Thread: My take on the Oscar/Floyd fight

Before this fight there was so much press about this mega fight "saving" boxing...and while i think that is being overly dramatic...this certainly was a HUGE chance for boxing to bring back a mainstream audience. Well...it's not going to happen...and we can blame both Floyd and Oscar for that. There was really no passion shown by either of these guys. After all the hype, knowing so much was on the line...they give us that?! Now, some of you boxing "purists" are gonna jump out of your seats screaming that Floyd exhibited tremendous skill and poise or that Oscar fought valiantly to no avail...blah, blah, blah. Bottom line....this was not a FIGHT....this was not two fighters who left their heart in the ring and give the MILLIONS of people watching, a show they could be excited about...instead...it was two fighters who wanted to make $$$ and not look bad. Sure, Oscar pressed the action a bit more and would try and land flurries....and every once in a while Floyd would pick his spot and throw a crisp shot...but is that it?! Oscar looked content with throwing flurries at the end of some rounds and going to the cards and Floyd also looked perfectly content with doing just enough to win 7-8 rounds and going home. So after all the hype, after 24/7, after all the talk of the importance of this fight in bringing good light and popularity back to boxing...this is the the result we get for one of the biggest fights in the history of the sport?! Would this fight have made fighters like Ali, Hagler, Duran, Hearns, Leonard, Chavez, etc....proud? Those fighters gave us a show. They exhibited their skill, heart, and sense of the dramatics. For me...the most exciting part of this fight was the last 10 seconds....the only time where you got a sense that both fighters just let go...trading hard punches till after the bell. Again, some of you so called boxing purists will try and persuade me that Floyd showed his defensive mastery and that Oscar tried to cut the ring off and that boxing isn't only about knockouts and going toe to toe, etc. But that is ultimately a cop out. Both these fighters should have realized the importance of this fight and had a sense for the kind of stage they where on. They could have thrilled us...but instead they put on a business like performance. S***...the interviews with Floyd Sr. where more entertaining than the actual fight.

I have to agree with ya... CC

Your spot on, cc

I am glad there are some others who agree.

Well I dont agree with that It might have gone to Mayweather but it wasnt enough to beat the champion Vegas went with the money bottom line

It seems like some people REALLY want to believe that this fight lived up to the hype. Bottom line...it wasn't the best fight of THIS year.

Originally Posted by zhubin

It seems like some people REALLY want to believe that this fight lived up to the hype. Bottom line...it wasn't the best fight of THIS year.

It was a good fight.......but far from great. I knew it would never live up to the hype because that would be impossible. It could of been a lot worse but Floyd did actually stand toe to toe (even if it was for just a few seconds) and that made the fight that little bit better for me.

Good initial post zhubin CC

Some fans can be so friggin fickle, its sickening sometimes

I partially agree. I do think ODH tried to make a fight. He definitely didn't show desperation, but he pressed the fight, and attempted. PBF on the other hand was certainly comfortable going to the cards without a drop of blood spilled by either guy. At least bloody his nose, bust his lip, black eye P4P champs should try to beat the other guy, I was disappointed and I did buy into some of the hype. I thought this would be a career defining moment for PBF. I thought he would really fight and show his heart. Nope he showed his defensive prowess, but lots of people bought the fight cause he said he was gonna go for the ko.

Thoroughly disappointed. It's like going to a restaurant and ordering something you were craving and they bring you something different. It wasn't inedible food, but it wasn't what I ordered.

Originally Posted by luvfightgame

I partially agree. I do think ODH tried to make a fight. He definitely didn't show desperation, but he pressed the fight, and attempted. PBF on the other hand was certainly comfortable going to the cards without a drop of blood spilled by either guy. At least bloody his nose, bust his lip, black eye P4P champs should try to beat the other guy, I was disappointed and I did buy into some of the hype. I thought this would be a career defining moment for PBF. I thought he would really fight and show his heart. Nope he showed his defensive prowess, but lots of people bought the fight cause he said he was gonna go for the ko.

Thoroughly disappointed. It's like going to a restaurant and ordering something you were craving and they bring you something different. It wasn't inedible food, but it wasn't what I ordered.

a win is a win, is a win, is a win.......the fight could not live up to expectations unless Floyd Sr's hair attacked a small child and then started spitting fire at those around him....

