Boxing Thread

[Wildweasel74]

Had said previous Mayweather will win handy enough, Manny lost more than he won recently and not remotely near the fighter he was 5 yrs ago fore by coming up the weights. Mayweather a good defensive fighter but still couldn't see him turn over Duran, Hearns or Leonard from yesterday year

[Wildweasel74]

Biggest action of the night would be trying to get a selfie with Mike Tyson, now that would be taking your life in your hand lol

[muppet]

Yesterday was like all Ireland final day with tickets for the fight coming out of the woodwork here and there and more often than not going for less than face value. We were glad to have got closed circuit tickets for the MGM and were not even trying to get tickets but were offered them on a number of occasions yesterday.  Most offers were still looking ridiculous money but got chatting to one guy in the lift who was part of mayweather's promotion team a couple of hours before the fight. He offered me a pair of tickets which had a face value of $7000 for $2600 (probably about £1800 after adding on fees). Still crazy dough but I thought to myself "once in a lifetime" and said deal.

Went to the cash machine to try withdraw the money but got a "transaction declined" as did my mate. Went to the casino cashier and asked them to give me a cash advance on the card which had a ridiculous fee but they couldnt do it for us without having a passport there and then. Your promotions guy got frustrated with the dilly dallying, he had a dwindling window of time to get rid of the tickets, went off and that was that.

At the time I was gutted about missing out on the tickets but after just waking up this morning I'm glad I didn't shell out for them and think that it wasn't meant to be.  While I knew that it was impossible for the fight to live up to the hype and expected the outcome I was still left feeling a bit underwhelmed after the final bell.  I thought Pacquiao would have emptied the tank during the final rounds. Both fighters could have done another 5 rounds without too much difficulty I reckon and that is what would have annoyed me had I been at the fight, I wouldn't have got enough bang for my buck.  Having said that it is difficult not to admire the genius of floyd Mayweather, in and out of the ring he is a shrewd operator.

Even at the closed circuit the atmosphere was great and it was a great setup.

Been a great trip and glad I made it.  Got chatting to a number of fighters while being out here.  Carl froch effectively said he was going to hang up the gloves.  His big pay day against Chavez Jnr went up in smoke a couple of weeks back following Chavez's shock defeat by Fonfara. He more or less said he was happy with his career and had achieved everything he set out to.  I think any possible fights out there for him e.g. de Gale are too much risk too little reward for him.

Away off to make the most of the last day before returning to Belfast having acquired a few pounds in the belly department and shed a load of weight in the wallet department (although at least not paying 900 for a ticket saved it from disappearing completely) ...

Credit card companies are paranoid about fraud and have become a monumental pain in the arse as a result. You need to phone them to tell them your whereabouts to be sure of getting cash out, when you need it or to avoid embarrassment in a shop/restaurant etc.

[Medic]

Twitter reacts to 'boring' victory for Mayweather...  http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/boxing/floyd-mayweather-vs-manny-pacquiao-twitter-reacts-to-boring-victory-for-mayweather-10221850.html

Celebrities React to the 'Boring' Mayweather v. Pacquiao Fight! http://www.justjared.com/2015/05/03/celebrities-react-to-the-boring-mayweather-v-pacquiao-fight/#ixzz3Z6GTXDit

[Syferus]

Sad that a fight that had so much nuance to the tactics is being portrayed as boring. I tonight the inter-play between the two styles was fascinating and it has to be remembered who these fighters are - perhaps the #1 and #2 P4P fighters of their generations. Neither one was going to be a bum who was easy to hurt.

[Medic]

Chael Sonnen's prediction before the fight 

"After years of speculation and months of hype, I still don't care. If you thought you waited a long time to see this fight, it'll feel even longer to get a decision.

"And let's be honest, when Pacquiao winds up to land that one punch that can knock out Mayweather, you could take a bathroom break, and get back to your seat before he's landed it. This fight reminds me of the Kentucky Derby, if the favorite horse ran away from the other horses the entire time.

"You ever hear your father talk about how he used to be great at something, then you see him play and he's just your dad and you want him to stop? That's this fight.

"But you want a prediction and I won't disappoint. During the fight, someone is going to sleep. Me."

Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/2059724/ufc-star-blasts-floyd-mayweather-and-manny-pacquiao-says-the-fight-will-be-boring/#lwP751Dk3mTjhufr.99

[bennydorano]

'The Great White Hype' film with Samuel L Jackson & Jeff Goldbloom should have been watched yesterday to prepare people for the inevitable anti-climax. It's a gem of a comedy btw well worth watching.

[Eamonnca1]

Credit card companies are paranoid about fraud and have become a monumental pain in the arse as a result. You need to phone them to tell them your whereabouts to be sure of getting cash out, when you need it or to avoid embarrassment in a shop/restaurant etc.

As soon as I buy something when traveling I immediately get a text asking me to confirm where I am. Bit irritating, but better than having your identity stolen and your account emptied.

[Wildweasel74]

Depressed by the boxing? hell watch The Raid and The Raid 2, just brighten up my day!!

[nrico2006]

I felt robbed after wasting money on the Alvarez and Mayweather fight but I'm not too sickened at paying for that fight in that I would have been gutted to miss it if it had been a classic and streams are a balls, full of ads or pausing flat out. 

[JimStynes]

I never feel robbed watching Mayweather, I love watching counter punchers in genera but this man is a genius. His footwork, speed, ring smarts and all the rest are amazing to watch. Go watch the mexicans if you want to see tear ups all the time. Manny Pacquaio is a legend and one of the best ever yet he could hardly lay a glove on him. Mayweather has had 48 pro fights and has hardly been hit! That is some going! He won't get the credit he deserves until he has long retired.

I see GGG's name being mentioned with Mayweather as well! Cant see him taking that fight to finish off his amazing career. Khan and Garcia would be good options and both would do well PPV wise.

[gallsman]

I never feel robbed watching Mayweather, I love watching counter punchers in genera but this man is a genius. His footwork, speed, ring smarts and all the rest are amazing to watch. Go watch the mexicans if you want to see tear ups all the time. Manny Pacquaio is a legend and one of the best ever yet he could hardly lay a glove on him. Mayweather has had 48 pro fights and has hardly been hit! That is some going! He won't get the credit he deserves until he has long retired.

I see GGG's name being mentioned with Mayweather as well! Cant see him taking that fight to finish off his amazing career. Khan and Garcia would be good options and both would do well PPV wise.

Golovkin would be unreal and he's in record as saying he'd fight at 154 but Mayweather would and will never take that fight.

The best of his era no doubt but this TBE nonsense, championed by imbecile acolytes like Justin Bieber needs knocked on the head.

[nrico2006]

I never feel robbed watching Mayweather, I love watching counter punchers in genera but this man is a genius. His footwork, speed, ring smarts and all the rest are amazing to watch. Go watch the mexicans if you want to see tear ups all the time. Manny Pacquaio is a legend and one of the best ever yet he could hardly lay a glove on him. Mayweather has had 48 pro fights and has hardly been hit! That is some going! He won't get the credit he deserves until he has long retired.

I see GGG's name being mentioned with Mayweather as well! Cant see him taking that fight to finish off his amazing career. Khan and Garcia would be good options and both would do well PPV wise.

Golovkin would be unreal and he's in record as saying he'd fight at 154 but Mayweather would and will never take that fight.

The best of his era no doubt but this TBE nonsense, championed by imbecile acolytes like Justin Bieber needs knocked on the head.

Mayweather is the best of his era but not the best ever.  Mayweather, and the world, knew that Pacquaio 2015 is not Pacquaio 2010, hence why he took the fight.  Mayweather would never even consider going for GGG, that is a fight that he could very well lose.

[JimStynes]

Even when Pac was running around on the gear in his prime he wouldn't have beaten Mayweather. It would have been more or less the same fight as the other night. Wasn't ever going to be a win for Mayweather, if he got beat it would have been 'told you so' and when he does win convincingly it's 'but Pacquaio 5 years ago.....'. There is no doubt about it, Mayweather is a p***k but he's an outstanding boxer. Possibly in the top 10 or 15 boxers of all time.

[JoG2]

Very disappointing, but probably the result most expected. Wouldn't be much of a spectacle if Mayweather fought someone with the same game plan. Wonder where both go from here and how much the shoulder injury impacted MP

King Kane won, though not a vintage performance I heard. Ticket sales not the best either, £40 / £65 tickets were on the steep side.