Pacqiauo vs Marquez
 

Manny just got knocked down.

I don't recognize these posters. Must be n00bs.

He got Manny right on the kisser. lol

down goes Marquez, but it was a flash knockdown

Anyone got a link for this?

Marquez got rocked at the end of that round. wow.

One of the best rounds in a long time. Fight is living up to expectations.

PACQUIAOU KNOCKED OUT

Manny is knocked out. Wow. He got knocked out the most i ever seen a person get knocked out.

he may be dead. wow

There will be no Manny Floyd ever now. Manny got killed, holy smokes

Last 2 seconds of the round. Damn.

Sometimes it doesn't pay to be so aggressive.

Now Mayweather will finally agree to fight Paquiao.

GOD DAMN he got knocked the **** out. Like "Don't move his neck. Check his pulse" knocked out.

**** UFC, this is the real shit.

That was awesome. link 2 on firstrow is replaying it.

I love me some MMA/UFC, but nothing beats a good boxing match, nothing. its not even close either.

Quality, elite combat is fantastic for me , whether it is MMA, K1, Boxing, Mundials/ADCC, etc. I love it all.


I will admit that I love certain aspects of different sports. For example, there is nothing more beautiful to me in combat sports than perfect head-movement. I also love pure MT. I think all of these arts have things that can be appreciated. I don't enjoy how boxing has been run and it's sad to me love great, technical boxing matches.

Since I'm me, I figured I should throw in a gif

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No way now.

TIMMMBBBBERRR

Yep... boxing has given way to UFC mostly because of a lack of heavyweights.

Boxing has given way due to ineptitude at organizational levels, multiple belts, and a failure to effectively promote young talent.

Lack of heavyweights could have saved it.. but those guys are playing football or another sport.

Possibly but I doubt. Boxing's promotion philosophies in general and refusal to move away from the PPV model has contributed largely to their decrease in commercial appearances and sponsorship dollars. Additionally, it has led to less marketable product, which in turn hurts the sport.

Additionally, this is stupid. There are several elite talents for boxing as well as MMA/K1 that could b stars. For example, JDS is someone who wanted to be in boxing but to do Brasil's boxing scene, he was ignored. I think it is safe to say he has plenty of skills to be a relevant HW boxer.

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Goes to crookedness of the boxing promoters. I was also speaking to having American heavyweights. IMHO nothing beats a good competitive (not fixed) boxing match.

Yup. Boxing isn't very popular period due to their ineffective promoting and use of talent. Additionally, you have guys that are starting to realize they can cross train and make much more money at lower levels than they could with boxing without having to deal with shitty managers, sponsors, and can earn more recognition via MMA.

I would exchange the word "ineffective" with "crooked". Everything else is 100% on, but I do really think that guys like Don King ruined boxing. If you are a 6'4 230 guy with a mean streak and some fighting skills, why let some crooked a-hole steal money from you, fix your fight etc. when you can make more money and have more control over yourself?

Totally agree. I think you have to include both though. King is both crooked and a horrible promoter for how the market has changed. Boxing hasn't even tried to get a network (free) fight.

Yep... I remember the days of Mike Tyson being on ESPN on Friday or Saturday night. I think boxing is pretty much on it's last legs, too bad.

As someone who is more a fan of K1, ADCC/Mundials and MMA, I'm pretty devastated at what boxing has become. I love elite level boxing.

I really wish that there wasn't such a rivalry between the 2 sports but I'm not in charge. :(