the act was not classless on Floyds part, it was more an act of stupidity on the part of Ortiz.
I was trained to hit as soon as the bell rang to begin a round. If the guy puts his glove out to touch I will decline the invitation an put a right hand over on him. Pure and simple, it is a fight. The only time it is not a fight is between rest bells and when the ref calls break or stop. The man said go, motioned them to fight and Floyd knocked him out. It's a fight, it's not a game and it is not to see who the biggest gentleman can be on that night. The man who is left standing or the man who pounded out more punishment wins, regardless if it was an act of being a gentleman or not. You can be friends when it's over but for the time being it was time to fight. Floyd lost no class in my eyes over the happenings of this fight but rather solidified the thought that it was the act of cagey veteran who knows the game inside and out............Rockin':boxing:
Great post.
I will give green if I can.
I didn't come away from the fight thinking Mayweather got hit more.
However, I did come away thinking that Lampley was a bit off and the crowd was getting excited over nothing most of the time.
I'll admit I'm not too familiar with Benton as a fighter (though I remember hearing that Duva screwed him out of a title shot, so correct me if I'm wrong), but he was a damn good trainer.
RIP
Khan has always been nothing more than an athlete who tries to box than a skilled and intelligent fighter.
It's kind of funny, BITD, people were so high on him. :lol1:
TBH, I feel like all the options are pretty crappy. There is really nothing that excites me in any of these potential match ups.
Mayweather is just leagues above them all, it makes for a grim outlook.
I think they're both ranked in the top 5 or something... so there's that. I don't know about Malinga because he evidently had a 19 month lay off
That's fine and all, but what did they do to earn those rankings?
Malinga's most notable for beating a 65 year old Sahaprom and getting iced by Hasegawa in one round.