Pacman, the living legend, HOF'er, truly a one of a kind! Should he retire as a king?

[oogiebe]

Six unhinged posts in a row. Surely that must be a record.

You weren't hear for Fugmogate. That's still the most fantastic bout of unhinged I've ever seen. One dude sorta unhinged the whole forum there for a few weeks

I would have loved to have seen that. these sort of posters at times provide comic gold. I'll search and see if any of it is still available.

[oogiebe]

I wouldn't read this thread if someone tried to pay me to.

It was ok for a while. Then it deteriorated.

[ironbeard]

Six unhinged posts in a row. Surely that must be a record.

Just let his record of posts stand. Priceless.

[candyslim]

Jesus is this still going on ?

C'mon guys this is not a fair fight this is like bear baiting:

Can we not all agree that boxers are courageous men (and women) or they wouldn't ever set foot in a ring?
Obviously storming the Normandy beaches or even patrolling in Helmand Provence requires a whole different level of courage but boxers are not cowards.

Caldo shouldn't call a boxer a pussy, I'm sure he knows that but which of us has never accused any boxer of ducking another, thereby bringing their courage into question however you dress it up?

We've lost too many long time posters on here, and like most of us Caldo can make an arse of himself sometimes, but I'd miss him if he went. He's comedy gold on any Povetkin thread and has been known to contribute good serious posts too.

Can we call off the witch-hunt and return to hero worshipping the greatest fighter ever produced in The Philippines?

[ironbeard]

Jesus is this still going on ?

C'mon guys this is not a fair fight this is like bear baiting:

Can we not all agree that boxers are courageous men (and women) or they wouldn't ever set foot in a ring?
Obviously storming the Normandy beaches or even patrolling in Helmand Provence requires a whole different level of courage but boxers are not cowards.

Caldo shouldn't call a boxer a pussy, I'm sure he knows that but which of us has never accused any boxer of ducking another, thereby bringing their courage into question however you dress it up?

We've lost too many long time posters on here, and like most of us Caldo can make an arse of himself sometimes, but I'd miss him if he went. He's comedy gold on any Povetkin thread and has been known to contribute good serious posts too.

Can we call off the witch-hunt and return to hero worshipping the greatest fighter ever produced in The Philippines?

What “witch-hunt?”

[Lackeos]

You are disgusting and I’m officially done communicating with anyone THIS fukking ignorant. You are clueless. You need to open a history book and put things into perspective numbnutts because to compare a veteran who laid his life down so that you could even have the ability to live yours to a boxer fighting for prize money is about as shameful as you could be to the real heroes in life. I’m done. Don’t say another word bc you are not worth another second of ANYONES time. I can’t even believe you wrote that. Can’t believe it

Then... you can stop bumping this thread any time. I assume you're done now.

[Lackeos]

You have your facts mixed, but that's consistent behavior coming from you. You said you were leaving; please do so.

Jump on your snowmobile and leave Internet cafe dude. People are normally working now. That’s what REAL PEOPLE are doing. You Russians just don’t understand.

Wow. This guy literally says this while he's saying this. "Normal people work right now. If you're posting on boxrec right now, then you're either Russian or unemployed." Says the guy who posted this at 1:32 pm. Again, completely incapable of comprehending his own self-generated irony.

[KiwiRider]

Thurman now saying the fight was a draw
At least he is not saying he won.
I figure he just wants the rematch, which is his best chance of a belt and some money.
He will probably have to get in a rung below Porter/Spence/Pac et al, and work his way up.

[ironbeard]

Thurman now saying the fight was a draw
At least he is not saying he won.
I figure he just wants the rematch, which is his best chance of a belt and some money.
He will probably have to get in a rung below Porter/Spence/Pac et al, and work his way up.

I think that a rematch is in order. It was a great fight and it was close.

[margaret thatcher]

It was good, great is overstating it. Winner was clear too.

I don't like immediate rematches unless the first was highly controversial , a major upset, or absolutely great stuff. Feels too much like old ground.

I'd honestly rather see Pac fight someone like Garcia even just for a new pairing and match of different attributes/styles. Of course the May rematch is probably what he wants, who knows maybe it could happen. So much money for a lot of people.

[Enlightened-One]

People are forgetting that Manny Pacquiao was not only the betting favourite, but it seems that most boxing pundits also favoured the Filipino to defeat Keith Thurman.

