The Official Boxing Thread!!!

[BlackLantern]

Did anybody see Froch come back to destroy Taylor? That was NASTY. Fight of the year so far.

really?? I figured Taylor would win in a decision

 

[The Game]

Did anybody see Froch come back to destroy Taylor? That was NASTY. Fight of the year so far.

I did, Taylor is a freaking bum what athelte at that level has such poor stamina. As for Froch he better leave JoeCal alone because he would get beat badly by him

 

[Poetic Chaos]

Fight night tonight! Go Manny!

 

[BlackLantern]

It will be a good one...I like Manny for this, but it's been a while since he's fought anyone that hits as hard as Hatton....but Hatton can get gassed in later rounds

 

[The Game]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW

Ricky is done, I never expected this, Floyd sr has ruined Hatton

 

[TheFuture]

My brother, who is a boxing coach, already worships the ground that Freddie Roach walks on. I imagine he's creaming himself after that result.

And who's the joke coach now Floyd sr.? I don't know what Floyd sr. is so bigged up for because Hatton played right into the Pacman's gameplan. Pathetic.

 

[The Game]

Hatton was just poor no defence, no head movement, hands held low WTFreak was going on in the training camp?

 

[TheFuture]

Hatton was just poor no defence, no head movement, hands held low WTFreak was going on in the training camp?

Who knows man. Either Floyd sr. was talking **** about Ricky adapting his style to handle the Pacman or Ricky just threw away eight weeks of training. That was typical Hatton, gun ho and that just played right into the hands of Manny. I didn't see any change in Ricky's style.

At least we have Mayweather =v= Pacman to look forward to now.t:

 

[BlackLantern]

Mayweather will probably fight some bum in July....I don't see Mayweather-Pacman happening until late this year or early next year

 

[TheFuture]

Mayweather will probably fight some bum in July....I don't see Mayweather-Pacman happening until late this year or early next year

Mayweather is fighting Marquez in July, and the winner of that fight has been hotly touted as the opponent of tonights winner.

 

[Kargo Warrior]

Marquez has a decent chance against PBF so don't count on PBF Manny yet.

Anyway,in regards to Hatton's inability to adjust from his former style...that's a very difficult thing to do,that's why boxers are advised to learn proper defence and footwork when they are starting since fundamental errors like that are almost impossible to change.

He is doing great in training because the adrenaline is down,in a controled enviroment and he can control his thoughts...once the fight starts and he takes a shot it all goes down the drain.

He was trained by his old trainer for 13 years...there's only so much Mayweather can do to change that.

Even though i'm fairly certain most of the people would love to see PBF and Manny...i would be extatic to see Marquez pulling up the upset and making one of the greatest re-remaches in history.

 

[R_3]

Alright, Manny wins! I was surprised at how quickly he destroyed Ricky. Bring on Money Mayweather Jr!

 

[The Game]

Mayweather will probably fight some bum in July....I don't see Mayweather-Pacman happening until late this year or early next year

JMM is not a bum

Marquez has a decent chance against PBF so don't count on PBF Manny yet.

Anyway,in regards to Hatton's inability to adjust from his former style...that's a very difficult thing to do,that's why boxers are advised to learn proper defence and footwork when they are starting since fundamental errors like that are almost impossible to change.

He is doing great in training because the adrenaline is down,in a controled enviroment and he can control his thoughts...once the fight starts and he takes a shot it all goes down the drain.

He was trained by his old trainer for 13 years...there's only so much Mayweather can do to change that.

Even though i'm fairly certain most of the people would love to see PBF and Manny...i would be extatic to see Marquez pulling up the upset and making one of the greatest re-remaches in history.

I told people the same thing, once Ricky gets hit he will revert back to what he knows

 

[BlackLantern]

Marquez is a good fighter....I wish him the best against Floyd

 

[BlackLantern]

JMM is not a bum

I just heard this morning that Floyd was returning in July...I wasn't aware an opponent had already been set

 

[TheFuture]

Marquez has a decent chance against PBF so don't count on PBF Manny yet.

Anyway,in regards to Hatton's inability to adjust from his former style...that's a very difficult thing to do,that's why boxers are advised to learn proper defence and footwork when they are starting since fundamental errors like that are almost impossible to change.

He is doing great in training because the adrenaline is down,in a controled enviroment and he can control his thoughts...once the fight starts and he takes a shot it all goes down the drain.

He was trained by his old trainer for 13 years...there's only so much Mayweather can do to change that.

Even though i'm fairly certain most of the people would love to see PBF and Manny...i would be extatic to see Marquez pulling up the upset and making one of the greatest re-remaches in history.

Very true in all respects. Although I'd be leaning towards Mayweather -v- Pacqiau, I'm aware that Marquez is one of the best in the business too. However way it goes, you can guarentee that it will be an epic fight unlike tonight's overhyped embarassment.

And yup I know it's tough for boxers to change their style after so many years, I'm just perplexed at Ricky's gameplan. I can't imagine Floyd sr. trained him to go gun ho against Manny. Freddie Roach was spot on, Ricky's aggression would be the undoing of him.

I told people the same thing, once Ricky gets hit he will revert back to what he knows

The thing that gets me about it though is that the second the bell rang I was wondering why the hell Ricky was going after Manny so aggressively. It wasn't even a case of Ricky being rattled and then reverting to what he knows best as he started the fight in that manner. Crazy tactics.

 

[Kargo Warrior]

Well Mayweather was telling Ricky in the corner after the 1 round to keep his composure,move his head,keep his hands up and not rush...he said something along the lines of ''what have we been working on from day 1,what are you doing?''

So i don't think it's the coach's fault at all...watch a PBF fight for example,he always follows the advice they give him between rounds but he has been taught like that since he was a kid so it's an instinct.

BTW the incredible thing is,we're now left with the current #1 p4p fighter awaiting the match-up between the former #1 and the current #2 p4p.

It doesn't get any better than this...however it turns out,we're having two great match-ups.

 

[Poetic Chaos]

Wow. That was one of the most vicious knockouts I've ever seen. Right on the friggin button. The way he just collapsed made it look it even worse. Epic. It's good to be filipino tonightt:

 

[snakeinthegear]

Yeah, I don't know what Hatton was thinking and then to be laid out like that, flat on his back was just embarassing.

 

[Dark Donnie]

If anyone watched 24/7, Roach was watching Hatton's previous fight and basically said the same thing. "He hasn't changed at all". Mayweather Sr. throughout training was preaching defense, and it took Hatton about 10 seconds to throw that out the window.

 

[Nightmare]

Manny-Mayweather is a dream matchup. Id pay 69.95 for that fight. I hope it happens. Hopefully around december. Im also pumped for Mayweather coming back.

 

[Kargo Warrior]

Bob Arum just stated that if Cotto beats Clottey....we get Cotto Pacman in December.

He's both of these guys' promoter so it's quite possible to happen.

 

[Nightmare]

So im guessing Cotto would move down to about 140 to fight pacquiao?

 

[Kargo Warrior]

So im guessing Cotto would move down to about 140 to fight pacquiao?

I really doubt he would go down that much...probably a catch weight at 145.

 

[Nightmare]

Yeah, I thought Cotto was kinda too big for Pacman. But Arum would be dumb not to help promote a Pacquaio-Mayweather fight. That would be huge.