Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr,

Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.?

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not_big_enuf said:
Football? tehre's like 4 minutes of action in football in the whole game. 3 seconds of action, 45 seconds of ball scratching, old guys talking and replays. 3 more seconds of action, then another 45 seconds of bs... then 3 more seconds, then 4 minutes of commercials.

it all depends on how you look at it.
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So true!!!! has to be one of the most boring,slow unskillfull (bar 3 or 4 players) sports going around!..........and thats coming from a guy whos country plays cricket and lawn bowls.

But back on topic.....theres talk of uk boxer Ricky Hatton taking on either Oscar or Pretty boy (provided he doesn't retire) as long as Hatton beats Castillo in their upcoming fight. They would have to lose a few pounds to make weight but it would be a great fight to see.
 
Ricky Hatton has only left England for his last two fights...granted he won both, but I don't see him being much of a match for either opponent.
 
PumpingIron said:
Ricky Hatton has only left England for his last two fights...granted he won both, but I don't see him being much of a match for either opponent.
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and what is that supposed to mean? seriously you americans need to realise the USA is not the be all end all. He is world champion in his weight class. He beat Kostya Zu who was unbeatable for a long time and will no doubt beat Castillo in his upcoming fight. There are plenty of chumps who fight in Vegas.
 
Australian made said:
and what is that supposed to mean? seriously you americans need to realise the USA is not the be all end all. He is world champion in his weight class. He beat Kostya Zu who was unbeatable for a long time and will no doubt beat Castillo in his upcoming fight. There are plenty of chumps who fight in Vegas.
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Major fights take palce in the US, thats where all the money is and that is where the talent lies...

I am sorry to say but it is the same in just about every major sport...except for rugby, cricket and soccer(football)...
 
oh i agree that the cash definitely lies in the US but boxing doesn't have many guys that can draw a huge crowd and big money like Mayweather and Oscar, but Hatton still gets a few mill per fight and Kostya Zu is stinking rich as well. The big money fights are no where to be seen. Besides last wkend.

Its a shame the USA isn't good at any sports that the rest of the world plays..........besides maybe basketball.
 
Australian made said:
oh i agree that the cash definitely lies in the US but boxing doesn't have many guys that can draw a huge crowd and big money like Mayweather and Oscar, but Hatton still gets a few mill per fight and Kostya Zu is stinking rich as well. The big money fights are no where to be seen. Besides last wkend.

Its a shame the USA isn't good at any sports that the rest of the world plays..........besides maybe basketball.
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boxing?
baseball?
tennis?
hockey?
we have soccer players in the champions league, plus he mls is getting stronger...

that was a very closed minded statement.
 
PumpingIron said:
boxing?
baseball?
tennis?
hockey?
we have soccer players in the champions league, plus he mls is getting stronger...

that was a very closed minded statement.
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my bad perhaps it was but baseball is played in the states and maybe a handful of other places like cuba,japan,. Tennis is dominted by two guys who are quite easily a class above the rest of the pack (non yanks). Hockey i thought the Canadians were the best. And yes there are a couple of guys in the english premier league soccer comp but none that stand out. I'll leave it at that PI before i come accross as anti american.:run:
 
Serena is ahead in points and money this season...by a lot too...

Shes the smaller and more feminine of the sisters.
 
And to anyone following this thread and complaining about DeLahoya/Mayweather....

well...

In a fight, do you usually let people hit you? Mayweather is defensive for a reason.

The outcome of the fight:

--Mayweather landed TWICE as many punches
--Mayweather landed TWICE as many POWER punches
--Mayweather was TWICE as accurate

Game over. There's absolutely no argument for Oscar.
 
not_big_enuf said:
Did I mention the hottest? Ok, I'll stop.........
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i really thougt u were joking at first. They are probably the two ugliest sisters in world sport. They are massive man like women which the biggest asses ive ever seen. And the worst thing is they actually think they are hot. i mean look at the tiny skirts they wear. They are beasts!! cover up those thunder thighs why dont u.
 
Australian made said:
i really thougt u were joking at first. They are probably the two ugliest sisters in world sport. They are massive man like women which the biggest asses ive ever seen. And the worst thing is they actually think they are hot. i mean look at the tiny skirts they wear. They are beasts!! cover up those thunder thighs why dont u.
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I like me women thick! In all honesty I really do think Serena is gorgeous. Funny thing is I never EVER like muscle on chicks until I got into bodybuilding. No, I don't want them huge... but for some reason I have a crush on Serena. mmmm.....

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not_big_enuf said:
I like me women thick! In all honesty I really do think Serena is gorgeous. Funny thing is I never EVER like muscle on chicks until I got into bodybuilding. No, I don't want them huge... but for some reason I have a crush on Serena. mmmm.....

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wow she does look pretty good in that photo but the problem is she would have been cut and pasted to the max. a mate of mine works for a mens magazine and said its crazy how much the editors cut off the originals. any fat or wobble is totally cut away, air brushed etc. From what ive seen on the tensis court she does not appeal to me at all.........and i cant stand the screaming after every shot.
 
wait you mean she's not perfect?!?

that can't be true for every celebrity can it?!?

haha, just playing...wow this went way off topic.
 
Rogue Drone said:
he exchange of information AND opinions, it's called discussion.
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I agree, but minus the obnoxiousness.:cheers:
not_big_enuf said:
And to anyone following this thread and complaining about DeLahoya/Mayweather....

well...

In a fight, do you usually let people hit you? Mayweather is defensive for a reason.

The outcome of the fight:

--Mayweather landed TWICE as many punches
--Mayweather landed TWICE as many POWER punches
--Mayweather was TWICE as accurate

Game over. There's absolutely no argument for Oscar.
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BUMP!^

It was a hands down decision. The only judge that voted for Oscar was obviously biased. lol
 
dannyboy9 said:
I agree, but minus the obnoxiousness.:cheers:

BUMP!^

It was a hands down decision. The only judge that voted for Oscar was obviously biased. lol
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I can't, for the life of me, figure out what that judge was doing. Even Max Kellerman, who I'd love to muzzle, stated that was biggest issue he had is that a judge could have that many rounds for Oscar... just doesn't make sense in any way.
 
NEW YORK -- HBO Sports reported today that 2.15 million pay-per-view buys and $120 million in pay-per-view revenue was generated from last Saturday’s mega fight showdown featuring Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The fight was promoted by Golden Boy Promotions in association with MGM Grand Hotel & Casino.

In a fight that set the all-time pay-per-view record by eclipsing the previous mark by a sizable margin of 160,000 buys as well as establishing a new mark for revenue from a pay-per-view telecast, Mayweather scored a split decision victory and captured De La Hoya’s junior middleweight title. The showdown, which featured boxing’s two biggest attractions, produced 1,225,000 buys from cable systems and 925,000 buys from satellite homes throughout the 50 states.

“De La Hoya vs. Mayweather was a record-setting event from the moment the fight was announced,” said Ross Greenburg, President of HBO Sports. “We are delighted that sports fans recognized the greatness of these two future Hall of Famers and tuned in for their showdown. It’s satisfying to see that boxing still connects with sports fans throughout the country and we are determined to continue to present high-profile fights that capture the public’s imagination.”

Mayweather, regarded as the sport’s pound-for-pound king, now possesses a spotless 38-0 record. The 30-year-old Grand Rapids, Michigan native now lives in Las Vegas.

De La Hoya, 34, who has won titles in six weight classes and is the industry’s all-time top pay-per-view performer, has now participated in each of the top six non-heavyweight pay-per view events in history -- including the industry record-setting 2.15 million buys vs. Mayweather; the 1.4 million buys for the Felix Trinidad fight in Sept. 1999; one million buys for the matchup with Bernard Hopkins in September 2004; the Sept. 2003 rematch with Shane Mosley, which generated 950,000 buys; and the Sept. 2002 showdown with Fernando Vargas and the May 2006 encounter with Ricardo Mayorga, both of which registered 935,000 buys.

