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Santa Cruz shifts up a gear...
Good fight, Tigre is tough
Not half - Santa Cruz was the class from the off but Cayetano was never bowed. Fair play!
Morning all.
Wondered if there might be a few more contributors from around about now. Morning! 🙂
Just read on the BBC feed that apparently there is a balls up with the PPV rollout Stateside ... could result in the fight not being aired until resolved 🙁
Hopefully rumour only.
Wow - that would be, er.... Unwelcome.
coming out shortly
Yeah was going to get up anyway but in agony with slipped something or other in coccyx bone not slept for 2 nights. But in a mild delusional trance off painkillers. Looking forward to this 🙂
Morning all...
THINK THIS THREADS GOING TO HAVE SPIOLERS FROM HERE ON IN
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Brave move, all the best.
I'm no actually up for the fight, just happen to be up! 😆pondo - Member
coming out shortlyBrave move, all the best.
but aye think it'll maybe take longer commetators just mentioned the slowness in getting people connected. I'd guess atleast 5 probably closer to half 5 for this.
Fair play! 🙂
Wouldn't surprise me - this stuff never runs on time, and it never, ever gets ahead of schedule. Hours behind, yeah, that happens all the time... 🙁
Who else wants a bacon sandwich? Could murder one, but fear the smell would wake the monkey clan up.
I forgot to grind some coffee yesterday, and now can't do so without waking the kids up. Aargh.
I'm off to heat up soem pizza and open a beer, might as well stay up now, got a belter of a link! 😆spacemonkey - Member
Who else wants a bacon sandwich? Could murder one, but fear the smell would wake the monkey clan up.
Bacon sandwich, would kill for one... 🙁 Just finished the pork scratchings, got beer to see me through so it's not all bad. 🙂
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Git!
moaning all ...its raining
Right, let's quietly boils the kettle and find some biscuits...
Whilst I have tremendous respect for Froch as a boxer... He ain't a pundit yet, is he?
Kryton57 - Member
I forgot to grind some coffee yesterday, and now can't do so without waking the kids up. Aargh.
Middle class angst while waiting for 2 blokes to batter each other 🙂
national anthems, starting soon-ish.
The Mexican anthem? Heck, that's relevant.
Anthems are worth £20 in comedy value
its the national holiday 🙂 better than the vocal gymnastics of the Foxx.. I quite liked the Philipine one tho
The Mexican anthem? Heck, that's relevant.
What was that all about?
"Six years to the day since Pacquiao beat Ricky Hatton, and who was in the other corner? Floyd Mayweather Sr. Is that an omen?"
If so, it's not a good sign for the Hitman.
Who d'you want? I'm saying go Manny. 🙂
I'm no a fan of mayweather, but I think he'll win. his shitebag style usually wins out! 😆
the ring girls please
Manny to win in real terms. Mayweather in Las Vegas to win if it goes on points.
Not seen Mayweather's ringwalk before, so maybe that's how he always is. But - does he ant to be there?!? Doesn't particularly look like it...
although, at 400 million a fight, I wouldn't be surprised a draw! 😆
cynical, me? never! 😀
if money is really the business man he would lose this fight and go for the rematch
Pacman surprisingly the one having to adapt his gameplan methinks.
Man, this must be going EXACTLY how Mayweather wanted. 🙁
pac needs to find a way inside and give floyd some stick; make him come forward.
pac starting to find some kinks now.
Getting tasty now.
Man, this must be going EXACTLY how Mayweather wanted.
Yep. He's going to win by running away a lot.
Yep. He's going to win by running away a lot.
For me it's more about Pacquiao not applying enough pressure, being cagey and allowing Mayweather to keep it tidy.
Manny to win in real terms. Mayweather in Las Vegas to win if it goes on points.
This...
Mayweathers movement is very slick though.
It's actually more to do with mayweathers ability to dodge punches and land more than his opponent , love or hate him, he's bloody good at what he does.pondo - Member
Yep. He's going to win by running away a lot.For me it's more about Pacquiao not applying enough pressure, being cagey and allowing Mayweather to keep it tidy.
Mayweather is well ahead in this for me.
Bloody boring though. I'll never pay to watch a FM fight.
I don't think it's a boring fight at all.
What Watt said - "I expected Pcquiao to rain punches". Ain't happened, to Mayweather's credit.
Boring? Are you shitting me?
Hardly fight of the century.
3 rounds remaining. Unfortunately can't see anything other than a Mayweather victory. Pacman unable to land anything of any significance. Mayweather just dancing and defending.
Hardly fight of the century.
Boredom personified.
? what are you on about?
Mayweather is shit to watch. He'll win without deserving it.
? So far from fight of the century it's boredom personified? Sorry I've got to explain it.
It's not a person ([i]person[/i]ified). Hence the confusion.
Disappointed at the result, but can't even slightly argue with it.
