Comments Thread For: Pacquiao: Mayweather a Poor Sport, But Shot Was Legal

[Sugar Q]

Oh yeh I forgot it's always "racism!!!". It could never be that the guy is an actual douchebag right? I mean if you're black you get a free pass to act like an a$$hole? **** that noise.

Roy Jones a douchebag? George Formen a douchebag? Come on dude, give it up. Have you ever seen or heard Merchant badger Manny over the fight or any fight? The answer is NEVER.

[jtiger777]

besides all that floyd looked amazing

[kingfaze19]

blueprint to beat Floyd : Jab him with your forehead.

[switchsouthpaw]

This is complete and utter bull****.

Its not Mayweather's job or obligation to accommodate boxers who are in over their head and resort to sparring niceties as a form of getting him to slow down on a beating.

Why in some minds did Mayweather have to stand their continuing to make out with Ortiz in the middle of a championship boxing match?

Next, Ortiz would have started asking for advice on how to do better during the fight, and Mayweather naysayers would have complained that Floyd should have at least offered some advice to the young lion.

No, its PROTECT YOURSELF AT ALL TIMES for a reason. A boxing match is not the place for apologies or ceremonial gestures. Ortiz could have done all that after the fight. Ortiz should have not apologized for doing what he had to do to win. People get headbutted all the time. People get low blowed all the time. You don't see the offender running over to kowtow to the offended DURING the match. Maybe a glove touch at best but this new fad of touching gloves like a match where the goal is to hurt the other man is ridiculous. It totally takes the steam out of any match because you can't believe that the fighters have bad intentions if they are busy playing patty cake and hugging each other.

Its a sign of desperation, and once fighters begin that sparring **** in matches where the fans paid for tickets and PPV's to see two men leave it all in the ring the fans have a strong case for feeling cheated.

Sportsmanship does not mean that boxers are supposed to "hug it out" in the 4th round of a fight where both men claimed that they were going to beat each other unconscious. Sportsmanship in boxing has to do with not headbutting or throwing low blows INTENTIONALLY. Sportsmanship in boxing has to do with not loading your gloves or taking illegal PEDs.

In fact, it should become a new rule that boxers who attempt to continuously touch gloves can have a point deducted .. simply because they are putting themselves in a vulnerable position and then later complaining when their opponent doesn't see continuous glove touching or hugging as necessary.

How many times did Gatti try complaining to the ref during Gatti/Ward I?

How many times did Mosley try to touch 'em up with Margarito?

How many times did Ortiz try to "hug it out" with Berto?

Its when boxers realize that they are out of their league that the DEMOTE THEMSELVES to sparring partners against Floyd. They know that they are having trouble executing their gameplan, and when that happens 1 of 3 things happen:

1 - they complain to the ref as if a time out has been called

2 - they try to touch gloves every time an exchange happens

3 - they foul to stall for time to figure things out or turn the tide

Last night, Ortiz pulled a #3 and then wouldn't let it go even after Floyd touched gloves with him. Ortiz had to clearly see that after he hugged & kissed Floyd that Floyd nodded, put his gloves up, flinched as if he thought Ortiz was going to throw something and then let his own hands go.

There is no fault there in terms of rules or sportsmanship. All the so-called controversy is coming from unhappy fans of other fighters who wanted to see more from Ortiz.

Floyd handled Ortiz amazingly and he handled Merchant beautifully.

Great night of fights.

The question everybody is left thinking is "Who is next for Floyd?"

People are already asking that. They want to know what's next for boxing's MVP.

Hate it or love it ... that's exactly what Mayweather is.

Ok so if we're going to use the "fans pay to see a fight not niceties", then it should also apply too..."fans pay to see a fight, not a guy who when he gets trapped in a corner arm locks and won't let you get your hands free"...I mean after it all it is a fight right? No, what you'll say is that Mayweather is just being smart. What he did was disgraceful, no double standards need apply.

[BoCoMo]

Oh yeh I forgot it's always "racism!!!". It could never be that the guy is an actual douchebag right? I mean if you're black you get a free pass to act like an a$$hole? **** that noise.

......Let's not forget who lost their cool and tried a kung fu jumping headbutt to get this **** started. It's not about black, white, purple or green. Ortiz showed his immaturity...AGAIN...and got popped. Ortiz lost his cool and paid the price. That's what is supposed to happen to people when behave like an idiot.

[SkillspayBills]

I agree with many. Bad sportsmanship. Legal shot, simple as that.

[bdevils]

IF Ortiz wouldn't have head butted Floyd, he wouldn't have been KO'ed

IF Ortiz wouldn't have tried to play grab ass after cortez said continue, he wouldn't have been KO'ed

The problem was Ortiz, Mayweather corrected the problem. EVERYONE knows Floyd doesn't play the hug and kiss game. Re-watch the Mosley fight. You will see what the **** happen when you try and play "friends" in the ring...

Even the GOD himself said Mayweather's KO shots was "legal".... Being a poor sport is because Larry's drunk ass couldn't wait to jump at Floyd in the post fight interview. EVERYONE wanted to hear the question of "what's next" yet Larry ruined that... He should be fired.

At the end of the day, it wasn't a court room, a lobby, a street corner, it was a boxing ring where you fight. That is what Floyd did while Ortiz wanted to play best buddies and grab ass... **** that.... punch the bytch in his face.. for cheating... Remember folks, Ortiz was getting technically beat down to the point he was frustrated and leaped in with his head. Floyd corrected the problem. I bet he wont play grab ass again.

Exactly!!!

[LOWBLOW_CHAMP]

A mafia dolce and gabbana glasses on! Lol!!

[switchsouthpaw]

Roy Jones a douchebag? George Formen a douchebag? Come on dude, give it up. Have you ever seen or heard Merchant badger Manny over the fight or any fight? The answer is NEVER.

No RJ is cool and so is George. Merchant is a journalist, he's going to ask questions that are sometimes controversial. He's not there to get on his knees when he sees something. The entire crowd was booing, c'mon. You think the entire crowd was racist too? Merchant reacts to things that he feels aren't logical, because that is how he operates. Fighters (some) tend to emote and not offer logical explanations, so he takes those explanations apart and sometimes it comes off as rude. But this is the hurt business right, and you get your feelings hurt by an old man?

[kingfaze19]

and manny you are being a "poor sport" by taking a blood test. stfu