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DAPUNISHER

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Originally posted by: KMFJD
Originally posted by: AstroManLuca
Floyd Mayweather

who?

A boxer, who is in denial that his sport is in serious decline.
I have to agree with White, they keep making fights no one gives a shit about. I watched boxing from Europe the other night featuring a 37-3 fighter v. 1-8 fighter. I generously call the meat bag a fighter, because he didn't throw 20 strike the entire fight, which he lost on TKO in the 3rd or 4th. Another with heavyweights that was as equally mismatched.

They call them tune ups, I call them padding the record to make it seem like they can fight. So, they can try and get a big payday against another boring and untalented douche with a bunch of hollow victories.

The few talented fighters everyone avoids, unless they can get a mega millions jackpot to fight them. Then the idiot fans actually pay to see the big names fight, 5 years after they should have. I was practically weened on boxing, but can't stand it most of the time now.

The first season of The Contender was the last time I saw boxing I really enjoyed. And that was just highlights mostly. :(

The sooner MMA completely dominates the better IMO. StrikeForce is adding a bunch of new and talented fighters, and I will be supporting them. We need more than just White's org. in the sport.


 
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Yeah, let's think of some famous boxers... Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Sugar Ray Leonard, George Foreman, Joe Frazier, Oscar de la Hoya... nope, not white guys. Rocky Marciano and Jack Dempsey also spring to mind, but that was over 50 years ago. Since when has being a white boxer been a recipe for success?
 

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Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy
Yeah, let's think of some famous boxers... Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Sugar Ray Leonard, George Foreman, Joe Frazier, Oscar de la Hoya... nope, not white guys. Rocky Marciano and Jack Dempsey also spring to mind, but that was over 50 years ago. Since when has being a white boxer been a recipe for success?
Because the man is keeping him down! :|

 

waggy

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Originally posted by: Inspector Jihad
i can't wait for mayweather to get his ass beat by manny. he's too chickenshit to fight him tho.

yeap. it would be a hell of a fight. but i think manny would tool him
 

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I hope the other guy (you know, the one who drinks his own piss) gives him a good run for the money!
 

JujuFish

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Originally posted by: bobross419
Pete Sampras - Heard of him, but don't know anything about athletic ability
Andre Agassi - Know as a great athlete
Roger Federer - Who?
How can you know Agassi and not Sampras? He played at the same time Agassi did, hit #1 about two years prior, and had 14 grand slam titles to Agassi's 8. They're both in the top 3 of all-time leaders in earnings in the sport, behind only Federer, the other guy you don't know.
 

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Originally posted by: JujuFish
Originally posted by: bobross419
Pete Sampras - Heard of him, but don't know anything about athletic ability
Andre Agassi - Know as a great athlete
Roger Federer - Who?
How can you know Agassi and not Sampras? He played at the same time Agassi did, hit #1 about two years prior, and had 14 grand slam titles to Agassi's 8. They're both in the top 3 of all-time leaders in earnings in the sport, behind only Federer, the other guy you don't know.

Because Agassi had personality. How many years was he doing the Canon camera commercials? Sampras was just your quiet nice guy.
 

QueBert

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Originally posted by: jjsole
39-0

He'll never see 41-0.

Hummm, he's 39 and 0 and the only people he hasn't faced who are worth a shit have lost to fighters who Floyd would own. Manny has the best chance, but not good enough. Manny has lost before, and will lose again. Floyd has shown no weakness at all except for having fragile hands. Which haven't effected his ability to dominate whoever he fights. The only way he won't see 41-0 is if he retires after he wins tonight. The fact he's a jackass has no baring on on the fact he one of the greatest boxers ever.
 

zerocool84

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Originally posted by: bobross419
Originally posted by: Syringer
http://sports.espn.go.com/spor...news/story?id=4478216&

While we have a while's to go race/equality wise, we're no longer in the early 1900s where America was searching for the great white hope to take down Jack Johnson.

The biggest athletes stardom wise in recent memory are Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Lebron James, Kobe Bryant, Shaq, etc..

In fact the only really popular white athletes I can think of are Tom Brady and Peyton Manning--but still the ones people generally want to watch the most are Adrian Peterson, Randy Moss, TO (love him or hate him), and LT2.

Even though Steve Nash and Dirk Nowitzki have won MVPs in the NBA, they don't have anywhere near as much marketability as the NBA players I listed above.

I'm not a big sports fan, so I'll chip in here:

Michael Jordan - Know as a great athlete
Tiger Woods - Know as a great athlete
Lebron James - Know as a great athlete
Kobe Bryant - Know as a great athlete
Shaq - Know as a great athlete

Tom Brady - who?
Peyton Manning - heard of only because I watched last year's superbowl

Adrian Peterson - who?
Randy Moss - who?
TO - Amazingly enough I know this is Terrell Owens - Know as a great athlete
LT2 - who? Isn't that an old corvette engine or something? lol

I'd have to agree with OP

Steve Nash - who?
Dirk Nowitzki - who?

You seriously need to hand in your mancard and it's KNOWN not KNOW.
 

