Hang on a moment there now buster.Undefeated49-0 wrote:The name of the sport is called "boxing" not brawling, not knockout. A fighter is in this game for one thing, =MONEY!! They are not Entertainers, they don't put their life on the line for your enjoyment or for the like of making you feel enthused.jamesmcdonnell wrote:Some fair points there to be sure (no pun intended) however, I would argue that Mayweather, when entirely dominating his opponents, always opted for the safest route possible, certainly the latter part of his career, choosing to be as risk averse possible, rather than entertain the fans.
Yes, I understand it's his life on the line, yes, I know he has bad hands, but whatever the reason, the end result were one-sided but incredibly dull fights where even the winner landed only a handful of shots each round.
It is still up to the other opponent to make Floyd do something else, it's just too bad that you guys cannot appreciate an artist that was so great at what he was able to do in the ring to the point that most fighters could rarely lay a glove on him but yet many of you choose to be critical of that artistry rather than appreciate the beauty of it.
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It's called 'prizefighting' people pay to see them fight, if not, there's a thing called amateur boxing. So I'm afraid they are entertainers, and if they aren't doing it for the entertainment of others, then why would they expect people to pay them for it. I've lost count of the number of Floyd PPV's I got, that left me with a very sour taste in my mouth, I even fell for the Pacquaio fight, where Floyd nullified Manny, and then picked and poked with as few shots as possible to win. I'm afraid Floyd was every bit as responsible for it being boring, he had Manny entirely flummoxed and could have won any way he saw fit - the way he saw fit, was to avoid danger, and do the absolute bare minimum to win. Turgid. If you enjoy watching that, good for you, but that's not what inspires me about watching boxing.
I can admire ballet dancing, for what it is, but I don't enjoy watching it.
I love good boxers - I used to love Mike McCallum, a great fighter in his day, and very cute, but the difference with Mike is if he saw the opening he would go for it, and he was always putting on his opponents, not just avoiding their punches and throwing the odd shot to nick a round.
I just don't find fighters who nullify their opponents offence, and do as little as possible themselves much fun.