Any boxing fans here?

I remember that Pacquiao fight. They gifted it to Van Horn and it was an absurd decision.

It’s tough to overlook the bullshyt boxing puts a fan through, so not watching would solve that problem, but I keep coming back so that’s on me....

That De La Hoya/Camacho matchup went as expected...similar to when Macho faced the great Julio Cesar Chavez, he just went into survival mode after feeling some power shots....Camacho’s feet and ring savvy allowed him to last all 12 in both, though a close-to-his-prime Chavez put even more of a beating on him then did The Golden Boy....

I can dig some MMA, specifically the UFC, but I’m a casual so I prefer the bigger names...I started watching back in 08-09ish, “Spider” Silva, Liddell, Ortiz, Matt Hughes, GSP, Dan Henderson, “Rampage” Jackson, Couture and the like were around back then and all were exciting (yes, even St. Pierre could be exciting at times)...what I see now with as little as I watch is lots of grappling, and because I don’t have the background for MMA it’s hard for me to appreciate that strategy...still, if Jon Jones is on, I’ll always watch, and to a lesser degree, Amanda Nunes, which is funny because I’m not big on women’s combat sports...but there’s no doubt, she is damn good....

I was obsessed with canelo alvarez for a quick minute. I was over boxing after watching the first triple g fight pay-per-view.

I am one of the few that think Horn beat Pacquiao.

I just read a brief interview with Junior, he is NOT talking any smack...to paraphrase, 'I've got to be ready for whichever Mike Tyson shows up that night because if Mike decides to turn it on for 5 seconds nobody can save you'

Sounds like one to watch

Those three fights were all very good, B-slate...De La Hoya/Quartey was so close I would’ve been okay with a decision either way, “Bazooka” Ike did some good work on The Golden Boy....Bowe/Holyfield I was arguably the most competitively great heavyweight championship fight since the Thrilla in Manila, which was a long stretch of time....The Real Deal looked real good, but Big Daddy showed up in great shape and gave the greatest performance of his career...the last three rounds, especially the 10th, good stuff...Joshua/Klitschko had the electricity of a big fight and it definitely delivered a power surge of good action when the big punches starting flying, and it was a good finishing job by AJ.... Dr. Steelhammer probably gained more respect in that loss than in any of his numerous wins and title defenses....

I’d probably watch Tyson/RJJ, but it’s such a interesting commentary on boxing that these two older guys are more compelling than the “stars” of today....what’s funny is there was a chance for that matchup to happen back in 2003 after Jones won an alphabet strap from heavyweight titlist John Ruiz...if RJJ would’ve took his shot there against Tyson —who was down for the matchup because at that point Tyson was just about paydays — he would’ve had a chance against a diminished and disinterested Iron Mike....As we both know, he instead chose to return to 175 and totally screw with his body and looked sluggish in winning a split decision against Antonio Tarver....Jones was never the same again as the weight loss definitely affected him, and as we again know, was brutally knocked out in 2 of the rematch against the Magic Man, and then lost the rubber match to Tarver also....As Floyd Mayweather can tell you, the timing of fights and matchmaking are huge in boxing, and somewhat surprisingly, the veteran Jones found that out the hard way.... but back to today; I’m like you, I think it could be a mess for RJJ if this comes off, power is still there for Tyson, if for only a short period of time...exhibitions are different in other sports, but in boxing punches are still thrown, so unless there’s some sort of agreement between the two to let up —which I don’t see with these two proud fighters— this has the potential to be bad for someone...this isn’t Holyfield vs. Mitt Romney or Tonya Harding vs. Paula Jones, this is a matchup of former champs, even if both are past their respective primes...

Cheers...

'Did Micky Ward just make idiots of us all with a spectacular strategy?'

Yes, yes he did😬

Good stuff there, J-Riles, I didn’t see it live but I’ve watched it a few times....Ward wasn’t the flashiest and definitely wasn’t the most talented, but he was a gamer, a true workman-like pro, and of course, his determined grit and back story made for an interesting film treatment ....

Ali/Frazier II, the only non-title scrap of the trilogy....very good fight, just indicative of the overall rivalry in total, which was put so perfectly before the third fight by a reporter whose name escapes me : “These two aren’t just fighting for the championship of the world, they’re fighting for the championship of each other...”....greatest and most compelling boxing trilogy in history....

Is it this iconic photo?

https://images.app.goo.gl/ft49b74xokYmgvTx6

That’s cool that you have pic....Like any man, Ali had his flaws, but he was a man of principles, and he stood by them despite the problems it caused him personally and professionally....