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Post by Red Or Dead on May 3, 2015 5:11:21 GMT
Boxer v brawler in the end, clever bout for Floyd and deserved to be fair
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Post by StrikerMo on May 3, 2015 5:43:07 GMT
Yep... and people were always hesitant to call Manny a brawler. They would say how technical he is, how polished his combos are, etc etc... He saw a true technician tonight and he was exposed.
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2015 5:46:39 GMT
Floyd is the Chelsea of Boxing. Or Chelsea is the Mayweather of football?
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Post by StrikerMo on May 3, 2015 5:57:58 GMT
Going by Mourinho's first stint at Chelsea being in 04 and Mayweather's first pro bout in 96, I'd say Chelsea is the Mayweather of football. In all actuality though, they're not nearly as technical or as accomplished.  |
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2015 6:01:15 GMT
of course. should have included a disclaimer :lol:
Wait... is that you doc? I thought you were dead
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Post by Splendid Spy on May 3, 2015 6:04:20 GMT
Maybe Doc is mayweather with all his bias opinions towards mayweather.  |
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Post by StrikerMo on May 3, 2015 7:28:30 GMT
bias opinions? Where's the bias? Mayweather is clearly a better boxer than Pacman. It's not debatable after tonight.
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Post by StrikerMo on May 3, 2015 7:41:04 GMT
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Post by Splendid Spy on May 3, 2015 10:28:21 GMT
All in jest Doc.
Floyd's style is defensive with counter punches. Manny is more of the aggressive inside boxer... however, he couldn't get anywhere near Floyd. It might be boring but certainly effective. Not a surprise.
Btw, did you catch the Spurs v clippers game today? worthy of a final.
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Post by StrikerMo on May 3, 2015 10:38:24 GMT
Yeah, I watched it... CP3 found a way to get it done even with a wrecked hamstring.
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Post by Splendid Spy on May 3, 2015 10:52:01 GMT
It was tie after tie... best 1st round playoff series I have ever seen. Hopefully rockets will take advantage of the ailing clippers. Glen davies is also out I think. griffin might need to play extra minutes and if rockets were to use similar tactics as in hack the jordan, Doc might need to take out his best defender in the paint. Harden will be able to drive and get into the paint time after time.  |
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2015 12:45:47 GMT
Plenty of casual boxing fans are slating the fight but to people who watch a lot of boxing and who have seen these 2 numerous times it went the way we all expected.
Pacquiao tried to get lucky and knock him out but failed miserably, Mayweather just outboxed him. You knew he had it in the bag very early on (or before the fight as I did). Mayweather is just far too intelligent a boxer to let Pacquiao get a clean hit on him and knock him out.
I am disappointed in Pacquiao though, I expected a lot more from him. Maidana gave Mayweather a much tougher fight than Pacquiao did the first time he fought him.
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2015 12:49:39 GMT
Who do we think Mayweather will make look distinctly average next then? I'd like one of the British guys: Brook or Khan to fight him next.
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Post by Splendid Spy on May 3, 2015 13:03:57 GMT
Pac is blaming an injury to his shoulder that caused his defeat.
However, even a fully fit Manny would have trouble defeating a tactical and shrewd boxer in Mayweather. Dull but effective.
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Post by tr0y on May 3, 2015 19:47:49 GMT
It went exactly how I thought it would. I'll reiterate what I said on TR: Floyd did what he had to do, he's a brilliant at what he does and that's WIN. I would have absolutely loved to see Manny win, preferably by knock-out, but I always maintained a belief that Manny's only chance of a win was indeed a knock-out and I never once believed he could do it. I predicted a Mayweather win on points. He wasn't exciting, but Floyd deserved it.
There is absolutely no debate over the result. A somewhat disappointing Manny was outboxed last night, by a born winner and a genius of the sport.
What's next for Floyd? Khan? Not for me. Some are throwing around Golovkin, now that's a long shot but I'd love to see it.
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