Mayweather vs Pacquiao: Do you agree with the judges decision to award Floyd Mayweather winner on points?

[Kittens Are Awesome]

I called the exact outcome of this fight before it even started and i never watch boxing. Floyd comes off as a douche who doesn't care about the sport. Fighters like him hurt the sport. Fights like this make casual watchers like me never want to watch boxing again. The main event should have been the Ukrainian vs the Puerto Rican. That was a great fight.

Glad i didn't pay a dime for that snooze fest.

[GarciaFever]

I didn't get to see the fight, and i'm glad that I didn't. From what my friend and my dad told me, all Pacquiao did was exert more energy going on the offensive while Manny guarded against his punches most of the match. Again, didn't see the match, just heard what others have told me.

[Kubanga]

I didint watch the match either but I heard the exact same thing. Although after the fight the "professional commentators" were clearly biased and were definitely sucking the "money team's" dick.

[ReverzerO-]

Wow! So they called this the battle of greatness, fight of the millennium & what so ever haha",

[freddie1989]

Looking at the vote here, it's a good job it's a gaming forum because there is no boxing knowledge floating around!!!

[Gotakibono]

Obviously a lot of people here don't watch boxing regularly. Now, I personally despise Mayweather (I think he's an absolute tool), but there's no denying he's a supreme boxer and deserved to win the fight. The whole art of boxing is to not get hit; people who were expecting a savage, bloody, Rocky III style fight in which neither fighter had their guard up were always going to be disappointed. It was always going to points, unless Mayweather made a grave mistake. 

 

Mayweather dodged more punches, was more accurate with his, and completely nullified Manny's offence - that's why he won.

[ZeroXOF]

Looking at the vote here, it's a good job it's a gaming forum because there is no boxing knowledge floating around!!!

 

Ignorant people will ask hate on a person success even when their uninformed. A lot of people still think of boxing as a savage sport and don't even care for the rules.  

[merciful84]

I felt it was a pretty even fight and there were a few rounds where Pacquiao definitely won but I can't say that I disagree with the judges. I do feel that it was really mediocre compared to the asking price of the PPV and tickets. For those amounts, they should have fought hard enough for someone to have been knocked out. With that said, I saw and read this article this morning and it completely pissed me off. I can't believe someone from The USA Today wrote and published such an unobjective piece of crap like this and called it journalism. The illusion of objectivity would have at least been nice...the ending sentence in this really ticked me off:

 

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/05/mayweather-pacquiao-compete-waste-of-time-money-boxing-is-dead-payout

Edited May 4, 2015 by merciful84

[Superbuu3]

Looking at the vote here, it's a good job it's a gaming forum because there is no boxing knowledge floating around!!!

 

 

Anyone who thinks it wasn't the right call has no idea what they are talking about. Go look at the stats by rounds and it is pretty clear. 

 

You guys do know Tyson was like twice the weight of these guys?

Isn't that the whole point? Bigger people hit harder and they want to see that, or are you missing the basic fundamentals of boxing, oh look I can be a douche to.

 

If you want serious discussion goto a proper boxing forum rather then talk like smug hipsters to people with only a passing interest in boxing. Commenting on how much you know compared to everyone else doesn't make you seem intelligent, just comes across as condescending.

Edited May 4, 2015 by Superbuu3

[freddie1989]

Isn't that the whole point? Bigger people hit harder and they want to see that, or are you missing the basic fundamentals of boxing, oh look I can be a douche to.

 

If you want serious discussion goto a proper boxing forum rather then talk like smug hipsters to people with only a passing interest in boxing. Commenting on how much you know compared to everyone else doesn't make you seem intelligent, just comes across as condescending.

 

Yeah I agree but talking utter rubbish about a sport I love makes me need to merely point out that if you know nothing about it why bother??

