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MAYWEATHER VS ALVAREZ: LIVE STREAM
V2DHeart:
regardless of the fact that he's a little whore and is to boxing like what Lil Wayne is to Hip Hop (as far as characteristics go) Mayweather deserved to win that fight. Based on a point system he had it. I don't know why people would consider it a draw ???
Shallow:
--- Quote from: NIKCC on September 19, 2013, 08:50:24 PM ---
IN WHAT WAY? HARLEM GLOBTROTTERS WERE FLASHY AND EXTREMELY ENTERTAINING TO WATCH......I THINK THATS AS FAR OFF AS U CAN GET.
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Well, he's not really the Globetrotters, because the Globetrotters were all offense. Floyd seems to be all defense. The Spurs isn't a good analogy either though. A Spurs comparison would be a very boring technical fighter with no flash who wins by decision. Floyd has too much attitude to be the Spurs.
But the main issue I have with the Spurs comparison is that even though it's no flash they still score baskets and win. What I saw from Floyd last saturday was a guy with no desire to score any baskets. What I mean is the hardest hit you can connect with in basketball is a 3 point shot,which is only 1 point higher than a regular basket. In boxing the hardest hit would be an uppercut or combo. An intent to harm is the key. The desire to destroy. If I want to see technical boxing I'll watch the Olympics or amateurs. I want to see a fight, and Floyd never gives one.
Sccit:
--- Quote from: Shallow on September 20, 2013, 08:29:05 PM ---
--- Quote from: NIKCC on September 19, 2013, 08:50:24 PM ---
IN WHAT WAY? HARLEM GLOBTROTTERS WERE FLASHY AND EXTREMELY ENTERTAINING TO WATCH......I THINK THATS AS FAR OFF AS U CAN GET.
--- End quote ---
Well, he's not really the Globetrotters, because the Globetrotters were all offense. Floyd seems to be all defense. The Spurs isn't a good analogy either though. A Spurs comparison would be a very boring technical fighter with no flash who wins by decision. Floyd has too much attitude to be the Spurs.
But the main issue I have with the Spurs comparison is that even though it's no flash they still score baskets and win. What I saw from Floyd last saturday was a guy with no desire to score any baskets. What I mean is the hardest hit you can connect with in basketball is a 3 point shot,which is only 1 point higher than a regular basket. In boxing the hardest hit would be an uppercut or combo. An intent to harm is the key. The desire to destroy. If I want to see technical boxing I'll watch the Olympics or amateurs. I want to see a fight, and Floyd never gives one.
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the fuck outta here, thats how they score points in boxing, u dont get to make the rules
Russell Bell:
--- Quote from: whoisthis on September 19, 2013, 09:51:35 PM ---Floyd is the Spurs of Boxing when you consider his style.
Floyd is the Globtrotters of Boxing when you consider the fights he takes.
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youve been played.
1st off he didnt duck paquiao.
2nd whos out there that he "should be" fighting?
exactly.
Shallow:
--- Quote from: NIKCC on September 20, 2013, 09:12:17 PM ---
--- Quote from: Shallow on September 20, 2013, 08:29:05 PM ---
--- Quote from: NIKCC on September 19, 2013, 08:50:24 PM ---
IN WHAT WAY? HARLEM GLOBTROTTERS WERE FLASHY AND EXTREMELY ENTERTAINING TO WATCH......I THINK THATS AS FAR OFF AS U CAN GET.
--- End quote ---
Well, he's not really the Globetrotters, because the Globetrotters were all offense. Floyd seems to be all defense. The Spurs isn't a good analogy either though. A Spurs comparison would be a very boring technical fighter with no flash who wins by decision. Floyd has too much attitude to be the Spurs.
But the main issue I have with the Spurs comparison is that even though it's no flash they still score baskets and win. What I saw from Floyd last saturday was a guy with no desire to score any baskets. What I mean is the hardest hit you can connect with in basketball is a 3 point shot,which is only 1 point higher than a regular basket. In boxing the hardest hit would be an uppercut or combo. An intent to harm is the key. The desire to destroy. If I want to see technical boxing I'll watch the Olympics or amateurs. I want to see a fight, and Floyd never gives one.
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the fuck outta here, thats how they score points in boxing, u dont get to make the rules
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Wrong. They score points in boxing by subjectively deciding who won each round based on a 10 to 1 grade. There are few written rules on how a round is decided. The rule of thumb is the winner of a round wins 10-9, and if he scores a knock down the winner wins 10-8, 10-7 for two knock downs. But there is nothing from stopping a judge from rating it 7-4.
In basket ball, it's a basket or it's not. You don't get points for form. A 3 point shot is 3 points if made and zero if missed. If you set your feet perfectly, line up your elbow, and shoot with perfect grace, and miss, it's zero points. If you close your eyes and underhand the shot way up in the air and it comes down through the hoop it's 3 points.
In boxing there is no stat system saying he threw more punches and landed more punches there for he must win the round based on the higher connection percentage. And the power of a punch matters more than the technique. A knockdown is the only objective part of the score card. You have to award one less point if a guy is knocked down. You can throw 40 punches in a round, connect on all of them, and dodge 49 of the 50 punches by your opponent, but if the 50th punch is a knock down the round is a 9-9 draw. And if the punch is a knock out then the 100% connection percentage means nothing and you lose.
But often it comes down to a judge deciding who won, and if the judge decided tie then so be it. I easily would have scored that fight 108-108, and I wouldn't have regretted it one bit.
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