Comments Thread For: Mayweather-Pacquiao: 17 Years to a Superfight – 2002-03

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Great series of articles. I applaud you. Hopefully this influences others to up their writing game.

[Pigeons]

Rewatching Mayweather's career, I really became a fan watching the Ndou fight.

[bluebeam]

For many people, including the same HBO announcers, Floyd really lost the first fight against Castillo (Compubox numbers: power punches 173/66 and total punches 203/157 all in favor of Castillo).
That wouldn't be the only time Floyd was protected from losing his zero. While fighting Judah, Floyd's uncle invaded the ring trying to attack Zab and while any other fighter would have lost by DQ, Floyd, who practically owns Las Vegas, got away with the shameful incident.
Some may argue about the Maidana fights but these are not as clear as those listed above.

may 2nd is almost here.

Castillo cant fight for manny

[Pocket Dogs!]

For many people, including the same HBO announcers, Floyd really lost the first fight against Castillo (Compubox numbers: power punches 173/66 and total punches 203/157 all in favor of Castillo).
That wouldn't be the only time Floyd was protected from losing his zero. While fighting Judah, Floyd's uncle invaded the ring trying to attack Zab and while any other fighter would have lost by DQ, Floyd, who practically owns Las Vegas, got away with the shameful incident.
Some may argue about the Maidana fights but these are not as clear as those listed above.

1) Bob Arum was Floyd's promoter at the time of the first Castillo fight. Bob Arum is now Pacquiao's promoter.

2) Why would Floyd get DQ'ed because his trainer/uncle went into the ring? You do realize that Floyd was the one who got hit in the nuts, got rabbit punched, and went to a neutral corner, right? And BTW, Arum was Floyd's promoter at the time.

You Floyd haters are sometimes delusional as fuck. I dislike Floyd as a person but you guys take it to the next level.

[Pigeons]

I count Pacquiao touching the canvas 5 times thru '03. Down and out vs. Torrecampo and Singsurat. Down vs. Hussein and Yeshmagambetov. Incorrectly ruled down vs. Barrera I.

I don't think he goes down again until Marquez IV.

[St. Johns Gent]

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Violation: emotionally compromised

Eligible to be reinstated: 45 days

who do you think is gonna win? c'mon fellow texan say something! lol

[crold1]

I count Pacquiao touching the canvas 5 times thru '03. Down and out vs. Torrecampo and Singsurat. Down vs. Hussein and Yeshmagambetov. Incorrectly ruled down vs. Barrera I.

I don't think he goes down again until Marquez IV.

Officially ruled knockdown in Mosley before that. Torrecampo was a weird missed call on a foul.

Great series of articles. I applaud you. Hopefully this influences others to up their writing game.

Thanks.

[shishaw]

Please take note of the KO record of Manny even before Ariza, Manny was a beast knocking everybody out. Manny has a unique concrete-like knuckles that makes every punch he throws a power bomb. And BTW Manny stopped cramping those thighs after Ariza left, wonder what round will Floyd's cramp in and the boom finally lands!