OT Special Event: Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao!

@PSP10748-0 against people around his size? Yeah, I'll admit he undisputedly the best at those weight classes. No arguments there.

@Master_Live I consider heavyweights to be genetically gifted and that is an advantage for them. If they fight a welterweight there's no question who would win. If you had to pick one fighter to be your bodyguard, who would you more comfortable with to defend you? I'd pick the monster at 220+ over the 130-140 dude any day.

Julio Chavez went with an 87 win streak. I believe he still holds the record.

Well, that would be a narrow view of what constitute a boxer. This isn't street fighting. Speed, agility, defense, stamina can all be an integral part of a great boxer. But I guess we are gonna have to agree to disagree.

I find this whole thing kinda funny...Mayweather does seem like a dick, but I won't grief a man who avoids mostly bodily harm by being intelligent. He isn't gonna be one of these older guys who can't think straight because they got punched in the head too many times from being crazy.

I swear to Christ, you have no idea about this sport do you?

I'm going to try to explain it to you really simply ok?

Pac had a hurt shoulder before the fight, see that total punches thrown? That means how many times someone swung a punch at the other person. See how Mayweather is ahead? Everyone who actually knows the sport knows that would not have happened if both were healthy. All of the trainers, boxers, and analysts had Pac throwing more punches than Mayweather, why do you think people knew something was wrong with Pac early in the fight?

You have amazing skills though, I tell you what happened, you disagreed, and then you show proof that I'm right.

Thank you for agreeing with me or at least showing I'm right.

What a weird post. I never disagreed with you about him being injured, I'm not disputing that. I took issue with you saying he "barely won" when the stats and judges go against that opinion.

"Best boxer" means the best pound-for-pound boxer, not the best heavyweight boxer. The "best boxer" means who would be the best if they were both at the same weight. That's how you measure actual boxing skill.

@Jag85: Not me. If there's a guy you can't beat then you aren't the best. Pound for pound is just an excuse for the smaller guys to get credit. Of course this is all my opinion.

I agree with that too.

A jab from Wladimir Klitschko would knock out a welterweight.

You really have no idea what you are talking about. First off Boxing is an Art. Secondly, I agree that if a boxer is fighting against someone who has the same amount of years of training in a style such as Jujutsu or Hapkido, they would win specifically the Hapkido martial artist for obvious reasons but the Jujutsu martial artist would have much more difficulty because they'd have to get the boxer on the ground. Once the boxer is on the ground then the Jujutsu Martial Artist would have an advantage. However you are making it seem as if ANY Martial Art style would win against boxing outside of the ring and that is just not true.

The way you're trying to make it seem is that a Boxer has absolutely no skill outside of the boxing ring which couldn't be further from the truth. If anything, a Boxer would be MORE deadly outside of the Boxing ring BECAUSE there are no rules and no gloves/padding. One solid punch from a trained boxer can KO a person and even severely injure or even kill them.

Your assessment that a martial artist would be VASTLY superior is false and you need to research more before you make any more assessments/comments on the matter.

@nini200: Bro, I didn't say boxers weren't skilled. The "lol boxing" was mostly taking the piss. Are you a boxer? Just curious.

I didn't necessarily mean any martial art is superior to boxing... but honestly, most are. Keeping arts like Jujitsu out of it, a Muay thai fighter is going to kick the shit out of a boxer, I guarantee that. In general.

And honestly, if you're very skilled in jujitsu you won't have too much difficulty getting a boxer on the ground. The Jujitsu fighter will probably take some hits from the boxer but he will win.

Obviously i'm not talking in absolutes here, but if we're talking about fighters that are considered highly skilled in their art, boxers are the bottom of the totem pole. I don't mean any offense.

You know what!?!??!! You wanna FIGHT??? O.o Meet me at Madison Square Gardens on May 10th, 7:00PM EST. We'll make it a Pay Per View match!!! GRRRR

@nini200: Oh yeah time to get that money! ...No matter what! lol

@Chozofication said:

@nini200: Oh yeah time to get that money! ...No matter what! lol

I'm sooo done LOOLLLL You win the Internet with that gif LOL

That was a disappointing fight. Pacquiao had a bump shoulder but still had a good run especially the 4th round. People like Mayweather and Mayweather apologists is what will ultimately kill boxing. We don't pay money to see someone game the system like he has. I also disagree with those who claim that criticism to the fight is completely based on the fact that people pay to see Mayweather lose and he won. Win or lose, it would still have been an entertaining fight if Mayweather didn't fight like typical Mayweather.

Well the fight's over. But I wanted Pacquiao to win.

@Chozofication:

lol, did you see that video of him elbowing a fan trying to take a picture with him?

Like I said, "That's how you measure actual boxing skill."What you are talking about has nothing to do with boxing skill. The point of pound-for-pound rankings is to determine which boxers have the best boxing skills.

@Jag85: Like with everything else, a boxer's skill is measured by competing.

Heh, I did

For those who miss the fight, here's what happen...

I was just about to post that....

It sums up the fight pretty well.

And nice Punch-Out homage too.

LOL.

When I competed, I fought at 119-125 pounds. My sparring partner was 215 pounds. I lit his ass up. My coach put me in with him all the time so that when I made a mistake, it would hurt.

Other than that, the bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Mayweather was the smarter boxer

I didn't want him to win but his technique is undeniable

@plageus900: I said a good small guy vs a good heavyweight. The guy you sparred with must of sucked hard. Plus, sparring and actually fighting are two completely different things. Professionals complain when there's only a 5-10lbs difference for crying out loud.

I was hoping that Pac-Man would win...the fight did stink...and this video is funny...but you have to give Mayweather a bit more credit than that. Mayweather actually threw more punches, landed more punches, and landed at a higher connect percentage. He completely shut down Pac-Man's offense (shoulder injury does make that feat less impressive of course).

Mayweather beat Pac-Man anyway you slice it. To be honest the whole thing really put me off boxing and I used to be a huge fan. Even the heavy weight division has this crap in it now.

Mayweather is a champ at dodging, he must be good at dodgeball, lol . If boxing means run around the ring, and wear out your opponent, then he is king to that. In regards to boxing, which i think means to fight, he is not.

I did give Mayweather credit earlier on. He beat Pacman fair & square, regardless of how boring the fight was. He completely outclassed Pacman with his better foot-work, head movement and accurate punches. While I also wanted Pacman to win, I knew Mayweather would be too hard to beat. Even if they had a rematch, I doubt Pacman with a better shoulder would be able to beat him even then, though the fight might be more competitive than before.

Anyway, the Punch-Out video is obviously just a parody. It left out Mayweather's punches for entertainment purposes, but the part about the hugging and running is spot-on.