Personally-speaking, I was reluctant to predict the outcome of the bout, but had I known at the time that VADA testing was only going to take place during the final few weeks of training camp, then I probably would have predicted a victory for Pacquiao as well. And I even said as much to the forum.

For sure, Pacquiao beating Thurman was an impressive achievement, but people are forgetting that the American is injury prone, had been inactive and hadn’t delivered an impressive performance within the last three years.

And I’m not intentionally trying to undermine Thurman’s credibility either, but it’s undeniable that ‘One Time’ is out-of-form and hasn’t been considered as the best fighter in his own weight class for quite some time.

My comments aren’t built on the foundation of hindsight either, because all I’ve done is reiterate the very same thoughts I’d previously conveyed to the forum a week or two prior to the Pacquiao-Thurman bout itself.

[KiwiRider]

People are forgetting that Manny Pacquiao was not only the betting favourite, but it seems that most boxing pundits also favoured the Filipino to defeat Keith Thurman.

Personally-speaking, I was reluctant to predict the outcome of the bout, but had I known at the time that VADA testing was only going to take place during the final few weeks of training camp, then I probably would have predicted a victory for Pacquiao as well. And I even said as much to the forum.

For sure, Pacquiao beating Thurman was an impressive achievement, but people are forgetting that the American is injury prone, had been inactive and hadn’t delivered an impressive performance within the last three years.

And I’m not intentionally trying to undermine Thurman’s credibility either, but it’s undeniable that ‘One Time’ is out-of-form and hasn’t been considered as the best fighter in his own weight class for quite some time.

My comments aren’t built on the foundation of hindsight either, because all I’ve done is reiterate the very same thoughts I’d previously conveyed to the forum a week or two prior to the Pacquiao-Thurman bout itself.

I agree with you EO, and I would rather see Thurman work his way into a title fight, rather than a rematch. Proving himself as a title contender by fighting an eliminator. Also, like Maggie, I want.to see Pac fight someone different around his level (not Spence or Crawford). We have to cut the old fella some slack

[lazboy]

People are forgetting that Manny Pacquiao was not only the betting favourite, but it seems that most boxing pundits also favoured the Filipino to defeat Keith Thurman.

Personally-speaking, I was reluctant to predict the outcome of the bout, but had I known at the time that VADA testing was only going to take place during the final few weeks of training camp, then I probably would have predicted a victory for Pacquiao as well. And I even said as much to the forum.

For sure, Pacquiao beating Thurman was an impressive achievement, but people are forgetting that the American is injury prone, had been inactive and hadn’t delivered an impressive performance within the last three years.

And I’m not intentionally trying to undermine Thurman’s credibility either, but it’s undeniable that ‘One Time’ is out-of-form and hasn’t been considered as the best fighter in his own weight class for quite some time.

My comments aren’t built on the foundation of hindsight either, because all I’ve done is reiterate the very same thoughts I’d previously conveyed to the forum a week or two prior to the Pacquiao-Thurman bout itself.

I agree with you EO, and I would rather see Thurman work his way into a title fight, rather than a rematch. Proving himself as a title contender by fighting an eliminator. Also, like Maggie, I want.to see Pac fight someone different around his level (not Spence or Crawford). We have to cut the old fella some slack

What are you actually agreeing with him about? Mostly he’s written that he knew the outcome before it had happened because of his advanced deduction skills but failed to predict a Pacquiao win, apparently due to his advanced deduction skills.

[Enlightened-One]

People are forgetting that Manny Pacquiao was not only the betting favourite, but it seems that most boxing pundits also favoured the Filipino to defeat Keith Thurman.

Personally-speaking, I was reluctant to predict the outcome of the bout, but had I known at the time that VADA testing was only going to take place during the final few weeks of training camp, then I probably would have predicted a victory for Pacquiao as well. And I even said as much to the forum.

For sure, Pacquiao beating Thurman was an impressive achievement, but people are forgetting that the American is injury prone, had been inactive and hadn’t delivered an impressive performance within the last three years.

And I’m not intentionally trying to undermine Thurman’s credibility either, but it’s undeniable that ‘One Time’ is out-of-form and hasn’t been considered as the best fighter in his own weight class for quite some time.

My comments aren’t built on the foundation of hindsight either, because all I’ve done is reiterate the very same thoughts I’d previously conveyed to the forum a week or two prior to the Pacquiao-Thurman bout itself.

