tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post1176262456439413031..comments2024-03-28T22:15:17.067-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/29/24: Fight nightNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-33190833858500203972017-08-29T10:11:56.946-05:002017-08-29T10:11:56.946-05:00I didn't watch. Not a boxing fan. The pre-hype...I didn't watch. Not a boxing fan. The pre-hype made me suspect that it was going to be more spectacle than sport.Tony Galatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944671504245191140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-5972162409830732642017-08-29T09:53:31.771-05:002017-08-29T09:53:31.771-05:00I think yes. Starting with the prefight hype. lik...I think yes. Starting with the prefight hype. likely with a stipulation imposed upon McGregor that he could not win the fight. The referee let alot of things go that would not be tolerated otherwise, like the hammer blows and turning your back in a clinch. The fighters should have been warned and then penalized. Shenanigans have been prevalent in boxing for ages. Nothing new here other than the sheer number of people paying to watch and the purses. Very entertaining spectacle. Not a great fight. Better than I expected.FMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06829632906445535928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-45915977190009052612017-08-29T08:59:27.969-05:002017-08-29T08:59:27.969-05:00What I found noteworthy about the fight was the ab...What I found noteworthy about the fight was the abrupt shift from 2 guys really really hating each other to a mutual admiration face off.<br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-80921158044742050742017-08-29T06:44:58.255-05:002017-08-29T06:44:58.255-05:00That's an obscene payday. I wonder, was the wh...That's an obscene payday. I wonder, was the whole thing scripted, and if it was, who wrote it and what was his take?Tony Galatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944671504245191140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-58394051749653194612017-08-29T06:39:40.914-05:002017-08-29T06:39:40.914-05:00having watched many many fights dating back to the...having watched many many fights dating back to the early days of Ali, what struck me was this event was promoted by the fighter himself. mayweather promotions. Floyd though I find him annoying and had hoped he'd lost is the highest paid professional athletes in sport. so at least somebody else isn't getting all the money from his bouts like so many who've gone before. much like Chance the Rapper its great to see young entertainers taking control of the levers of power instead of being exploited by othersFMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06829632906445535928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-21578332901343396502017-08-29T00:20:31.301-05:002017-08-29T00:20:31.301-05:00I read that Mayweather showed up at a Vegas bookie...I read that Mayweather showed up at a Vegas bookie joint & tried to bet something like $400,000 in cash on himself, on the over/under. He wanted the under at 9 & a half rounds. The book wouldn't take the bet as they weren't sure of the legality of the fighter betting on himself, so Mayweather saved himself $400,000. The same article said a friend of Mayweather's bet $70,000 the same way.<br />But I didn't watch it, I just read the round by round updates on the NY Times & when it went longer than 6 rounds, I had the weird feeling Mayweather was going to take a dive so they could have rematch in six months.<br />I was wrong, but 10 rounds was excessive, to take out what amounted to an amateur boxer like McGregor..Clark St.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09634234069783123180noreply@blogger.com