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[Superthread] Mayweather vs Pacman **NO STREAMING REQUESTS**

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,309 ✭✭✭T-K-O


    walshb wrote: »
    This is what I want to know. People here seem so clear that all these shots were effective landed shots from Floyd. I saw very little. The compu box numbers are extremely misleading. Neither man landed consistently or effectively through the whole fight yet people are so clear that Floyd easily won? Well, Holyfield isn't. I am not, and some here are not. Sky TV spent more time praising Floyd's evasiveness than his offense, and when he did attack and throw they didn't care too much how effective it was. He was cheered.

    I am not anti Floyd here. I am anti bias and anti OTT favoring one man and awarding one man OTT credit for insignificant happenings. I'll award them both the same credit for their not getting hit. Nobody else is. I will award them both the same credit for the amount of shots thrown, which is very close.

    Now, the final issue is landed and effective shots. According to compu box landed shot, which for all we know could have been the same idiots like Watt and Rawling and Froch, Floyd put on a landslide win. The viewing I had live on the night did not at all reflect this.

    Agreed, lots of close rounds.

    e.g 2-2 on the jab count Manny tries to walk him down Floyd counters. 3-2, Floyds rounds. That was pretty much the fight.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,549 ✭✭✭✭cowzerp


    walshb wrote: »
    This is what I want to know. People here seem so clear that all these shots were effective landed shots from Floyd. I saw very little. The compu box numbers are extremely misleading. Neither man landed consistently or effectively through the whole fight yet people are so clear that Floyd easily won?

    Bren forget computbox, that just further confirms the scoring most made during the fight, Judges and fans, your actually the only Boxing person who i know who is giving Manny any credit, Manny , won 2 rounds to me scoring round per round not after the fact, 2 judges generously gave him 4, either way it was clear cut

    The only people i seen giving Manny it are complete donkeys that don't know Boxing and you and all the filipinos who are embarrassing to say the least

    Manny ruined the fight as he was the 1 who was meant to go in knocking floyd out, floyd done as we all knew he'd do, just happened to not need to be much as nothing came at him

    Also i have a pain in my balls with all the running, holding dirty talk, he actually ran very little, held very little and wasn't very dirty, I don't know what fight people were looking at but it wasn't a dirty fight and Floyd certainly didn't go running, That's a myth, he held the center of the ring for most of the fight.

    All this fight proves is the hatred for Floyd is very strong and people see 1 headlock and turn it into him holding the whole fight

    Rush Boxing club and Rush Martial Arts head coach.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,309 ✭✭✭T-K-O


    cowzerp wrote: »
    Bren forget computbox, that just further confirms the scoring most made during the fight, Judges and fans, your actually the only Boxing person who i know who is giving Manny any credit, Manny , won 2 rounds to me scoring round per round not after the fact, 2 judges generously gave him 4, either way it was clear cut

    The only people i seen giving Manny it are complete donkeys that don't know Boxing and you and all the filipinos who are embarrassing to say the least

    Manny ruined the fight as he was the 1 who was meant to go in knocking floyd out, floyd done as we all knew he'd do, just happened to not need to be much as nothing came at him

    Also i have a pain in my balls with all the running, holding dirty talk, he actually ran very little, held very little and wasn't very dirty, I don't know what fight people were looking at but it wasn't a dirty fight and Floyd certainly didn't go running, That's a myth, he held the center of the ring for most of the fight.

    All this fight proves is the hatred for Floyd is very strong and people see 1 headlock and turn it into him holding the whole fight

    ..and the other extreme.

    Walshb may very well correct me, I don't see him saying manny won the fight. Everyone has said floyd won the rounds [most of them]but he just about won them.

    That is the point, there was no masterclass, he pot shotted his way to a w like most of his fights. Great, good for him but don't piss on my shoes and tell me its raining.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 344 ✭✭Panic E


    Nobody is trying to punish him differently, he gets away with that stuff all of the freaking time.

    70 times holding against Maidanda for example. Thats outrageous and he should have lost points.

    I'm not making the argument he should have lost points in this fight (although it could be made)

    But he shouldn't be awarded rounds either for those tactics, running fouling and hugging etc etc etc
    walshb wrote: »
    This is what I want to know. People here seem so clear that all these shots were effective landed shots from Floyd. I saw very little. The compu box numbers are extremely misleading. Neither man landed consistently or effectively through the whole fight yet people are so clear that Floyd easily won? Well, Holyfield isn't. I am not, and some here are not. Sky TV spent more time praising Floyd's evasiveness than his offense, and when he did attack and throw they didn't care too much how effective it was. He was cheered.

    I'm not either. Lost money on Pacman, don't care I knew I could have made an insurance bet in case of Floyd finding a way to win but opted not to.

