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Post by chazraps on Aug 12, 2015 11:22:10 GMT -5
I do think it is indicative of how Mayweather isn't that respected by other athletes and isn't going to have much of a legacy once he hangs his boots up.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Aug 12, 2015 13:55:11 GMT -5
I do think it is indicative of how Mayweather isn't that respected by other athletes and isn't going to have much of a legacy once he hangs his boots up. A bit of a stretch on that one. His legacy is being one of the highest paid people in sports when Boxing hasn't been hot in ages. Other athletes don't show respect because they assume he runs and gets paid. I said this before and i'll say it again this last Mayweather fight don't matter one bit because no guy is actually going to beat him. They are all looking for that golden ticket payday and Berto won. |
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Post by chazraps on Aug 12, 2015 14:03:10 GMT -5
I do think it is indicative of how Mayweather isn't that respected by other athletes and isn't going to have much of a legacy once he hangs his boots up. A bit of a stretch on that one. His legacy is being one of the highest paid people in sports when Boxing hasn't been hot in ages. Other athletes don't show respect because they assume he runs and gets paid. I said this before and i'll say it again this last Mayweather fight don't matter one bit because no guy is actually going to beat him. They are all looking for that golden ticket payday and Berto won. His legacy is making the most money and killing interest in the sport by being overprotected and not taking any real challenge other than Shane in 2010. Nobody talks about how much Ali or Hopkins or Dempsey got paid. There's been plenty of billionaires nobody remembers the name of. He hasn't been keeping boing afloat, he's been choking it. Once he stops, the sport can build itself up again. |
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Post by Brian Suntan on Aug 12, 2015 14:11:40 GMT -5
As has been said, this is literally the same as the squash world champion claiming he'd beat Novak Djokovic. And? It'll never happen because there's no way Mayweather ever fights anyone ranked within the top 3 of any division. Who are three people who were above Manny at welterweight before Floyd just fought him? |
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Aug 12, 2015 14:13:08 GMT -5
A bit of a stretch on that one. His legacy is being one of the highest paid people in sports when Boxing hasn't been hot in ages. Other athletes don't show respect because they assume he runs and gets paid. I said this before and i'll say it again this last Mayweather fight don't matter one bit because no guy is actually going to beat him. They are all looking for that golden ticket payday and Berto won. His legacy is making the most money and killing interest in the sport by being overprotected and not taking any real challenge other than Shane in 2010. Nobody talks about how much Ali or Hopkins or Dempsey got paid. There's been plenty of billionaires nobody remembers the name of. He hasn't been keeping boing afloat, he's been choking it. Once he stops, the sport can build itself up again. I agree and disagree but see your general point. It's all about priority for Mayweather and his priority is to get paid and stay undefeated. Also how do people keep forgetting he schooled Alvarez when he was supposed to be the young lion to take his spot. Boxing is built on heavyweights once their is a strong heavyweight champ that isn't one of the Klitscho brothers than the sport will move on. |
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Post by chazraps on Aug 12, 2015 14:14:02 GMT -5
As has been said, this is literally the same as the squash world champion claiming he'd beat Novak Djokovic. And? It'll never happen because there's no way Mayweather ever fights anyone ranked within the top 3 of any division. Who are three people who were above Manny at welterweight before Floyd just fought him? You mean the fight Mayweather stalled seven years past either of their primes before it happened so that he had a better chance? |
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Post by Brian Suntan on Aug 12, 2015 15:05:59 GMT -5
As has been said, this is literally the same as the squash world champion claiming he'd beat Novak Djokovic. And? Who are three people who were above Manny at welterweight before Floyd just fought him? You mean the fight Mayweather stalled seven years past either of their primes before it happened so that he had a better chance? Yes, that one. Now answer my question. Who were the three fighters you had above Manny at welterweight before Floyd fought him? Or, who were the three guys at 154 you had above Alvarez? |
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Aug 12, 2015 16:42:05 GMT -5
I have watched precisely one boxing match in my life, and that was Floyd/Manny, and it made it pretty clear that... Floyd is a boxer, not a fighter. Anything that's not boxing rules, he'd get murdered, even discounting the accusations in this thread about him basically being fed paper opponents. It's not really a fair fight.
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Post by thetower52 on Aug 12, 2015 18:14:07 GMT -5
They would kick his ass in s reading contest
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Post by Lupin the Third on Aug 12, 2015 22:32:29 GMT -5
Mayweather's final opponent after this one will be against a young Russian fighter who just joined the professional ranks. The fight will be at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. {Spoiler}
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Post by Mochi Lone Wolf on Aug 12, 2015 22:54:27 GMT -5
Wasn't this settled when Couture beat Toney? It was really settled in the early "Human Cockfighting" era of MMA. The appeal of the Couture/Toney fight was "How much of an ass will James Toney make of himself?" He didn't disappoint. |
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Post by Johnny Flamingo on Aug 13, 2015 6:54:40 GMT -5
Against a solid male MMA fighter Mayweather would probably get destroyed. He is a good enough athlete that with training he could probably hold his own against some of the lower tier guys.
There is way too big a gap between good female athletes and good male athletes and Mayweather would destroy Rousey on strength and speed alone. That's not to discredit female athletes as what they do is very impressive (and they are better athletes than myself) but the majority of male professional athletes are far superior than their female counterparts in every way. Rousey simply isn't strong or fast enough to compete with any competent male fighter in any discipline.
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Post by Squirrel Master on Aug 13, 2015 6:59:49 GMT -5
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Post by jimmyjames on Aug 14, 2015 0:52:52 GMT -5
People love to criticize Floyd for his self promotion, but at least he does it for financial gain. There's a reason he makes so much money in a dying sport. Conner and Ronda are just publicity hounds and say things like this because they know that if they say something provocative it's going to get attention, and if it's directed toard someone who's "the bad guy" then people we actually side with them instead of seeing them for what they are and making a fool out of themselves.
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