Your right. However this sport as a business...We know who owns all the Light Heavy belts for example. Then in South Africa Tommy O has the IBO belt. He is not deserving of a fight with Kovalev or Stevensen however the business end will get hi one if he keeps his head on right.
it's all about the biz
to me the best channel is gorillaproductions03 amzing montages, and also explozive900 is amazing, do you guys know of anyone else?
www.youtube.com/millionstylesboksing is the best
whenever i see a list of best rivalries, i can't seem to find the most significant one that overshadowed the entire boxing world, the rivalry between TP Promotions and GB Promotions, repercussions which are still felt today. they just hate each others guts.
there was business collaboration between the 2 companies before but bad blood started to accrue after both TP and GB had contract breaches one after another. during the venture, one company accused the other of cheating income (bob arum, the tax attorney that he is, has ways) mayweather had a special part to play, made arum look like a delusional fool in the wake of failed negotiations. lucky for arum, he had HBO back up his claims. that was the last straw for arum who vowed never to deal with GBP and it's affiliates.
i think the blame is on GBP for siding with mayweather that caused a gag order to be imposed on all parties. arum is old school, but he's also street smart and knows GBP has no plans to make peace, or a civil working relationship at the least.
fights like donaire-mares, rios-matthysse, and canelo-martirosyan are forgone conclusions.
your thoughts?
So old he's living in the past still and the slaves allow it
Great fighters make you make mistakes - Mike McCallum
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I think that Cotto was perfectly capable of throwing a straight right hand to the body or chest and trying to land with his left hook to the head. They were trying to land consecutive hooks. Obviously Cotto is not Ward, they have different names. I do think Cotto a veteran fighter is capable of throwing a straight right hand instead of a right hook...It takes to long to get there.
"Damn the Olympic Gold Medal winners the last two games should be ashamed of themselves. When they gonna turn pro and shut non medalist like Broner and Canelo up"
Though I agree with briner, people (fans, media) don't know what the hell they want. you can't please them if they don't like you. going forward, backwards etc.... we are in the marketing age and the ass kissing sociopath wins.
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Sometimes when you do side by side comparisons, you subconsciously try to make different circumstances the same. But if I must put them side by side then I will.
Before I start let me say this. I try to base my stance on facts and strong logical opinion. I only enter my logical opinion when there are no facts to stand on.
Now let’s go side by side. I did not hear one person accuse Manny Pacquiao of PED use until Team Mayweather started openly picking against him AFTER he rose in weight and became the face of boxing. In each of his fights somebody from Floyd’s family would say Manny was going to lose. After he destroyed his opponents, then more whispers would start.
When your main accuser is your rival it gives the accusations less credence. In my opinion these accusations took a life of their own and everything Manny did or didn’t do became magnified. If he scored a brutal KO he was a PED user, if he went the distance then he was cycling off.
I personally never saw a huge change in Manny’s body or performances. As you cut less weight and become older you put slightly more mass on. But besides a small % of mass, I didn’t see a huge difference in Pacquiao. Although let me point out, a fighter has a right to improve and it doesn’t have to be because of the cheating.
Now let's go side by side. Although Freddie Roach made an unwarranted comment about Marquez, Team Pacquiao did not go on a crusade to discredit him. Pacquiao as always acted like a great sportsman and accepted his defeat. He’s also willing to fight Marquez no matter what. Some feel that Mayweather didn’t want to fight Pacquiao and the drug testing was just a ploy to not fight. When Manny has accepted blood testing against Mayweather, the original 50/50 offer is no longer valid. So that particular fact, gives that train of thought some credence.
While I refuse to condemn Marquez or Pacquiao, there have been many more suspicious circumstances surrounding Marquez. I didn’t make these things up, but when I’m asked I will discuss them. For one I didn’t want to bet on the fight because I kept hearing about PED use.
I ask people close to camps how fighters look before I make a public bet. I was hearing that both guys were looking great but Marquez was looking freakish. Knocking speed bags off the swivels, brutalizing sparring partners and not taking off his shirt much because the freakishly bulging muscles might look suspicious. Kim, I had to factor those things in, especially when I’m betting MY money.
Now Kim I have defended Marquez on several fronts, but I do discuss the totality of the circumstances and I did factor these things in before I decided NOT to bet on the fight. In fact my sources were 100% accurate in their assessment of Marquez’s freakish punching power leading into this fight. I have never heard so many PED rumors before a fight. There is no way we can overlook that Marquez looks less physically imposing in between Pacquiao fights, than he does for the Pacquiao fights. There is no way we can dismiss how flabby Marquez looked against Floyd in 2009 and how awesome he looked against Pacquiao in 2012. I am not implying or inferring anything, that’s just what it is.
