Michael Seswatha Jordan Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 So, May 2 we get the fight so many people have been pushing for. I think this would have been an all-time great fight if it was 3-4 years ago, but its still gonna be a great one. Since the decline of the heavyweight division, these two have been carrying the sport of boxing as a whole. I'm a huge Mayweather fan, love his style and confidence. I think both are just past their prime, but it would have been a travesty had this fight never happened.So, who do you guys want to win? And I can't think of a bigger fight in a long time. I'm going with Mayweather, I hope he retires undefeated. So this will definitely settle who's the best pound for pound fighter of our generation, maybe all-time. Can't wait, and would love to hear your guys thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Bauer 24 Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Too late. Hope Manny wins though. Mayweather is a punk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manhole Eunuchsbane Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Too late. TOO MUCH THIS^^^ There's no way this fight can live up to the hype at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Seswatha Jordan Posted February 21, 2015 Author Share Posted February 21, 2015 TOO MUCH THIS^^^ There's no way this fight can live up to the hype at this point. I agree, it would been a once in a lifetime fight a few years back. I still think its gonna be a good one though. Floyd is the best I've ever seen at making you fight his fight. Manny wants this big time, and I think he will come out on the offensive. But, when fighting Mayweather, one mistake and your done. I feel Manny will have to be flawless to win. It may go the distance, but I don't think so. I see Mayweather winning by a KO in round 10. He'll let Manny wear himself down, and wait for that mistake and land a haymaker. I know he's not known for knocking people out, but its what I see happening. Predictions, I want some predictions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 5 years late, Mayweather will win a unanimous decision Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frances Bean Corbray Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Now that we no longer want it, we get it. Kinda sums up modern boxing, don't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frances Bean Corbray Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 I actually started paying a little attention to boxing several years ago when it looked like this was going to happen. And then it didn't and I stopped paying attention. I pretty much echo everyone's sentiments: several years too late, can never live up to the hype/our imagination. Even 5 years late, Mayweather will win a unanimous decision sounds like about what I expect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Flashheart Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Who cares. I won't watch..Yes I will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 It's five years too late but it's still a very good fight. Both fighters have lost a step but both are still close to the best at what they respectively do, so...I hope Pacquaio wins, because Mayweather is a horrible little cunt and because (for separate reasons) he doesn't deserve to retire with a '0' on his record- he's the biggest champion of the notion that protecting your zero is more important than testing yourself against the best, which is a big part of why boxing today isn't as exciting as it could be.Of course, the almost-certain-to-happen Provodnikov-vs-Matthysse fight will likely be much more entertaining in terms of action, but...This is actually looking like quite a good year for boxing all-round in terms of making the big fights. Certainly compared to last year's farce. Lomachenko vs Walters looks likely to happen at some point, Khan vs Brook in summer is still a strong possibility if Brook wins his defence, and Golovkin might well get Canelo towards the end of the year if the cards fall right. I'm kind of hoping that Pac-Mayweather being made means Cotto is forced into a Golovkin fight in early summer, but I doubt that will happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Seswatha Jordan Posted February 21, 2015 Author Share Posted February 21, 2015 It's five years too late but it's still a very good fight. Both fighters have lost a step but both are still close to the best at what they respectively do, so...I hope Pacquaio wins, because Mayweather is a horrible little cunt and because (for separate reasons) he doesn't deserve to retire with a '0' on his record- he's the biggest champion of the notion that protecting your zero is more important than testing yourself against the best, which is a big part of why boxing today isn't as exciting as it could be.I agree 100%, and Mayweather protecting his undefeated record is the ONLY reason this didn't happen 5 years ago. I like Mayweather and believe he would of beaten PAC in his prime, but Floyd was scared to death to fight PAC when he was at his apex. Your right, it is the reason boxing isn't what it used to be, along with IMO, the decline of the heavyweight division. And also, the fact that there is 127 championship belts, promoters, and TV deals that sometimes get in the way of a fight happening. Boxing needs to unite, and it might become what it once was. So long as there is so many different associations, it does nothing but hinder the sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 It's the promoters that are the real problem. That's why Al Haymon's sneaky