Rolling Boxing Thread / Anticipating Manny vs. Mayweather

lol Harrison giving it the "good big 'un always beats a good little 'un" trope - playing fast and loose with the "good" bit there.

interesting how the 24/7 has been pushing the "manny is so distracted" angle. i guess they need something to try and portray that this will be a watchable fight. i kinda like maguerito & think hes a tough dude but pacquiaos gonna be way too fast for him right?

I'm dog-sitting for friends who told me I could order the fight on their cable, but I think I'd feel bad wasting their $65 on this. I think I'll watch free UFC and torrent the fight afterward if it's actually good.

"you're shit and you know you are". Pity the fools who paid for that shit.
Haye still isn't that good though. Fraudley must surely retire now.

My brother-in-law was going to order the fight on PPV but was over-ruled by his missus. I just found this out - he could have come round here and paid for it to be on our telly rather than subterfugey internets.

Never even occurred to me to check regular Sky for the earlier fight, was too busy watching X factor :-(

But three rounds for the main event - not really worth the dosh, tbh.

ha, xpost

Manny Pacquaio v Antonio Maragarito on Sky Sp 1 in the middle of the night if you can be arsed staying up. Should be a better fight than the heavyweights - expect the good little 'un will win again.

Oh, thought it was earlier, cared so little I didn't even think to look for a result and find out there wasn't one because it hadn't been on :)

One punch Audley landed, one fucking punch. Pathetic.

Rios representing Oxnard to the fullest at this moment

Who is joining me? Its 4.50am here. Onimo? Jim? Smithy you better still be here!

Here we go..

Manny looks half the size.

Manny might just take him out here in the 4th

That was a great round, but Margarito is one tough cookie. He's cut though, he's gonna have to try knock out Manny quickly. I'm calling a classic 5th round now.

And it is so far

This is great stuff

If only fraudley showed this much heart.

Watching a Sky stream is weird - prefer the announcers, but it's strange to cut to commercial instead of listening in to the corners.

that was another great round , very close too

When Margarito just looks to get on top in a round (esp on the ropes) manny just comes back and Margarito just cant mantain it. But surely someones legs will go even if manny is seemingly clear on points. Manny is the boxer but he's not scared to go toe to toe with a guy much much bigger & stronger.

Whatever the result I think Margarito has gone someway to restore his reputation.

Margarito is taking huge punches here but he's not gonna go down. He's certainly capable of winning this fight. Manny has to box here forget the toe to toe (and he's doing exactly that) Whoever is fittest will win this.

That eye looks shut. fuck me he's a brave guy. He's not out of this. Got manny well ahead on points though.

Great round from Manny, thought it was gonna end there. I reckon Manny is 7 rounds ahead at the end of the 10th

That round was an absolute masterclass in boxing.

I can't believe such a small guy is giving a huge guy a beating

If he was the same size as manny he woulda been down long ago. But man he's tough.

Fraudley I really hope you're watching this.

And it's going to the final round. Manny 8 ahead for me.

and its over. Manny ,without doubt, one of the greatest boxers of all time.

9 rounds ahead for me.

I still think Floyd would beat Manny if they fought right now.

Floyd, are you man enough to take him on? If he is, I just hope he doesn't go into his boring defensive style.

8th world championship.

6th weight. Wow.

that was an ass beating plain and simple.

yup. But Mayweather is too good defensively to let that happen to him.

(sorry I wasn't here for the thread, I went to a bar to watch it in high def w/some margaritas...it was awesome. Margarito showed heart! fighting w/one eye shut for at least five rounds & probably more. but there isn't a fighter alive who can beat Manny Pacquiao in his class, or within one weight class in either direction. he is one of the best any boxing fan alive will ever see. his ring stewardship is spectacular, and his footwork will one day be the stuff that old-timers get misty-eyed about. he hits you coming in...he hits you fading back...he connects circling right...he lands moving left. and he doesn't just land; he lands combos while backing up. everybody wants to see a knockout, but it's like, why would you not want to get 12 full rounds of that such a pure distillation of what the sport's about? fucking incredible.)

I also think while Pacquiao would have the fight of his career against Mayweather, there's still no doubt Pacquiao wins that fight. Mayweather's entire style is built on the notion that you can't hit a moving target. Pacquiao's multiple championships stem from the fact that a moving target looks about the same as a stationary one to him.

and finally, Floyd's punches are hard, but Pacquiao seriously treats punches like rocket fuel. the harder you hit him the harder he comes back. Floyd's afraid of Manny & we'll never see that fight, but it's interesting to think about, anyway.

It's the fight that needs to happen. I think it will, because Mayweather needs it more. Manny is up there with the absolute elite best Like Ali and the sugar ray's etc. Mayweather has to beat manny to get there.

Mayweather's perfect record means more to him than anything though. Manny is the only serious threat to that record he might face. If he loses to Manny, there'll be talk of Manny having "exposed" him, an examination of who exactly he beat & how, etc. Mayweather (and his father) are both super-history-conscious. They're not going to risk what they perceive as the greatest feat of current-day boxing for a chance at glory against a guy who doesn't feel like his legacy & rep will be hurt by a loss.

But yeah I mean at the bar tonight everybody was like, man, this is so hot...the Mayweather fight would be fire.

anyway tho God damn that was another dominant, gorgeous, fluid, poem-like performance by Manny P. huge gasp-out-loud moments at least three times per round. and what he did to Margarito's eye. Jesus.

Slept on this last night. Great that it went the whole 12, will check it out this week. Don't think Mayweather will ever make the Manny fight - knows he'll lose.

incidentally audley harrison may not get paid for boring everybody to death

http://www.badlefthook.com/2010/11/14/1814436/british-boxing-investigating-haye-harrison-could-take-audleys-1

Also in the news - Haye didn't throw a punch for two rounds because he had a bet on himself to floor Audrey in the third.

lol that's actually enough of a quality narrative to justify the crappy fight

rip paul williams

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZl3h37mEis&feature=player_embedded

genuinely brutal

i just finished the GQ profile on manny and it's kinda O_O

him laying out there with his eye wide like a zombie is fucked. some knockout.