is Floyd the best fighter in the world? reguardless of wait class I think he is.

3/27/2007 2:32:03 PM

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"reguardless of wait class "

is that you rymnngarfunkl??

3/27/2007 2:39:54 PM

come agian?

3/27/2007 2:41:33 PM

it's like this guy suddenly realized you can make topics in sports talk

3/27/2007 3:50:25 PM

How much money would it take to allow either of these fellas to get an open shot at you?

[Edited on March 27, 2007 at 3:54 PM. Reason : at least 750K for me]

[Edited on March 27, 2007 at 3:54 PM. Reason : note: they could kill you!]

3/27/2007 3:53:35 PM

$5000

i can take a good lickin and keep on tickin

3/27/2007 4:06:51 PM

i think floyd is the best fighter in the the world. he is undefeeted and he is all belt classes. when he takes on winkey right, he will prove dominit. trust

3/27/2007 4:27:27 PM

De La Hoya vs. Mayweather. Floyd is his first name.

3/27/2007 9:02:40 PM

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"is that you rymnngarfunkl??"

hahaha, oh man. good lawl.

3/27/2007 9:04:21 PM

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"undefeeted"

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"dominit"

i seriously hope you aren't that stupid

3/27/2007 9:06:04 PM

kid has to be drunk...nobody in college is that dumb. if so, fuck NC State admissions

3/27/2007 9:08:26 PM

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"when he takes on winkey right, he will prove dominit. trust"

He's already eyed up Ricky Hatton for his next fight. And Floyd Mayweather doesn't have to prove anything, He is ranked pound for pound #1 in the world and is undefeated. Beating an old fighter with no knockout power and no belts won't help him, and won't bring any $ in.

3/27/2007 9:33:48 PM

they've released the undercard for this fight:

Featherweight Rocky Juarez (26-3, 19 KOs) v Jose Hernandez (22-3, 14 KOs) in the 12-round co-feature

Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista (22-0, 17 KOs) v Sergio Manuel Medina (28-0, 16 KOs) 12 round junior featherweight title eliminator

In addition to the televised bouts, Golden Boy also announced that Billy Dib of Australia will face Jose Gonzalez of Los Angeles in a 10-round junior lightweight bout. Also on the card will be junior welterweights Rock Allen, a 2004 U.S. Olympian, and Ernest Johnson in eight-round fights against opponents to be named.

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2826374

4/5/2007 1:45:17 PM

I hope de la hoya beats the attitude out of mayweather so he shuts the hell up

4/5/2007 2:17:17 PM

If floyd was such a badass he wouldnt duck margarito. He hasnt fought a meaningful fight in years.

4/5/2007 2:31:03 PM

Anyone plan on ordering the payperview. I know i want to if i can get enough people to throw in $5 a piece.

4/5/2007 9:55:17 PM

i'm going to a friends on brent road to watch it. i imagine a lot of people will be ordering it, they say it will be the biggest payperview boxing event since tyson v holyfield II

4/5/2007 10:51:02 PM

My heart wants to see De La Hoya win just because I've always liked the way he fights, plus Mayweather just irritates me.

My head however, says that De La Hoya is in it to keep his name and promotional company out there, and that this is all about the money. Combine that with the fact that Mayweather is at his peak, and a good enough defender to keep De La Hoya from mounting a sustained attack. Most of De La Hoya's knockouts have come from him being able to land punches in quantity over time, he's rarely scored big one punch KO's.

Mayweather has claimed that he is retiring after this fight and that he has nothing left to prove. I doubt that's the case with Hatton, Cotto, and Margarito all around his weightclass. Two other unbeaten fighters, and one of the most underratted fighters in the sport. All have titles. Assuming he wins this fight, he's walking away from a fortune if he actually retires. Then again, I guess that's easier when you're rich. Although I wouldn't be at all surprised if it is just a ploy to drive up the price for his next fight.

4/6/2007 8:15:03 AM

de la hoya is ancient for a prizefighter

4/6/2007 11:26:12 AM

hoya plz 2 lose.

hoya's dad, plz to not bribe .

4/6/2007 12:29:49 PM

I don't remember De La Hoya having a good fight since he went up against Vargas 5 years ago. He's one of my favorite fighters of all times and I'd love to see him win this one, but his age is catching up with him.

