Have we become WWE fans?

So the fight went down exactly like we all thought it would, Floyd winning. But for some reason this buildup, this fight, this ending just didnt sit well with me. Floyd was winning and was going to win period. But I dont think Ortiz was in any way ready to be put out even with the last punches being dirty or otherwise.

Everyone of my boxing and non boxing friends have sent me texts saying this whole thing was fixed, I dont doubt Floyd could have won this fight but it just doesnt sit well...

Thoughts?

Become WWE fans? Waddya mean "become?" I been one since about 1969 :)

Tonight's ending certainly doesn't benefit the sport.

Sorry I missed the punch line in my orginal post because im messed up haha.

So Floyd wins in contrverstial fashion so we can all get get pissed and pay $100 a buy for a Pac Vs Floyd fight?!!

its all dramatic Jerry Springr drama

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Originally Posted by marbleheadmaui

Become WWE fans? Waddya mean "become?" I been one since about 1969 :)

Tonight's ending certainly doesn't benefit the sport.

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hahaha

Bravo ! Me too. Since 1991.

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Originally Posted by Onix

Sorry I missed the punch line in my orginal post because im messed up haha.

So Floyd wins in contrverstial fashion so we can all get get pissed and pay $100 a buy for a Pac Vs Floyd fight?!!

its all dramatic Jerry Springr drama

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That was my exact reaction. The first thing I thought of was those old WWF shows from the 80s where the "bad guy" who was winning anyway would grab a chair or the bell when the ref wasn't looking and cold-cock the other dude. Combined with the "buy the fight because you think I'm an asshole and want to see me lose" build-up that he does for all his fights.

I was still a Floyd fan, somehow, going into this fight. I'm a bigger fan of technically virtuosic boxing than aggressive brawling -- so much so that I would have forgiven Floyd's idiotic personality and rooted for him against Manny (if it ever happened) in spite of myself. That move was so classless though that I'll really try hard to root for Manny now, despite my greater appreciation for Floyd's boxing. It was just so gratuitous.

And obviously Ortiz started it off with his own WWF moment. But he obviously wasn't thinking straight when he did that and was profusely apologetic afterward. In other words, he's a nice but excitable kid; whereas Floyd is just an asshole.

Larry brought me off the "replace him permanently with Max" boat for awhile with tonight's awesome performance though -- that was the highlight. And maybe the most pro wrestling moment of them all.

Flyd made a side bet on him winning by knockout and Victor got a nice cut of that.