Miramonti

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Originally posted by: QueBert
Originally posted by: jjsole
39-0

He'll never see 41-0.

Hummm, he's 39 and 0 and the only people he hasn't faced who are worth a shit have lost to fighters who Floyd would own. Manny has the best chance, but not good enough. Manny has lost before, and will lose again. Floyd has shown no weakness at all except for having fragile hands. Which haven't effected his ability to dominate whoever he fights. The only way he won't see 41-0 is if he retires after he wins tonight. The fact he's a jackass has no baring on on the fact he one of the greatest boxers ever.

Manny destroyed hatton and de la hoya, Mayweather didn't. Mayweather will lose his 41st pro fight, which will be against Manny...unless he continues to duck him tho.
 

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Originally posted by: jjsole
Originally posted by: QueBert
Originally posted by: jjsole
39-0

He'll never see 41-0.

Hummm, he's 39 and 0 and the only people he hasn't faced who are worth a shit have lost to fighters who Floyd would own. Manny has the best chance, but not good enough. Manny has lost before, and will lose again. Floyd has shown no weakness at all except for having fragile hands. Which haven't effected his ability to dominate whoever he fights. The only way he won't see 41-0 is if he retires after he wins tonight. The fact he's a jackass has no baring on on the fact he one of the greatest boxers ever.

Manny destroyed hatton and de la hoya, Mayweather didn't. Mayweather will lose his 41st pro fight, which will be against Manny...unless he continues to duck him tho.

on the flip side, mayweather dominated marquez tonight, whereas pacman won in a very close one against him
 
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Originally posted by: zerocool84
Originally posted by: bobross419
Originally posted by: Syringer
http://sports.espn.go.com/spor...news/story?id=4478216&

While we have a while's to go race/equality wise, we're no longer in the early 1900s where America was searching for the great white hope to take down Jack Johnson.

The biggest athletes stardom wise in recent memory are Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Lebron James, Kobe Bryant, Shaq, etc..

In fact the only really popular white athletes I can think of are Tom Brady and Peyton Manning--but still the ones people generally want to watch the most are Adrian Peterson, Randy Moss, TO (love him or hate him), and LT2.

Even though Steve Nash and Dirk Nowitzki have won MVPs in the NBA, they don't have anywhere near as much marketability as the NBA players I listed above.

I'm not a big sports fan, so I'll chip in here:

Michael Jordan - Know as a great athlete
Tiger Woods - Know as a great athlete
Lebron James - Know as a great athlete
Kobe Bryant - Know as a great athlete
Shaq - Know as a great athlete

Tom Brady - who?
Peyton Manning - heard of only because I watched last year's superbowl

Adrian Peterson - who?
Randy Moss - who?
TO - Amazingly enough I know this is Terrell Owens - Know as a great athlete
LT2 - who? Isn't that an old corvette engine or something? lol

I'd have to agree with OP

Steve Nash - who?
Dirk Nowitzki - who?

You seriously need to hand in your mancard and it's KNOWN not KNOW.

Why? Because he doesn't know everything about sports?
I've found that most men that have vast knowledge of sports do that as an attempt to make themselves look more manly because they are whipped by their wives or are trying to hide homosexual tendencies.
 

JujuFish

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Originally posted by: JeffreyLebowski
I've found that most men that have vast knowledge of sports do that as an attempt to make themselves look more manly because they are whipped by their wives or are trying to hide homosexual tendencies.
Er, you don't need anything even remotely close to a vast knowledge of sports to know the names in the post you quoted. The fact that you even try to make such a comparison tells me you either have an agenda or are projecting.
 

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Originally posted by: JeffreyLebowski
I've found that most men that have vast knowledge of sports do that as an attempt to make themselves look more manly because they are whipped by their wives or are trying to hide homosexual tendencies.

My daughter recognises those names bozo:confused:

I had a pretty vast knowledge of sports starting when I was like 10... like most American men, and it continued because of my love of sports (which included participating in them).

What's your opinion of dorks that post on the internets?
 

Miramonti

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Originally posted by: jinduy
Originally posted by: jjsole
Originally posted by: QueBert
Originally posted by: jjsole
39-0

He'll never see 41-0.

Hummm, he's 39 and 0 and the only people he hasn't faced who are worth a shit have lost to fighters who Floyd would own. Manny has the best chance, but not good enough. Manny has lost before, and will lose again. Floyd has shown no weakness at all except for having fragile hands. Which haven't effected his ability to dominate whoever he fights. The only way he won't see 41-0 is if he retires after he wins tonight. The fact he's a jackass has no baring on on the fact he one of the greatest boxers ever.

Manny destroyed hatton and de la hoya, Mayweather didn't. Mayweather will lose his 41st pro fight, which will be against Manny...unless he continues to duck him tho.

on the flip side, mayweather dominated marquez tonight, whereas pacman won in a very close one against him

No doubt. Shocked the sh!t out of me. Paq is quick and powerful and not a fighter to brawl with. But Mayweathers footwork is unparalleled and didn't have to brawl with hatton or marquez, yet owned them with cunning.

I don't have any strong opinions anymore, except that its going to be a massive payday.