DogFox123 1,379 Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 Fight of the century? That's a massive overstatement IMO. I really do fancy Manny, he will overwhelm Mayweather with his power and punch output. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 29,652 Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 Fight of the century? That's a massive overstatement IMO. I really do fancy Manny, he will overwhelm Mayweather with his power and punch output. Personally i think outside the heavyweight division its probably the biggest fight in history.....i dont think we,ll ever again see fights of such political and historic importance as Louis/Schmaeling or Ali/Frazier etc....................Mayweather/Pacquiao will obviously be the richest fight in history by far but forgetting money i cant remember an era where the 2 most dominant and celebrated fighters of their generation met ? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DogFox123 1,379 Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 Fight of the century? That's a massive overstatement IMO. I really do fancy Manny, he will overwhelm Mayweather with his power and punch output. Personally i think outside the heavyweight division its probably the biggest fight in history.....i dont think we,ll ever again see fights of such political and historic importance as Louis/Schmaeling or Ali/Frazier etc....................Mayweather/Pacquiao will obviously be the richest fight in history by far but forgetting money i cant remember an era where the 2 most dominant and celebrated fighters of their generation met ? I'd say Duran/Leonard, Hearns/Leonard and Hagler/Hearns were bigger fights than this tbh?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 29,652 Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 Fight of the century? That's a massive overstatement IMO. I really do fancy Manny, he will overwhelm Mayweather with his power and punch output.Personally i think outside the heavyweight division its probably the biggest fight in history.....i dont think we,ll ever again see fights of such political and historic importance as Louis/Schmaeling or Ali/Frazier etc....................Mayweather/Pacquiao will obviously be the richest fight in history by far but forgetting money i cant remember an era where the 2 most dominant and celebrated fighters of their generation met ? I'd say Duran/Leonard, Hearns/Leonard and Hagler/Hearns were bigger fights than this tbh?? Id say possibly only Hagler v Leonard was on par but even then Leonard hadnt been in the sport for 4 or 5 years previous.....and maybe only Leonard was a true worldwide sporting icon at that time.....and lets keep it real if Hagler/Hearns or Leonard/Duran etc etc had not of been great fights we wouldnt even be talking about them......for example nobody remembers the third Leonard/Duran fight do they. Mayweather/Pacquiao are by far the biggest names in the sport and for that reason i cant think of one bigger......that said i dont think it will be a patch on the fights you mention. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DogFox123 1,379 Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 Fight of the century? That's a massive overstatement IMO. I really do fancy Manny, he will overwhelm Mayweather with his power and punch output.Personally i think outside the heavyweight division its probably the biggest fight in history.....i dont think we,ll ever again see fights of such political and historic importance as Louis/Schmaeling or Ali/Frazier etc....................Mayweather/Pacquiao will obviously be the richest fight in history by far but forgetting money i cant remember an era where the 2 most dominant and celebrated fighters of their generation met ?I'd say Duran/Leonard, Hearns/Leonard and Hagler/Hearns were bigger fights than this tbh?? Id say possibly only Hagler v Leonard was on par but even then Leonard hadnt been in the sport for 4 or 5 years previous.....and maybe only Leonard was a true worldwide sporting icon at that time.....and lets keep it real if Hagler/Hearns or Leonard/Duran etc etc had not of been great fights we wouldnt even be talking about them......for example nobody remembers the third Leonard/Duran fight do they. Mayweather/Pacquiao are by far the biggest names in the sport and for that reason i cant think of one bigger......that said i dont think it will be a patch on the fights you mention. Leonard/Duran was massive at the time, the Lightweight king stepping up to face the undefeated Welterweight and Olympic star Leonard. The same goes for Hearns/ Hagler, Hearns had just pulverised the tough as granite Duran, the anticipation was huge. Can't wait for the fight, I dislike Mayweather for the way he try's to control every aspect of a fight, I hope Manny does a number on him and I think he will. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 29,652 Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 (edited) I understand what your saying but back then you had the likes of Hagler,Leonard,Hearns,Duran,Chavez,Holmes,Gomez,Tyson later on......they were all as big names as each other so none of them really dominated the era....in this generation Mayweather and Pacquiao are the shining lights in the sport. Same here im realling looking forward to it and hope Pacquiao can come out victorious.....i dont think he will though......i was having a discussion with a few lads the other day see what you think.....who would you have fancied in a fight between Mayweather and Ray Leonard at Welterweight ? Edited April 13, 2015 by gnasher16 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DogFox123 1,379 Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 I understand what your saying but back then you had the likes of Hagler,Leonard,Hearns,Duran,Chavez,Holmes,Gomez,Tyson later on......they were all as big names as each other so none of them really dominated the era....in this generation Mayweather and Pacquiao are the shining lights in the sport. Same here im realling looking forward to it and hope Pacquiao can come out victorious.....i dont think he will though......i was having a discussion with a few lads the other day see what you think.....who would you have fancied in a fight between Mayweather and Ray Leonard at Welterweight ? I think Leonard would stop Mayweather just like he did his father, Leonard could punch as well as be slick. IMO Hearns puts him to sleep early on too, what's your opinion? