NFT: Boxing vs UFC tonight

are doing two TVs, one with the UFC and one with the boxing. Got the grill and some beers going, should be a fun night of fights.

In comment 13600558 SimpleMan said:

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are doing two TVs, one with the UFC and one with the boxing. Got the grill and some beers going, should be a fun night of fights.

Nice!

Well done sir!

Probably because I don't follow UFC...

Super excited about this fight- best matchup of "name" fighters in years- plus I love that damned ginger.

Not paying for it, tho. Looking for a stream- so if anyone has a good one, please share.

streaming the Mr Olympia live on Amazon at 10

In comment 13600576 well...bye TC said:

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streaming the Mr Olympia live on Amazon at 10

Is that the thing where the guys wear panties and flex muscles? Sounds pretty cool I guess.

What time is the main event. I'm in China, but have the day off. I am hoping that a bar has the fight. Maybe the Hard Rock.

12 rounds.

Watching on SBS Sports in Korea. No charge!

Kinda kills the middle of the day, though.

In comment 13600597 Giants_ROK said:

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12 rounds. Watching on SBS Sports in Korea. No charge! Kinda kills the middle of the day, though.

I don't have SBS in my room. CCTV and Star Sports

let you get on reddit? You could stream the fight from there. Maybe.

In comment 13600605 Giants_ROK said:

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let you get on reddit? You could stream the fight from there. Maybe.

I VPN, but have no clue how to Reddit. I will Google it. Thanks!!

HBO

Boom!


I got lucky. It's in Chinese, but who cares!

Fight was good. But the judges botched it. GGG won.

What BULLLSHIT

Ggg won
Zero
Debate

Are you fucking kidding me?

Whatever momentum boxing had from the may weather fight is long gone. Horrible

7 rounds to 4 with 1 even.

disgraceful

GGG kicked his ass from round 4 on and Alvarez was dead on his feet in round 12. What a joke

GGG was ahead for me 8-2 going into the final 2 rounds. Canelo needed a KO to win.

What fight was she watching?!?!? What a fucking disgrace

to Alvarez, 3-4 to GGG, 5 to Alvarez, 6-9 to GGG, 10 was even, then they split the last 2.

Hats of to Canelo & GGG, anybody who just watched that would love to watch them do 12 more, to force a draw with a bullshit 118 for Canelo is absolute Shit. GGG doesn't deserve that in his record.

Boxing is bullshit. That is all. I'm done with it.

Any judge who scored that fight 118-110 for either guy should never judge anything again except De La Hoya's women's underwear line.

118-110 for Alvarez argues against the scoring being rigged. If you go in intending to score the fight for Alvarez no matter what, you don't score it 10 rounds to 2 when you know it's closer than that.

Or his translator, who said all of two words after each Kellerman question, was feeding Canello lies. I was surprised by him insulting his supposed friend.

Canelo won 2-3 and 10-12. GGG won the rest. If you had Canelo winning 1 also then that is a draw

In comment 13600663 BlackLight said:

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118-110 for Alvarez argues against the scoring being rigged. If you go in intending to score the fight for Alvarez no matter what, you don't score it 10 rounds to 2 when you know it's closer than that.

While I see the logic, even reaching and trying to give Canelo as many rounds as possible, GGG still had him 7 to 5. 118 is insane. I don't think anybody would have honesty had GGG at a 118, but Canelo? Madness!

and Khan said GGG would have to KO Alvarez because if it was anywhere close, GGG would not get the decision in Vegas.

GGG came forward but wasn't landing shit aside from his jab. Canelo was slipping almost everything and landing hard counters. All you need to do is look at their faces to tell who landed more hard shots.

This is a fight that's hard to score, though. I can see rounds going to GGG based purely on him being the aggressor and out jabbing Canelo.

Either way it was an awesome fight. GGG has a hell of a chin- walked through some hellacious shots- of course we're not saying that about Alvarez because he didn't get hit with any huge shots- certainly not even close to as many as GGG did.

Adelaide Byrd is crazy. 118-110 Canelo? Was she watching a tape of Canelo vs JC jr?

In comment 13600672 Cam in MO said:

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GGG came forward but wasn't landing shit aside from his jab. Canelo was slipping almost everything and landing hard counters. All you need to do is look at their faces to tell who landed more hard shots. This is a fight that's hard to score, though. I can see rounds going to GGG based purely on him being the aggressor and out jabbing Canelo. Either way it was an awesome fight. GGG has a hell of a chin- walked through some hellacious shots- of course we're not saying that about Alvarez because he didn't get hit with any huge shots- certainly not even close to as many as GGG did.

