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uh? as much negative talk on the boards and in the media about Pacquiao being the one holding up the fight, it looks like the polls don't agree and blame Mayweather.
Poll: Who do you blame for the impasse between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr.? | The Fabulous Forum | Los Angeles Times
LA has a huge Flip and Oriental population. So what does that tell you?
Plus there are only 2500 votes total. A very small population sample.
I think the impasse is Pacquiao refusing to take a random blood test.
I have no clue but I don't think local apply on an internet poll. 2500 is a lot more vote than we see on this forum. Who knows you could be right if the whole voting public chimes in but I doubt it.Quote:
Originally Posted by generalbulldog
As of the 2000 Census, the racial distribution in Los Angeles was 46.9% White American, 11.2% African American, 10.0% Asian American, 0.8% Native American, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 25.7% from other races, and 5.2% from two or more races. 46.5% of the population was Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
It's an internet poll. One Pactard sees it, links it in the Pac forums and they all vote en masse from all over the world. It's amazing they only got 2500 votes.
It's roughly the same number of people who signed the petition to get Mayweather booted from AT and T adverts.
Most people that vote on these polls are probably Boxer fans. To be honest, the general public hates Mayweather and whether he is right or wrong really doesnt matter because most people will always find a way to blame him. I'm sure most of us can agree that if the roles were reversed the general public would still blame Mayweather. That's the price of playing the bad guy role i guess. :rolleyes:
Actually the general public is looking at Pacquiao, not Mayweather, in an unfavorable light.Quote:
Originally Posted by Latim
The biggest sports media outlets (espn for example) have discussed the fight & have all but pointed a finger at Pacquiao & said "He takes drugs". Friends who don't closely follow the sport but purchase the bigger PPVs are saying Pacquiao has so mething to hide because the media outlets are making it out to be true.
Even today on ESPN, while talking about the mediation, the host said something along the lines of "...The bout has been stalled because of Pacquiao's refusal of the olympic style blood tests Mayweather was requesting."
Hmm i have no idea about the states, but where I am everyone thats been following all of this seems to find a way to blame Mayweather. Whatever happens i just hope they end up in the ring come March.Quote:
Originally Posted by knodaledgeActually the general public is looking at Pacquiao, not Mayweather, in an unfavorable light.Quote:
Originally Posted by Latim
The biggest sports media outlets (espn for example) have discussed the fight & have all but pointed a finger at Pacquiao & said "He takes drugs". Friends who don't closely follow the sport but purchase the bigger PPVs are saying Pacquiao has so mething to hide because the media outlets are making it out to be true.
Even today on ESPN, while talking about the mediation, the host said something along the lines of "...The bout has been stalled because of Pacquiao's refusal of the olympic style blood tests Mayweather was requesting."
As much as I hate Mayweather viscerally, he just asked for a little test for the integrity of the sport and to a lesser degree, for his safety. As both would be tested in an equal way, I don't see the big deal, especially as such tiny amount of blood can't drain somebody down, especially if it is done a few days before the fight. 10 millions per pound is exaggerated, I agree that they put a good amount to avoid a Marquez episode II but one or two millions looked damn enough. The olympic test request to me was just a fair demand on the other side, an elite athlete that doesn't have nothing to reproach himself would have no reason to refuse a blood draw or two within the 2 weeks of the fight.
When I was super broke, I used to test medicine to earn money... 2 week-ends, 1400 can bucks in some case. Quite a fast way to get out of brokeness. On one week end, they were taking up to 20 blood draws. NOt huge quantities, but still, 20 over the whole week-end then 20 more 2 weeks after for the other seance. Honestly, I never felt dizzy or weakened whatsoever, they were all taken by catheter except for 2. I was feeling so good that once I even went for a volleyball game after the week-end on the following monday. If an out of shape guy like me went no sweat across 20 blooddraws over a week-end, an elite athlete like Pacquiao should have no problems getting 2-3 in 2 weeks.
All depends on which population is being surveyed really.
it tells us nothing: except what I've known for more than half of my life - the general public as thick as shit.
This. I don't hold much faith in the general public. A bunch of pig ignorant, ill informed muppets not willing to see things outside the box. It relates to huge swathes of issues, but probably holds quite true for this one too.Quote:
Originally Posted by AdamGB
ignorant and ill informed were the exact two words that sprung to mind for me too.
I really don't care what a bunch of sheeple who've either swalled some garbage press release that Bob Arum has made, simply because they don't like Mayweather or (more likely) formed an opinion based off the 2 paragraphs they've read about this in a newspaper... :rolleyes:
Considering that the general public hates Floyd and believes that you can do everything but tell someone's future through a urine test, I'm not too surprised. A similar survey tabulated within a group of educated boxing fans, who know the truth about PEDs and testing, would look very different.
I'm a pacfanatic (many can attest to that) and I really thought before that it was Mayweather's fault. Now that this issue has gone bloated and the only way to continue this fight is for Pac to agree, I'm beginning to believe that Pac is using some PEDs/drugs.
Hard to accept this fact that PAc is on PEDs but boxing is suppose to be a fair fight. When one uses drugs to win his fights, he doesn't have a place in boxing history.
I feel sorry for Cotto, Hatton, Marquez, Morales and Barrera.:-\
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Originally Posted by TheBranMan
Well said....Peoplle will vote for things or against things just because they don't like the opposing party...There have been people convicted of crimes that were later proven innocent just by the way they acted in court and the jury just did not like them regardless of the fact the DA had little evedince...and vice versa....
Take a loudmouth who tries to flaunt his success, constantly has something negative to say about others and put him next to a guy who pretty much only says "It was a good fight my opponent was very tough I am just doing my job and hope everyone enjoyed the fight"
and the guy who only speaks the 4 sentences is going to win in the public eye every time unless there is hard proof
Wow, over 8000 votes in Pac's favor. Dumb.