    All I wanted to see was a fair fight. But it wasn't even a fair fight, and I knew that going in. Maybe a good fight? Not as good as it should have been.

    If Floyd had of engaged with Pacquaio properly and beat him I would have given him full credit. Instead I had to begrudgingly give him some credit.

    For 'finding a way' to win. Actually it was 100 little ways over the past 5 years or more. He didn't beat Pacquaio up, he didn't even beat him off him.

    To me it was a draw between them, no clear winner and seemingly that was with Pac fighting only with one good hand and in pain too. (he looked it)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59,309 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    cowzerp wrote: »
    Bren forget computbox, that just further confirms the scoring most made during the fight, Judges and fans, your actually the only Boxing person who i know who is giving Manny any credit, Manny , won 2 rounds to me scoring round per round not after the fact, 2 judges generously gave him 4, either way it was clear cut

    The only people i seen giving Manny it are complete donkeys that don't know Boxing and you and all the filipinos who are embarrassing to say the least

    Manny ruined the fight as he was the 1 who was meant to go in knocking floyd out, floyd done as we all knew he'd do, just happened to not need to be much as nothing came at him

    Also i have a pain in my balls with all the running, holding dirty talk, he actually ran very little, held very little and wasn't very dirty, I don't know what fight people were looking at but it wasn't a dirty fight and Floyd certainly didn't go running, That's a myth, he held the center of the ring for most of the fight.

    All this fight proves is the hatred for Floyd is very strong and people see 1 headlock and turn it into him holding the whole fight

    Paul, we saw two different things. I did not see these clear landed shots, and nor did I see a big difference in them. For me both men threw and landed about the same. Manny was more the aggressor in the fight. A case can be made for him getting the verdict. That is my view. Holyfield thought Many won. I wouldn't slate Holyfield for that. The fight had next to no effective scoring, so in saying this then it's very difficult to award the fight to any man.

    Manny ruined the fight? I am not sure how that even makes sense in the fight sense? How did he ruin it? He threw the 'same' amount of shots as Floyd. You'd swear it was Manny who was ducking and dodging and pedaling backwards all night long. Not that Floyd was, but Manny was more pressing the action. Even when he missed and fell short, that doesn't mean we should praise Floyd. Manny mostly pushed the fight and created the action. He had some success. Sure, he failed in other attacks, but that's because he is human, and because Floyd is tricky.

    As to the hate for Floyd. It's calling a fight as it is. You come across more anti Manny-Pro Floyd than any regular poster here, but I would not say that you hate the guy.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 344 ✭✭Panic E


    Does anyone watch this ThunderDomeBoxing guy? Here is his after fight thoughts, really good objective analysis as always no doubt-





    It's good stuff, I was watching all of his uploads in the run to to this fight. It saved me having to look for the articles and stuff myself.

    He doesn't miss a beat. He covers other fights too, and he really knows what he is talking about. He criticizes Floyd from time to time!

    I'm ok with that, it's usually objective and at least someone does. It's refreshing, he covers all. Well anyway, gonna check out this now.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 931 ✭✭✭Chrissybhoy


    T-K-O wrote: »
    ..and the other extreme.

    Walshb may very well correct me, I don't see him saying manny won the fight. Everyone has said floyd won the rounds [most of them]but he just about won them.

    That is the point, there was no masterclass, he pot shotted his way to a w like most of his fights. Great, good for him but don't piss on my shoes and tell me its raining.

    Like most of them ? maybe the last 5 and I'd put that down to age and his bad hands


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,225 ✭✭✭Henno30


    Floyd talking about the fight and Manny's style



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,309 ✭✭✭T-K-O


    Like most of them ? maybe the last 5 and I'd put that down to age and his bad hands

    you've lost me?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59,309 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Like most of them ? maybe the last 5 and I'd put that down to age and his bad hands

    Of the past 5 fights from Floyd the other night was IMO his weakest in terms of offensive substance. Clearly so.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,288 ✭✭✭Mister Vain


    Henno30 wrote: »
    Floyd talking about the fight and Manny's style - https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=163&v=s9r8JZsi9Ms

    Am I the only one who thinks its weird to be doing an interview while getting a shave?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 931 ✭✭✭Chrissybhoy


    T-K-O wrote: »
    you've lost me?

    You reckon Mayweather pot shot his way to most of his victories. That's complete lies


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59,309 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    You reckon Mayweather pot shot his way to most of his victories. That's complete lies

    I supposes he didn't pot shot the other night. You need to actually land clean for a pot shot to be counted!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,225 ✭✭✭Henno30


    Am I the only one who thinks its weird to be doing an interview while getting a shave?

