Rolling Boxing Thread / Anticipating Manny vs. Mayweather

I'm not sure i've been aware of Hopkins, ever? The NY Times Mag profile of him the week before this fight was pretty impressive tho.

So, armed only with native smarts and a jailhouse G.E.D., Hopkins set out to turn a weakness into strength. “I started asking questions, trying to figure out how everybody else was making more than me, and I’m taking the punches,” he said. “I had to learn the business — international rights, marketing, license fees, the gate, concessions, merchandising, sponsors.” He did it on the sly at first. “I didn’t want to let people know I was trying to learn, or they would have tried to stop me, so I would ask questions about other fighters who set an example for me not to do.”

By 1995 he felt ready to take over his own boxing affairs, and he has managed himself ever since, employing lawyers and other “soldiers who do the legal mumbo jumbo” to help negotiate deals that allow him to take home a much greater share of the money he makes in the ring. “I started getting mines late in the game, once I realized I should know this before I became another [expletive]-up fighter,” he said. “If you don’t know your own value, somebody will tell you your value, and it’ll be less than you’re worth.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/02/magazine/bernard-hopkins-boxings-oldest-and-most-cunning-champion.html

he should probably hang up his gloves now, he hung in 12 rounds with Kovalev which is a lot, but I'm guessing he keeps going for a few more paydays and maybe changes his nickname to Lazarus

the best young boxer in the world, and maybe the best period soon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iobyLer7kEg

Inoue looked v sharp on the attack and snapped off quite a few crisp powerful punches, but his opponent obv wasn't a counterpuncher and basically had no offense, so he was never really challenged.

opponent had also lost once in 15 years, by decision

deonte/stiverne is such a contrast of personalities, kinda love it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puJFaJntFyU

rios beat the fuk out of alvarado

from the website of record

http://www.tmz.com/2015/01/30/floyd-mayweather-vs-manny-pacquiao-fight-boxing-deal-done-fight-set/

Actually really finally happening?!

almost literally 10 yrs too late

floyd will win easy

actually ideally they wouldve fought in like 08ish

this thread was started in 2006

yeah floyd walks this one, Manny's been hit too many times. congrats floyd you ducked your #1 contender until he was no longer a credible threat, enjoy yr fraudulent 0

still totally stoked for this, bring on the spectacle

boxing on nbc tonight, and gloves that auto-tweet or something

http://tech.slashdot.org/story/15/03/07/0347235/nbc-thinks-connected-gloves-and-bullet-time-can-make-boxing-cool

—in HD, with video-game-like graphics and Matrix-like camera angles.

this is really what boxings been missing

this is sort of a big deal tho no? boxing on nbc during primetime.

seems cool yah, i hope the dude broner's fighting can stay standing awhile

was hoping al michaels would open this by saying welcome to boxing night in america

its worrisome that molina jr looks like laila ali would def knock him out in abt 1/2 a rd

they made the set look like american gladiators

lol broner

what was he even talking abt

real good job by pascal to hang in vs kovalev as long as he did

was 100% a good stoppage

matthyse is killing provodnikov

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Nervous.gif

Who's watching? And for those of us not watching, what's your approach to finding out the result? Do you plan to follow a particular round-by-round report online?

hoping to watch, depending on capacity to stay awake and ability to find a dodgy internet stream

Manny is definitely getting my support after this:

https://youtube/dmCLZi5VqNQ

Try this

https://youtube.com/watch?v=kgWwcdX-a6w

lol

mega hyped for this, basically gonna spend the next eight hours watching classic pacquiao matches on dailymotion

my brain says floyd, i took the floyd money line, but i have a couple weird longshot hedges in play to make it interesting. regardless this should be a totally OTT spectacle and i can't wait

I won't be watching. Wish I could see it. :(

Manny will ensure it is an exciting fight. I expect it certainly to go beyond eight rounds and probably go the distance. The late rounds ought to take their measure as boxers. Should be great in spite of their ages. Enjoy it for me.

I really really want to see this :(

30€ on Sky m(

$99 on comcast

wow...i would pay so much for obama vs. putin

want manny to win but its 5 years to late for him. cant see him beating mayweathers amazing defence.
Wish they would go toe to toe though as the hype demands it but..

English streams all suddenly down

got Sky back, Carl Froch getting exciteable

updates pls

last fight was rubbish, now we wait

anyone have a working link?

try here : http://livetv.sx/en/eventinfo/311451_floyd_mayweather_jr_manny_pacquiao/

there's a bar here broadcasting it. somehow I do not think they're paying full price.

thank u NV

man that is pop-up city

lol at the liev schreiber narrated circle jerk segment

so wait, did donald trump actually get in the ring for a few rounds tonight or is that just what his face looks like now