I'm not sure I have ever seen a more commercialized fight. Floyd had the Burger King in his entourage for God's sake. How the hell did these guys miss a chance for Manny to bring Ronald McDonald out with him? As for the fight itself, it was about what I expected and there was no way we were going to see what we would have 4 or 5 years ago had they fought back then.
This just is not a "man" who deserves 100M pay days. I get the "great fight" idea, but not sure how you pay to watch anything this criminal does? Yeah, yeah there are others, heck the Cowboys signed one. But this guy is literally "serial"! He's not a good guy.
http://deadspin.com/the-trouble-with-floyd-mayweather-1605217498
A lot of people are saying that Floyd ran. Ok, let's just say for the sake of arguing that a lot of people "run" in boxing. Great fighters have a way of slowing people down by cutting off the ring and using body shots to slow their opponents. I guess Many is not one of the greats. I have never, ever seen a fighter so thoroughly neutralize an opponent the way Floyd does, he makes the best fighters look so ordinary. Pac had no idea how to deal with Floyd's speed, accuracy,angles and footwork. How can you not see greatness? True boxing fans appreciate great fighters. So go watch MMA, that's your choice, boxing doesn't need you. True boxing fans will stay and appreciate the great sport of boxing.Thats running with intermittent boxing from time to time. You want to see boxing? Go watch guys like Rigondeaux and Roman Gonzalez. Guys who dont need to run to avoid being hit.
Floyd, landed 48% of his power punches. Boxing is not just all about standing in the center of the ring throwing blows all the time. If a fighter is stronger or hits harder than you do, you would be an absolute fool to stand in front of him. Floyd's defense is all time brilliant. I saw a beautiful beat down by on of the greatest fighters of all time.as someone who bought into the hype and never watches boxing, I thought Mayweather is a boring fighter, Pac was the aggressor and looked much better, I don't understand how mayweather got more punches unless you considered those halfased air jabs punches... If there were two Pacmans fighting or two fighters that didnt run away or hold the entire time i'd be more into it... the fight before it was more enjoyable, those guys were kicking each others ases
as someone who bought into the hype and never watches boxing, I thought Mayweather is a boring fighter, Pac was the aggressor and looked much better, I don't understand how mayweather got more punches unless you considered those halfased air jabs punches... If there were two Pacmans fighting or two fighters that didnt run away or hold the entire time i'd be more into it... the fight before it was more enjoyable, those guys were kicking each others ases
i agree with this. where is the argument for pac? mayweather completely obliterated his hit rate. when i was watching it seemed like manny just couldn't land punches on floyd at all, while floyd was highly techinical with his counters and jabs. Why did manny stop throwing his jab? looked like he was trying to get the homerun for many roundsHere's the actual stats since I dont think htey have been posted.
Total Punches thrown
Manny: 429; Landed: 81; 19% hit rate
Floyd: 435; Landed: 148; 34% hit rate
Jabs thrown
Manny: 193; Landed: 18; 9% hit rate
Floyd: 267; Landed: 67; 25% hit rate
Power Punches thrown
Manny: 236; Landed: 63; 27% hit rate
Floyd: 168; Landed: 81; 48% hit rate
Anyone who think Manny was more active is kidding themselves.
You just don't get it do you? Pac looked ordinary and confused. Where was all of his blinding flurries? Where was the relentless aggression? I'll tell you why Pac wasn't fighting like that, it's because he was getting hit with straight right hands all night and couldn't do a damn thing about it. Simple straight right hand so beautiful in its simplicity but yet unsolvable by Pac. Pac was simply exposed tonight by a superior boxer who took him apart and made it look easy. Give Mayweather his praise for a brilliant display of boxing that true fans of the sport recognize and appreciate. Haters allOscar wasnt washed up? Seriously? he had fought once in the previous 2 years,had drug and alchohol issues and btw retired two fights after the Floyd fight come on now! Floyd has boxing skills. What he did to pac? You mean Manny comes forward floyd runs away. Manny cuts off the ring lands solid shots floyd holds. Rinse repeat. Floyd landed 81 power punches to mannys 63. Not much of a difference. Btw manny landed the best shots of the fight. Floyd won manny lost its over as far as im concerned.
Right on.Here's the actual stats since I dont think htey have been posted.
Total Punches thrown
Manny: 429; Landed: 81; 19% hit rate
Floyd: 435; Landed: 148; 34% hit rate
Jabs thrown
Manny: 193; Landed: 18; 9% hit rate
Floyd: 267; Landed: 67; 25% hit rate
Power Punches thrown
Manny: 236; Landed: 63; 27% hit rate
Floyd: 168; Landed: 81; 48% hit rate
Anyone who think Manny was more active is kidding themselves.
as someone who bought into the hype and never watches boxing, I thought Mayweather is a boring fighter, Pac was the aggressor and looked much better, I don't understand how mayweather got more punches unless you considered those halfased air jabs punches... If there were two Pacmans fighting or two fighters that didnt run away or hold the entire time i'd be more into it... the fight before it was more enjoyable, those guys were kicking each others ases
So true. But, I saw Floyd on the ropes a few times. It seemed like he was baiting Pac, getting him to come forward so that he could pop him with the overhand right. I saw a sequence where Floyd was on the ropes, Pacman was hitting him with a flurry of punches, then he just backed off. My point is that Pac had Floyd on the ropes a few times but couldn't capitalize on it because of Floyd's defense.Its funny to me people who think Floyd just runs. What he is doing is setting up the perfect distance to throw his jab and prevent the shorter Manny from having an opportunity to get inside and hurt him. Floyd also has great ring awareness and keeps moving to create and prevent angles for throwing punches and also to make sure he stays in the middle of the ring so he can side step and use superior footwork to avoid being a punching bag.
Boxing is so much more than just standing in front of each other and unloading. Thats not what boxing is. You get a few of those fights but the majority isn't like that. This is their livelihood and careers they dont want to end up like Freddie Roach or Ali.
I saw him execute defensively very well and i completely understand his strategy, but he didnt impress meFloyd, landed 48% of his power punches. Boxing is not just all about standing in the center of the ring throwing blows all the time. If a fighter is stronger or hits harder than you do, you would be an absolute fool to stand in front of him. Floyd's defense is all time brilliant. I saw a beautiful beat down by on of the greatest fighters of all time.
Who did you have before the fight? Did Pacman impress you?I saw him execute defensively very well and i completely understand his strategy, but he didnt impress me
Pacman was entertaining? Really? What did you find entertaining?I think it was scored perfectly. Pac was more entertaining but was overmatched.
Best recap of the "fight" I've read so far, CA.
Until I got to the end. That was no foul tip. That was a strikeout looking, in the World Series with the bags juiced and two outs. Chance to shock the world and you sh#t the bed. For boxing to survive, the sport needs the heavyweight class to produce absolute beasts on a consistent basis. These little guys dancing around isn't going to cut it.
Then again, I'm part of the problem. I paid to watch and that's what they wanted.
Your mention of MMA is spot on. The majority of those fights are on free TV and never disappoint.
I can't remember the last boxing match that ended with neither fighter bleeding, cut or lumped up. That happened tonight and boxing died a bit inside.
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-rele...ng-adults-with-purchasing-power-71765747.htmlWho watches MMA? Unless you wear Affliction t-shirts and have 10+ tats who watches those?