Boxing May 2nd - Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Manny Pacquiao

[Lyyynnnchy]

I love boxing but shit like this is why its dieing. When you don't reward ring pressure or actual power punches the sport gets taken over by more exciting MMA. Mayweather doesn't throw power punches, we know this, that's why has hardly ANY KO's during his career. while pac we know sits on his punches more and gets more power. Yet judges and commentators awarding nearly everything Mayweather lands as a power punch worth more than Pacs.

While I mostly agree with this, I feel as though Mayweather threw more damaging punches today

 

[Warsaw]

Initial reaction Chris Paul won the fight.

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[Greater Gattsby]

Goes to show money can buy anything

 

[ioppolo]

If that's the style of fighting Mayweather is known for, then why are people fans of him?

 

[swoop42]

Staggering this self promoting ghetto wife beater can fool people into paying him 100 million for a 36 minute boxing match.

People are idiots and further proof the world has got it's priorities wrong.

They both need to donate tens of millions from there purse to charity.

 

[Boxhead_31]

Too good not to post:

@JasonEligh
Breaking: Middle-aged American domestic abuser paid $200m compensation after being chased by Asian congressman for 36mins #MayPac

 

[NitroFan]

mayweather wont retire in September. no way does his ego allow him to not break marciano's record and even if he really does want to retire hes the only real draw boxing has (for what reason i have no idea) and the money the networks will throw at him will be obscene.

 

[Bazzar]

I love boxing but shit like this is why its dieing. When you don't reward ring pressure or actual power punches the sport gets taken over by more exciting MMA. Mayweather doesn't throw power punches, we know this, that's why has hardly ANY KO's during his career. while pac we know sits on his punches more and gets more power. Yet judges and commentators awarding nearly everything Mayweather lands as a power punch worth more than Pacs.

Haha, lol. More exciting? MMA is shit, just grappling ans wrestling.

 

[Yellow Feathers]

Absolute bullshit.

Pacman was a lot closer to knocking out Mayweather than Mayweather was to him.

Mayweather just used his long reach to rack up points whilst running away. He's not a real fighter- he's a runner.

The way he was celebrating before the end goes to show that he probably had the entire matched rigged anyway. Disappointed.

 

[SHOGUN_31A]

mayweather wont retire in September. no way does his ego allow him to not break marciano's record and even if he really does want to retire hes the only real draw boxing has (for what reason i have no idea) and the money the networks will throw at him will be obscene.

Exactly what I was thinking! Say what you want about Mayweather, but he is a smart business man. It is no coincidence that his current contract with showtime expires with his 49th fight. He will sell his record breaking 50th fight to the highest fee for a final 9 figure paycheck.

That being said, I won't be watching. He won tonight, I think almost everyone agrees, but ran for most of the fight, through low blows and grabbed when under pressure. Neither fighter landed any really significant punches. Tonight's biggest winner other than the two fighters' bank accounts ..... the UFC.

 

[Lyyynnnchy]

Absolute bullshit.

Pacman was a lot closer to knocking out Mayweather than Mayweather was to him.

Mayweather just used his long reach to rack up points whilst running away. He's not a real fighter- he's a runner.

The way he was celebrating before the end goes to show that he probably had the entire matched rigged anyway. Disappointed.

Boxers always do that, they try and sway the judges any way they can.

Disagree with the Pacman being close to knocking Mayweather out. Neither was particularly close but imo Mayweather landed the heavier punches

 

[94_Eagles]

Lol @ anyone who paid money for that

 

[Furn2]

Nah. Not sure how you could say that.

Oh wait, I get it, you paid for it, didn't you?

Nope

Went to the pub but there were so many close rounds or made it an enthralihg fight

 

[Sharks On A Plane]

Mayweather landed 148 punches to Pacman's 81. Really cannot comprehend how people think Pacman was robbed...

Mayweather is known as a counter-striker also, so I'm not sure why his defensive style comes as such a surprise.

 

[CotchNCo]

The way he was celebrating before the end goes to show that he probably had the entire matched rigged anyway. Disappointed.

Um what?

 

[Bazzar]

Lol @ anyone who paid money for that

Maybe we watched it for free like you did

 

[Furn2]

Mayweather landed 148 punches to Pacman's 81. Really cannot comprehend how people think Pacman was robbed...

Mayweather is known as a counter-striker also, so I'm not sure why his defensive style comes as such a surprise.

He wasn't robbed not at all but this isn't the Olympics Pac landed the more telling shots and Floyd ran.

There was 6 rounds that were 50:50 and Floyd got them all.

 

[94_Eagles]

Maybe we watched it for free like you did

Ok...

 

[Sharks On A Plane]

He wasn't robbed not at all but this isn't the Olympics Pac landed the more telling shots and Floyd ran.

There was 6 rounds that were 50:50 and Floyd got them all.

Don't think he landed the more telling shots personally. I had Pac winning three rounds, with a possible fourth.

 

[SSSSSS]

Floyd will never be GOAT. Ali had the fans, Tyson had the presence. Floyd just has money.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

Nope

Went to the pub but there were so many close rounds or made it an enthralihg fight

So you were drunk.

 

[Greater Gattsby]

Floyd will never be GOAT. Ali had the fans, Tyson had the presence. Floyd just has money.

I hate the **** but money can buy fans and presence.

100% agree Floyd will never be GOAT.

 

[94_Eagles]

Floyd will never be GOAT. Ali had the fans, Tyson had the presence. Floyd just has money.

So. Much. Money.

 

[Personman]

It's Floyd's style but that was just another nail in the coffin for boxing. A lot of people tuning in for perhaps their first match and that's not going to make them watch again.

Yep, first fight I've watched in ages (I don't watch many, but I've watched some entertaining ones from back in the day) but if that's boxing, and they can say that somehow Mayweather "won" that "fight", then I'm done with it. Should have called it a draw or a no contest cause of sheer boredom.

 

[KnaveyBlue]

Was even more boring than anticipated.

Mayweather got this payday, but he can forget about anyone paying for his next fight.