AMMjag Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 I'm not massively into boxing but I always enjoy a pointless Mayweather exhibition purely as a source of printing money. Only getting about £14 back from 100 on this though, the McGregor fight he was something ridiculous like 1/3. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detournement Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 6 hours ago, AMMjag said: I'm not massively into boxing but I always enjoy a pointless Mayweather exhibition purely as a source of printing money. Only getting about £14 back from 100 on this though, the McGregor fight he was something ridiculous like 1/3. Oh dear. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Mayweather sparking him out but doing everything he can to keep him upright so Paul doesn't need to take a count is quite something. Apparently his little brother took an absolute hidin' though, which is nice. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco30 Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 i'm on the nightshift so i might try find a source to watch it for no other reason than the tele is shite tonight.Snap , wish I hadn't though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cptn Hooch Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 I'm not massively into boxing but I always enjoy a pointless Mayweather exhibition purely as a source of printing money. Only getting about £14 back from 100 on this though, the McGregor fight he was something ridiculous like 1/3.Seems like wasted money since there was never going to be a winnerSnap , wish I hadn't though.It was fucking brutal. Logan Paul seems the lesser of the two evils...the other one needs a proper good hiding from someone. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8MileBU Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 11 hours ago, Stormzy said: Going to presume absolutley nobody on here will he staying up for the Mayweather fight? I refuse to be deprived of sleep for such pantomime pish. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMMjag Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 3 hours ago, Detournement said: Oh dear. I didn't put it on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Cptn Hooch said: It was fucking brutal. Logan Paul seems the lesser of the two evils...the other one needs a proper good hiding from someone. I see he's "calling out" Canelo Alvarez. Seems about as good a candidate as any to dish out said hiding. Probably the only way these bouts cease is if one of the YouTube guys gets badly hurt. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiGi Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 The likes of Canelo in his prime, and who seems broadly offended by this youtuber shite, would probably put him down hard but he is not going to entertain this type of sham you'd think. Mental that some people paid for whatever nonsense that was. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Stewart Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Cannot say "fair play" enough to Floyd for essentially reviving an entire industry (showcase fights like H_B mentioned) and making a fortune out of it whilst taking literally zero risk. He's some boy. I mean he literally called himself a legalised bank robber in one of the pressers, he's not even hiding the fact that he's completely coasting in these 'fights' and that there's no actual competition involved such is the disparity in ability. whistling all the way to the bank. I've said it before, but I have absolutely no problem with these events. They're not going towards anyone's status within boxing, no one is getting ranked or put in contention for title fights off the back of them, and the actual boxers on it - such as Badou Jack - will get a hell of a lot more exposure fighting on this than say if he'd fought on Josh Taylor's undercard recently. Win / win for all concerned. These events are successful, and they're not going anywhere as a result. If you are completely set against them, just don't watch, or comment, or pay any attention to it at all, it's easy to ignore. Otherwise, accept it for what it is, a source of sports entertainment as opposed to a sporting contest. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsimButtHitsASix Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 1 minute ago, J_Stewart said: I've said it before, but I have absolutely no problem with these events. I'm not a expert on boxing history but I don't think these are new. Ali and Foreman fought wrestlers and American football players. Rocky Marciano made most of his money doing exhibition bouts against local celebrities in between title fights at county fairs and all sorts. Boxing's always made its money from nonsense like this and punters have always lapped it up 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Stewart Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 59 minutes ago, AsimButtHitsASix said: I'm not a expert on boxing history but I don't think these are new. Ali and Foreman fought wrestlers and American football players. Rocky Marciano made most of his money doing exhibition bouts against local celebrities in between title fights at county fairs and all sorts. Boxing's always made its money from nonsense like this and punters have always lapped it up It absolutely isn't new, and that was basically what I was getting at with the "Floyd reviving an industry" line. He hasn't created anything new here, just re-established a form of entertainment that had been previously very popular. I think perception is the issue really. Ali and Marciano fought other athletes. As with Floyd, there was no way in this world or any other they would lose an up-and-up boxing match to 99% of professional boxers, let alone athletes from other sports, but at least the NFL players or wrestlers were considered 'tough guys' and weren't over exposed through the media. With the "Youtubers", not only are they everywhere, they also seem to be viewed with a lack of legitimacy, which makes these things easier to scoff at I guess. People are probably a bit better informed now too. When Ali v Inoki happened in the past, people still thought wrestling as real, and that Inoki could legitimately hurt this guy. That level of mystique just doesn't exist anymore. As I say though, I have absolutely zero problem with these events. Will I pay for / watch them? No. Am I going to get furiously angry at their existence and claim that they'll lead to the death of boxing? Also no. They're entertainment, plain and simple. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsimButtHitsASix Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 1 minute ago, J_Stewart said: When Ali v Inoki happened in the past, people still thought wrestling as real, and that Inoki could legitimately hurt this guy. Whether wrestling is fake or not I have no doubt Inoki could have ripped Ali apart if he fancied it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, AsimButtHitsASix said: Whether wrestling is fake or not I have no doubt Inoki could have ripped Ali apart if he fancied it. You just have to see how Hulk Hogan treated Rocky. Boxing pussies! Edited June 7, 2021 by kiddy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermik Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 4 hours ago, Mr. Alli said: Apparently his little brother took an absolute hidin' though, which is nice. If it was from the 3 ring card girls that he was stood beside then he would have enjoyed every second. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btb Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, AsimButtHitsASix said: I'm not a expert on boxing history but I don't think these are new. Ali and Foreman fought wrestlers and American football players. Rocky Marciano made most of his money doing exhibition bouts against local celebrities in between title fights at county fairs and all sorts. Boxing's always made its money from nonsense like this and punters have always lapped it up Yeah, rewatched Jack Johnson: Unforgivable Blackness on PBS America last night and he supplemented his income with stage work and "uncompetitive fights" where he took it easy with his opponents over 100 years ago. Mind you one opponent hit him too hard and riled him and Johnson knocked his front teeth out in retaliation. Edited June 7, 2021 by btb 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Heard Philo Beddoe's calling out Floyd for his chance; but he's 91 now! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggyness Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 Sky sign deal with Top Rank. Should mean a lot more of Taylor's fights broadcast more widely 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 & so ends Steady Eddies plan for Ritson to take on Taylor. Stopped in the 10th. Found out when going for European title & now found out when moving on an international stage. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermik Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 Just now, kiddy said: & so ends Steady Eddies plan for Ritson to take on Taylor. Stopped in the 10th. Found out when going for European title & now found out when moving on an international stage. Ref should be shot. Disgusting. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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