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bird 9,594 Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 I understand what your saying but back then you had the likes of Hagler,Leonard,Hearns,Duran,Chavez,Holmes,Gomez,Tyson later on......they were all as big names as each other so none of them really dominated the era....in this generation Mayweather and Pacquiao are the shining lights in the sport. Same here im realling looking forward to it and hope Pacquiao can come out victorious.....i dont think he will though......i was having a discussion with a few lads the other day see what you think.....who would you have fancied in a fight between Mayweather and Ray Leonard at Welterweight ? I think Leonard would stop Mayweather just like he did his father, Leonard could punch as well as be slick. IMO Hearns puts him to sleep early on too, what's your opinion? now that would of been hell of a scrap, I reckon Leonard would of won me self. as he naturally bigger boxer and as you say punch his weight no prob, think he knock maywether out. but back to this fight above mayweather will knock out pacquiao , pity it wasn't 5 years earlier , but even then I think mayweather would have won then. gnash prob give different opinion lol, but he knows his boxings / bulldogs inside/out Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 29,652 Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 I just couldnt make my mind up but on thinking about it over the last few days i think you are probably right Leonard was one of the best finishers in the game,its just whether he could get through Mayweathers defence but i think his footwork would of caught up with Mayweather and got him out late.......The ol man or Roger werent anywhere near the same league as Floyd remember... and i couldnt agree about Hearns not at welterweight. I agree with you on your first 2 points Bird ....not sure about the last point though Quote Link to post Share on other sites
THE STIFFMEISTER 14,558 Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 One of my very good friends, who has just won a pro boxing contract, booked his wedding at the same hotel for that date when the speculation started....just him and the wife, don't think she has a clue about it happening yet lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BITCH 135 Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 (edited) Mayweather for me!! Really looking forward to it, Just hope the fight lives up to the occasion!! Edited April 15, 2015 by BITCH Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NE_courser 411 Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 Really hope manny gets the win, but for some reason I can see mayweather coming out on top. Can't wait till it comes round might make a few £££ lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AKA-BRINDLE 879 Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 Read a great interview with Marvin Hagler in one of the papers at work today...he hits the nail on the head for me saying Mayweathers all about the ego and the money...also see a good interview with Teddy Atlas...whos opinion on boxing i greatly respect...saying Golovkin is the man to beat Mayweather...if a match could be made at catchweight..(dont know how to do a link)...as i said earlier in the thread i think it will be Mayweather close on points...just hope Pacman (still cannot spell his name!) puts him on his arse in the early rounds and it turns into a classic tear up...im not much of a Mayweather fan to be honest...the lads on site are all talking about this fight...but mention a fighter like Golovkin and they look at you clueless and vacant...which pretty much sums it up for me to be honest...as Marvin says...ego and money Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 29,652 Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 (edited) Just spent the last 10 minutes looking for that interview with no joy.....of all those yank boxing pundits and analysts Atlas probably speaks more sense than most so id like to of seen that.......ive always got the feeling Hagler is very bitter about boxing today i think he rightly believes he never got the credit he deserved and the fact Leonard pretty much took a giant shit on the end of his career left him a bit twisted. Golovkin would be too much for Mayweather in my opinion its easy to forget that while Pacquiao has moved through the weights from Flyweight up......Mayweather also started out as a flyweight.....i dont know what weight Golovkin walks around at but his style alone is all wrong for Mayweather,the extra size/power i think would tell. Edited April 16, 2015 by gnasher16 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AKA-BRINDLE 879 Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 Put Teddy Atlas on Galovkin into youtube....Atlas really does speak a lot of sense...but Galovkin has already said he only wants to go up in weight...and i cant see it as a fight Mayweather would fancy...heard a good story about Atlas..(theres many the mans a headcase) that when he was training Chris Reid at the Thomas a Becket he chinned a bouncer who worked the door there when he got locked out...the doormen refused to come back the next night and Atlas had to work the door himself Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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