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Re: Am I the only one who enjoyed the fight?
Posted: 05 May 2015, 01:50
by m1kee50
I thought it was a great exhibition of skill. It isn't Floyd's job to give him a free hit, if pacman couldn't make the fight the way he wanted to, thats his own shortcoming, when all's said and done. i'll hold my hands up to being a paid-up member of the 'should have been years ago' crowd but treating it as an event in its own right, it was a good win, Floyd controlled the pace, like he does against every opponent, he finds a way to demoralise them and slow them up.
Re: Am I the only one who enjoyed the fight?
Posted: 05 May 2015, 02:33
by jessi
veriton wrote:mayweather made pacquiao look poor, that's the mark of a genius.
X2
Re: Am I the only one who enjoyed the fight?
Posted: 05 May 2015, 03:48
by ste1983
I enjoyed it too
Re: Am I the only one who enjoyed the fight?
Posted: 05 May 2015, 05:18
by ILikeBeer
Floatlikeabutterfly wrote:Having been listening to my mates and other negative comments on social media, I was wondering did anybody enjoy the fight? I know it was billed as the 'fight of the century' and I think a lot of people got taken in by all the hype, and some of my mates who are only casual fans thought it was going to be a slugfest.
I myself enjoyed it, although not the fight of the century it was as we know the 'richest fight ever' I agree with lots of people saying it should of happened 4 or 5 years ago, but it didnt, a lot of people are moaning also because they wanted Manny to win, and are calling Floyd a runner, have they never watch him before?
Floyd is the best at what he does, not always the most exciting but the best of his generation, and I dont think he will be properly appreciated till he has retired.
I thought Floyd boxed as I and many others thought he would and stuck to a gameplan, he won clearly for me, manny was just not busy enough, and Floyd landed the cleaner shots and boxed smart.
Yes it was not a 'Classic' but to me I was glad to see 2 of the best boxers of this era fight each other, evan if it should of happened sooner.
Pretty much.
Did I enjoy it? Yes. Could it live up to six years worth of hype? No.
It was alright. Wouldn't care if they didn't have a rematch.
Re: Am I the only one who enjoyed the fight?
Posted: 05 May 2015, 05:29
by Ezzard
Apologies for being a casual fan and expecting some action and excitement.
It was good because of the reps of the two gents in the ring. But it was boxing's equivalent of catenaccio. An awful spectacle.
Re: Am I the only one who enjoyed the fight?
Posted: 05 May 2015, 05:30
by danamba7
I enjoyed it. Like watching Federer in his prime, you have to respect the current best at his craft.
Re: Am I the only one who enjoyed the fight?
Posted: 05 May 2015, 06:04
by crusader
Respecting a fighter's ability and recognizing that they fight extremely skillfully doesn't mean that someone finds their bouts enjoyable . Floyd displayed great boxing skills but I wouldn't say that I enjoyed the bout, as it lacked the requisite competitiveness and action.
Re: Am I the only one who enjoyed the fight?
Posted: 06 May 2015, 12:07
by Ezzard
Had a distinct whiff of Leonard-Duran III going in and played out pretty much the same. It was definitely more competitive than that fight but the clear favourite should have pushed harder...
Re: Am I the only one who enjoyed the fight?
Posted: 07 May 2015, 10:32
by Syntax Error
Ezzard wrote:Had a distinct whiff of Leonard-Duran III going in and played out pretty much the same. It was definitely more competitive than that fight but the clear favourite should have pushed harder...
Leonard -v- Duran 3 was an embarrassment.
How that fight ever got made is beyond me.
Re: Am I the only one who enjoyed the fight?
Posted: 07 May 2015, 14:31
by handsofstone
Syntax Error wrote:Ezzard wrote:Had a distinct whiff of Leonard-Duran III going in and played out pretty much the same. It was definitely more competitive than that fight but the clear favourite should have pushed harder...
Leonard -v- Duran 3 was an embarrassment.
How that fight ever got made is beyond me.
I thought Leonard boxed well that night actually, I was impressed the way he was able to stay on his toes for 12 rounds, Duran was crap though,TBH if it wasn't for the whole "No Mas" incident in the second fight then that fight probably would have followed that same pattern instead of being one of the most famous fights of all time
Re: Am I the only one who enjoyed the fight?
Posted: 08 May 2015, 02:07
by ClivePatrickLyons
No don't be silly team Mayweathers with ya
Re: Am I the only one who enjoyed the fight?
Posted: 08 May 2015, 08:09
by Batley18
I really enjoyed the fight, especially the first three rounds.
Re: Am I the only one who enjoyed the fight?
Posted: 08 May 2015, 11:03
by Ezzard
Syntax Error wrote:Ezzard wrote:Had a distinct whiff of Leonard-Duran III going in and played out pretty much the same. It was definitely more competitive than that fight but the clear favourite should have pushed harder...
Leonard -v- Duran 3 was an embarrassment.
How that fight ever got made is beyond me.
Money. Duran cashed in on his name. Leonard only wanted easy fights at that point.
Like Mayweather's career since his retirement...the idea is that if you make enough people believe Ortiz and Ghost and Maidana are big fights then they are big fights.
Re: Am I the only one who enjoyed the fight?
Posted: 08 May 2015, 23:21
by Monte Fisto
Ezzard wrote:Syntax Error wrote:Ezzard wrote:Had a distinct whiff of Leonard-Duran III going in and played out pretty much the same. It was definitely more competitive than that fight but the clear favourite should have pushed harder...
Leonard -v- Duran 3 was an embarrassment.
How that fight ever got made is beyond me.
Money. Duran cashed in on his name. Leonard only wanted easy fights at that point.
Like Mayweather's career since his retirement...the idea is that if you make enough people believe Ortiz and Ghost and Maidana are big fights then they are big fights.
Yeah definitely money. Wasn't Steve Wynn heavily involved in this? He wanted a show piece to open up the Mirage Hotel. Duran was off the back of quite a few victories and held the WBC belt, so was an easy/obvious fight to make. Apparently Wynn tried to take over the promotion, which apparently went horribly and they lost a few quid.