The nit picks: Things you may not have noticed during face-off

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  1. abuffy

    abuffy Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Here are my nit picks after ****yzing it.


    1) Two people were screaming at Manny during the face-off from TMT. At least, from what we could see from the video. May have been more. When Manny looked away, he didn't break because he didn't want to look at Floyd. He broke away because a dude was next to Floyd yelling at him that he was going to get, "knocked the f*** out." A manager actually went to the dude next to Floyd and was telling him to be quiet, but he wouldn't listen. Manny kept glancing at him, nodding, and smiling at the remarks. The other person can be seen in the back, centered between them. Sunglasses, red jacket. It's not hard to miss nor read his lips. "You're going to get knocked out little boy. You hear me? You're going to get knocked the f*** out." Etc... That's what was distracting Manny. Kinda of funny. Wanna see Manny's reaction to face-to-face trash talk? Well, there you go.

    Look at this vid to see my nit-picks.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zbcn9Wz4-bo

    2) Manny told Floyd more than just, "Thank you." I'm trying to read his lips before the thank you but it's difficult. I can't quite figure it out, so maybe you all could help too. I'm picking up on maybe, "There's no more. Thank you.", "No more, thank you." Someone help me out? I'm dying to know.

    It's at 2:11

    3) After they turn to face the crowd, Manny looks at both of them on the giant screen in the back. Do you want to see a man's reaction to when he realizes where he's at? Where he realizes that he is a part of history, that this fight is actually happening? Watch his reaction at 2:17. It was the happiest thing. You truly see how happy he is when he realizes where he's at in that moment. That what he's been waiting for for 6 years, was right there. Out of all the interviews, I've seen from him, I've never seen a smile appear on Manny's face like that one. I've never seen him so in the moment like right there. Seeing the moment hit him like that was incredible.

    4) In a weigh in vid where you see their whole bodies, watch Floyd's feet. Just nit-picking, but when they turned forward, Floyd was swaying on his feet and every time he swayed, he was taking small steps away from Manny Pacquiao. May not mean anything, but it caught my attention.

    5) After Manny raised his hands in victory, Floyd looked at him like... he's ****ed basically. I think tonight he realized that, unlike past opponents, Manny didn't shrink on a stage this ginormous(as Floyd may of expected). He only got bigger.
     
  2. fytelod

    fytelod Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  3. acr347

    acr347 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Good stuff. With point 5, so on point. I felt he appeared to be 'wtf', he didn't expect that and was the tipping point that manny was soaking it all up, as in the 'moment'.
     
  4. PATSYS

    PATSYS Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I was expecting some cameltoes from one of the tecate girls
     
  5. DoubleM

    DoubleM Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    lol your kidding yourself

    manny was nervous it was plain as day. he could not make eye contact. then he would look down and up down and up. then he smiled nervously.

    the hands to the air is him pretending he's relaxed but the staredown showed everything
     
  6. Silent_Service

    Silent_Service Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I don't know how much can be read into some of this tbh.

    Totally agree with your comments regarding the fella in the background, though that's expected isn't it.

    As for the smile on Pacs face, yeah that looks like he's genuinely soaking it up, looks good mentally.

    Not too sure that Floyd is un comfortable as such though , think he's just extremely focused on the job at hand.
     
  7. Mr_Harry

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    some one was barking at Pac while he was doing the stare down
     
  8. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    I kniow this isn't about the face off but the most annoying thing at the entire weighin for me can be summed up in two words.........Team Watson
     
  9. MTB79

    MTB79 Active Member Full Member

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    My eyes never broke from moose-hoof level so I couldn't tell you what the hell happened between the fighters
     
  10. 'el nino'

    'el nino' Active Member Full Member

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    So many body language experts

    "Clear as day":tired

    It's off putting when some wanna be gangster is screaming in your face
     
  11. abuffy

    abuffy Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Well, 90% of communication is through body language. Therefore, we as people didn't have to know what they were thinking to be able to tell how they felt.

    Of course, for those who are extremely biased, this can be skewed. Regardless, our brains our amazing at how they process things. So, don't doubt it.
     
  12. UniversalPart

    UniversalPart Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Great ****ysis.

    Even Bob Arum looked at that idiot making all the loud noises and rolled his eyes.

    Also Floyd looked angry when Manny got more cheers than him.
     
  13. GrenadeHand

    GrenadeHand Active Member Full Member

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    funny how Floyd was talking about how Manny's never dealt with a "fight of this magnitude", but Manny's the one aggressively milking the crowd
     
  14. abuffy

    abuffy Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    so much so that he has stolen the show. Floyd's the one who looked out of place, not Manny.
     
  15. TheDarkLord

    TheDarkLord Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Who was that gormless idiot?