I don't think a win is a win. That is what separates the legends of the sport from the others. People remember the fighters that exhibit their all in the ring....the fighters who not only show great skill...but also great heart....fighters who are able to create drama and lasting memories. That is one thing that makes boxing, and sports in general, so compelling. If it was only about skill and technical prowess....people would have no emotional connection. Boxing brings that out more than any other sport. When two fighters battle each other and leave everything in the ring...it is both brutal and magical. Again, that doesn't mean that two fighters should just stand in the middle of ring and beat each other senseless. But it does mean showing your spirit and heart...not just doing enough to notch up a victory. Years from now...will people remember this fight...or will they remember the hype for this fight? Only a few months ago we witnessed the Barrera/Marquez fight. That fight displayed two fighters with tremendous skill and heart. It was by no means a slugfest...but it had me on the edge of my seat. Afterwards i knew i had witnessed two great fighters who left everything in the ring and had the people watching truly excited. I only wish that all the millions of fans...especially the ones who normally wouldn't watch boxing....had witnessed a fight like that on Saturday. Instead, we witnessed a business like effort on what was supposed to be one of the biggest fights in the history of the sport.

Originally Posted by THE Bigragu

Originally Posted by luvfightgame

I partially agree. I do think ODH tried to make a fight. He definitely didn't show desperation, but he pressed the fight, and attempted. PBF on the other hand was certainly comfortable going to the cards without a drop of blood spilled by either guy. At least bloody his nose, bust his lip, black eye P4P champs should try to beat the other guy, I was disappointed and I did buy into some of the hype. I thought this would be a career defining moment for PBF. I thought he would really fight and show his heart. Nope he showed his defensive prowess, but lots of people bought the fight cause he said he was gonna go for the ko.

Thoroughly disappointed. It's like going to a restaurant and ordering something you were craving and they bring you something different. It wasn't inedible food, but it wasn't what I ordered.

a win is a win, is a win, is a win.......the fight could not live up to expectations unless Floyd Sr's hair attacked a small child and then started spitting fire at those around him....

I think if Floyd was more aggressive it would have been better. His strategy was to wait for ODH to tire. That's what they kept saying in his corner. He could have went for a stoppage. Instead he went for points. Hearns and SRL was what I was looking for.

fighters at this level cant go out and put on this kind of show ,people will not accept it and if you think this fight lived up to half the hype your wrong in my view but what the hell were talking about this 3 days later and pbf and odh are at home counting millions that in my eyes dont deserve hell the first undercard was better

At the end of the day...both guys made their money...so i highly doubt that they care much about what the casual fan thinks. Too bad. But there are some truly exciting matches coming up...and they wont cost us $65.00.

Originally Posted by zhubin

Before this fight there was so much press about this mega fight "saving" boxing...and while i think that is being overly dramatic...this certainly was a HUGE chance for boxing to bring back a mainstream audience. Well...it's not going to happen...and we can blame both Floyd and Oscar for that. There was really no passion shown by either of these guys. After all the hype, knowing so much was on the line...they give us that?! Now, some of you boxing "purists" are gonna jump out of your seats screaming that Floyd exhibited tremendous skill and poise or that Oscar fought valiantly to no avail...blah, blah, blah. Bottom line....this was not a FIGHT....this was not two fighters who left their heart in the ring and give the MILLIONS of people watching, a show they could be excited about...instead...it was two fighters who wanted to make $$$ and not look bad. Sure, Oscar pressed the action a bit more and would try and land flurries....and every once in a while Floyd would pick his spot and throw a crisp shot...but is that it?! Oscar looked content with throwing flurries at the end of some rounds and going to the cards and Floyd also looked perfectly content with doing just enough to win 7-8 rounds and going home. So after all the hype, after 24/7, after all the talk of the importance of this fight in bringing good light and popularity back to boxing...this is the the result we get for one of the biggest fights in the history of the sport?! Would this fight have made fighters like Ali, Hagler, Duran, Hearns, Leonard, Chavez, etc....proud? Those fighters gave us a show. They exhibited their skill, heart, and sense of the dramatics. For me...the most exciting part of this fight was the last 10 seconds....the only time where you got a sense that both fighters just let go...trading hard punches till after the bell. Again, some of you so called boxing purists will try and persuade me that Floyd showed his defensive mastery and that Oscar tried to cut the ring off and that boxing isn't only about knockouts and going toe to toe, etc. But that is ultimately a cop out. Both these fighters should have realized the importance of this fight and had a sense for the kind of stage they where on. They could have thrilled us...but instead they put on a business like performance. S***...the interviews with Floyd Sr. where more entertaining than the actual fight.

I disagree completely. Another idiot thinking it should have been a summer blockbuster!!