Quote:He fought knowingly on a bum shoulder and lied about it until after the fight. For all the people giving Floyd flack for "not giving the fans what they wanted to see" where's the flack for Pacman who equally contributed to a lackluster fight? He knew he wasn't anywhere near 100% yet took the fight and the payday anyway. But that's ok I guess.

no it's not and its worth mentioning for sure... if i want to complain about how crappy the fight was to watch, then yes, this would be a valid argument..along with the fact one guy waited till the other was well out of his prime to put on the "superfight" and still acted like he shifted the planet when he won... whats sad is people dont engage in any sort of debate on this topic... people either cant stand what they saw, or they act like they saw something totally different because they know boxing better and appreciate the "technique" of a guy who has "mastered his craft"... which is the way most arguments on this board go- one person says their opinion, other people explain to them how they are obviously blind and uneducated on the subject...

 

i get where the people are coming from, it's just annoying to see people act like they are some sort of boxing elite crowd that saw something different from everyone else...i understand it takes tremendous skill to do some of the things that Floyd accomplished and a technique that has to be flawlessly executed to achieve his level of success...but welcome to sports, flawless execution happens all the time in every sport... when home boy is banking 150mill off a fight, he better have some good damn technique.. if he wants to compare himself to the greats, there needs to be unquestionable surety that thats where he belongs.... and thats the thing, there are so many question marks in most peoples mind about his fighting, even boxing fans cant agree on him, never mind the out of the ring issues that make him possibly one of the worst people on this planet.... i guess what im saying is-  don't demonize other people for saying their opinion about him and put yourself on a high horse like their opinion is invalid when there is a pretty widespread argument about the subject.

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