Larry M:That's not the way GREAT champions do it...

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Just cuz it's "within the rules" it don't make it right........if you don't know that already I don't really know what to tell ya.......

Rick....are you proud of what Victor Ortiz tried to do to Mayweather......if not, why have you not made a thread about it....just sayin'

[CubanGuyNYC]

Just cuz it's "within the rules" it don't make it right........

Huh? Of course if it's in the rules it's right. Mayweather's knockout doesn't sit 100% well with many people, including myself, only because of the circumstances. It just doesn't "feel" right. However, I have said many times (and I'm far from being alone on this one) that Floyd had every right to punch Victor even though Ortiz wasn't prepared. It's simply not Mayweather's responsibility to see to it that his opponent is prepared to take a punch.

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Huh? Of course if it's in the rules it's right. Mayweather's knockout doesn't sit 100% well with many people, including myself, only because of the circumstances. It just doesn't "feel" right. However, I have said many times (and I'm far from being alone on this one) that Floyd had every right to punch Victor even though Ortiz wasn't prepared. It's simply not Mayweather's responsibility to see to it that his opponent is prepared to take a punch.

If your going 66 on a 65 FWY a cop can pull you over and give you a ticket......it's with in the rules........but is it right???

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Rick....are you proud of what Victor Ortiz tried to do to Mayweather......if not, why have you not made a thread about it....just sayin'

http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?p=11179762#post11179762

[CubanGuyNYC]

If your going 66 on a 65 FWY a cop can pull you over and give you a ticket......it's with in the rules........but is it right???

Giving someone a ticket under those circumstances would make the cop a sc*mbag. However, technically speaking, he's done nothing wrong. Neither would the judge who's likely to uphold his actions. Either one could give you a break based on your previous record, decency, etc. It would be a judgement call.

The trouble is, in sports, you don't give someone a break because they were "ever so close". If a batter hits a ball that just misses the line, but foul, the ball cannot be considered fair, no matter how close. Missing the goal line by one centimeter doesn't get you six points. There are judgement calls, but once time is in, time is in. What happens thereafter is, literally, fair game.

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Giving someone a ticket under those circumstances would make the cop a sc*mbag. However, technically speaking, he's done nothing wrong. Neither would the judge who's likely to uphold his actions. Either one could give you a break based on your previous record, decency, etc. It would be a judgement call.

The trouble is, in sports, you don't give someone a break because they were "ever so close". If a batter hits a ball that just misses the line, but foul, the ball cannot be considered fair, no matter how close. Missing the goal line by one centimeter doesn't get you six points. There are judgement calls, but once time is in, time is in. What happens thereafter is, literally, fair game.

ahhahah green k for you my good sir.....

[CubanGuyNYC]

ahhahah green k for you my good sir.....

I get that you're not a fan of what Floyd did, that he's a bit of a weasel. I've already stated on this and other threads that I, too, don't necessarily agree with what he did. But I don't really see the need to drive that point home. He did what was within his rights. At the end of the day, that's all you can really hold an athlete to.

Oh, well...I guess we've gotta talk about something! lol

Thanks for the Green, man.

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I get that you're not a fan of what Floyd did, that he's a bit of a weasel. I've already stated on this and other threads that I, too, don't necessarily agree with what he did. But I don't really see the need to drive that point home. He did what was within his rights. At the end of the day, that's all you can really hold an athlete to.

Oh, well...I guess we've gotta talk about something! lol

Thanks for the Green, man.