    Fight Hype are essentially a Floyd fan site. Floyd gives them access to such 'intimate moments' on occasion in return for their undying loyalty.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,309 ✭✭✭T-K-O


    Like most of them ? maybe the last 5 and I'd put that down to age and his bad hands

    ' Everyone has said floyd won the rounds [most of them] ' I'm talking about Floyd Vs Manny.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 497 ✭✭gilmour


    walshb wrote: »
    You didn't miss it. I didn't give a score. I am debating the whole masterclass and Floyd won easily and Floyd was amazing brigade. Floyd was far from it.

    Hand on heart at this moment a draw wouldn't be far off the mark. Floyd didn't show me winning rds with winning offense. I don't know how they scored it but from what I saw live I didn't see winning offense from Floyd or Manny.


    :eek:

    Jesus suffering Christ you post a lot in this forum and you come out with that? Honestly the more i read from you in this topic the more i question if you actually watch as much boxing as you say you do.
    Absolutely incredible


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59,309 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Get to it, Panic E. I will try. I can't say I will any time soon And, maybe mute the three knobs on Sky if they are commentating.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 344 ✭✭Panic E


    walshb wrote: »
    I supposes he didn't pot shot the other night. You need to actually land clean for a pot shot to be counted!

    Shot put, isn't that what yerman Heredia was good at once :pac:
    Henno30 wrote: »
    Fight Hype are essentially a Floyd fan site. Floyd gives them access to such 'intimate moments' on occasion in return for their undying loyalty.

    Floydhype! Lol, I'm a bit grumpy today but it is true that. Flomo central
    walshb wrote: »
    Paul, we saw two different things. I did not see these clear landed shots, and nor did I see a big difference in them. For me both men threw and landed about the same. Manny was more the aggressor in the fight. A case can be made for him getting the verdict. That is my view. Holyfield thought Many won. I wouldn't slate Holyfield for that. The fight had next to no effective scoring, so in saying this then it's very difficult to award the fight to any man.

    Holyfield, me, you and a few more here aren't the only ones who think that by far hey. Why not d/l the fight and score it for yourself?

    Watch it at 75% speed like Anthony (Thunderdome) suggests. It's the only way to know. He claims it was a different fight altogether.

    He also counted the punch stats from some rounds an they were way off from the compupox. It's the only way to know for sure really.

    I'm gonna do it because it's something I'l enjoy I think. Might even try and count every punch landed/missed etc but it won't be today.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59,309 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    gilmour wrote: »
    :eek:

    Jesus suffering Christ you post a lot in this forum and you come out with that? Honestly the more i read from you in this topic the more i question if you actually watch as much boxing as you say you do.
    Absolutely incredible

    Get over it. I am not alone in the view. When someone posts up a video clip of all these clear Floyd punches landed I may reconsider.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,309 ✭✭✭T-K-O


    Panic E wrote: »
    Shot put, isn't that what yerman Heredia was good at once :pac:



    Floydhype! Lol, I'm a bit grumpy today but it is true that. Flomo central



    Holyfield, me, you and a few more here aren't the only ones who think that by far hey. Why not d/l the fight and score it for yourself?

    Watch it at 75% speed like Anthony (Thunderdome) suggests. It's the only way to know. He claims it was a different fight altogether.

    He also counted the punch stats from some rounds an they were way off from the compupox. It's the only way to know for sure really.

    I'm gonna do it because it's something I'l enjoy I think. Might even try and count every punch landed/missed etc but it won't be today.

    Interesting, I would not be surprised if that were true.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,549 ✭✭✭✭cowzerp


    Holyfield is punch drunk, his opinion is just a 1 person opinion, and 1 who has took to many shots.

    Rush Boxing club and Rush Martial Arts head coach.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,225 ✭✭✭Henno30


    T-K-O wrote: »
    Interesting, I would not be surprised if that were true.

    Compubox is a joke. Any time I've ever seen anyone review the shots landed in a fight it's been shown to be way off. Which is only logical, given that its just two guys bashing buttons in real time.

    A guy on boxingscene broke it down for this fight - http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=676450

    Very close. Way closer than most would think.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59,309 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    "my total fight numbers were

    total punches

    floyd 109
    pac 100

    jabs

    floyd 54
    pac 22

    power punches

    floyd 45
    pac 42

    body shots

    floyd 8
    pac 36

    This for me a way more reflective score. I couldn't believe the compu box numbers. How was there such a distance between the landed shots? No way was there such a distance. A draw in this fight is not at all a bonkers score. Neither man went and won the fight, but, Manny for most part seemed the more willing to want to win it.

    Also, any reasons or views on why Floyd barely chose at all to fight inside when Manny was close? He's a good inside fighter with strength. He chose to do nothing bu lean on Manny and hug/hold him. Look at his vs. Shane and Hatton. He bullied them and scored on them on the inside.

