Comments Thread For: “Fighting Words” – Bad For Boxing, Great For Business

[Luilun]

By David P. Greisman - For weeks, we believed him. We watched Timothy Bradley as he trained, listened when he spoke, saw him assembled into the miniature musculature of a welterweight Adonis. We heard the words of a man raised to be tough, driven and unrelenting, a man ready not just to face the biggest fight of his career, but also to win it.

He was a different opponent for Manny Pacquiao, whose accomplishments had astonished, whose recent run had propelled him to preeminence, but whose entry in history had exited into revisionist hindsight. Bradley, unlike Pacquiao’s past four years of foes, was undefeated, young and in his prime. He’d neither be weight drained nor disadvantaged in size, not left lumbering and lost against the onslaught.

Only Juan Manuel Marquez had truly troubled Manny Pacquiao, had shown that there were limitations, had twice come closer than anyone to beating him since Pacquiao had evolved into this vicious dervish. Bradley wasn’t Marquez, but he was different than the rest, and so we believed him, not necessarily that he would beat Pacquiao, but that he could.

And so we respected both the hubris and the humor of Bradley approaching this biggest [Click Here To Read More]

Can someone explain to me how this is good for bussines when it just turn people off in watching a rematch and Arum invested on a guy who won't even draw 50,000 PPV ? What would be good for bussines is Bradley handing the belt back saying I lost but I want a rematch lets do it again baby

[RR_1988]

If yiu think Bradley won then "You don't know ***** about boxing." Bradley was in survivalmode for almost 9 rounds and almost got knocked out twice.

[sofreshhh]

I'm not a huge Pac fan either, but this is bad for the SPORT!!! You have to call fights how you see em. Boxers are professional athletes but they're still people. They work hard for months at a time and put a lot of effort into training. Could you imagine if this injustice happened to your favorite boxer? What will you do then? This is why we have to address it now so that people don't get turned off by the sport and promoters and boxing organizations don't lose advertisers and people to back up pay days for fighters.

All of that is fine and dandy but where was you when marquez got robbed? How about Abril. Let's not forget Lara who really got robbed vs P Will. Opinions are like a a**hole. Everybody has one, and the only opinions that matters is the one of the judges. People have been predicting doom for our sport for many years, but the sport is as profitable as it ever been. A another loss by a fighter who has already suffered defeat three times before Saturday isn't going to do any damage to it. I can't wait for the next big ppv so I can fork down my 60 dollars. Other than the super bowl there is nothing like big fight night, and Pacquiao losing isn't going to change that.

[SnakeVen0m]

All of that is fine and dandy but where was you when marquez got robbed? How about Abril. Let's not forget Lara who really got robbed vs P Will. Opinions are like a a**hole. Everybody has one, and the only opinions that matters is the one of the judges. People have been predicting doom for our sport for many years, but the sport is as profitable as it ever been. A another loss by a fighter who has already suffered defeat three times before Saturday isn't going to do any damage to it. I can't wait for the next big ppv so I can fork down my 60 dollars. Other than the super bowl there is nothing like big fight night, and Pacquiao losing isn't going to change that.

I wasn't a member of this site back then buddy. ALSO I agree with the Rios/Abril fight AND the Pacquiao/Marquez AND the Lara/Williams fight. Not to even mention the Cloud/Campillo fight. I call it how i see it homie. They were all controversial decisions and should've been overturned. I'm mad that money buys wins/belts behind the scenes while boxers train hard and get robbed. Stop trying to assume that i'm a big Pacquiao fanboy because I feel he should've won the fight. I'm a fanboy of boxing and enjoy all types of fighters. Black, white, purple, orange, and green. I'm Puerto Rican and right now some of my favorite boxers are Mexican, go figure.


PS Isn't posting our opinions the reason why we're all here? Isn't that why you signed up? Your argument is invalid.

[Bermuda]

no doubt that all these questionable decisions (in this year alone) have really hurt the sport of boxing.....

[rudyyr]

I think we can all go down the list and name various fights where fighters have been robbed blind. HBO/SHowtime and PPV those all cost money to subscribe and/or purchase. So when **** like this happens it bothers me, I have been watching boxing for most of my life and its entrenched in me, as football is for others, so I can't just say Fk it I aint watching boxing anymore. I would rather say someone come in and fix it...to prevent people that spend their hard-earned money from being robbed..difference is here Arum made his cut and Manny will definitely make his millions also

[sofreshhh]

I wasn't a member of this site back then buddy. ALSO I agree with the Rios/Abril fight AND the Pacquiao/Marquez AND the Lara/Williams fight. Not to even mention the Cloud/Campillo fight. I call it how i see it homie. They were all controversial decisions and should've been overturned. I'm mad that money buys wins/belts behind the scenes while boxers train hard and get robbed. Stop trying to assume that i'm a big Pacquiao fanboy because I feel he should've won the fight. I'm a fanboy of boxing and enjoy all types of fighters. Black, white, purple, orange, and green. I'm Puerto Rican and right now some of my favorite boxers are Mexican, go figure.


PS Isn't posting our opinions the reason why we're all here? Isn't that why you signed up? Your argument is invalid.

Com on man. This was Bradley first multi million dollars fight and all of a sudden he has the cash to pay off two judges??? Please!!! That's makes absolutely no sense what so ever. One of the judges has since stated that he felt Bradley gave your idol a boxing lesson. He also stated that Pacquiao was wild and that he missed on alot of punches which is true. I think I will go with the opinion of the professionals rather than you butt hurt pacfarts anyday. Cong**** Bradley!!

[Luilun]

Com on man. This was Bradley first multi million dollars fight and all of a sudden he has the cash to pay off two judges??? Please!!! That's makes absolutely no sense what so ever. One of the judges has since stated that he felt Bradley gave your idol a boxing lesson. He also stated that Pacquiao was wild and that he missed on alot of punches which is true. I think I will go with the opinion of the professionals rather than you butt hurt pacfarts anyday. Cong**** Bradley!!

I think Bradley only connecting at a 19 % seems to have missed far more punches than Pacquiao did. Since you lack intellegence it means Bradley missed 81% of his punches

[AzteK Warrior]

Arum, DelaHoya and King have killed this sport.

[SnakeVen0m]

Com on man. This was Bradley first multi million dollars fight and all of a sudden he has the cash to pay off two judges??? Please!!! That's makes absolutely no sense what so ever. One of the judges has since stated that he felt Bradley gave your idol a boxing lesson. He also stated that Pacquiao was wild and that he missed on alot of punches which is true. I think I will go with the opinion of the professionals rather than you butt hurt pacfarts anyday. Cong**** Bradley!!

I just realized I made one major mistake. I got into an argument with a fool. Who the hell said Bradley paid off the judges?!? PROMOTERS pay off people not boxers you idiot. They're the ones in there trying to make money. You just mad because 95% of the people that watched the fight had it scored the same. You sound like you love the fact that Pac lost and hate the fact that everyone else dissagress with you (besides the judges). Even Timmy said "I tried my hardest but I couldn't beat him" lol you a butt hurt Mayweather fan. I love Floyd too. It's ok to like 2 fighters at a time LOL!!!! You a straight STAN!!! LMAO!!!