Young heavyweight coming up from New Zealand called Joseph Parker. Uncharismatic as a brick, but fast, fast hands for a heavyweight. I think he'll be in the heavyweight picture in a few years. Fucking bore out of the ring though.
Credit where credits is due. Mayweather pushes the hype.....the bad guy image....it helps sell tickets and gives him bigger bank. Boxer's without personality don't often get the recognition even if they are bigger threats and possibly a match for skill. Anyway, you already hear Floyd backing away from a Manny-Floyd 2 bout. He wants no part of a series of fights with Manny.....I think he knows that if he gives Manny enough opportunities, he might figure Floyd out. Too bad. If this series precipitates, you might get something of an Ali-Frazer type duel for the ages........by Money-Maker is too risk adverse to try that route.....even if it might cement both of the fighter's career for posterity.
seriously? you pac fans still in denial. gives him enough opportunities he might figure him out? floyd took that man to school last night. please go back and watch the fight. turn down all the sound and just watch. it is a sparring match at best for floyd. to think that chump had a chance is comical. wait wait...but he dodged him waiting to get old. heres the kicker, wait for it, floyd is older. ooops manny just isnt that good. never has been. the sport is boxing. to hit and not get hit is the name of the game. another masterful performance by one of the greatest to ever step in the ring.
have to agree and i am a manny fan sure it wasn't an exciting fight to the average fan but to the purists, it was a masterpiece i do however disagree that pacquiao is a chump, far from it he is (was) a great fighter and that is what makes what floyd accomplished that much better he completely neutralized a great champion; beat him and outclassed him in every way the post-fight punch stats were mind boggling... manny -- who routinely throws upwards of 100 punches per round -- limited to less than 10? a lot in the crowd i watched the fight with were asking why manny didn't throw more punches, and the answer is simple... floyd kept beating him to the punch, over and over again i didn't score the fight, but there is no way pacquiao won more than three rounds and talk about irony... floyd being classy and respectful by praising manny for being a great fighter and manny being a delusional bitter beaten fighter, saying floyd didn't do anything and just ran [but props to max kellerman for calling him out; reminding him that floyd threw/landed significantly more punches and that even he had him way behind] and now comes word that pacquiao purportedly had some sort of shoulder injury -- perhaps to his rotator cuff shame on you manny there is one and only one reason you lost last night... you fought a superior opponent as for a rematch, why? i don't see any way the outcome would be any different and with floyd's dominance last night, i can't see the public demanding/desiring it congrats floyd, you are a great fighter
heres more facts punches thrown: FM 435 MP429 punches landed: FM 148 MP 81 so, not only was the old man the more active fighter, he was more accurate and had better defense. if that is not a text book win then i just dont know boxing anymore. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...rd-results-complete-punch-stats-and-breakdown
and how about the jabs when they showed it last night i couldn't believe it pacquiao 18 landed out of 198
The fight was masterful. Matador and the Bull. Ive been told many times over the years, and ive posted on it, its been bob arum and vegas that have been ducking floyd. manny brings in too much money. even last night you could hear the crowd was overwhelmingly manny fans. considering the price of the few tickets sold i think that alone explains that story. from my various book making friends, who cleaned up, people were dropping their first born on manny to win. vegas loves the little guy. more so than floyd. even floyd will attest to that. floyd has ran through the best time and time again. i only feel as strongly as i do about him because its history that people have been blessed with witnessing and they are discarding it for nothing other than nonsense. the money mayweather thing is an act. its not really him. think hollywood hogan. its all wwf and done so that every can hate the guy. hell even mike tyson was talking shit about the guy. mike tyson! isnt that ironc. latest from iron mike was that floyd was a bitch because he walked around with bodygaurds. really mike? how quickly we forget our good friend hommo...just saying. hate the guy all you want but appreciate the skill
yeah man it was crazy. he just couldnt get off a shot. and when he did floyd was already standing to the side of him popping him another counter.
yeah his counterpunching was awesome and it seemed every time manny was about to throw a punch floyd hit him first
the only dude out there right now who i think has a serious shot is cotto. hes big enough to throw floyd in the corner and keep him there yet can box enough to cut the ring on him instead of chasing him endlessly. if you go back and watch his earlier fights, pre margarito(that was some bullshit), cotto is a killer and eats his opponents up. imo the loss to manny was a farce and against popular belief i honestly feel he was juicing at the time. but thats neither here nor there. cotto vs mayweather in sept has potential to be fight of the year. if floyd decides to fight him instead of amir khan
that could actually be an interesting fight but tbh, after watching floyd last night i think he'd do to cotto what he did to canelo cotto is a lot stronger [than canelo or manny] but i think floyd is just too good defensively to get cornered
maidana gave him a nice fight for awhile in the first fight. thinking same thing only more muscle and much better boxing skill
true that maybe i'm still in awe of floyd's performance last night i just watched it again... masterful
Floyd's performance the other night was as much, or perhaps even more masterful than his avoiding Pacquiao for the last 5-6 years. It was to that level. Feel bad for anyone who actually paid to watch it, though. The " Fight of the Century " should've happened 5-10yrs ago. Definitely didn't happen on Saturday..not that anyone was expecting it. Sure was promoted that way, though.
I'd love to see Khan given a go. Glass jaw, but has heart. Hand speed and flurries for days. I don't like his chances against Floyd, but I think it would be a good matchup, as there's at least a chance the fight could be stopped at some point, haha.
yeah i like khan but floyd would take him out quickly years ago there was this flashy kid with power that i thought would give mayweather problems angel manfredy he had outboxed and beat up the always tough arturo gatti took floyd less than 2 rounds to dispatch manfredy here's the manfredy/gatti fight if anyone's interested...
Manfredy had heart. not much skill but the guy def gave a good show. was a good time for boxing then.