    I think Floyd may look back at his offensive display and be very disappointed that he didn't bull Manny and exert more power and presence on Manny.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 198 ✭✭Emmo-m-


    So if you forget about compubox for a moment then and purely think of the fight from a scoring perspective..

    Effective aggression , Clear punching , Defense and Ring generalship.

    Based purely on those 4 things they describe how Floyd fought the fight and not Manny. Ineffective aggression plodding forward , not many clean punches land only in the rounds that he won , defense very poor as always and ring generalship which is more of something you can tell or feel on the night would go to Floyd as well as the majority would agree that we knew Floyd was in control for the whole fight.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,309 ✭✭✭T-K-O


    Henno30 wrote: »
    Compubox is a joke. Any time I've ever seen anyone review the shots landed in a fight it's been shown to be way off. Which is only logical, given that its just two guys bashing buttons in real time.

    A guy on boxingscene broke it down for this fight - http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=676450

    Very close. Way closer than most would think.

    Interesting thread that one :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 497 ✭✭gilmour


    walshb wrote: »
    Get over it. I am not alone in the view. When someone posts up a video clip of all these clear Floyd punches landed I may reconsider.

    Yeah thats true you're not alone in what you're saying. The others who are saying similar are in no particular order

    1. Facebook event junkie casuals who quite clearly watch one boxing "event" every 10 years
    2. Evander Holyfield. He can barely string a coherent sentence together these days and funny enough a walking advertisement as to why it might be better to box than trade in the sport of boxing, big follower of Christ too and i'm sure he would not like to believe that God didn't "deliver Floyd into Mannys hands". (Didnt hear much about God from Manny since the fight btw, strange that)
    3. The usual anti Mayweather emotional fans on the internet, you know the type that usually posts under any of his Facebook posts with a racial slur and/or "GAyWeather LOL"
    4. The population of the Phillipines

    Now call me crazy, but i think i'd rather be in the camp of every single other professional fighter that commented on the bout since the fight, the media and pretty much anyone else i know to watch boxing without an emotional attachment to either fighter that scored the fight clearly to Mayweather. Actually wtf am i even doing in this conversation, i'm the bigger fool myself for even bothering to reply.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59,309 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Emmo-m- wrote: »
    S

    Effective aggression , Clear punching , Defense and Ring generalship.
    .

    Effective aggression? Neither had that to any real discernible level

    Clear punching. Neither had that. I think we can all agree there. Woeful connections from both men.

    Defense. Hold on, Manny wasn't hit any more regularly than Floyd, yet Floyd is getting all the credit? Manny's blocking and reaction times were very good.

    Ring generalship? It has zero to do here. Both men were comfortable and always in charge of where they were. Manny pressed a lot more and Floyd defended a lot more.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59,309 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    gilmour wrote: »
    Now call me crazy, but i think i'd rather be in the camp of every single other professional fighter that commented on the bout since the fight, the media and pretty much anyone else i know to watch boxing without an emotional attachment to either fighter that scored the fight clearly to Mayweather. Actually wtf am i even doing in this conversation, i'm the bigger fool myself for even bothering to reply.

    There are hundreds of civil and polite and debating replies to both me and a couple of others here. If you can't, then you should stick me on ignore. You're getting upset with yourself that you are replying. How fooking sad is that?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,309 ✭✭✭T-K-O


    gilmour wrote: »
    Yeah thats true you're not alone in what you're saying. The others who are saying similar are in no particular order

    1. Facebook event junkie casuals who quite clearly watch one boxing "event" every 10 years
    2. Evander Holyfield. He can barely string a coherent sentence together these days and funny enough a walking advertisement as to why it might be better to box than trade in the sport of boxing, big follower of Christ too and i'm sure he would not like to believe that God didn't "deliver Floyd into Mannys hands". (Didnt hear much about God from Manny since the fight btw, strange that)
    3. The usual anti Mayweather emotional fans on the internet, you know the type that usually posts under any of his Facebook posts with a racial slur and/or "GAyWeather LOL"
    4. The population of the Phillipines

    Now call me crazy, but i think i'd rather be in the camp of every single other professional fighter that commented on the bout since the fight, the media and pretty much anyone else i know to watch boxing without an emotional attachment to either fighter that scored the fight clearly to Mayweather. Actually wtf am i even doing in this conversation, i'm the bigger fool myself for even bothering to reply.

    Having read through your points, I couldn't agree more.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 344 ✭✭Panic E


    cowzerp wrote: »
    Holyfield is punch drunk, his opinion is just a 1 person opinion, and 1 who has took to many shots.

    Any opinion is just 'a 1 person opinion' surely?

    He explained himself well, he had it for Pacquaio.

    So did Shane Mosely incidentally. 7-5 for Pacman


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