What damage has this fight done to boxing ??

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I convinced a few people (casual fans) at work to pay for the fight Saturday when I explained the magnitude of what was going on – now today I wish I hadn’t. Man am I getting some stick.

As a fan ‘in the know’ so to speak I wasn’t surprised by what happened over 12 rounds in the fight and take my hat off to the technical mastery of Floyd – I think deep down I had got carried away and thought Pac would get through in the early rounds and the fight would ignite into something special.

I’m sure this has been discussed several times since Saturday night but what damage has this done to the sport ? For us on here it won't deter us but those casual fans I mentioned certainly won’t be back !

I think I can forget about EA Sports sitting round the table this morning and deciding to do another Fight Night game that’s for sure

I feel you bro. I was really pumped up for this fight. Will not stop saying it's Pac's fucking fault. Fuck it, there was a time during a big family dinner I took center stage and gave my opinion on why this fight will be epic. Would you believe I even used the irresistible force paradox to start my speech. So my brother in law asked me "What do you think Aaron, you're the most avid boxing fan here?".. I remember saying, "This fight, it'll be a barn burner. That's what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object. We all know Pacquiao will keep coming, and Mayweather is the best defensive fighter of this era." Someone asked who I think will win and I said - "Manny Pacquiao. Because if he does his thing, and Floyd does his.. the judges will surely favor Pacquiao because he's the one throwing punches although Mayweather may have dodge 80% of it." That's why I've always said before the fight that Mayweather has to follow the Marquez blueprint of fighting fire with fire. In my mind, it's gonna be fucking epic.

The best part of it is when I awed everyone with my response when they asked if who do I want to win. I said "Floyd Mayweather. Unlike everyone else, my mind says Manny but my heart goes with Mayweather. Floyd has never been cut bad, battered or downed hurt seriously during his career. I want Manny Pacquiao to be at his best and push Floyd to the point that he has to dig down deep and put himself to an even higher level. That will be a great boost for boxing. Drama is always good for any sport. Pacquiao is already loved by many and they will continue to love him even after a loss. I want the world to respect Floyd Mayweather, the fighter, as he deserves. But overall, I don't really care much who wins. As long as they make a fight that will be for the ages." I think I got a semi-standing ovation after that.

Didn't fucking happened and I blame Manny Pacquiao for making me look like a melodramatic fool.

[Batman]

I get all sides of this "casual" argument

Yes I do quite enjoy the hype when the casuals get involved, look at the way they elevated the Froch v Groves fight, it got everyone in the UK talking, half of them had never heard of Froch before and even less had heard of Groves but as soon as the media train starts moving they lap it up and it's great to see boxing everywhere for a few weeks before and a few days after the fight.

On the other hand it fucking annoys me when they start talking shit at me and thinking they are experts because the promo shows one fighter throwing bombs against a multitude of fighters over 45 seconds, you try and explain to the the reasons behind their predictions and they have no interest because even though you have watched each fighter and followed their career for years they obviously know more than you because they read Frank Warrens weekly column in the sun

It won't put them off though they will be back, we only really get fights like these every few years

Haye v Klitschko
Haye v Chisora
Froch v Groves
BJS v Eubank Jr
Freddie Flintoff v some fat dude (the amount of people I know who ordered box nation just for that one 4 round fight was unreal)
Mayweather v Pacquiao

That's about 5 fights in 5 years that the UK have got hyped up about, I can live with that I recon

P.s. The Freddie Flintoff bit was a joke