 

Comments along the line of 'I am disappointed because I wanted Manny to win' are fine as that is a personal feeling. Banging on with rubbish about how Mayweather ran so should have lost is unnecessary and shows total lack of knowledge!!

[IroN-AllActioN]

I hear you Freddie1989, I seen the topic and I'm here just out of curiosity. Your clearly the only one on this forum post who understands the sport.

 

I'd stick to the boxing forums though, you'll find it hard having a decent boxing conversation with the general public, the majority are clueless and probably couldn't name 5 current fighters outside Mayweather and Pacquiao. It was a clearly dominating performance by Floyd; he held the centre well at times and used great lateral movement/ check hooks off the ropes landing the clean shots. Manny wasn't active enough, and didn't really land much clean; the rounds he was active he clearly won, but you need at least seven of those, not a couple to win a fight.

 

On a sidenote, Lomachenko is my current favourite fighter

[Superbuu3]

Well boxing in a boring but safe method is the most efficient way to win points. There's plenty of fights that end this way. Its a shame that the fight of the century as this has been dubbed, was likely the best chance to get people back into boxing and was a considerably more boring fight than people hoped for.

 

The other issue people are overlooking were both boxers were way past their prime (well a lot of people knew this but the massive hype for the fight certainly ignored it), 5-10 years ago this might've lived up to the hype. TBH i was expecting a dull fight i was just hoping Manny would knock him out, although I knew this was likely never going to happen.

[grimydawg___]

Floyd offered the fight to Manny years ago, but there were issues with drug testing.  Why did Manny decline to take drug testing back then?  Floyd sustained a serious hand injury.  That's why he's lacked the knockout power in recent years.  Folks in this forum comparing heavyweights to lightweights  You need to study boxing.....  boxing isn't the MMA.  Yeah, Ali was a great fighter, but he also can't hold a glass of water....  Ali had wonderful footwork and speed (the evasiveness) as well, yet Floyd is a villain for doing the same thing.  Another issue I have is that people act like Manny is a saint.  Yeah, Floyd is a scummy person, but so is Manny.

Isn't that the whole point? Bigger people hit harder and they want to see that, or are you missing the basic fundamentals of boxing, oh look I can be a douche to.

 

If you want serious discussion goto a proper boxing forum rather then talk like smug hipsters to people with only a passing interest in boxing. Commenting on how much you know compared to everyone else doesn't make you seem intelligent, just comes across as condescending.

 

It's obvious some people in this forum don't have clue what they're talking about.  Perhaps if people were at least somewhat informative, freddie wouldn't have responded that way.  I feel the same way when folks on sites like this one talk about fighting games.

Edited May 4, 2015 by grimydawg

[Vivinho333]

I didn't get to see the fight, and i'm glad that I didn't. From what my friend and my dad told me, all Pacquiao did was exert more energy going on the offensive while Manny guarded against his punches most of the match. Again, didn't see the match, just heard what others have told me.

Just to clarify, Pacquiao and Manny are the same person   you must have heard Pacquiao vs Money

[Superbuu3]

Floyd offered the fight to Manny years ago, but there were issues with drug testing.  Why did Manny decline to take drug testing back then?  Floyd sustained a serious hand injury.  That's why he's lacked the knockout power in recent years.  Folks in this forum comparing heavyweights to lightweights  You need to study boxing.....  boxing isn't the MMA.  Yeah, Ali was a great fighter, but he also can't hold a glass of water....  Ali had wonderful footwork and speed (the evasiveness) as well, yet Floyd is a villain for doing the same thing.  Another issue I have is that people act like Manny is a saint.  Yeah, Floyd is a scummy person, but so is Manny.

 

It's obvious some people in this forum don't have clue what they're talking about.  Perhaps if people were at least somewhat informative, freddie wouldn't have responded that way.  I feel the same way when folks on sites like this one talk about fighting games.

MMA has weight classes to...  Also the guy said he wanted Mayweather to fight someone like Tyson, no need to take it literally.