The De La Hoya vs. Mayweather junior middleweight championship fight will be replayed this Saturday night, May 12 at 10:00 p.m. ET/ PT & 9:00 p.m CT on HBO.

The rebroadcast will include a studio show hosted by Jim Lampley and Larry Merchant with new interviews of Mayweather and De La Hoya, plus highlights from the groundbreaking “De La Hoya/Mayweather 24/7” reality series.

The program will be replayed on HBO2 Sunday, May 13 at 8:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. and Tuesday, May 15 at 11:30 p.m. Both times are ET/PT.

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I'm much more of an MMA fan, but those are pretty impressive PPV numbers. The top UFC event is still under 1 mil, I think.
 
not_big_enuf said:
I can't, for the life of me, figure out what that judge was doing. Even Max Kellerman, who I'd love to muzzle, stated that was biggest issue he had is that a judge could have that many rounds for Oscar... just doesn't make sense in any way.
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Me either bro. I don't know what fight he was looking at but Mayweather won every single round if I'm not mistaken....if anything, he won all of them (according to the scorecards) except 1 or two AT MOST.

jas123 said:
NEW YORK -- HBO Sports reported today that 2.15 million pay-per-view buys and $120 million in pay-per-view revenue was generated from last Saturday’s mega fight showdown featuring Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The fight was promoted by Golden Boy Promotions in association with MGM Grand Hotel & Casino.

In a fight that set the all-time pay-per-view record by eclipsing the previous mark by a sizable margin of 160,000 buys as well as establishing a new mark for revenue from a pay-per-view telecast, Mayweather scored a split decision victory and captured De La Hoya’s junior middleweight title. The showdown, which featured boxing’s two biggest attractions, produced 1,225,000 buys from cable systems and 925,000 buys from satellite homes throughout the 50 states.

“De La Hoya vs. Mayweather was a record-setting event from the moment the fight was announced,” said Ross Greenburg, President of HBO Sports. “We are delighted that sports fans recognized the greatness of these two future Hall of Famers and tuned in for their showdown. It’s satisfying to see that boxing still connects with sports fans throughout the country and we are determined to continue to present high-profile fights that capture the public’s imagination.”

Mayweather, regarded as the sport’s pound-for-pound king, now possesses a spotless 38-0 record. The 30-year-old Grand Rapids, Michigan native now lives in Las Vegas.

De La Hoya, 34, who has won titles in six weight classes and is the industry’s all-time top pay-per-view performer, has now participated in each of the top six non-heavyweight pay-per view events in history -- including the industry record-setting 2.15 million buys vs. Mayweather; the 1.4 million buys for the Felix Trinidad fight in Sept. 1999; one million buys for the matchup with Bernard Hopkins in September 2004; the Sept. 2003 rematch with Shane Mosley, which generated 950,000 buys; and the Sept. 2002 showdown with Fernando Vargas and the May 2006 encounter with Ricardo Mayorga, both of which registered 935,000 buys.

The De La Hoya vs. Mayweather junior middleweight championship fight will be replayed this Saturday night, May 12 at 10:00 p.m. ET/ PT & 9:00 p.m CT on HBO.

The rebroadcast will include a studio show hosted by Jim Lampley and Larry Merchant with new interviews of Mayweather and De La Hoya, plus highlights from the groundbreaking “De La Hoya/Mayweather 24/7” reality series.

The program will be replayed on HBO2 Sunday, May 13 at 8:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. and Tuesday, May 15 at 11:30 p.m. Both times are ET/PT.
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CNorris = PWNED
 
dannyboy9 said:
Me either bro. I don't know what fight he was looking at but Mayweather won every single round if I'm not mistaken....if anything, he won all of them (according to the scorecards) except 1 or two AT MOST.


