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Re: Any Boxing Fans on here?
[Re: Yogi Barrabbas]
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Watched a video of Mayweather v. Ortiz the other night. Ortiz more than held his own for the first three rounds. Then Floyd started battering him. Ortiz deliberately head-butted him. Ref took a point away from Ortiz, then called time in. Ortiz tried to shake gloves with Floyd, but while the ref was looking the other way, Floyd clocked Ortiz with a terrific combo--and lights out. Perfectly legal: defend yourself at all times. After the fight, Larry Merchant of HBO was hounding Floyd to explain himself. After a while, Floyd told Merchant he never gave him a fair shake, and that he was "s**t." Merchant replied, "If I were fifty years younger, I'd kick your ass!"
Ntra la porta tua lu sangu � sparsu, E nun me mporta si ce muoru accisu... E s'iddu muoru e vaju mparadisu Si nun ce truovo a ttia, mancu ce trasu.
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Re: Any Boxing Fans on here?
[Re: veneratio]
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The Chisora/Haye fiasco was incredible. Even worse than Tyson and Lewis in their pre-fight brawl.
Chisora though looked to be the trouble causer, he slapped Vitali at the weigh in, spat water in his brothers Wladimir's face.. I don't like Haye but I don't think went to have a fight there and then. Chisora is a loose cannon. As if slapping Vitali and spitting in Wladmir's face wasn't enough for one night...
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Re: Any Boxing Fans on here?
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02/20/12 05:53 PM
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And there are a lot of rumors going around that Pacquiao may retire after the Bradley fight. I was hopeful the Mayweather/Pac fight would eventually happen, but at this point, I could care less. Isn't it so frustrating? What could be one of the biggest fights of all time, certainly the biggest revenue wise, will probably not happen because of greed and management etc. Ridiculous. I've kind of accepted it will never happen now, boxing while I love it has been run into the ground on the high level because of these antics. This is one thing I must say that MMA has got sorted. The UFC has basically bought out all large rival companies and owns all the fighters so it makes the fights that the fans want to see happen which is fantastic and that is why it's one of the fastest growing sports in the world, because it actually gives the fans what they want.
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Re: Any Boxing Fans on here?
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02/21/12 07:49 AM
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Oh well, not sure what will happen at heavyweight when the Klitschko's are gone, it will be open season! But in saying that, I just looked at the worlds top ranked 50 heavyweight boxers and I must say.. Basically a lot of has beens and no-one who offers too much excitement. I don't want the sport of boxing to die but it's on shaky legs! http://boxing.about.com/cs/rankingschampions/a/bl_heavy.htm
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Re: Any Boxing Fans on here?
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02/21/12 08:34 AM
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I really think Kell Brook is ready for bigger challenges, throw him in with the likes of Devon Alexander for instance. Boxing fans have known for a long time not to look at the HW division, it sucks that it is not good but there are tons of fighters who are incredible who mainstream fans don't know about, Featherweights, bantomweights etc. Check out Nonito Donaire he is at least the 4th best fighter in the world. As for the Klitschko bros, I hate them, I don't care that their gentlemen and respectful, they are boring and cautious in the ring! Wlad made no effort to KO Haye even though he probs could of, And Vitali made Dereck Chisora look good! HAHAHAH!!!
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Re: Any Boxing Fans on here?
[Re: veneratio]
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02/21/12 05:28 PM
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And there are a lot of rumors going around that Pacquiao may retire after the Bradley fight. I was hopeful the Mayweather/Pac fight would eventually happen, but at this point, I could care less. Isn't it so frustrating? What could be one of the biggest fights of all time, certainly the biggest revenue wise, will probably not happen because of greed and management etc. Ridiculous. I've kind of accepted it will never happen now, boxing while I love it has been run into the ground on the high level because of these antics. This is one thing I must say that MMA has got sorted. The UFC has basically bought out all large rival companies and owns all the fighters so it makes the fights that the fans want to see happen which is fantastic and that is why it's one of the fastest growing sports in the world, because it actually gives the fans what they want. You would expect that matches which generate biggest revenues would provide the incentive to satisfy fans. Is it a case of each side worried a loss might damage future earning potential? The hype of a rematch could generate even more money. Whatever the reason, boxing is in need of an overhaul, as you say along the lines of UFC. Too many decisions are left in the hands of individual parties. The Mayweather camp's refusal to split the purse 50/50 with Pac seems like an avoidance tactic. Though I can see Mayweather asking larger share of Pay Per View, since he and De La Hoya hold the record for single boxing event ratings. They're both big draws for ratings but Mayweather probably has the edge.
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Re: Any Boxing Fans on here?
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03/03/12 09:28 AM
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Yogi, are you a fan of Louis Theroux? I love his documentaries. Anyway have you seen his documentary on Chris Eubank? What about you DE NIRO?
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