It's finally here, Flyod Mayweather vs Manny Pacquai

I don't know about yall but all we talked about was how sweet Floyd's jacket was and that he entered with the fucking burger king. That and Maywether Sr. yelling at him was honestly the funniest thing.




I dont regret this ppv though because it introduced me to Vasyl Lomachenko and his fight last night was just awesome.

Bluemouse wrote:
Edit: Also for TW and KC, it's not "gaming the system", it's a sport. It's a boxing match, not a street fight. And Floyd Mayweather hit Manny Pacquiao way more than Pacquiao hit him, so what's the problem?

My reservation is that while it is a calculated strategy to win through points and taking credit for the minimal amount of punches he swings, it's probably the most lackluster method of doing just enough to win. It just looked like he was more interested in self-preservation and I saw the fight with ardent boxing fans who were just as annoyed at the lack of action as the casual peeps. But at least the boxing fans anticipated it from him.

He threw more punches, landed more, and at a higher percentage. So is Pac an even worse offender?

Yeah, it was exactly that. I mean I saw the fight before the main event, the one Santa cruz one it. As for someone who saw Boxing for the 2nd or 3rd time I was like "WHOA! That match was good, the next should be epic".

It turned out to be boring ZzzzZzzz.

I felt like I was watching Chelsea FC win the premier league. Through boring and defensive "park the bus" tactics....but Chelsea got the job done and so did Mr.Money

The Santa Cruz fight was a bit boring to me, because it was totally one-sided. Cayetano had no business being in there with him, but Santa Cruz couldn't knock him out, so it's just a matter of waiting for it to be over.

So I keep hearing that Floyd "didn't really fight" and "just stayed back and dodged" and that the fight was "boring" and that Paq "got screwed"


....but apparently Floyd threw and landed more punches at a higher percentage than Paq did and won.

So....doesn't that at least technically mean that Floyd was using a strategy, and that Paq is the lesser fighter both for not finding a counter to said strategy and for losing the fight?

I mean, I don't watch boxing, I'm just going off what I've heard, but if Floyd was just doing "what he does every fight", as I've heard, then I mean...what was everybody expecting? Him to change what is clearly a winning strategy?


Wait a minute...this event cost 100 bucks to watch!? Geez that's a lot of cash even for "the fight of the century between the two greatest boxers of our generation" that apparently didn't live up to what people were thinking it would be.

Old_Man_Tai wrote:So I keep hearing that Floyd "didn't really fight" and "just stayed back and dodged" and that the fight was "boring" and that Paq "got screwed"


....but apparently Floyd threw and landed more punches at a higher percentage than Paq did and won.

So....doesn't that at least technically mean that Floyd was using a strategy, and that Paq is the lesser fighter both for not finding a counter to said strategy and for losing the fight?

I mean, I don't watch boxing, I'm just going off what I've heard, but if Floyd was just doing "what he does every fight", as I've heard, then I mean...what was everybody expecting? Him to change what is clearly a winning strategy?


Wait a minute...this event cost 100 bucks to watch!? Geez that's a lot of cash even for "the fight of the century between the two greatest boxers of our generation" that apparently didn't live up to what people were thinking it would be.

Picture the biggest names in Street Fighter are going at a match. We expect crazy combos, insane counters, impeccable timing.

Instead, one guy hits the other once and then blocks for the rest of the match. He runs the clock and because the opponent's HP is lower, the guy wins. Yeah, it's technically a win. Yeah, it's a strategy, but it's not very entertaining to watch. It's cheap and the equivalent of blockspamming, if that's even a thing.

Certainly not worth $100.

That's not even close to what happened, it's just that you people have seen action movies and don't watch boxing.

Edit: Referring to Jiz, Tai was more accurate. Mayweather out-boxed Pac, as painful as that fact is for me.

You're dead gonna sit there,

behind your computer

and tell lies like that?

You thought a high level boxing match was going to be like Street Fighter. Your argument is invalid.