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oh, and back to the trinkets, i would have given my right nut for this!!!!
http://www.champsuk.com/i-1674/rocky-marciano-form...
http://www.champsuk.com/i-1674/rocky-marciano-form...
hornetrider said:
I'm sick to death of this f
king circus. Just get on with it.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/boxin...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/boxing/31484837
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/mayw...
king circus. Just get on with it.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/boxin...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/boxing/31484837
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/mayw...
Imagine if this fight happened 6-7 years ago... Loving the memorabilia. Sadly I have nothing as exotic as any of that!
Felt very sorry for Rose but he did look hurt and I've no idea why he just didn't hold or take a knee. That said, the ref should have given him a little more time to see how he reacted.
As for Mayweather vs Pacquiao, I'd take a Mayweather win regardless of when they fought. The darting in and out to unload combos just wouldn't work as Mayweather would be stepping to the side and feeding him straight rights. I don't think it would ever be a cake walk though, Pacquiao would be very dangerous to Mayweather in the first 3/4 rounds (even now) as he's a very slow starter and takes a while to figure his opponent out before going to work.
Felt very sorry for Rose but he did look hurt and I've no idea why he just didn't hold or take a knee. That said, the ref should have given him a little more time to see how he reacted.
As for Mayweather vs Pacquiao, I'd take a Mayweather win regardless of when they fought. The darting in and out to unload combos just wouldn't work as Mayweather would be stepping to the side and feeding him straight rights. I don't think it would ever be a cake walk though, Pacquiao would be very dangerous to Mayweather in the first 3/4 rounds (even now) as he's a very slow starter and takes a while to figure his opponent out before going to work.
tuscaneer said:
oh, and back to the trinkets, i would have given my right nut for this!!!!
http://www.champsuk.com/i-1674/rocky-marciano-form...
Errrr "Marciano is the only world champion to complete his career undefeated."http://www.champsuk.com/i-1674/rocky-marciano-form...
What about Calzaghe?
STW2010 said:
tuscaneer said:
oh, and back to the trinkets, i would have given my right nut for this!!!!
http://www.champsuk.com/i-1674/rocky-marciano-form...
Errrr "Marciano is the only world champion to complete his career undefeated."http://www.champsuk.com/i-1674/rocky-marciano-form...
What about Calzaghe?
One or two others as well!
Yiliterate said:
STW2010 said:
tuscaneer said:
oh, and back to the trinkets, i would have given my right nut for this!!!!
http://www.champsuk.com/i-1674/rocky-marciano-form...
Errrr "Marciano is the only world champion to complete his career undefeated."http://www.champsuk.com/i-1674/rocky-marciano-form...
What about Calzaghe?
One or two others as well!
STW2010 said:
Yiliterate said:
STW2010 said:
tuscaneer said:
oh, and back to the trinkets, i would have given my right nut for this!!!!
http://www.champsuk.com/i-1674/rocky-marciano-form...
Errrr "Marciano is the only world champion to complete his career undefeated."http://www.champsuk.com/i-1674/rocky-marciano-form...
What about Calzaghe?
One or two others as well!
some far more impressive unbeaten streaks though.....going into the frankie randall fight julio cesar chavez was 89-0!!!
don't forget ray robinson who never lost as an amateur and had his first pro loss to la motta where he was 40-0 going in. add that to his 85-0 amateur career and you have 125-0 !!!!!
Robatr0n said:
Fittster said:
Has Pacquiao stopped anyone since Hatton back in 2009? Can't help feeling this fight is more nostalgia than anything else.
Yes, Cotto. In my eyes, one of his finest wins too. He walked him down and took him apart.scorp said:
Robatr0n said:
Fittster said:
Has Pacquiao stopped anyone since Hatton back in 2009? Can't help feeling this fight is more nostalgia than anything else.
Yes, Cotto. In my eyes, one of his finest wins too. He walked him down and took him apart.the hiding he got from manny followed by the beating he got from cotto in the return was more punishment consecutively than i've seen a man take on the spin. there have been worse single hidings like when robinson rematched la motta in the valentines day massacre but i wouldn't be surprised if margarito has permanent physical damage after those 2 fights
Apparently Pacquiao smashed his orbital bone in their fight and as soon as Cotto saw the eye deteriorate in their rematch he went to town on it and from all accounts the eye has never been the same since.
I don't have any sympathy for him either as to my mind there is definitely an asterix next to his win against Cotto with regards to the dodgy hand wraps. It obviously can't be proven that he cheated that night but it was certainly proven that he intended to wear them against Mosley and got caught out. Definitely more than just a whiff of Panama Lewis and Luis Resto about all that...
I don't have any sympathy for him either as to my mind there is definitely an asterix next to his win against Cotto with regards to the dodgy hand wraps. It obviously can't be proven that he cheated that night but it was certainly proven that he intended to wear them against Mosley and got caught out. Definitely more than just a whiff of Panama Lewis and Luis Resto about all that...
Robatr0n said:
It obviously can't be proven that he cheated that night but it was certainly proven that he intended to wear them against Mosley and got caught out. Definitely more than just a whiff of Panama Lewis and Luis Resto about all that...
Cotto's face was a lumpen mess after that dodgy wrapping incident, definitely some assistance there, imho.scorp said:
Robatr0n said:
It obviously can't be proven that he cheated that night but it was certainly proven that he intended to wear them against Mosley and got caught out. Definitely more than just a whiff of Panama Lewis and Luis Resto about all that...
Cotto's face was a lumpen mess after that dodgy wrapping incident, definitely some assistance there, imho.tuscaneer said:
hornetrider said:
I'm sick to death of this fking circus. Just get on with it.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/boxin...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/boxing/31484837
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/mayw...
it's already 6 years overdue........i can see us being robbed of it king circus. Just get on with it.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/boxin...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/boxing/31484837
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/mayw...
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