Comments Thread For: Stacked May 3 Card Another Reminder of The Old Days

[HanzGruber]

Three showcase fights on one card. Aren't they already doing that on normal SHO champ. boxing??? It's going to backfire on them one day.

Floyd broner khan. The casuals are gonna eat this up no matter who they're fighting

[FromBA]

By Lyle Fitzsimmons - By rule, we old guys tend to over-romanticize the past.

Back in our day, we insist, the cars were faster, the women prettier and the food tastier.

Or something like that.

Anyway, under further review and across all walks of life, it’s not always the case. But when it comes to boxing, it seems the “things were better in the past” approach really does hold a little more water.

We’ve all heard the gray-beards rant about the days of eight weight divisions, when champions fought several times a year and how matches between the best fighters were more common than today.

And when it came to fight cards, well… there was more to them than simply a main event. As recently as the 1980s, in fact, when I attended my first professional shows, the evenings seemed far weightier from beginning to end than is typically case on today’s made-for-TV extravaganzas. [Click Here To Read More]

This article has a number of inaccuracies:

1) I'm not an "old guy". I'm a mature adult.

2) Mayweather - Canelo didn't get lots of PPVs because of the buzz surrounding Danny - Lucas, but due to Floyd and Canelo popularity.

3) No matter the odds, the undercard is good, but in May 3rd the main event will bring the excitement.

[AddiX]

Is it me or has this website seemed like its been very pro GBP lately?

Even after the wilder/ Garcia card, instead of talking about what all the fans were talking about, the articles seemed more intent on spinning the story in a positive way for GBP terrible event.

Maybe its just me, I dunno.

[rogdogx]

i have lost the last little shred of respect i had for this moron lyle. this guy is by far the most moronic writer on here. khan-collazo is ok just because khan you never know if he is gonna hold up but lets be serious here he should have no problem with an overrated guy who lost to freddy hernandez a few fights ago. this a crap undercard. whatever money they paid broner for this tune up fight was a complete waste of resources. your not suppose to pay big money to a guy taking a tune up. khan-collazo is ok but its not spectacular. the mayweather-maidana fight is floyds weakest competition in over a decade. this card sucks. to call it stacked is just ******ed. lyle please stop writing and go eat dog spunk

[Chex31]

this fight has an undercard? really?

who is fighting

[Deeznuts]

Lyle you working for Haymon? What a bs title. Collazo Khan looks like the most competitive and Collazo has never been able to beat top fighter other than Ortiz. Only reason this fight is good on paper is cuz Khans chin is sht

[Fetta]

I like it. Could be better but is by far best card of all PPV so far. Don't know cotto v Martinez yet but that main event is the biggest mismatch.

[jai mari078]

....Because $70 is soooooooo much money

Ladies and Gentlemen..... The BROKE posters of BS.com. SMH. Y'all aint boxing fans, just complainers with too much power given the internets freedom of speech leniency. Stop complaining and go make some money so you can order the card and not feel like you need to $h!t on everything because you cannot afford to comfortably order the card and still have your rent paid at the end of the month. If it's NOT a money issue than STFU and don't watch the fight, but stop complaining about the ****. Look where complaining got Amir Khan

Broke "fans" complaining about "Money" Mayweather card prices IS priceless tho even the Objective Hater must admit

I have no problem being able to afford paying, but it's the equivalent of opening the window and throwing it out. I don't believe in being ****** with my money .

Your more than welcome to waste yours all you want, not me homie !

[dc3383]

The card is stacked with notable names; to me its a decent card but still alot better than what HBO undercards will produce. Even with The One Smith vs Molina and Theophane vs Cano weren't all that great either. This is just something for the Anti Floyd/GBP/Haymon/Showtime crowd to b1tch about. It's a pretty decent card nowhere near great and will still do better business than any other card produced this year.

[dc3383]

....Because $70 is soooooooo much money

Ladies and Gentlemen..... The BROKE posters of BS.com. SMH. Y'all aint boxing fans, just complainers with too much power given the internets freedom of speech leniency. Stop complaining and go make some money so you can order the card and not feel like you need to $h!t on everything because you cannot afford to comfortably order the card and still have your rent paid at the end of the month. If it's NOT a money issue than STFU and don't watch the fight, but stop complaining about the ****. Look where complaining got Amir Khan

Broke "fans" complaining about "Money" Mayweather card prices IS priceless tho even the Objective Hater must admit

It's funny everytime I see that like it's like changing amount of money.