having to eat his meals through a straw shortly thereafter so he continued to develop one of the best defense/counter-punching styles in the history of the sport. Hate it if you want, but it is hard to argue it's effectiveness. Is anyone dismissing how great he was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chachie Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 How did those of you who watched May vs Paul "score" the bout? I have to be honest... I gave it to Logan Paul. Floyd rocked Logan and Logan never rocked Floyd. In the clinches, Mayweather landed good body shots and I gave him rounds 3-5. That's about it. Rounds 1,2,6,7, and 8 were Paul landing a stiff jab and using his size to keep Money wrapped up. Standing by for the "you're crazy" and the "you don't know boxing" replies but I don't care. I saw what I saw. 🤨 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 People still watch boxing? Why would anyone pay that much to watch what by all accounts was a truly boring fight? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chachie Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 10 hours ago, China said: People still watch boxing? Why would anyone pay that much to watch what by all accounts was a truly boring fight? Honest-to-God answer: Sunday nights are always my "HBO lineup" nights. "Mare of Easttown" ended the previous week and HBO had not started a new season of any of their sunday night shows. I panicked and bought the dang thing. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 (edited) The videos online sure look like Mayweather accidentally ko'ed Paul and then grabbed him and held him up. That said, real fight? I suspect Mayweather would have finished him early despite giving up 40+ pounds. Edited June 9, 2021 by The Evil Genius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momma There Goes That Man Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 8 minutes ago, The Evil Genius said: The videos online sure look like Mayweather accidentally ko'ed Paul and then grabbed him and held him up. That said, real fight? I suspect Mayweather would have finished him early despite giving up 40+ pounds. it’s almost impossible to deny. There is no reason for Floyd to grab him and Paul is clearly limp at that moment whole thing is a scam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PartyPosse Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 18 hours ago, Chachie said: How did those of you who watched May vs Paul "score" the bout? I have to be honest... I gave it to Logan Paul. Floyd rocked Logan and Logan never rocked Floyd. In the clinches, Mayweather landed good body shots and I gave him rounds 3-5. That's about it. Rounds 1,2,6,7, and 8 were Paul landing a stiff jab and using his size to keep Money wrapped up. Standing by for the "you're crazy" and the "you don't know boxing" replies but I don't care. I saw what I saw. 🤨 I scored it 8 rounds for debacle and 0 rounds for credible. A shutout. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksun247 Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 On 6/8/2021 at 5:15 PM, NoCalMike said: Mayweather's credentials are as legit as anyone other all time great. The way most people talk about the guy it seems like they didn't start watching his fights until the last 3-5 years of his career where he was usually outsized/strength by his opponents and used defense and the sweet science to still dominate. When he first burst onto the scene he was a wizard in the ring and was getting plenty of KO's and stoppages but as his career went on he made the conscious decision to want to exit the sport without having to eat his meals through a straw shortly thereafter so he continued to develop one of the best defense/counter-punching styles in the history of the sport. Hate it if you want, but it is hard to argue it's effectiveness. He also had hand issues. Another reason he didn't go for the KOs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Malapropismic Depository Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 (edited) Anderson Silva boxing Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr, coming up shortly. At least it's not one of the Paul brothers ? 🤨 Edited June 20, 2021 by Malapropismic Depository Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malapropismic Depository Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 (edited) Silva wins by SD Looked like a clear UD Edited June 20, 2021 by Malapropismic Depository Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Nonsense Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 Tank Davis is the real deal and he definitely deserves the monicker of “Mini Tyson.” The fight was worth the price of the PPV. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Nonsense Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 Fury/Wilder 3 has been postponed due to a COVID outbreak in Fury’s camp. Reports say Fury is one of them that tested positive for COVID. I think there’s more at play here. For one, I don’t think they’ve had enough time to train for a fight of this magnitude. It felt very rushed and there have been little buzz for a major heavyweight championship fight that’s just 2 weeks away. Second, they might have realized that it’s not wise to have three PPV’s (Tank Davis’ in June, Fury/Wilder in July, Pac/Spence in August) in consecutive months. Four PPV’s if you count McGreggor’s this weekend. September or even October makes more sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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No Nonsense Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 Errol Spence pulls out of the Pacquiao fight with an apparent eye injury and Pacquiao will fight Yordenis Ugas instead. DAMN!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksun247 Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 Ugas can box. This will be his biggest test to date. Thought he won the fight with Shawn Porter. Ugas isn't Spence, but this will be a good one. Don't be surprised at an upset victory. Spence had surgery on his eye (retinal tear). Gonna need some major time to recover. Expect him back in the spring of 2022 to fight the winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Nonsense Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 For the record, people are skeptical of Spence’s “eye injury.” Weird coincidence that Madaina, the man who Ugas originally was supposed to fight, had the same eye injury on the same day? Rumor has it that Spence was looking bad in sparring and Pacquiao was looking really sharp. Now 42 year old Pacquiao has to fight another tough fight before a possible fight with the younger Spence. This just shows you the kind of fighter Pacquiao is. He had every right to just call it off, but he’s going on with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksun247 Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 On 8/15/2021 at 8:10 AM, No Nonsense said: For the record, people are skeptical of Spence’s “eye injury.” Weird coincidence that Madaina, the man who Ugas originally was supposed to fight, had the same eye injury on the same day? Rumor has it that Spence was looking bad in sparring and Pacquiao was looking really sharp. Now 42 year old Pacquiao has to fight another tough fight before a possible fight with the younger Spence. This just shows you the kind of fighter Pacquiao is. He had every right to just call it off, but he’s going on with it. Spence ain't that type of dude. He wants all of the smoke. No way would he fake this and lose out on his biggest payday. He already got the surgery. Plus, he gets to add a MAJOR name and another belt to his resume. Boxing twitter and the interwebz are full of conspiracies. This one, I can't buy. Besides, everyone looks good shadow boxing hitting air. Ugas is gonna make Manny work for that victory. Sparring is sparring. This is when you are supposed to look bad, so you can work on things. Years ago, Spence lumped up Floyd Mayweather and blacked his eye in sparring. Those type of things happen. Manny is that dude. He always wants to fight. But Father Time is undefeated for a reason. He better hope Ugas doesn't upset his potential farewell fight. Gonna be a good one no matter who wins. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 It was announced today that Canelo would be fighting Plant for the Super Middleweight title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Nonsense Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 (edited) Pacquiao needs to retire. With that being said, he should not have taken this fight. Ugas looked to be a jr middleweight masquerading as a welterweight. Plus he’s a good counterpuncher. Edited August 23, 2021 by No Nonsense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Jake Paul v Woodley today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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