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Re: Mayweather announces his return to boxing in 2020
Posted: 22 Nov 2019, 17:11
by keithmoonhangover
Impractical Poster wrote: ↑22 Nov 2019, 15:39
I doubt it. He setting up future generations. There's been this crazy unfounded rumor about Floyd being financially irresponsible for years now.
Look at the history of the highest earning American boxers. It ain't good reading. The Tax man will bankrupt Floyd, like it did so many others.
Re: Mayweather announces his return to boxing in 2020
Posted: 22 Nov 2019, 17:17
by ewenhay
gilgamesh wrote: ↑22 Nov 2019, 16:54
ewenhay wrote: ↑22 Nov 2019, 16:46
He didn't embarrass the sport when he fought McGregor?
Not at all.
It was a huge event, it got a lot of attention, and he won. If he'd lost to McGregor I'd say he embarrassed the sport.
If it wasn't worth doing it wouldn't have been such a huge event.
Fair enough.
We'll just have to disagree on that one
Re: Mayweather announces his return to boxing in 2020
Posted: 22 Nov 2019, 17:21
by oogiebe
ewenhay wrote: ↑22 Nov 2019, 17:17
gilgamesh wrote: ↑22 Nov 2019, 16:54
Not at all.
It was a huge event, it got a lot of attention, and he won. If he'd lost to McGregor I'd say he embarrassed the sport.
If it wasn't worth doing it wouldn't have been such a huge event.
Fair enough.
We'll just have to disagree on that one
It was probably cringey to most hard core fans, but the masses ate that up.
Re: Mayweather announces his return to boxing in 2020
Posted: 22 Nov 2019, 17:42
by ewenhay
oogiebe wrote: ↑22 Nov 2019, 17:21
ewenhay wrote: ↑22 Nov 2019, 17:17
Fair enough.
We'll just have to disagree on that one
It was probably cringey to most hard core fans, but the masses ate that up.
I know
But the best boxer of his generation boasting about reaching the mythical in his own mind 50-0 against a mma fighter in a contest which was fought with purely boxing rules was an embarrassment.
Though I accept the two fighters didn't give a f*ck about that as they got paid hugely.
I'll look forward to the announcement of his opponent. It will be another mma fighter who fancies a payday or some social media tough guy. We'll all be shocked if its even an ex boxer let alone an active one.
Re: Mayweather announces his return to boxing in 2020
Posted: 22 Nov 2019, 17:43
by ewenhay
51-0 though.
Great.
Re: Mayweather announces his return to boxing in 2020
Posted: 22 Nov 2019, 18:25
by Impractical Poster
keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑22 Nov 2019, 17:11
Impractical Poster wrote: ↑22 Nov 2019, 15:39
I doubt it. He setting up future generations. There's been this crazy unfounded rumor about Floyd being financially irresponsible for years now.
Look at the history of the highest earning American boxers. It ain't good reading. The Tax man will bankrupt Floyd, like it did so many others.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/fortune.co ... oxing/amp/
Re: Mayweather announces his return to boxing in 2020
Posted: 22 Nov 2019, 18:38
by lazboy
ewenhay wrote: ↑22 Nov 2019, 16:46
gilgamesh wrote: ↑22 Nov 2019, 16:40
How would he embarrass the sport?
He didn't embarrass the sport when he fought McGregor?
To be fair, Mayweather redeemed himself when he fought Tenshin. He didn’t need to take that fight and was lucky to have held on to his power so late in his career. Mayweathers always been able to get out of trouble relying on his power.
Re: Mayweather announces his return to boxing in 2020
Posted: 22 Nov 2019, 18:52
by gilgamesh
ewenhay wrote: ↑22 Nov 2019, 17:42
oogiebe wrote: ↑22 Nov 2019, 17:21
It was probably cringey to most hard core fans, but the masses ate that up.
I know
But the best boxer of his generation boasting about reaching the mythical in his own mind 50-0 against a mma fighter in a contest which was fought with purely boxing rules was an embarrassment.
Though I accept the two fighters didn't give a f*ck about that as they got paid hugely.
I'll look forward to the announcement of his opponent. It will be another mma fighter who fancies a payday or some social media tough guy. We'll all be shocked if its even an ex boxer let alone an active one.
What's the difference how he reached the 50-0 mark?
