Thank You Floyd for hanging them up !

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Imperial1, Jun 29, 2008.


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  1. Imperial1

    Imperial1 VIP Member Full Member

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    Thanks to Floyd Manny is p4p number 1


    Cotto and Margarito will fight and the sport will continue to thrive with out you !!


    The face of boxing nah there is a new face !! He hails from General Santos City, Cotabato del Sur, Philippines
     
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  2. Lance_Uppercut

    Lance_Uppercut ESKIMO Full Member

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    Boxing is better w/o primadonnas crying all the time about money or respect, or how a certain fighter is not worth their time. Thank you for retiring Floyd. No more holding the 147 crown hostage while you price yourself out of real fights. You were a blast to watch from 1996 to about 2002.
     
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  3. Ziggy Montana

    Ziggy Montana The Butcher Full Member

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    Here we go again.
     
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  4. venomus_p4p

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  5. BigReg

    BigReg Broad Street Bully Full Member

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    Boxing would clearly be better off if he was still fighting. If he was truley unimportant, people wouldn't still be talking about him. He was a great talent, and a polarizing figure. It will be hard to find another fighter with his combination of talent and appeal.
     
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  6. Jude

    Jude Just Journeying Man Full Member

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    Nurse ratched, hmm.. interesting.
     
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  7. Imperial1

    Imperial1 VIP Member Full Member

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    Floyd though a gifted fighter was good for the sport but was not the heart of it ..I truly beleive that fighters like Manny are ..This is what the sport needs ..

    Fighters who will continue to fight and not let money be the determing factor every single time ..I don't have a problem with any fighter making big $$ they risk their lives for our amusement ..But pre madonnas like Floyd do eventually hurt their own reputaion ..If he really was the face of the sport he would be severly missed like say MJ in basketball but this is not the case because of his antics ..

    I loved what he did in the ring but the persona started to over shadow his brilliance ..Luckily we have fighters like Manny !
     
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  8. BigReg

    BigReg Broad Street Bully Full Member

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    I like Manny. However, all of his fights are on PPV. He has a solid fanbase, but he's going to have a hard time growing it if he continues to exclusivley fight on PPV. I can't remember the last time I watched a live Pacquiao fight. I understand the first Barrera fight, or the Marquez fight, or the Morales fights being on ppv, but I don't see why the Solis fightr or the Larios fight or the second Barrera fight or the Diaz fight were on PPV.
     
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  9. Imperial1

    Imperial1 VIP Member Full Member

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    I agree they need to start putting him on hbo ..WTF Arum greedy ******* ..What did the ppv cost last night ? I think Arum is just an oppurtunist he knows people will pay regardless ..
     
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  10. Imperial1

    Imperial1 VIP Member Full Member

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    Have you seen Baldo's head ? I don't think even the Hulk could chip that dome !
     
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  11. Ziggy Montana

    Ziggy Montana The Butcher Full Member

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    You know Jude, what worries me is how your mother is going to take this.
     
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  12. Imperial1

    Imperial1 VIP Member Full Member

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    :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl
     
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  13. Uppercut83

    Uppercut83 The Quitschkos are bums Full Member

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    Yeah, Pacman is more exciting to watch and promote the sport of boxing for new fans to :happy
     
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  14. Danny_Rand

    Danny_Rand Slick N Quick Full Member

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    Lol, your average American boxing fan would be like "Manny who" if you asked him about Manny. Floyd is a crossover star, Manny will never be that. He's fights at lightweight and is filipino lol.

    You people need to get over Floyd. He brought boxing back into the mainstream for atleast a few years.
     
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  15. Imperial1

    Imperial1 VIP Member Full Member

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    Most of boxing has gottoen over Floyd thats why he won't be missed ..
     
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