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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    The Fixer said:

    No one cares about boxing (and I'm not an mma fan at all...I'd rather watch boxing, which I never watch). I think nhl fights are better than both

    http://deadspin.com/mayweather-vs-pacquiao-is-maybe-happening-five-year-1610144618

    Thanks captain obvious. Floyd is a pussy. Still the biggest fight in 20 years and the highest grossing fight ever
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    If no one cares about boxing why are two dudes about to make close to a hundred million each? Who's paying them?
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    Dodgeball? Come again?
  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    Cliffy6745 said:

    If no one cares about boxing why are two dudes about to make close to a hundred million each? Who's paying them?

    there will be plenty of dumb asses paying $100 (or whatever they're charging) to see this fight. then sunday morning everyone will be complaining about how boring it was or how shady the draw result was.

  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    edited March 2015
    Cliffy6745 said:

    The Fixer said:

    Cliffy6745 said:

    The Fixer said:

    Cliffy6745 said:

    Uss Cunningham baby!!

    Philly boxing is so awesome right now

    you're literally the only person on earth who cares about boxing. boxing is more depressing than horse racing
    Boxing is about to have the biggest fight in the history of the sport. Each fighter is gonna make close to a hundred million

    Edit: it is a legitimate joke that this city does not pay attention to the sport, especially from a boxing city. Between Jennings who has a title fight to Garcia, Cunningham...
    not a sport
    As a fact, it is the oldest sport
    I thought lacrosse was
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    The Fixer said:

    Cliffy6745 said:

    If no one cares about boxing why are two dudes about to make close to a hundred million each? Who's paying them?

    there will be plenty of dumb asses paying $100 (or whatever they're charging) to see this fight. then sunday morning everyone will be complaining about how boring it was or how shady the draw result was.

    I don't disagree. I think Floyd wins a boring fight. But you said "no one cares about boxing" when I'm fact both fighters are going to make close to Ryan Howard's contract for 36 minutes of fighting. So no one cares?
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    The Fixer said:

    Cliffy6745 said:

    The Fixer said:

    Cliffy6745 said:

    The Fixer said:

    Cliffy6745 said:

    Uss Cunningham baby!!

    Philly boxing is so awesome right now

    you're literally the only person on earth who cares about boxing. boxing is more depressing than horse racing
    Boxing is about to have the biggest fight in the history of the sport. Each fighter is gonna make close to a hundred million

    Edit: it is a legitimate joke that this city does not pay attention to the sport, especially from a boxing city. Between Jennings who has a title fight to Garcia, Cunningham...
    not a sport
    As a fact, it is the oldest sport
    I thought lacrosse was
    Syracuse is working it this year. I don't know. Hand to hand combat or mile field lacrosse. Regardless, upstate New York comes out tough
  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    Cliffy6745 said:

    The Fixer said:

    Cliffy6745 said:

    If no one cares about boxing why are two dudes about to make close to a hundred million each? Who's paying them?

    there will be plenty of dumb asses paying $100 (or whatever they're charging) to see this fight. then sunday morning everyone will be complaining about how boring it was or how shady the draw result was.

    I don't disagree. I think Floyd wins a boring fight. But you said "no one cares about boxing" when I'm fact both fighters are going to make close to Ryan Howard's contract for 36 minutes of fighting. So no one cares?
    I guess people care. I don't. If espn says it's important the sheep will flock.

    love the howard contract reference.

    Mayweather is def gonna win. I hope the line keeps going down. I will bet the shit out of him if it gets down to 200
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    The Fixer said:

    Cliffy6745 said:

    The Fixer said:

    Cliffy6745 said:

    If no one cares about boxing why are two dudes about to make close to a hundred million each? Who's paying them?

    there will be plenty of dumb asses paying $100 (or whatever they're charging) to see this fight. then sunday morning everyone will be complaining about how boring it was or how shady the draw result was.

    I don't disagree. I think Floyd wins a boring fight. But you said "no one cares about boxing" when I'm fact both fighters are going to make close to Ryan Howard's contract for 36 minutes of fighting. So no one cares?
    I guess people care. I don't. If espn says it's important the sheep will flock.

    love the howard contract reference.

    Mayweather is def gonna win. I hope the line keeps going down. I will bet the shit out of him if it gets down to 200
    Has nothing to do with espn. They have no connection to top rank, golden boy, hbo or showtime

    Appreciate the input on who is going to win. Your opinion is clearly valued on the matter

    But in fact, you have been talking shit about boxing when two dudes for one fight are going to mqke more than the Phillies payroll
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    Regardless, you live in Baltimore and hate the Phillies and Eagles so....

