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Alex C:
--- Quote from: Darke on 01 Dec 2009, 03:51 ---The Saints scare me. Teams shouldn't be able to just breeze past the Patriots like that.
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The Saints make me sad. This isn't a good year for the Vikes to peak.
David_Dovey:
--- Quote from: Yayniall on 01 Dec 2009, 07:04 ---
--- Quote from: Darke on 01 Dec 2009, 03:51 ---The Saints scare me. Teams shouldn't be able to just bree bree bree bree past the Patriots like that.
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FYP
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the_pied_piper:
Mayweather - Pacquaio bout all but confirmed.
Yes, boxing fans, it hasn't taken long but it was really the only meaningful fight left for either pugilist before retirement and it should be a great one.
Alex C:
I dunno, I still have a hard time getting into boxing. Either it's a blood bath, which is kinda hard to watch, or one guy gets on his bike and it drags on for a while. I would have to imagine this one could turn into the latter; Mayweather tends to do that anyway and why shouldn't he? He often has a reach advantage against guys his own height or taller, and Manny is neither.
the_pied_piper:
I can completely understand why some people can't get into boxing but when these big fights happen it is supposed to fall into a tactical style whereby each boxer is as good as the other and you get a great fight.
Examples: Thrilla in Manila
An older bout which had the 15 round limit and is widely regarded as the greatest fight of all time, lasting 14 of the 15 rounds until Muhammad Ali finally comes out on top.
Sugar Ray Leonard vs Thomas Hearns (1st meeting)
Another great bout whereby Leonard was behind on points going into the 13th round of 15 but found a second wind and ended up stopping the fight in the 14th.
There are a lot of matches where the result is completely uneven although it shouldn't be, the recent Pacquaio - Cotto one a definite example, but you can't always set things up so that everything goes perfectly and sometimes fights just don't live up to expectation.
I would say though that somebody fleeing punches if they are receiving regular barrages is a good tactic (not that you were saying otherwise) but while it conserves energy for a possible comeback for the boxer it does make the bout less interesting for a while for the crowd and viewers.
Just to note: the newest generation of boxing fans (you, me, anybody younger than us) has not had the opportunity to watch a great fight yet. The most recent bout that is considered within the top 100 of all time [by Ring Magazine] is a bout from 1995 although it is possible that the Pacquiao - Cotto match might be entered in there just for the dominance that was unexpected by a lot of people.
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