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That entire fight was a war if I remember correctly.movingtarget said:
jmdirt said:That entire fight was a war if I remember correctly.movingtarget said:
gooner said:Brook v Golovkin September 10.
Khan can't say Brook is dodging the big names anymore.
It's 49kg (Light Fly) and if you are 1.58m tall then it really isn't an issue, like David Ayrapetyan: European Champion in 2013 and Olympic bronze medalist. Even at 1.65 it isn't a problem. Over 1.70m then it's strange, but I'm 1.70 and 52kg, not skinny I wouldn't say, albeit not a fully grown man. And I'm fine.CheckMyPecs said:So, should the minimumweight category be abolished? The only way a fit, healthy, grown-up man can go down to 45 kg is by engaging in severe dehydration and the sports authorities shouldn't be promoting this.
CheckMyPecs said:So, should the minimumweight category be abolished? The only way a fit, healthy, grown-up man can go down to 45 kg is by engaging in severe dehydration and the sports authorities shouldn't be promoting this.
gooner said:Brook v Golovkin September 10.
Khan can't say Brook is dodging the big names anymore.
Alpe d'Huez said:I definitely remember him, and that's a great tribute article. His fights with Bazooka Limon and Ruben Oliveras were wars, same with a fight against Cornelius Boza-Edwards. The linked fight below with Limon is crazy. Neither fighter held, neither even spent that much time on technique, or speed even, it was just all out, with huge bombs right from the first round to the point of total exhaustion. Hardly anyone fights like this anymore. Well worth watching:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TtedtNpRII
$100 million dollars would certainly be a win for Mcgregor, even if he loses. Mayweather's too stupid to demand the same thing but from the opposite side.movingtarget said:I can't believe that McGregor wants to fight Mayweather. But it sounds like Floyd is getting irritated with the taunting. If it goes ahead and anything is possible in boxing these days, I for one won't be watching. And Floyd likes big pay days while winning as well. Hopefully sanity will prevail for a change.
It's one hell of a fight, I haven't been so hyped for a fight since Froch vs. Groves II (their first fight was a modern classic, I really miss Froch).Merckx index said:If you were disappointed by Mayweather-Pacquiao (and who wasn’t), pay attention to Ward-Kovalev this Saturday night. Both are undefeated and rank in the top 5 P4P, which I understand is the first time this has happened since de la Hoya met Trinidad in 1999 (and only the third time in the PPV era). Ward is a superb technician, like Mayweather a defensive wizard. Kovalev is a slugger (26 KO in 30 matches), who has the very unfortunate memory of having killed another fighter in the ring.
Ward, amazingly, has not actually lost a fight since he was twelve years old. He has fought at 168 lb for most of his entire pro career, moving up to light-heavy earlier this year in preparation for this fight. He has fought I think just four times in the past four years, because of injuries and problems with his promoter, and it remains to be seen if that will be a problem.
This fight is not expected to do that well on PPV, because neither fighter is that well known to the casual fan, and Ward in particular has an unexciting style. But it’s arguably one of the best matchups in a very long time. While Mayweather-Pacquiao might have been one of the best matchups ever if they had fought in their prime, by the time they met they were both on the decline. Ward and Kovalev are both in their early 30s.
Irondan said:$100 million dollars would certainly be a win for Mcgregor, even if he loses. Mayweather's too stupid to demand the same thing but from the opposite side.movingtarget said:I can't believe that McGregor wants to fight Mayweather. But it sounds like Floyd is getting irritated with the taunting. If it goes ahead and anything is possible in boxing these days, I for one won't be watching. And Floyd likes big pay days while winning as well. Hopefully sanity will prevail for a change.
If they fight in the ring by boxing rules alone, and Mayweather wins Mcgregor still wins by virtue of fighting as a novice against the pound for pound king of nearly a decade but giving it a college try and raking in $100 million dollars in the process, thereby making Mayweather look like a loser even though he won. If Mcgregor wins by some chance then his star will be so bright, the sky would be the limit. Mayweather on the other hand would be a washed up, wife beating bum with his only friends being the $100 bills he keeps in his briefcase. We could only dream of such a scenario taking place.
If they fight in the octagon, the odds of Mayweather winning would be astronomically low. Mcgregor would take him apart piece by piece and then rip his throat out. Again, Mcgregor would be the winner regardless of how much money he made. Mcgregor has the most to lose in this though as his career is not at it's apex yet and Mayweather is old by athletic standards. If Mayweather were to beat the brash Irishman, he may not recover from it.
I'd like to see this fight happen, if only to watch Mayweather get hurt (I'm not a big fan of Floyd). I would even buy a PPV to see it which is something I haven't been doing much of in the past few years.
gooner said:I hope this Mayweather/McGregor fight doesn't happen at all. I'm no fan of either guy personally and the build up would be unbearable listening to the two of them.
I agree with Colin Hart here last week. I hope Mayweather stays in retirement. It's pointless coming back for this or the Pacquiao fight.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/boxing/2162871/colin-hart-i-hope-floyd-mayweather-never-comes-out-of-retirement-for-another-huge-money-fight-with-manny-pacquiao/
He should follow the route what Calzaghe did. Get out at the right time.
As was said above, McGregor is only in for the money. $100m to be schooled by Mayweather, which is why he is calling for this figure.