 

Going by what we know to be true there's no reason most people wouldn't think of Manny as a saint. Personally i think wifebeaters are scum, especially the shit he did involving his poor kids.

 

This is not a specialist forum, not sure why you're suprised people will be noobish on a lot of topics. Typically i've found advice helpful regardless of what game I'm playing despite people not being experts, but talking about advanced stuff doesn't normally help people looking for casual advice.

[grimydawg___]

MMA has weight classes to...  Also the guy said he wanted Mayweather to fight someone like Tyson, no need to take it literally.

 

Going by what we know to be true there's no reason most people wouldn't think of Manny as a saint. Personally i think wifebeaters are scum, especially the shit he did involving his poor kids.

 

This is not a specialist forum, not sure why you're suprised people will be noobish on a lot of topics. Typically i've found advice helpful regardless of what game I'm playing despite people not being experts, but talking about advanced stuff doesn't normally help people looking for casual advice.

 

I'm not surprised.  People shouldn't speak on what subjects they know nothing about.  Floyd is a scumbag, Manny is too.  Big deal....  Manny got schooled.  

[wolf723]

This fight lack rivalry like you see in a Mexico vs Puerto Rico fight.

This match was a forced fight, they never really show interest to fight each other

[LiNSiCKeL]

Isn't that the whole point? Bigger people hit harder and they want to see that, or are you missing the basic fundamentals of boxing, oh look I can be a douche to.

 

If you want serious discussion goto a proper boxing forum rather then talk like smug hipsters to people with only a passing interest in boxing. Commenting on how much you know compared to everyone else doesn't make you seem intelligent, just comes across as condescending.

You're so pathetic. I hope your life turns around someday man. 

[Superbuu3]

You're so pathetic. I hope your life turns around someday man. 

Haha, classic Linny.

[damon8r351]

Who knew watching two grown men give each other brain damage was such a super-cereal topic? :T

[Omelette Paradise]

As a casual boxing fan, Mayweather's approach to the fight annoyed me. He was ducking and diving and holding on whilst Pacquiao was actually trying box. I suppose Mayweather was "boxing clever" as they say, because none of Pacquiao's punches were really connecting. Fights like this turn me off Boxing to be honest. I'm merely a casual fan though like I say.

Edited May 5, 2015 by Dreamcatcher4891

[le7Samurai]

As a casual boxing fan, Mayweather's approach to the fight annoyed me. He was ducking and diving and holding on whilst Pacquiao was actually trying box. I suppose Mayweather was "boxing clever" as they say, because none of Pacquiao's punches were really connecting. Fights like this turn me off Boxing to be honest. I'm merely a casual fan though like I say.

 

Floyd is not a boxer with a fan-friendly style that's for sure but him being a huge draw got nothing to do with his style, and actually Manny connect the two best punches in the fight.

[NICK16_06]

I don't know much about boxing... But in MMA when it comes down to the judges, they evaluate the fighters under a set of criteria to determine the winner: Number of punches thrown and connected (Money had more than Manny). Dominance of the match (Like it or not Mayweather sets the pace in his matches, he knows when to hug and when to punch, and that is eye candy for judges). Movement (Also, he has his opponents chasing him through the start of the match, gets them all winded and in the latter rounds he dominates, ensuring those extra points on the score.)

 

Also, in his weight cattegory, knockouts aren't as frequent, so unless he faces a freak who has boulders for hands, I don't think he will be KOed soon.

 

All in all I too find his style of boxing boring, and I see him as I see Mourinho's Chelsea. Both offer highly strategic soccer/boxing, which may or may not appeal to fans, but in the end it gives them results, and in the end they are making all that cash wether you think that is fair or not.

[Purple Heart]

Unfortunately, It wasn't a great fight

[ReverzerO-]

NO because of this",

http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/13621142/floyd-mayweather-took-wada-banned-iv-manny-pacquiao-fight-according-report