Being a Champion for damn near 20 years doesn't give him the right to just have a big Superfight that the masses wanna see?
If his entire 50 fight career was built on Conor McGregor's maybe you'd have a point in saying he's a disgrace, but Conor was just a one off freakish occurrence where the guy just so happened to be THAT big a star in his sport and THAT good a talker at getting people hyped about it that it all worked.
Sometimes these things happen in the Combat Sports world.
Boxing, Kickboxing, MMA, Pro Wrestling...they're all kinda in the same family of Entertainment if you think about it.
People fighting.
When 2 people become such big superstars that their name is more well known than the majority of anything else about the sport then it's safe to say that the standard has kinda gone out the window because they're not standard.
On an unrelated note apart from that whole rant.
Just for the hell of it I'd like to see a Boxing vs MMA crossover event sometime where they have a Kickboxing match. Ya know halfway between the two sports.
Re: Mayweather announces his return to boxing in 2020
Posted: 22 Nov 2019, 18:54
by margaret thatcher
Sounds to me like some are just jelly of Floyd
Re: Mayweather announces his return to boxing in 2020
Posted: 22 Nov 2019, 19:50
by Paci
If Floyd jumps in with Spence or Crawford and gets the W, then I give him kudos again as the All-time great of this current era.
Re: Mayweather announces his return to boxing in 2020
Posted: 22 Nov 2019, 20:16
by siablo14
Controversial wrote: ↑22 Nov 2019, 04:10
He has announced it on his Instagram account today "coming out of retirement in 2020"
Another one off fight do you think?
Horrible news.
Re: Mayweather announces his return to boxing in 2020
Posted: 22 Nov 2019, 20:51
by AntonioMartin
Money's outta money
Re: Mayweather announces his return to boxing in 2020
Posted: 22 Nov 2019, 21:04
by Impractical Poster
Really? I missed that news.
Re: Mayweather announces his return to boxing in 2020
Posted: 22 Nov 2019, 21:05
by Impractical Poster
Paci wrote: ↑22 Nov 2019, 19:50
If Floyd jumps in with Spence or Crawford and gets the W, then I give him kudos again as the All-time great of this current era.
It will be a UFC fighter.
Re: Mayweather announces his return to boxing in 2020
Posted: 22 Nov 2019, 21:07
by margaret thatcher
I didn't read it all---does that just say he's starting businesses? Because that doesn't at all mean he won't lose loads of money, that's one way people usually go broke
That said, you can tell some people are really hoping he loses it and are doing wishful thinking. I mean, even if he's got loads of money, something like tens of millions for risk free exhibitions is still pretty appealing...
Re: Mayweather announces his return to boxing in 2020
Posted: 22 Nov 2019, 21:10
by Impractical Poster
margaret thatcher wrote: ↑22 Nov 2019, 21:07
I didn't read it all---does that just say he's starting businesses? Because that doesn't at all mean he won't lose loads of money, that's one way people usually go broke
That said, you can tell some people are really hoping he loses it and are doing wishful thinking
These are potential businesses to add to his already established businesses.
As of the end of 2017, Floyd was worth 1 billion dollars. Someone who squanders money would never be able to get to that sort of wealth.
You are absolutely right about wishful thinking. People just spit out any kind of crap with no knowledge behind their statement.
Re: Mayweather announces his return to boxing in 2020
Posted: 22 Nov 2019, 21:29
by AntonioMartin
I was just being funny...
Re: Mayweather announces his return to boxing in 2020
Posted: 22 Nov 2019, 21:33
by Jeff_lacy_ko
Youd really have to try to waste a billion dollars... hes not going broke
On a comeback... who cares. We all no hes not fighting anyone with a remote chance to beat him
Re: Mayweather announces his return to boxing in 2020
Posted: 22 Nov 2019, 22:23
by lazboy
Impractical Poster wrote: ↑22 Nov 2019, 21:10
margaret thatcher wrote: ↑22 Nov 2019, 21:07
I didn't read it all---does that just say he's starting businesses? Because that doesn't at all mean he won't lose loads of money, that's one way people usually go broke
That said, you can tell some people are really hoping he loses it and are doing wishful thinking
These are potential businesses to add to his already established businesses.
As of the end of 2017, Floyd was worth 1 billion dollars. Someone who squanders money would never be able to get to that sort of wealth.