    Regardless, a philly boxer is fighting for the heavyweight title at the garden: no reason for this city to not get excited
  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    Cliffy6745 said:

    The Fixer said:

    Cliffy6745 said:

    The Fixer said:

    Cliffy6745 said:

    The Fixer said:

    Cliffy6745 said:

    Uss Cunningham baby!!

    Philly boxing is so awesome right now

    you're literally the only person on earth who cares about boxing. boxing is more depressing than horse racing
    Boxing is about to have the biggest fight in the history of the sport. Each fighter is gonna make close to a hundred million

    Edit: it is a legitimate joke that this city does not pay attention to the sport, especially from a boxing city. Between Jennings who has a title fight to Garcia, Cunningham...
    not a sport
    As a fact, it is the oldest sport
    I thought lacrosse was
    Syracuse is working it this year. I don't know. Hand to hand combat or mile field lacrosse. Regardless, upstate New York comes out tough
    lacrosse is stupid. a bunch of guys with villanova names.

    hastings moore - F
    wilkins moreland - F
    case russell - D
    reid turdoslavic - G
    thompson hooper - G

    worst names ever. and fuck villanova
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    edited March 2015
    Mmmmmkkkkaaaayyyy

    By far the most fun sport ever. By far.
    Post edited by Cliffy6745 on
  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    edited March 2015
    Cliffy6745 said:

    Regardless, you live in Baltimore and hate the Phillies and Eagles so....

    Regardless, a philly boxer is fighting for the heavyweight title at the garden: no reason for this city to not get excited

    I will always be a fan of the philly teams. I hate the phillies management (justified) and the eagles fruity coach. But let's not get it twisted, I am still a fan of both. I do also root for the orioles, but the phils will always be my team.

    Being in baltimore is temporary. This democratic wasteland of a state is terrible. We get taxed on rain...seriously, look it up...only state in the country to have a rain tax. fuck this place. We will be back in the philly area soon enough (sadly the PA burbs and not the great state of NJ -- the PA drivers are still the worst, they even specialize in clogging the passing lane of the maryland roads).

    No one cares about boxing. bernard hopkins is probably still holding a belt or two. I don't care. that dude is a fucking loser. I hope he loses every fight
  • Ledbetterman10
    Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,994
    edited March 2015
    This Manny/Floyd fight is like if you were on your deathbed, days from death, and you had sex with your wife one last time. You like sex. But after that, it's all over. Same with boxing. It's terminally ill. You like boxing, but after this fight, it's all over. You can further this analogy by arguing that boxing is already dead and this fight is like necrophilia...but that's just gross.

    It's a shame really. Boxing was fun in the 90's. My dad was a huge fan (he was actually at the second Ali/Frazier fight) and would always get the PPVs that featured guys like Holyfield, Lewis, and Tyson. They were fun to watch. But the people that run boxing never evolved with the times. The whole sport is a mismanaged clusterfuck. If they just got it all under one umbrella (like Dana White did with MMA), they'd have a fighting chance. Instead they have just one guy that's a draw (Floyd), his fights are always boring as hell (That works fine for say the San Antonio Spurs, but they're not the only draw in the NBA), and he's put off this Manny fight for so long that it's more of a novelty than a prize fight at this point. I agree with Fixer that nobody cares about the sport of boxing. This fight is just another thing on TV to people. No different than people tuning in to watch that guy tight-rope walk across the Grand Canyon a few years ago. The financial success of the fight (which will be huge) will in no way help the future of boxing. It's just one last pay day. Sad really.
    Post edited by Ledbetterman10 on
    2000: Camden 1, 2003: Philly, State College, Camden 1, MSG 2, Hershey, 2004: Reading, 2005: Philly, 2006: Camden 1, 2, East Rutherford 1, 2007: Lollapalooza, 2008: Camden 1, Washington D.C., MSG 1, 2, 2009: Philly 1, 2, 3, 4, 2010: Bristol, MSG 2, 2011: PJ20 1, 2, 2012: Made In America, 2013: Brooklyn 2, Philly 2, 2014: Denver, 2015: Global Citizen Festival, 2016: Philly 2, Fenway 1, 2018: Fenway 1, 2, 2021: Sea. Hear. Now. 2022: Camden, 2024: Philly 2, 2025: Pittsburgh 1

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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    edited March 2015
    You
    Ledbetterman10 said:

    This Manny/Floyd fight is like if you were on your deathbed, days from death, and you had sex with your wife one last time. You like sex. But after that, it's all over. Same with boxing. It's terminally ill. You like boxing, but after this fight, it's all over. You can further this analogy by arguing that boxing is already dead and this fight is like necrophilia...but that's just gross.