CNorris = PWNED
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Actually, anyone that ordered that ****ty fight = PWNED. I watched a stream of it online for free. I would have been pissed had I wasted $55 on that boring worthless pile of a fight. If it werent for that overwhelming support of ESPN and all the other major networks/newspapers hyping this crappy dying sport, they would not have broken any records at all. Fact is, the only coverage UFC has is on Spike, and they sold 1,050,000 pay-per-view buys for UFC 67. This Maywether/De La Hoya even is boxing's last stand, it was hyped as can be for months everywhere a sports fan can look. It was boring, didnt live up to the hype and people wont want to pay $55 next time for an over hyped fight. UFC PPV numbers grew 700% last year, and wait until the Pride/UFC superbowl PPV numbers absolutely shatter every PPV record.

Boxing = dying of cancer on its death bed
MMA = the future
 
CNorris said:
Actually, anyone that ordered that ****ty fight = PWNED. I watched a stream of it online for free. I would have been pissed had I wasted $55 on that boring worthless pile of a fight. If it werent for that overwhelming support of ESPN and all the other major networks/newspapers hyping this crappy dying sport, they would not have broken any records at all. Fact is, the only coverage UFC has is on Spike, and they sold 1,050,000 pay-per-view buys for UFC 67. This Maywether/De La Hoya even is boxing's last stand, it was hyped as can be for months everywhere a sports fan can look. It was boring, didnt live up to the hype and people wont want to pay $55 next time for an over hyped fight. UFC PPV numbers grew 700% last year, and wait until the Pride/UFC superbowl PPV numbers absolutely shatter every PPV record.

Boxing = dying of cancer on its death bed
MMA = the future
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:djparty:

The party is going to get tired of hearing the same song after the third time y'know...
 
CNorris said:
Actually, anyone that ordered that ****ty fight = PWNED. I watched a stream of it online for free. I would have been pissed had I wasted $55 on that boring worthless pile of a fight. If it werent for that overwhelming support of ESPN and all the other major networks/newspapers hyping this crappy dying sport, they would not have broken any records at all. Fact is, the only coverage UFC has is on Spike, and they sold 1,050,000 pay-per-view buys for UFC 67. This Maywether/De La Hoya even is boxing's last stand, it was hyped as can be for months everywhere a sports fan can look. It was boring, didnt live up to the hype and people wont want to pay $55 next time for an over hyped fight. UFC PPV numbers grew 700% last year, and wait until the Pride/UFC superbowl PPV numbers absolutely shatter every PPV record.

Boxing = dying of cancer on its death bed
MMA = the future
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Boxing = Blood sweat and tears.
MMA = Slap and tickle between two grown men.
 
The PPV numbers seem to suggest that there still is a lot of interest in boxing, but that there needs to be better promotion, matchups, and trustworthiness in the sport.

CNorris, time to leave this thread and guys don't aggravate him. He makes points that I may agree with sometimes, but in a manner that makes you not want to agree with him.

Aussie, I'll pretend like you didn't say that.

And, BTW Jim Lampley who once called MMA barbaric has been arrested for beating up his girlfriend.
 
jas123 said:
The PPV numbers seem to suggest that there still is a lot of interest in boxing, but that there needs to be better promotion, matchups, and trustworthiness in the sport.

CNorris, time to leave this thread and guys don't aggravate him. He makes points that I may agree with sometimes, but in a manner that makes you not want to agree with him.
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Agreed 100%

And, BTW Jim Lampley who once called MMA barbaric has been arrested for beating up his girlfriend.
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Oh. the irony...:rofl:
 
Actually PI, I'm not sure who Lampley is, just saw that on an MMA forum. I casually followed boxing in the 90s, but haven't really gotten into it in a while. This PBM vs. DLH fight got me a little interested again.

What do you guys think about Kermit Cintron? How good is he? He said he'd fight in MMA if he got a good offer. He has a college wrestling backround, apparantly.
 
Kermit is ranked 7th in the world in the Welterweight division...27-1-0...25 KO's...

I wouldn't wanna get hit by him...

But he's still hasn't fought anyone "great"...IMO.
 