Strongly disagree GGG didn't land hard shots. He's the naturally bigger man and he hurt Canelo pretty regularly through the middle rounds. GGG sits down on his shots and beats him in rematch.

Backed up all night and never hurt GGG. This was a bad one.

won that fight

Never affected him IMO.

In comment 13600672 Cam in MO said:

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GGG came forward but wasn't landing shit aside from his jab. Canelo was slipping almost everything and landing hard counters. All you need to do is look at their faces to tell who landed more hard shots. This is a fight that's hard to score, though. I can see rounds going to GGG based purely on him being the aggressor and out jabbing Canelo. Either way it was an awesome fight. GGG has a hell of a chin- walked through some hellacious shots- of course we're not saying that about Alvarez because he didn't get hit with any huge shots- certainly not even close to as many as GGG did.

So you missed the one where GGG hit him in the ear and Canelo went sideways and then shook his head to say i'm not hurt before cowering?

In comment 13600670 Bobby Humphrey's Earpad said:

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and Khan said GGG would have to KO Alvarez because if it was anywhere close, GGG would not get the decision in Vegas.

Heard the same thing a few times this week from pundits. Canelo is gonna have his day and he's positioned nicely for the next half decade, but this shit is shady.

Going nuts on ESPN about corruption.

Canelo, another with GGG winning it fairly close, and remarkably, one draw card. What a crock of shit. Crooked sport ruins a good fight with a phony result.

She gave Canelo the first 3 rounds, but then also from round EIGHT on was all Canelo, which again is insane.

In comment 13600695 Bobby Humphrey's Earpad said:

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She gave Canelo the first 3 rounds, but then also from round EIGHT on was all Canelo, which again is insane.

Put her on ESPN. Let her commentate how she scored punch by punch of 8-12. If those are all Canelo rounds, I am Eli Manning.

is the idea that McGregor/Mayweather 3 weeks ago took away a chunk of the probable audience for this fight, so they needed to make a case for a rematch before the first fight even began.

In comment 13600701 BlackLight said:

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is the idea that McGregor/Mayweather 3 weeks ago took away a chunk of the probable audience for this fight, so they needed to make a case for a rematch before the first fight even began.

The argument against it being rigged is that even with a decision for GGG, there still would've been a rematch. It was a close fight. Now you've got Teddy Atlas saying corruption in boxing and pointing the finger at De La Hoya.

I can sell Canelo fighting a broomstick in Vegas for 200 bucks a seat. Unless I miss my guess, May 5, 2018 for the rematch.

In comment 13600706 Bobby Humphrey's Earpad said:

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In comment 13600701 BlackLight said: Quote: is the idea that McGregor/Mayweather 3 weeks ago took away a chunk of the probable audience for this fight, so they needed to make a case for a rematch before the first fight even began. The argument against it being rigged is that even with a decision for GGG, there still would've been a rematch. It was a close fight. Now you've got Teddy Atlas saying corruption in boxing and pointing the finger at De La Hoya.

Oh certainly - if there's such a thing in boxing as a credible, properly executed fix, this wasn't it.

But I still think the 118-110 scorecard was so bad, it better makes the case for crummy judging rather than corrupt judging.

Canelo came off as defensive and maybe even a little childish. And now Canelo releases a statement: "I was superior inside the ring, I won at least 7 or 8 rounds". I guess he's in a tough situation, he's gonna defend himself. Only thing tougher than being booed like that would be getting robbed and your unblemished record taken from you.

In comment 13600683 Bobby Humphrey's Earpad said:

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In comment 13600672 Cam in MO said: Quote: GGG came forward but wasn't landing shit aside from his jab. Canelo was slipping almost everything and landing hard counters. All you need to do is look at their faces to tell who landed more hard shots. This is a fight that's hard to score, though. I can see rounds going to GGG based purely on him being the aggressor and out jabbing Canelo. Either way it was an awesome fight. GGG has a hell of a chin- walked through some hellacious shots- of course we're not saying that about Alvarez because he didn't get hit with any huge shots- certainly not even close to as many as GGG did. So you missed the one where GGG hit him in the ear and Canelo went sideways and then shook his head to say i'm not hurt before cowering?

Round 5, 1:00

8-4 GGG

showed incredible toughness, heart and fought their way through extremely dangerous situations. They both earned a rematch on the merits of their fighting.
That scorecard might as well be Janet's titty. Shame it'll end up being what's remembered.