You are absolutely right about wishful thinking. People just spit out any kind of crap with no knowledge behind their statement.
In Australia it’s called ‘tall poppy syndrome’. Very common in Western countries.
Re: Mayweather announces his return to boxing in 2020
Posted: 22 Nov 2019, 23:00
by AntonioMartin
Mayweather should fight Roman Reigns next
Re: Mayweather announces his return to boxing in 2020
Posted: 23 Nov 2019, 05:20
by ewenhay
gilgamesh wrote: ↑22 Nov 2019, 18:52
ewenhay wrote: ↑22 Nov 2019, 17:42
I know
But the best boxer of his generation boasting about reaching the mythical in his own mind 50-0 against a mma fighter in a contest which was fought with purely boxing rules was an embarrassment.
Though I accept the two fighters didn't give a f*ck about that as they got paid hugely.
I'll look forward to the announcement of his opponent. It will be another mma fighter who fancies a payday or some social media tough guy. We'll all be shocked if its even an ex boxer let alone an active one.
What's the difference how he reached the 50-0 mark?
Being a Champion for damn near 20 years doesn't give him the right to just have a big Superfight that the masses wanna see?
If his entire 50 fight career was built on Conor McGregor's maybe you'd have a point in saying he's a disgrace, but Conor was just a one off freakish occurrence where the guy just so happened to be THAT big a star in his sport and THAT good a talker at getting people hyped about it that it all worked.
Sometimes these things happen in the Combat Sports world.
Boxing, Kickboxing, MMA, Pro Wrestling...they're all kinda in the same family of Entertainment if you think about it.
People fighting.
When 2 people become such big superstars that their name is more well known than the majority of anything else about the sport then it's safe to say that the standard has kinda gone out the window because they're not standard.
On an unrelated note apart from that whole rant.
Just for the hell of it I'd like to see a Boxing vs MMA crossover event sometime where they have a Kickboxing match. Ya know halfway between the two sports.
As I said, we're not going to agree.
What you've described above isnt boxing, it's just nonsense to me.
Re: Mayweather announces his return to boxing in 2020
Posted: 23 Nov 2019, 06:26
by Controversial
KSI and Logan's names being banded around on Twitter, jeez will this shite ever end !
Re: Mayweather announces his return to boxing in 2020
Posted: 23 Nov 2019, 07:24
by Paci
Impractical Poster wrote: ↑22 Nov 2019, 21:05
Paci wrote: ↑22 Nov 2019, 19:50
If Floyd jumps in with Spence or Crawford and gets the W, then I give him kudos again as the All-time great of this current era.
It will be a UFC fighter.
Lets see if that happens again.
Re: Mayweather announces his return to boxing in 2020
Posted: 23 Nov 2019, 10:54
by Impractical Poster
Paci wrote: ↑23 Nov 2019, 07:24
Lets see if that happens again.
Why wouldn't it?
Re: Mayweather announces his return to boxing in 2020
Posted: 23 Nov 2019, 10:57
by Impractical Poster
ewenhay wrote: ↑23 Nov 2019, 05:20
gilgamesh wrote: ↑22 Nov 2019, 18:52
What's the difference how he reached the 50-0 mark?
Being a Champion for damn near 20 years doesn't give him the right to just have a big Superfight that the masses wanna see?
If his entire 50 fight career was built on Conor McGregor's maybe you'd have a point in saying he's a disgrace, but Conor was just a one off freakish occurrence where the guy just so happened to be THAT big a star in his sport and THAT good a talker at getting people hyped about it that it all worked.
Sometimes these things happen in the Combat Sports world.
Boxing, Kickboxing, MMA, Pro Wrestling...they're all kinda in the same family of Entertainment if you think about it.
People fighting.
When 2 people become such big superstars that their name is more well known than the majority of anything else about the sport then it's safe to say that the standard has kinda gone out the window because they're not standard.
On an unrelated note apart from that whole rant.
Just for the hell of it I'd like to see a Boxing vs MMA crossover event sometime where they have a Kickboxing match. Ya know halfway between the two sports.
As I said, we're not going to agree.
What you've described above isnt boxing, it's just nonsense to me.
I don't think Floyd really cares if it's "boxing" anymore. "If it makes dollars it makes sense." If he can make potential record breaking ppv numbers putting on a show, why wouldn't he?