    It's a shame really. Boxing was fun in the 90's. My dad was a huge fan (he was actually at the second Ali/Frazier fight) and would always get the PPVs that featured guys like Holyfield, Lewis, and Tyson. They were fun to watch. But the people that run boxing never evolved with the times. The whole sport is a mismanaged clusterfuck. If they just got it all under one umbrella (like Dana White did with MMA), they'd have a fighting chance. Instead they have just one guy that's a draw (Floyd), his fights are always boring as hell (That works fine for say the San Antonio Spurs, but they're not the only draw in the NBA), and he's put off this Manny fight for so long that it's more of a novelty than a prize fight at this point. I agree with Fixer that nobody cares about the sport of boxing. This fight is just another thing on TV to people. No different than people tuning in to watch that guy tight-rope walk across the Grand Canyon a few years ago. The financial success of the fight (which will be huge) will in no way help the future of boxing. It's just one last pay day. Sad really.

    I agree with the issues of the sport. Clearly it is a disaster. That said, people aren't shelling out a hundred bucks for the pay per view and these guys aren't splitting $200 mil because it is just another thing on tv.

    The sport has ups and downs. Always has. While the top rank/golden boy and HBO/showtime issues are clearly bad for the sport, it also hurts that there aren't any heavyweights worth a damn

    And like I said, I clearly think the sport has issues given my complaints about how this city isn't paying an ounce of attention to the Jennings fight and the majority of people don't even know who he is. That is a lack of interest and parity in the heavyweight. You don't think if there was someone like Tyson coming up that the sport wouldn't be booming?
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  • Ledbetterman10
    Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,994
    Cliffy6745 said:

    You don't think if there was someone like Tyson coming up that the sport wouldn't be booming?

    Maybe but even posing that question kinda supports the argument that people don't care about boxing as a sport. If people did, it wouldn't need one superstar like a Tyson for it to be successful. Take the NBA for example. If you took Lebron and the next ten top guys out of the league, the league would still have interest in it because people like basketball. That's why they get a new generation of fans every 10 years or so. Boxing doesn't gain any new fans based on the sport itself.
    2000: Camden 1, 2003: Philly, State College, Camden 1, MSG 2, Hershey, 2004: Reading, 2005: Philly, 2006: Camden 1, 2, East Rutherford 1, 2007: Lollapalooza, 2008: Camden 1, Washington D.C., MSG 1, 2, 2009: Philly 1, 2, 3, 4, 2010: Bristol, MSG 2, 2011: PJ20 1, 2, 2012: Made In America, 2013: Brooklyn 2, Philly 2, 2014: Denver, 2015: Global Citizen Festival, 2016: Philly 2, Fenway 1, 2018: Fenway 1, 2, 2021: Sea. Hear. Now. 2022: Camden, 2024: Philly 2, 2025: Pittsburgh 1

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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    Ledbetterman10 said:

    Cliffy6745 said:

    You don't think if there was someone like Tyson coming up that the sport wouldn't be booming?

    Maybe but even posing that question kinda supports the argument that people don't care about boxing as a sport. If people did, it wouldn't need one superstar like a Tyson for it to be successful. Take the NBA for example. If you took Lebron and the next ten top guys out of the league, the league would still have interest in it because people like basketball. That's why they get a new generation of fans every 10 years or so. Boxing doesn't gain any new fans based on the sport itself.
    That is what boxing is and always has been. A superstar driven sport
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    Looking forward to the final jinx episode tonight. Durst was arrested for the berman murder yesterday
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,594
    Cliffy6745 said:

    Looking forward to the final jinx episode tonight. Durst was arrested for the berman murder yesterday

    what is that show about?
    www.myspace.com
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    The Juggler said:

    Cliffy6745 said:

    Looking forward to the final jinx episode tonight. Durst was arrested for the berman murder yesterday

    what is that show about?
    Bon durst, from the big New York real estate family, who seems like he killed 3 people and has never been convicted. Crazy story. Sick bastard

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