Comments Thread For: Buddy McGirt: Everybody Wants To Fight Like Mayweather

[john l]

I met Buddy at the IBHOF back in the early 90's. He was super cool and approachable. Got a cool pic of him giving me a shot to the chin. Great guy. Needs to cut back on the sandwiches though.

lol ohh give the guy a break after making weight so long I'm sure I would skip the salad bar also. Its cool you got to check out the HOF I was planning on going this year but work has made me cancel those plans.

[j.razor]

Like the saying goes if you can't beat him join them.and everybody trying to be like Floyd.but the sad part is its ruined boxing a bit because everyone scared to fight each other just to keep a perfect record

FOH with that dumb talk, T.B.E. fought everyone, genius.

[TheFrog]

People misunderstand Floyd. He doesn't exclusively fight out of the philly shell and use the shoulder roll. He uses the shoulder roll extremely well and it's fun to watch but when he needs to he'll put two hands up in your classic boxing guard as well. People get hung up on some of Floyds flashier techniques. He uses a much more complete arsenal of techniques than most people realize. Most people that try to emulate Floyd just obsess over the shoulder roll and pull counters.

[JLC]

none of those fighters mastered it like Floyd. therefore Floyd is the philly shell master.

Whoa who whoa! James Toney mastered it for sure.

[blue_dolphin]

Whoa who whoa! James Toney mastered it for sure.

not like Floyd..

Floyd is the Bruce Lee of the philly shell.

[Feint First]

B-Hop mastered the philly shell as well, and actually from Philly. Him and Toney my favorite philly shell fighters.

[True That]

damn son

He looks like Jabba the Hutt now

LOL

[JLC]

B-Hop mastered the philly shell as well, and actually from Philly. Him and Toney my favorite philly shell fighters.

All credit to Floyd and his greatness but James Toney is my favorite athlete period. He had a more offensive philly she’ll, one of the most entertaining styles of boxing I’ve ever seen. I’d much rather watch Toney work than Floyd.

[j.razor]

Originally Posted by giant_king
Like the saying goes if you can't beat him join them.and everybody trying to be like Floyd.but the sad part is its ruined boxing a bit because everyone scared to fight each other just to keep a perfect record

You are correct; it has ruined it. Its even ruined intelligent discussion on boxing forums and why there is this war of words between AJ and Wilder between fans that devolves to personal attacks and insults. Simply put its created garbage fans.

While I lean towards Wilder it doesn’t bother me if AJ were to win or vice versa. Both in my eyes are still excellent HWs with differing skills. While a loss might sadden a fan from either side it doesn’t diminish the boxer’s value in the least. Each will continue their careers, might face one another again and win or lose again.

That’s HW boxing where in any given night any HW can KO any other HW, period, point blank, end of story. Wilder could have gotten KOd by Breazeale. AJ might get KOd by Ruiz. That’s the fighting business.

Any all time PFP list in existence today places SRR at the top. He lost 19 fights. I’d place Henry Armstrong at # 2 with 21 losses. Most unintelligent boxing commenters would melt down with those first two selections because they have losses. And today to have a loss is unspeakable. If you have a loss (unless its come from a champion) that boxer is a garbage can, a tomato can, not worthy being called a boxer. The internet has in fact in many ways ruined boxing and their fan base.

Very rarely will you see anywhere in the top 10 PFP an undefeated fighter. Maybe top 15 you’ll find your first undefeated PFP in Rocky Marciano.

You dudes are just mad that Floyd went undefeated fighting champion after champion & HOF'er after HOF'er. If T.B.E. was to fight & beat Walker Smith Jr. 10 times ya'll would STILL say he's better than Floyd, "Till this day." LOL....Floyd is The Best Ever.

[j.razor]

Hmmm... African American person praising another African American... wow so strange....

Seriously, somebody who is not biased would say something similar, but more realistic.

"Everybody who is a coward and a cheater, wants to learn to fight like Mayweather Jr."

That sounds more like it.

A more truthful statement, way less biased would be "everybody who is a real boxer not a coward, would love to have prime Manny Pacquiao's uncanny skills, stamina, speed, power and his drive to FIGHT LIKE A MAN in every single fight, ENGAGING, attacking, never ever retreating, clinching, using the elbows illegally, never ever using cheater tricks, always fighting like a man not like a coward." Now, that is a truly unbiased statement. Nobody ever can say Manny fought, EVEN A SINGLE TIME in his whole career, like a coward or a cheater. Now, that's what a true fighter and boxer is and should be, a bona fide fighter not a trickster with a bag full of tricks and referees always on his side to cheat at will.

FOH with that dumb shet. T.B.E. beat #48 just so you know cuz it shows you haven't been watching fights since 2015....LOL