4/6/2007 5:08:57 PM

i'd love to see de la hoya win this fight as well because someone needs to shut mayweather's big mouth and give him an ego check. the only problem is, i don't think there's anyone out there right now who can do it, including de la hoya. and all this talk about retiring afterwards because mayweather would have nothing else to prove is a joke. he's still in his prime and will be around for a while longer. now what if mayweather had fought de la hoya during his prime? that would've been a great fight

4/7/2007 5:21:35 PM

Floyd has already hinted he is going to fight Ricky Hatton next, assuming he wins this match easily and there will be no rematch. No way floyd nexts DLH out though.

4/7/2007 7:09:30 PM

I hope that happens. I've said ever since I saw Hatton beat up and demoralize Kostya Tszyu that he has the best chance against Mayweather. However, for that to be an interesting fight, I think it needs to happen at 140 not 147. Hatton just didn't look like he had a big enough frame to have the same sort of power at 147 that he's shown at 140. Eitherway though it would be interesting to see how Floyd would deal with someone that is committed to going to the body, and has a proven chin and decent offensive skills. The last person like that I saw him fight was Jose Luis Castillo and a lot of people still think Mayweather got a gift in their first fight.

4/9/2007 12:32:39 PM

I hope your right, but I just don't see Mayweather vs. Hatton being close. Hatton looked old in his last fight, and even in his prime he would be outmatched by Floyd's speed. But it would be awesome to see if Floyd would be willing to fight him in England. Would be huge over there especially, if they were both still undefeated. But, Floyd's probably not stupid enough to do that.

4/9/2007 8:07:32 PM

De la Hoya is a great boxer I will cheer for him over Floyd...but someone already said it on here-that De la Hoya has not fought a "great" fight in some years...But damn how nice will it be to see De la Hoya knock that arogance and attitude of Floyd...I don't want to see a decision or a stoppage-I want to see I knock out!!!

De la Hoya has one more in him....


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4/10/2007 5:00:44 PM

haha, rflong won this thread on the first reply lol

4/10/2007 5:03:10 PM

bttt

anyone else watching the de la hoya/mayweather 24/7 on HBO sundays?

4/20/2007 10:45:43 PM

^yeh, very good shit.

one amazing stat came from the mayweather camp- something like 6600 punches thrown by mayweather in one day of training

4/21/2007 9:11:32 PM

So does anyone know of any places that are showing the fight in Raleigh?

4/30/2007 4:05:28 PM

^^ on last night's show they had 8000-something in one day for mayweather.

i don't normally watch boxing, but i want to find a place to go watch this one.

4/30/2007 4:08:22 PM

i'll be at sunset beach for this and i doubt one of the 2 bars down there will be showing it

4/30/2007 4:19:50 PM

Go up to Ocean Isle...Sharky's might pick it up. There will definitely be some bars in N. Myrtle Beach with it...and it's only 30 mins away.

4/30/2007 4:25:05 PM

well, im going with a group of friends and i cant really leave them, or else i totally would make the drive to watch it somewhere else

i'll just have to be happy with watching a replay

4/30/2007 4:28:39 PM

Ohh yeah, Oscar/Pretty boy

4/30/2007 4:29:34 PM

guess i should wait a week before canceling hbo

4/30/2007 4:33:17 PM

Come on, somebody knows of a place showing this in Raleigh.

5/1/2007 2:13:38 PM

get on the phone and call bars. tdub won't do everything for you.

5/1/2007 2:37:10 PM

Fox & Hound has gotten a few of the UFC fights lately. Might want to check there if you are still looking.

5/1/2007 10:12:47 PM

sammys has also shown the past few UFC fights

5/1/2007 10:37:47 PM

so general concensus, betting over 1k on mayweather is a good idea right?

5/2/2007 6:30:51 PM

to win what, 600????

5/2/2007 6:37:47 PM

I could have sworn that on the flyer on the 5 O'Clock sports bar next to Melvin's that they advertised that they would be showing the fight.

5/2/2007 6:47:25 PM

^^it's -170....i don't mind laying juice if it's a spot where i think an upset is highly unlikely though. I think this qualifies.

5/2/2007 7:06:47 PM

how much is the ppv to order?

5/2/2007 11:16:34 PM

55 bones

5/2/2007 11:58:07 PM

anyone learned of any other bars showing the fight?

5/4/2007 11:22:23 AM

Kuhls was talking about getting the fight over at his place on his big ass flat screen, when I talked to him last week

5/4/2007 11:41:26 AM

so is it at sammy's or not?

5/4/2007 11:48:34 AM

^^you're dead to me.

[Edited on May 4, 2007 at 11:56 AM. Reason : ^that was my question, i just didnt want to say Sammy's cause im embarrassed to go there]

5/4/2007 11:55:13 AM