My gut-shot opinion is that 2011 will prove to be a year where the fans got to see some good fights, with golden boy doing a better job of matching their fighters a little less carefully (with the exception of Canelo :D)
Anybody disagree? Bob Arum has obviously pissed me off lately...
funny how we seem to have promotional fans now too. :boxing:
Well the only reason why Pacquiao fans like Top Rank is because he is on there.
Pacquiao fans also seem to have a thing for Kobe Bryant since he said Pacquiao was better than Floyd, lately they have been on NBA forums and NBA youtube videos trying to tell people who have been basketball fans for years who is better.
I think GBP makes a better effort to stack a card, but I have no allegiance either way.
Khan, Canelo, Ortiz, Hopkins all increased their star power. On the other side I think only Rios did the same, although Donaire was on the verge and Gamboa still has a chance.
Right, it's not just a matter of who headlines, but what the under-cards are. Again, we are also talking about fights on HBO and anywhere else. I'm not saying these were all or will be great fights, but they were or will be competitive/risky match-ups.
Broner/Deleon
Ortiz/Berto
Maidana/Guerrero
Khan/Judah (this was still a risky matchup)
Lara/Williams
Mares/Agbeko
Mathysee/Alexander
I can't think of anymore off the top of my head, but you guys can see my point. I just don't see TR matching many of their fighters as competitively.
I think GBP makes a better effort to stack a card, but I have no allegiance either way.
Khan, Canelo, Ortiz, Hopkins all increased their star power. On the other side I think only Rios did the same, although Donaire was on the verge and Gamboa still has a chance.
thanks for looking at this in hindsight.
DO you remember before Morrales vs Maidana how pissed people were at maidana for taking that fight.
Remember now if we think Morrales was shot in his 3rd fight against pacquaio and that was how long ago and somehow think Shane looked bad. Nobody expected anything in the maidana and morrales fight, but nobody expected morrales not to get stopped and putting maidana too school.
Maidana vs morrales at the time looked just as bit as dumb as pacquaio vs shane.
Of course he remembers. He mentioned it the last couple of sentences.
well it was a dumb fight to make in the first place. Looking how shane looked against floyd and mora.
morales maidana is a borderline foty candidate. not a very fair comparison.
with that said. people remember the outcry about morales maidana happening?
It was supposed to be a gimme fight for Maidana, but it backfired.
thanks for looking at this in hindsight.
DO you remember before Morrales vs Maidana how pissed people were at maidana for taking that fight.
Remember now if we think Morrales was shot in his 3rd fight against pacquaio and that was how long ago and somehow think Shane looked bad. Nobody expected anything in the maidana and morrales fight, but nobody expected morrales not to get stopped and putting maidana too school.
Maidana vs morrales at the time looked just as bit as dumb as pacquaio vs shane.
Top Rank will never, EVER top GBP's 2.4 million PPV record. Unless Pacquiao grows some balls and takes the drug test. And even then, GBP will still be a part of that record, sorry Arum and Pactards, hate to burst your bubble.
And yes, GBP always outperforms Top Rank in quality fights.
dumb comparison........morales and maidana came in there to fight...so did pac, shane went just to survive......
well it was a dumb fight to make in the first place. Looking how shane looked against floyd and mora.
morales maidana is a borderline foty candidate. not a very fair comparison.
with that said. people remember the outcry about morales maidana happening?
It was supposed to be a gimme fight for Maidana, but it backfired.
Who ever thinks Pacquiao-Mosley was better than Morales-Maidana is a dumb shiiitt.
dumb comparison........morales and maidana came in there to fight...so did pac, shane went just to survive......
Who ever thinks Pacquiao-Mosley was better than Morales-Maidana is a dumb shiiitt.
That's what I'm saying. It's not just their PPV's though, but their regular tendency to match good fighters.
funny how we seem to have promotional fans now too. :boxing:
lol, I'm not talking about dollars, I'm talking about the quality of the fights. It seems Arum matches his fighters a littlem ore carefully. Just a gut-shot opinion. I'm not insulting TR's fighters at all--they have tons of good fighters.