moves this year are so interesting- to date he's been mostly bad for the sport in America - Haymon is the main reason 2014 was such a bad year- but this business of making good (though not yet great) fights on free-to-air networks could bring boxing back from its marginalisation. He'll need to shed his nasty habit of refusing to make fights with fighters whose promoter he doesn't like, though. The sport's in perfectly good health elsewhere in the world, to be fair. It's just in America that it's dropped, but even now so much of the media, organisation and money is based in the States that this is important elsewhere too. That's why so many of the up-and-comers nowadays are from all round the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zelticgar Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 I give this fight a 50/50 chance of even happening. Mayweather will figure out a way to weasel out at the last minute with a fake injury or some kind of domestic issue. If it does go off I'll watch but Mayweather will probably run away for 12 rounds and win by decision. Boxing just kind of generally sucks now. I keep watching fights on Showtime and HBO and they are never very good. I guess I keep thinking I'm going to find the next Ward-Gatti rivalry but it just seems like the modern era boxers fight too conservative. The consequences of a loss are just too big now. This trend is starting to creep into MMA as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 I give this fight a 50/50 chance of even happening. Mayweather will figure out a way to weasel out at the last minute with a fake injury or some kind of domestic issue. If it does go off I'll watch but Mayweather will probably run away for 12 rounds and win by decision.This is stupid, Mayweather doesn't run away for 12 rounds he completely out boxes and out classes his opponents, yeah I somewhat agree he ducked Pac for a few years but Manny should have agreed to blood testing from the jump imo either way Mayweather beats Manny no matter what year it is for me he is just a much better boxer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Just read thisRumored purse for Pac & Money is $250 million. To put that in perspective that is what the UFC paid all their fighters from 2005-2011:O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fez Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Meh. Couple years ago I'd be excited. But pacquiao doesn't really have it anymore, and mayweather seemingly still does; so I'm expecting a pretty anticlimactic fight. Which is a shame, because I think three years ago Pac would've been the one to beat mayweather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lessthanluke Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 This is stupid, Mayweather doesn't run away for 12 rounds he completely out boxes and out classes his opponents, yeah I somewhat agree he ducked Pac for a few years but Manny should have agreed to blood testing from the jump imo either way Mayweather beats Manny no matter what year it is for me he is just a much better boxer Why should Pac have agreed to those ridiculous terms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zelticgar Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 This is stupid, Mayweather doesn't run away for 12 rounds he completely out boxes and out classes his opponents, yeah I somewhat agree he ducked Pac for a few years but Manny should have agreed to blood testing from the jump imo either way Mayweather beats Manny no matter what year it is for me he is just a much better boxer I guess I was a little harsh but I'm not a fan of his style or the overall trend of boxers not finishing fights. I grew up in the Leonard/Hearns/Hagler/Duran era. Those guys would all bang when they fought and more importantly they took risks in order to finish fights. Mayweather is more inclined to coast to win and in a few of his fights he was just damn lucky to get to judges nod. Leonard is probably closest stylistically but he finished fights and took risks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Why should Pac have agreed to those ridiculous terms?I don't have problem with him refusing really. just I believe if he would have accepted, the fight would have been made in 2010 . I'm sure everyone disagrees and will say Mayweather would have found another way to duck but whatever.And the terms weren't all that ridiculous to me I think random blood testing should be the norm for all big fights thh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 I guess I keep thinking I'm going to find the next Ward-Gatti rivalry but it just seems like the modern era boxers fight too conservative. Provodnikov vs Matthyse probably in April is the fight for you. But even in its time Ward-Gatti was an exception and is noted like that, if you want a fight like that every week, you're always going in for disappointment. Your claim isn't really true, anyway: there's been a bit of a gap in talent in the last few years which along with bad match-making has made for a disappointing time for the sport, but there's lots of talent coming up now, and plenty of them are exciting fighters. Especially if you look at the lower weights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanteGabriel Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Mayweather ducked, dodged, and delayed enough to let Pacquiao wear down. Basically handled this like he fights. Horrible shitheel punk. I will probably watch, but I'm not really... excited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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