The twentysomething HBO commentator with a goat is Max Kellerman, a fan of MMA who has rebuked Lampley's disparaging remarks on the same.

Lampley does'nt know jack about MMA, neither does Larry Merchant, but the latter 's smart enough to keep ignorant opinions to himself.
 
Rogue Drone said:
The twentysomething HBO commentator with a goat is Max Kellerman, a fan of MMA who has rebuked Lampley's disparaging remarks on the same.

Lampley does'nt know jack about MMA, neither does Larry Merchant, but the latter 's smart enough to keep ignorant opinions to himself.
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Lampley is a douche. Calls MMA a "bar fight" then beats up his girlfriend. Sounds like the only bar fighting going on is in his bedroom.


"SAN DIEGO - Jim Lampley was sentenced to three years of probation Wednesday after pleading no contest to a misdemeanor charge of violating a restraining order.

The 57-year-old sports announcer also was ordered to stay away from Candice Sanders, the woman who claimed he attacked her in her Encinitas apartment on New Year's Eve.

"I received injuries to my head, neck and back from his throwing me against the walls and door," Sanders wrote in her request for a restraining order.

The 28-year-old Sanders is a former Miss California USA.

In a statement released by his agent, Lampley said he did not commit a violent act.

"The thing that I am most guilty of is choosing (the) wrong woman," Lampley said.

In addition to the stay-away order and probation, Lampley was ordered to enroll in a 52-week domestic violence recovery program, perform 40 hours of volunteer work and pay a fine of nearly $700, Deputy District Attorney Per Hellstrom said.

Lampley began his broadcasting career with ABC in the mid-1970s. He later worked for CBS, NBC and more recently as a boxing commentator for HBO. He currently appears as himself in the movie "Rocky Balboa."

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Ray Mercer is going to fight in MMA Cage Fury! That must piss off you boxing purists. Check out the MMA section for more info. PS notice MMA is so popular in this forum it gets its own section.
 
jas123 said:
Actually PI, I'm not sure who Lampley is, just saw that on an MMA forum. I casually followed boxing in the 90s, but haven't really gotten into it in a while. This PBM vs. DLH fight got me a little interested again.

What do you guys think about Kermit Cintron? How good is he? He said he'd fight in MMA if he got a good offer. He has a college wrestling backround, apparantly.
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You must have never had HBO if you don't know Lampley. Consider yourself lucky. Guys been annoying me for decades.
 
CNorris said:
Ray Mercer is going to fight in MMA Cage Fury! That must piss off you boxing purists. Check out the MMA section for more info. PS notice MMA is so popular in this forum it gets its own section.
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Oh-yes. We-sure-are-mad. Oh-gosh-darn/
Gee-willikers-I-am-so-angry. "Grrrr!"

I give my regards and my humble respect to any woman that would stand by your side and deal with your obnoxiousness. :fool2:
 
PumpingIron said:
dannyboy, you started this thread, right, how about you close it?
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:goodpost: You got it. All worthy opinions have been expressed and it seems no matter how many more have yet to be expressed, one person is going to deliver 10 more useless ones to match them so yeah...it's about that time.

Can I request a moderator to delete this thread please? Thank you!

P.S. I'll pay shoot 20 dollars to whichever mod bans CNorris for 7 days. We could all use a week off without him:)
 
PumpingIron said:
Ricky Hatton has only left England for his last two fights...granted he won both, but I don't see him being much of a match for either opponent.
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Hatton anialated Castillo no two ways about it. I think he proved he is worth the big money fights. Its a shame mayweather or de la hoya probably wont get a chance to fight him because or retirement and slightly different weights etc.
 
Mayweather is gonna keep fighting...IMO.

I think his whole retirement thing was a publicity stunt. The guy is a natural born fighter, his pedigre shows that. He'll be back in the ring soon enough.
 
the mayweather vs hatton fight could be going ahead!! Hatton has been giving him sh1t to come out of retirement and fight. mayweahters old man who is also his trainer has said if the money is there he will def go for it......lets hope so, i think hatton at least deserves a shot.
 
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