First time I've watched Mayweather fight, would have been better off sleeping, what a boring boxer.
that fight went quick.. worth watching. Feel for Pac man. The crowd was harsh tonight on Mayweather but showed he could be hit and take them.
Well that went how most people who watch mayweather fights thought it would,as unlikeable as the guy is outside the ring, no matter who he faces inside it he always seems to take away the danger they pose and control the fight.Hate to say it but he really is on another level.And he's got all the tricks aswell,if anyone does actually get within the same postcode as him and does land a punch he just holds and pushes them down and defuses the danger,clever boxer indeed.
Mayweather is slowing down,but still better than anybody else. Pacquiao now being a dick in the press conference.
Pacquiao now being a dick in the press conference.
I think he's got to say that to push for a rematch. Doubt he believes it though.
That was just a bit shit really!
Well, I now have to deal with a bunch of morose Filipinos.
Whoooooooooooooo.
I feel sorry for Manny, I dislike Mayweather as much as the next guy, Manny just didn't seem to play to his own strengths and only showed sparks of his usual fire. There were times when I didn't understand why Manny didn't follow through when he had him against the ring punching him, backed off once even before the ref split it up. Mayweather getting angry and telling him "No you can't do that" when manny had him on the back foot wound me up as well....just ****ing hit him again. Just didn't push....
A phone call to virginmedia when they open - bloody TiVo box did a reboot just before the start of the 11th decides to come back on when it's all over.Fuming
#disappointed
#nopike
#noccdb
Went pretty much as most people who know boxing expected.
Mayweather shuts down Pacman in a pretty drab affair.
Both guys are knocking 40, so experienced enough to stick to a plan if it's working, and too old to change it if it's not.
Don't rule out a rematch. If interest is there, and enough money is on table ...
If no rematch - Who does Floyd have his final fight with in September?
Lots think Khan. But I think he is too risky at this stage, he has that glass chin but is very fast. That would make Mayweather being the aggressor if Khan keeps it long.
If mayweather wins his next fight isn't he level with Marciano on 49-0,cant see him leaving it there,he'll want to get to 50-0,he does call himself the best ever so he will hate to share the record.
As I said Mayweather a genius in the ring. Awesome to watch such skill. People who think that was boring don't understand how good Pacquiao is and Mayweather (unfortunately) completely nullified him wwith amazing reactions and movement.
The few times Manny found a way through it was slightly encouraging, but he could never sustain anything.
So glad I sky+ed it and could skip to 300mins and miss all that build up crap!
Ps. Totally agreed with everything Carl Froch said, so whoever said he's not a good pundit got that wrong imo.
Given everyone talked up Manny's work rate, mayweather threw more punches and landed many more.
As for his next opponent - wont be khan as september is ramadam. If that fight goes ahead khan will be destroyed.
I'm far from a boxing expert, but I think I can appreciate what a fine boxer FM is and still find the fight boring as a spectacle. Neither really looked like they'd had 12 rounds of boxing afterwards and certainly not fight of the century.
Same with the klitschkos, great tactical boxers but I've found every one of the fights ive seen mind numbingly boring. I certainly wouldn't pay to watch FM or the klitschkos fight. I'd sooner go to some local pro bouts and watch my mates fight.
A slight bruised pride for how much?
I hope they put their money to good use.
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An interesting fight from a technical viewpoint, but not a great spectacle. Neither man displayed much genuine will to win.
Total nonsense to say Khan would turn down a fight with Mayweather just because its in September ... he has fought professionally in September a couple times already.
Mayweather says he is not interested in going better or equalling Marciano`s unbeaten record.
It must be remembered he only has one more fight left on his contract ... no doubt its a way to get more money offered for the next contract.
Total nonsense to say Khan would turn down a fight with Mayweather just because its in September ... he has fought professionally in September a couple times already.
"I can't do September because of Ramadan. It just depends on my schedule this year but if we can do this year or early next year I will definitely jump to it."
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/boxing/32572073
Khan's three losses have been post Ramadan and I expect it seriously impedes his training. No surprise he doesn't want to fight in september
Im sorry I just don't understand all the hype about Mayweather ,its been poor to be fair , April was much nicer
Oh dear. The scorecard has been published to show the result was for the red corner. That's paccciaous. Yet at the bottom of the card are the words "Mayweather wins by unanimous decision"
Not sure if it's a fake but it's doing the rounds on the Internet.
I dont suppose a dodgy guy in a fedora was having a chat with the judges at the time.
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I think there was a a high level of respect and feeling that it was a bit of an exhibition match ( wrestling type match) .
Mayweather will relinquish his belts today according to the bbc interview ( http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/boxing/32572656) and have one last non title fight.
[i]Oh dear. The scorecard has been published to show the result was for the red corner[/i]
Nothing even remotely suspicious there - The card is all written in the same hand, so my guess would be that the person who did it just put the scores under the names and wasn't looking at the red/blue corner bit.