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MAYWEATHER VS ALVAREZ: LIVE STREAM
Sccit:
--- Quote from: Shallow on September 18, 2013, 09:40:50 PM ---
--- Quote from: Chamillitary Click on September 18, 2013, 10:55:30 AM ---Don't listen to this guy. He's just riding the urban legend that Floyd "runs". He's just more of a defensive fighter.
Floyd threw 505 total punches to Canelo's 526. May hit him 232 times, Canelo just 117.
I don't think 21 less punches calls for Floyd "dodging" him, especially when he connected 100+ more times.
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I'm not riding anything. I'm just calling it how I saw it. Stats mean nothing in this case. It's not the number of punches so much as the impact of them that I'm talking about. I saw one or two puches thrown by Mayweatrher that semed to be with intent to hurt, as opposed to the other 503 that were thrown with intent to connect and earn a point.
In a boxing exhibition Maywether took Canelo to school, but in a fight he didn't do shit to him.
This isn't the olympics or amatuers. This is supposed to be fighters fighting. That's why I'd call it a draw.
Think about it in sports terms. Mayweather had the best defense possible on a basketball court. Every time the opponent had the ball he blocked the shot or stole the ball outright. The other team didn't make a single basket. But Team Mayweather never once took the ball pased halfcourt to even take a shot. At the end of the day the score is zero/zero. Thus, a draw.
I have no clue who would have won in a fight. Maybe in 25 rounds Mayweather eventually gets a few shots on Canello and really hurts him. I'm just saying what I saw on Saturday was not one guy beating another in a fight.
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THAT MAY BE TRUE IN THEORY, BUT CONSIDERING BOXING DONT WORK LIKE THAT, MAYWEATHER'S DOIN THE RIGHT THING AND SCORING POINTS THE WAY U SCORE POINTS IN BOXING. IN BASKETBALL, U SCORE POINTS BY PUTTING THE BASKET IN THE HOOP. IN BOXING, IT'S BY CONNECTED PUNCHES. HE'S THE SPURS OF BOXING.
Chamillitary Click:
Watch UFC if you want to see someone on the floor. The Spurs of boxing is a fair comparison in terms of his execution.
Still the most exciting man to watch in the sport by a couple million miles.
whoisthis:
--- Quote from: Chamillitary Click on September 19, 2013, 09:57:56 AM ---Still the most exciting man to watch in the sport by a couple million miles.
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Not at all. Floyd may be the most interesting man to watch in Boxing. But, not even close to being the most exciting.
Pacquiao is still more exciting. On a smaller scale, guys like GGG, Matthysse, Maidana, Martinez, etc. all have more exciting bouts.
If Floyd fought Cotto when he was at his height. Or Margarito when he was at his height. Or Mosely. Or avoided fights with far lesser talent like Ortiz & Guerrero. Or just took the 230878905423 different offers Manny gave him. Floyd would be an exciting fighter to watch because he would be picking off guys at the TOP of their game. That's just not the case.
I heard recently, not sure if it was on the PPV telecast or elsewhere, that Floyd offered Canelo this fight a couple years ago. This is a kid in his early 20's. In Boxing that is still very green. Sure he's had a lot of fights, but there's quite a few bums on that list. He was nowhere near ready now, imagine a year or 2 back. This is not what an exciting fighter does.
Chamillitary Click:
Must be exciting enough to get the biggest draw per fight.
Not saying I wouldn't rather watch Matthysse go for the knockout, but that undefeated streak on the line will always be worth the watch.
whoisthis:
That is more interest than excitement. That's why I said, if he was fighting guys at their best, then he'd be exciting.
Had he fought Cotto in early 2008 after Cotto beat Mosely. Or Margarito in late 08 after he beat Cotto. Or Mosely anywhere around then. Instead he fought Mosely in 2010 and Cotto in 2012 and never fought Margarito.
He's the lone top American Boxer. People hate him. People are interested in seeing him lose.
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