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This writer pretty much sums it up. Might make it a thread where more people can see it, NSB, not in Global boxing.
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Who is saying that Pacquiao won? Most of them are Filipinos. There's Ronnie Nathanielz who is arguably among the most influential boxing writers in the Philippines. Nathanielz had Pacquiao winning the fight. And then there are the thousands of Filipinos flooding Facebook with exclamations that Pacquiao has been robbed. That Mayweather didn't deserve to win because he ran and hugged. That Mayweather was scared. That Mayweather played dirty. That Mayweather didn't fight like a champion.
In the blink of an eye, millions of Filipinos became boxing experts. They think Pacquaio won. The irony in this is the fact that the real boxing experts - the ones working and writing within the sport - had Mayweather winning.
Then there are those Filipinos who resort to coming up with below-the-belt stuff. Mayweather became Gayweather. Floyd became Chicken. There are even those who criticize the color of his skin. Needless to say, this is simply unacceptable. Your sports hero doesn't get his hands raised and your reaction is to call the winner gay? Not classy nor sports-like at all.
Then there are those who come up with stuff like, "Pacquiao is the real winner because he fights for God and country's glory while Mayweather fights for pride and money." This is an ill excuse. What's wrong with fighting for pride and money? Most boxers fight for pride and money. Lennox Lewis beat up Mike Tyson for pride and money. Muhammad Ali fought for pride and money. George Foreman fought for pride and money. That's why they are called prize fighters. They fight for a prize. Filipinos saying that Pacquiao only fights for God and country seem to easily forget that one of the reasons why the fight didn't happen earlier is a conflict as to who would get paid the bigger amount of money.
Mayweather won. Pacquiao lost. That's the reality. Calling the winner gay, a chicken, a scared cat, a runner, a hugger, a marathoner (even if it makes you feel better about yourself) won't change the fact that Mayweather is the much better boxer. Enough of this "Filipinos can't lose, they only get robbed" mentality. And don't go the route of saying that Mayweather won because the referee is black or because the fight was held in his hometown. Of course, no one's stopping you to go these routes. You have your freedom of speech, after all.
P.S. The thing that Mayweather was doing? That's not called hugging. That's called clinching. And it's a huge aspect of the sport of boxing. And to those saying that boxing is dead, you are clearly not a fan of boxing. There are guys like Ruslan Provodnikov, Lucas Matthysse, Marcos Maidana, and Deontay Wilder (to name just a few) who have been and will continue to bring good and entertaining fights. If you don't know these guys, you don't have the right to say that boxing is dead. You've got to widen your horizon beyond Mayweather and Pacquiao.
- See more at: http://www.cordilleransun.com/2015/0....iSBqbyZz.dpuf
Enjoy!
Who is saying that Pacquiao won? Most of them are Filipinos. There's Ronnie Nathanielz who is arguably among the most influential boxing writers in the Philippines. Nathanielz had Pacquiao winning the fight. And then there are the thousands of Filipinos flooding Facebook with exclamations that Pacquiao has been robbed. That Mayweather didn't deserve to win because he ran and hugged. That Mayweather was scared. That Mayweather played dirty. That Mayweather didn't fight like a champion.
In the blink of an eye, millions of Filipinos became boxing experts. They think Pacquaio won. The irony in this is the fact that the real boxing experts - the ones working and writing within the sport - had Mayweather winning.
Then there are those Filipinos who resort to coming up with below-the-belt stuff. Mayweather became Gayweather. Floyd became Chicken. There are even those who criticize the color of his skin. Needless to say, this is simply unacceptable. Your sports hero doesn't get his hands raised and your reaction is to call the winner gay? Not classy nor sports-like at all.
Then there are those who come up with stuff like, "Pacquiao is the real winner because he fights for God and country's glory while Mayweather fights for pride and money." This is an ill excuse. What's wrong with fighting for pride and money? Most boxers fight for pride and money. Lennox Lewis beat up Mike Tyson for pride and money. Muhammad Ali fought for pride and money. George Foreman fought for pride and money. That's why they are called prize fighters. They fight for a prize. Filipinos saying that Pacquiao only fights for God and country seem to easily forget that one of the reasons why the fight didn't happen earlier is a conflict as to who would get paid the bigger amount of money.
Mayweather won. Pacquiao lost. That's the reality. Calling the winner gay, a chicken, a scared cat, a runner, a hugger, a marathoner (even if it makes you feel better about yourself) won't change the fact that Mayweather is the much better boxer. Enough of this "Filipinos can't lose, they only get robbed" mentality. And don't go the route of saying that Mayweather won because the referee is black or because the fight was held in his hometown. Of course, no one's stopping you to go these routes. You have your freedom of speech, after all.
P.S. The thing that Mayweather was doing? That's not called hugging. That's called clinching. And it's a huge aspect of the sport of boxing. And to those saying that boxing is dead, you are clearly not a fan of boxing. There are guys like Ruslan Provodnikov, Lucas Matthysse, Marcos Maidana, and Deontay Wilder (to name just a few) who have been and will continue to bring good and entertaining fights. If you don't know these guys, you don't have the right to say that boxing is dead. You've got to widen your horizon beyond Mayweather and Pacquiao.
- See more at: http://www.cordilleransun.com/2015/0....iSBqbyZz.dpuf
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