I agree with you EO, and I would rather see Thurman work his way into a title fight, rather than a rematch. Proving himself as a title contender by fighting an eliminator. Also, like Maggie, I want.to see Pac fight someone different around his level (not Spence or Crawford). We have to cut the old fella some slack

Yeah, I completely agree!

Pacquiao facing Crawford or Spence Jr. would only serve as a “passing of the torch” type fights, where defeat for the Filipino seems inevitable.

Let him engage in competitive bouts against beatable, yet world-rated, opposition.

[Enlightened-One]

Mostly he’s written that he knew the outcome before it had happened because of his advanced deduction skills but failed to predict a Pacquiao win, apparently due to his advanced deduction skills.

I clearly stated that my prediction for the outcome of the Pacquiao-Thurman bout was dependent on the amount of VADA testing in place, which obviously implies only two outcomes!

We subsequently found out that VADA testing was only performed during the final stages of training camp.

I also laboured over my belief about Keith Thurman being very beatable and out-of-form. And let's not forget that Pacquiao was the favourite (in terms of betting and pundit predictions) to beat the American.

Do I need to quote my words? If so, what are your reading and comprehension skills like? Would you purposely misconstrue the comments I'd written purely for argumentative purposes?

[lazboy]

Mostly he’s written that he knew the outcome before it had happened because of his advanced deduction skills but failed to predict a Pacquiao win, apparently due to his advanced deduction skills.

I clearly stated that my prediction for the outcome of the Pacquiao-Thurman bout was dependent on the amount of VADA testing in place, which obviously implies only two outcomes!

We subsequently found out that VADA testing was only performed during the final stages of training camp.

Do I need to quote my words? If so, what are your reading and comprehension skills like? Would you purposely misconstrue the comments I'd written purely for argumentative purposes?

Are you criticising my reading and comprehension skills waffle-one?

[Enlightened-One]

Do I need to quote my words? If so, what are your reading and comprehension skills like? Would you purposely misconstrue the comments I'd written purely for argumentative purposes?

Are you criticising my reading and comprehension skills waffle-one?

Do you know the difference between a question and a statement? Your initial answer implies that you don’t.

Take another look at my words you quoted in your very own post and let me know your thoughts?

[lazboy]

Are you criticising my reading and comprehension skills waffle-one?

Do you know the difference between a question and a statement? Your initial answer implies that you don’t.

Take another look at my words you quoted in your very own post and let me know your thoughts?

Take a look at what I did. I summarised. Learn this skill.

[Enlightened-One]

Do you know the difference between a question and a statement? Your initial answer implies that you don’t.

Take another look at my words you quoted in your very own post and let me know your thoughts?

Take a look at what I did. I summarised. Learn this skill.

A summary is a brief statement. You asked a question. By your own admission, you don’t know the difference between the two.

Take a look at what I did. I demonstrated my reading and comprehension abilities. Learn those skills.

[lazboy]

Take a look at what I did. I summarised. Learn this skill.

A summary is a brief statement. You asked a question. By your own admission, you don’t know the difference between the two.

Take a look at what I did. I demonstrated my reading and comprehension skills. Learn those skills.

My question was a rhetorical question. Learn this definition. Smiley face and laughy face.

[Enlightened-One]

A summary is a brief statement. You asked a question. By your own admission, you don’t know the difference between the two.

Take a look at what I did. I demonstrated my reading and comprehension skills. Learn those skills.

My question was a rhetorical question. Learn this definition. Smiley face and laughy face.

Except your alleged “rhetorical question” wasn’t conveying a point intended to persuade others. Smiley face and laughy face.

[lazboy]

My question was a rhetorical question. Learn this definition. Smiley face and laughy face.

Except your alleged “rhetorical question” wasn’t conveying a point. You’re simply using the phrase to avoid criticism. Smiley face and laughy face.

My point was pretty obvious waffle one. There’s a hint. Laughing and smiling at the same time face while blinking.

[lazboy]

We didn’t just become best friends did we? Just checking.

[ironbeard]

I think that most Manny fans fear the rematch with Once Upon A Time.

[Enlightened-One]

We didn’t just become best friends did we? Just checking.

Of course we are!

Laughing and smiling at the same time face while blinking and jumping for joy.