Floyd Mayweather v Manny Pacquiao - Con Job

[Primo Carnera]

The greatest boxing con job was pulled last year where the whole world believed that the biggest and best fighters of our generation would fight one another and produce a great spectacle.

Even fans that had not watched boxing before bought into the hype and stayed up late ordering the ppv fight.

The fight was a stinker and let down a lot of people. Floyd was his negative self doing just enough to win the rounds. Manny by and large was useless and blamed a shoulder injury for his poor performance.

Most people did not appreciate that both fighters were past their best and that the fight should have happened 5 years earlier. For whatever reasons the best fight did not happen when both were at their pomp.

Manny had been beaten and even knocked out cold, face first, by the time he fought Floyd. Yet the fight was sold at an extortionate price, extra for HD, and record numbers bought the show. It was the highest grossing fight of all time. How and why did it fool so many people? Could they try and con the public again?

Master, will you never give in? Why the fucking hell would you start a Floyd v Manny thread? I'm beginning to think you're a closet Floyd lover!!!
Btw, did you REALLY believe it was going to be a classic and they would go hammer and tongs at each other? I think most people with half a brain knew how it would pan out.

[Master]

It still hurrts and it is nearly the anniversary of the fight.

[Primo Carnera]

Why does it hurt? Did you actually pay for it?

[SlimTrae]

One of my sisters got the fight. For the most part it was just a get together. I did pay for the Coronas.

Everyone there had appreciated Floyd's skills.

[mikeeod]

I paid for it, knowing it would likely be the dud it was, but hoping for a special event. Floyd is a phenomenal fighter, no doubt about it. Top 10-15 ATG in my opinion, and a great self promoter/entertaining personality (love him or hate him), without a doubt.

All of that being said, his lack of effort vs Manny is unforgivable. When Erik Morales was beating Manny handily in their first fight, he came out in the final round and tried for the stoppage, providing phenomenal two way action n treated the fans to a memorable/enjoyable fight. Contrast that with Floyd's non-effort and it illustrates why I can't take Floyd seriously when he claims to be the GOAT. His "fight of the century) was pathetically boring and I'm positive he turned way more potential fans off from the sport, than he drew to the sport.

[erics44]

Floyd was at his best, Manny wasn't

that why the fight happened

[Fenster]

You're meant to provide a link when you copy and paste stuff.

It wasn't a con. Anyone that thought they were gonna see something out of Game of Thrones is clueless about boxing (fully understand that nerdy boxing fans got seriously hyped and expected better though).

[Primo Carnera]

Floyd was at his best, Manny wasn't

that why the fight happened

Was that because of age? oh no, I forgot , Floyd's older than Manny. and then Guess what ? Manny fights Bradley and he's back to his best!

[imp]

Floyd was at his best, Manny wasn't

that why the fight happened

Rubbish