Sure it could be natural. I personally walk around at about 210. Last year I ate everything my fighter eats before a fight, I ran and swam. No ballistic training and nothing special. I went down to 189 in 30 days and I got extremely cut. I am a few years younger than Marquez so I know with muscle confusion and super hard work great transformations can take place. But Marquez hired a strength coach, Memo Heredia who has changed his name after admittedly helping Olympians use PEDS-- it’s public record that he was not only a PED supplier but a “cooperating government witness”. In the hood you know what we call that.
Kim, it would be irresponsible to not talk about everything. So under the law, Marquez is clean until proven dirty. But there are some dubious circumstances that surround him. Will you agree?
On top of that in this business sometimes people with a platform can’t SAY everything they KNOW. Read what I’m about to say closely. There is a reason why Jim Lampley made the statement he made on his boxing show 2 weeks ago. Listen to him closely….
There is a reason why he mentioned VADA and no other testing agency. There is a reason why HBO purposely exposed Memo on the 24/7. We have to use OUR common sense Kim and take emotion out of it. There is a reason for all of these subtle insinuations.
So if you think I’m implying that Marquez is on something, I am NOT. I am openly suggesting that the “powers that be” are doing and saying certain things because they know a lot more than they say.
One more thing. This is a challenge to both Marquez and Pacquiao. If they want people to believe they are clean athletes, indulge in VADA testing immediately. Not when the fight gets announced or what have you. But immediately. Turn in all of your supplements and vitamins to VADA and allow them to be inspected. Be proactive and NOT reactive. Both of you great fighters.
It’s getting lame to say I will take whatever test they want me to take. We all know it doesn’t work like that. VADA has a V in it for a reason. Voluntarily is the word. So go volunteer for these test or the suspicion will always be there.
lets go to the video tape.....
He claims Memo works with Usain Bolt and Jamaican track team too lol, damn. Victor Conte whatever you want to say about the guy at least he took responsibility and wasn't a snitch like Memo, throwing people under the bus than fleeing to Mexico and changing his name.
He talks about Memo and what happened at the Balco case at 4:40
drama queens.....love talking.....we love facts
What are your thoughts on Lance Armstrong coming clean today after never testing positive, and what are your thoughts on this article publish by the New York Times this past October?
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/12/sports/cycling/how-lance-armstrong-beat-cyclings-drug-tests.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
You need to learn how to watch a boxing fight. thats what i think
Many boxing followers discredit Vitali Klitschko's achievements in the ring, claiming his resume to be 'weak', i.e. he hasn't fought good enough opposition to be able to claim greatness.
Will Vitali go down in boxing history as an ATG in your opinion?
Klitschko is the most underrated Heavyweight Boxer of all time because he's a tall awkward white guy
Tip: don't study athletes personal life, study their ring work. Skills pay the bills.
Athletes like movie stars, singers, presidents, teachers, are human and are prone to good and bad decisions. 1 judge...it's not you. So pay attention to Mayweather's technique, this is great study material
Link don't work?
yes it does and it has all 5 fights in 1 place
http://controlisfun.wordpress.com/2012/12/26/floyd-mayweather-1993-golden-glove-championships/
Tip: don't study athletes personal life, study their ring work. Skills pay the bills.
Athletes like movie stars, singers, presidents, teachers, are human and are prone to good and bad decisions. 1 judge...it's not you. So pay attention to Mayweather's technique, this is great study material
Link dont work
yes it does and it has all 5 fights in 1 place
http://controlisfun.wordpress.com/2012/12/26/floyd-mayweather-1993-golden-glove-championships/
GGG AMSB - Intelligent "Power" anti Lampley hype
Boxing the Science
Gennady "GGG" Golovkin vs Matthew Macklin AMSB Boxing Film Study from Barry Robinson on Vimeo.
Didn't you quit making videos?
"Assumptions is the mother of all f*%kups"
What happened to Barry Robinson A Million Styles Boxing Youtube Channel? from Barry Robinson on Vimeo.
Damn shame. Nobody got **** to say boxing related.
it really is sad, that's today's boxing fan. All soap opera and tampons
"Professional Boxing. That was beautiful. I'll let you talk about his personal life and personality. As I do with great Martial Artist, I will discuss their skills. Beautiful.
36 Chambers 5 Deadly Venoms Control Is Fun Boxing"
With all due respect, i know you're a big fan of Floyd and it's not unusual for some of his fans to hype up his upcoming opponent, but you're way off with your statement about Canelo being the second most skilled boxer in boxing.
Rigondeaux, Ward, and even Mickey Garcia are all more fundamentally skilled than Canelo.
The problem with forums and forum groupies is if I was to name this thread the title of the video "Canelo Scouting Report" that does not get interest so unfortunately I have to dumb it down...and as you can see, dumbing it down is the new smart