re: Floyd and Manny

exactly.

it makes much more logic to think manny has greater appeal at this point.. especially world-wide appeal.

they both need each other, as well as boxing.. but from here on out if it isn't each other i am sorry i just believe manny will draw more of an audience.

floyd's last big hee haw was tonight unless it is manny. he will still carry his hard core fans.. but i don't think the casual fans are as enticed to see him fight. thats just my opinion and you all have your own and all your old school statistics..

personally i've never cared to watch floyd fight.. but i watched him tonight bc of mosley.

lets pick this topic back up after manny's camp issues a statement.. i think they'll say something as early as tomorrow.

How can you morons say that there is no other fight for Mayweather. If not manny then the next would be Timothy Bradley or Yuri Foreman , Andre Berto ( who I feel is the next ww in line ) maybe even Paul Williams, but unlikely. Then there is Cotto. Lots of options.


Every common opponent of manny and Floyd, Floyd has outsold manny in ppv.

Mayweather made more money tonight than manny has made in his last two fights. He will be fine.

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you either love the dude or want to see him get KTFO.

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exactly. and if people don't believe there's a chance he'll get beat, they won't watch.

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and every fight, they build the opponent up to "the toughest fighter Floyd has ever faced"

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yep. they've done good on this, esp with overrated ricky hatton. but they won't be able to after tonight...unless its manny

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if Floyd fights Chad Broussard, i'm watching the fight.

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if floyd fights chad broussard, it won't sell enough ppv's, which means floyd won't make much money, which means floyd won't accept the fight.

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Nobody cares to watch Manny fight anyone but Floyd except for Phillipino's hoping to catch a glimpse of their future president and biggest pop star..

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ok. who cares? as long as they're buying the ppv's manny doesn't need floyd. which was my point in the first place. you're dense.

i dislike the dude, but i don't care what he does from here on out unless he fights you know who. many more casual fans will feel the same way. floyd haters will not tune in in hopes of him getting knocked out.. especially in all honesty knowing he's going to be the heavily favored.

the only way he'll get interest is he continues to climb weight.. which there is no way he does that. he doesn't look comfortable climbing weight as it is.. believe what you wish.. he is not the same fighter.. look at his fight against de la hoya and hatton.. then look at what manny did to the both of them.. floyd is much more effective around the 130's. he will not jump to 150's.. there's nothing interesting left for him, but manny. i'm sorry i feel at this point manny has more overall fan support and appeal.

floyd's hate-me act is just reached it's all time peak. the interest will decline. it has with me and it will with others. what he did tonight with his entrance and everything else did me over. i don't even let it bother me.. it is all clearly an act.. look at how buddy/buddy him and shane were after the fight.. i agree with sportsmanship, but i think that was a bit too buddy buddy.. after all the things he said about mosley pre-fight.

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the only way he'll get interest is he continues to climb weight.. which there is no way he does that. he doesn't look comfortable climbing weight as it is.. believe what you wish.. he is not the same fighter.. look at his fight against de la hoya and hatton.. then look at what manny did to the both of them..

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Yet you wont even consider that Manny might be roiding to fight at those weights. The guy started fighting at barely over 100 lbs. He was knocked down a bunch at 126 and lower and was knocked out multiple at lower weight classes. Now he's knocking out much bigger fighters and trading shots with them like its nothing.

Add to that that he wont submit to this testing and had his people ask around about the penalties for testing positive and you're totally in denial if you wont even acknowledge that something might be going on

Who cares about all the who sells more PPV shite y'all talking bout. Let's just sit back and enjoy watching two of the greatest fighters of all time. This is a great time to be a boxing fan. But I don't care if u are a manny fan or a Floyd fan, tonight proved that Floyd Mayweather is a special fighter. We will tell our grandkids of stories of these two guys of our generation.

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Who cares about all the who sells more PPV shite y'all talking bout. Let's just sit back and enjoy watching two of the greatest fighters of all time. This is a great time to be a boxing fan

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sorry, i'll stop embracing rivalries.
that's always bad for sports, right?

Lebron/Kobe, Jordan/Pistons, Magic/Bird, Ohio State/Michigan, UNC/Duke, Manning/Brady, Yankees/Red Sox.

good night.

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The guy started fighting at barely over 100 lbs.

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true, but manny really hasn't gained much size. he was just able to make low weights during training.

in 2004 for jmm he weighed in at 125. in the ring the next day he weighed 137 after hydration. For the rematch he weighed in at 129, and the next day he weighed 145.

When he fought DLH he weighed in at 142, and the next day he weighed 148. 138 and then 148 for the Hatton fight.

so...really not that much difference in size; he's just not killing himself to make low weights anymore