Rolling Boxing Thread / Anticipating Manny vs. Mayweather

I've never been to a boxing match. There's been shitloads of world title fights in Scotland in my lifetime, yet never been to one. One of my mates was gonna get tix for the tyson fight (his fave boxer ever) but even he decided not to go incase a past it tyson ruined his memories. We argued many an hour over frank bruno back in the day haha (he hated him) the arguments started in 1st year at high school and still exist now!

i've been to a few boxing nights but never title level. I once failed to get £25 then £35 then £75 tickets to see Naz in Glasgow then thanked my lucky stars as he sparked the other guy (Medina?) out in about 30 seconds (including an 8 and a 10 count).

wasn't Medina - need to look it up

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXQ6kLhPyz0

Said Lawal

I have all 3 rounds for pacquiao so far but the 3rd had some lively clottey moments in the first 90 seconds

agree

holy shit @ 2-handed razzle-dazzle from pacman

round 6 classic pacquiao: land two blows on him and it's like he used 'em for power-ups, comes back with flurries of six at a time.

his style is just so good.

Clottey still dangerous! realistically though I think you can only give him two rounds through round 7, which puts him in "you have to knock pacquiao out" territory, which is just not a good place to be

holy shit @ pac's 5-punch combo

clotteys corner said we're losin every damn round

clottey got some great hard punches in there in round 10 in between getting hammered. still punching very hard though. I don't think anybody really has the so-called "puncher's chance" against pacquiao, but the ones clottey landed in 10 were really solid.

this is a terrible fight because both guys are too likable - i'm not even watching, i dont want to see clottey get annihilated

cankles otm but pacquiao's style - it's just beautiful. there's so much to it, so many looks that all fit together.

make the fight w/ floyd happen ffs

too easy for pacman, but it never looked like anyone would be knocked out

12-round style clinic is 100% cool with me

mayweather fight would have been good too but I honestly don't think anybody can beat pacquiao right now

man you know what would have been a fucking awesome fight? pac-man vs. julio cesar chavez

Sorry I missed this, just watched a couple of rounds on youtube and Manny looked untouchable. Disappointed Clottey hid behind his hands so much but I think the early tone put him in survival mode and he couldn't really breakout of it.

12-round style clinic is 100% cool with me

So otm. I love to see a big knockout as much as the next blood thirsty loon but nothing beats 12 rounds of schooling - Calzaghe vs Lacy a great example, who cares if Joe wasn't concussive just fucking watch the guy box.

Fell asleep drunk and missed it. Will watch it later. Mayweather needs to man the fuck up imo

I H8 FLOYD MAYWEATHER AND I ALWAYS HAVE

some good stuff on ESPN2 last night but tonight's the geezers! Jones Jr. vs. the Executioner...anybody wanna argue for Jones? me neither

Not a boxing stan, but Brits should check out When Harry Met Ali:A Tribute to Harry Carpenter, some fantastic footage, not least this reaction to Ali winning his title back in the 'Rumble in the Jungle', spine tingling stuff.

Explosive start from Haye - had Ruiz down twice in the first (the second with a cheap shot in the back of the head). Then he wasted the second round walking away. Strange fight.

is the fight PPV?

dunno I'm watching it on Veetle :)

I'd take either Klitschko to take Haye's head off on this evidence.

Yeah. Also can't find a decent stream.

oooh link onimo?

http://www.veetle.com/index.php/channel/view#4bb303d037109

not a great stream

and Ruiz is down again

another punch in the back of the neck tbh

like haye as a fighter but wdn't mind seeing a (highly unlikely) sonning from old man rr

jr lol

ruiz getting his bum bum kicked

Ruiz is a fucking hard guy to keep down. He's walking straight forward and Haye's picking him off at will but you get the sense Haye gets worried when Ruiz gets close in the corner.

Ruiz has been on his arse about six times yet it's still Haye boxing backwards looking to counter.

yeah wtf haye be a man and just go on the offensive

offensive like his ugly arse shorts

Ruiz looks pretty much done but you have to admire the guy for not taking a backward step.

how did that hare/tortoise fable end

noodle vague image bombed it

hare: u got sonned blud looool
tortoise: ;_;

not like Haye is the most exciting fighter in the world but thank God for a Ruiz L

Never in doubt tbh.

Dear David Haye,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit_punch

Because this is a potentially fatal blow, the rabbit punch is illegal in boxing

Regards,
onimo

haye seems an unlikely hweight champ, he seems more charmed trickster than dull psychopath, you feel that if he did ever get hurt he'd find it difficult to come back

i guess he upped his psycho credentials a little tonight though

anything that keep Ruiz from scaring potential fans away is a positive imo

Ruiz fights worse than watching paint dry x10000

Haye will never beat the Klitschkos fighting like this, which makes me think the plan is to never fight them.

Haye's quite late to the division and I think he's felt a few heavyweight punches and decided to be a bit more circumspect in attack. Anyone with a bit of talent and power will stop him.

this hopkins/jones undercard has been pretty limp so far

hopefully mora brings something but I'm not holding my breath