What was your initial reaction after watching Mayweather vs Pacquiao for the first time?

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  1. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Not even remotely shocked at the result, but disappointed in Pacquiao that he didn't try harder and take more risks.
     
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  2. KO Artist

    KO Artist Do not attempt to adjust your TV Full Member

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    Yeah this. When I saw how it was going towards the end (competitive but Floyd winning) I thought, damn I wish Manny would just let loose with those rapid fire movements and combos from his prime Cotto era, days. It was gripping still just because of what it was, the fight the whole world wanted to watch. But it was a Manny who couldn't quite physically do what he did in his prime. Bursts of it, but not through the whole fight.
     
  3. Ted Stickles

    Ted Stickles Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I remember thinking why the hell is Manny touching gloves so much and Floyd is easily winning.
     
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  4. Pakkuman

    Pakkuman I'm not hot. I'm just BIG. banned Full Member

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    That's the one thing I hate about Manny. He touches gloves with a lot of his opponents. Thurman. Rios (one time right after ripping Rios with a killer straight left). It was the weirdest thing. Bradley. Vargas. Mosley was a love fest with the tapping.
     
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  5. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    I had the same feeling as when the fight was made official. I was hyped for the fight for as long as I can remember, right up to the announcement. Then it hit me that one guy was 36 and the other 38.
    Old guys can get into absolute wars and they can be in massive stinkers. My gut said it would likely be a letdown.
    For me at least it wasn't as bad as made out to be.
    Floyd did get rocked and both showed a lot of skills. High level boxing, which I enjoyed.
    But definitely not worth the wait :lol:
     
  6. MVC!

    MVC! The Best Ever Full Member

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    Floyd beat the **** out of him
     
  7. C.J.

    C.J. Boxings Living Legend revered & respected by all Full Member

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    Glad to see yet another guy who sees through the Mayweather charade
     
  8. C.J.

    C.J. Boxings Living Legend revered & respected by all Full Member

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    ROFLMAO The forum comedian strikes again !!
     
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  9. macademics

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    I thought that it was a masterclass and enjoyed watching Pac get nullified through Floyd's Ring IQ/generalship.
     
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  10. bbjc

    bbjc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Mayweather cheated imho. He was always wary of pacman. Hardest i,ve ever seen floyd hitting was that pacman fight.

    Had my suspicions when he started telling us his training camp was different for the pacman fight. Chopping logs etc. You dont win 45 fights in a row training the exact same way to risk it in the 46th fight with a new training camp totally different from how they,d always done it especially at his age.

    And never seemed to do it again for that matter. Always thought it was a cover for juicing. Not surprising that floyd was hitting a lot harder in that fight than he ever did.

    Just my opinion on it. He won the fight tho....think his power on the night kept pacman slightly hesitant. Tbf mayweather was great at what he done....just hard to rate him as high as a lot did or still do because essentially for most of his career at the heart of it he was a spoiler. When its all said and done you do pay a price for the style you choose to fight. Brought him massive success but wasnt great to watch. Hence why he pretty much had to sell himself as money mayweather and marketed himself fantastically.
     
  11. Rico Spadafora

    Rico Spadafora Master of Chins Full Member

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    Not an exciting fight but Mayweather won very easily.
     
  12. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion Full Member

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    Yet it was pbf who retired almost 5 years ago while pac is still fighting. Great logic there log off excuse maker.
     
  13. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion Full Member

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    It's not that he couldn't do it because he can still throw those combos and has speed see the thurman fight. It was a combo of pac respecting pbfs countering ability, he caught pac clean in the 1st round with a hard counter, which put something on his mind. And it was that pbf is a master at getting people to fight his fight and disarms guys confuses them and takes them apart.
     
  14. shadow111

    shadow111 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    The most disappointing fight of all-time. Everybody felt ripped off after it. After waiting as long as we did for it, we were expecting a classic. What we got was a dud.
     
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  15. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    I just spent ten minutes fruitlessly searching for an Emanuel Steward "that went exactly how I expected" gif, only to get blue-balls. I guess meme culture wasn't quite yet in full swing in those days. :nusenuse: