Manny Beats Marquez in Split Decision

[Made in the USA]

Pacquiao defeats Marquez to win WBC title | Sports | Reuters

[Zeb]

Obviously one judge (or two) is bias. Scores can't be that far off. I didn't see the fight, but have seen it way too often. Boxing seems to be a dying sport. It's a shame.

[Made in the USA]

Mike K says he can still whip your ass! But he is getting a little gray and "puffy" around the middle.

[Flying Dutchman]

I used to watch boxing and really enjoyed it, but a couple of years ago it got to where it was just to crappy to enjoy. The fights were horribly fixed and so one sided.......way to many different organizations..........the boxers acted, and were treated like, movie stars (nothing like wanting to see a fight, but instead you get 10 minutes of the fighter making it to the ring behind some rapper, movie sets and bad music) and the fighters were way over rated. Anyone remember Michael Grant? The man was close to 7 foot tall and was a pretty good fighter. He wins a few bouts, gets a title fight with Lewis, and gets his clock cleaned immediately. Never heard from him again.


It's like watching wrestling anymore.

[Made in the USA]

If I got hit by Klitschko, you probably would never hear from me again either! Actually, had an American get back into the Hvywts mix by knocking out one of the Russians a couple of weeks ago.

I know several boxers. Some on the amateur level, and a couple on the pro level. Trust me, after the "hype" is over, they get down to trying to kick some butt. Roy Jones used to tell me that the hype was just to "publicize" the fight to spawn interest and bring in more money. A lot of the guys act totally different when not in front of a camera.

[Flying Dutchman]

I have nothing against boxers in any way............many of them are very good and at the top of their sport. I do not like the organization. Kind of like baseball. I have nothing against players, I just think the "game" has become a joke. The more money the team has, the better their chances of winning. Whne the world series is always between Boston, New York or whatever team spends a billion dollars to "buy" their way into it, it becomes a joke.

[Made in the USA]

I agree with you on that Dutch! I used to be a fanatic baseball fan, but then the strike came along in 94. And, like you say, teams like Steinbrenners try to buy the win. The players are doping, and money hungry, etc. That's what I liked about Brett Favre and football. He seemed to really enjoy playing the game for the fun of it, not for the money.

Guys like Don King ruined boxing. Too bad the City pissed off Mike Keitel. He used to put on some good amateur matches here in Dodge.

[Zeb]

I usually never back down from anyone, but in Mike's case I would have second thoughts. The man was a true boxer, and not a whirlwind scrapper. Mike would wear you down with body shots, then when you could hardly lift your arms, he would hit you for real

[jackknife]

I'm looking forward to the next Bernard Hopkins fight. He's training at the same boxing gym that I am. It's a small private gym so it's pretty exciting.

[Made in the USA]

Originally Posted by jackknife

I'm looking forward to the next Bernard Hopkins fight. He's training at the same boxing gym that I am. It's a small private gym so it's pretty exciting.

That's cool JK! Bernard is a real down to earth kinda guy. Still shops at Walmart and Sam's! LOL Every time they say he is "over the hill", he comes back strong. Do you know who he is planning on fighting next?