Boxing

This was way before the Money May moniker - when Floyd actually came to fight and wasn't able to cherry pick opponents. And James White ups to Mayweather for paying for Genaro Hernandez's funeral in 2011.

^ I like these flashback videos. It actually makes non-boxing heads aware of some of the greats in their prime. Especially this side of Floyd, which I did not really know existed before.

It also causes hardcore headbangers to reminisce when boxing was not only the sweet science but also the bloodsport. Love to watch clips of the older fights. I remember this one like it just happened yesterday. Floyd was just too athletic and quick-handed for Hernandez. Mayweather used to come to fight and he used to sit down pretty good on his power punches. Nothing like the slap-boxing and defensive style he’s exhibited for the last five years.

John Thompson (not the ex-Hoya coach) but Newark's Apollo Kidd needs to stick to Boxcino tournaments on ESPN. He fought for a vacant 154 belt against some UK stiff (Liam Smith with a 50% KO ratio) and got stretched! He brought a Tempur-Pedic pillow to a championship fight. He was running so much he got gassed by the middle rounds. And Diego Magdaleno did worse against the WBO's 135 champ (Terry Flanagan with 41% KO ratio) who was making his first defense. Diego got KO'ed in the 2nd round. This was his second attempt at a world title. I doubt he gets a third chance.

His uncle and trainer Roger looked like he could still go a few rounds. Blazing hand-speed and impeccable accuracy. But his opponent looked like someone they just grabbed from an assembly line at Home Depot. Floyd was more offense-minded with Roger and more defensive-minded when trained by his pops. That was a beautiful and lethal double-left-hook. It’s usually thrown to the liver then to the head but Floyd did the opposite and threw it upstairs then downstairs, which is a lot harder to do, but that’s how gifted this guy was. No need to count - no one is getting up from that liver shot!

JChavez, would you have sex with Ronda Rousey and Laila Ali? I would hahahahahahahahahahaha.

Tyson vs Nielsen in 2001 was the fight before he got wrecked by Lennox Lewis. Iron Mike was WAY past his prime. The reflexes were shot and look at them arm punches – no leg usage and zero leverage. Now that 1987 fight against Biggs, that was Tyson at his best – animal in man! Kevin Rooney, who Tyson should have never of fired, is telling Mike what combos to throw. Mike’s punches were given numbers. I remember some experts actually thought Biggs' height/length and boxing skills would give Tyson some issues, but look at Biggs’ face – I’m sure he was asking himself “what am I doing up here against this uncaged lion?” He was shook before a young Buffer could introduce the combatants.

Charles, like a young Tyson I’d wreck Laila and Ronda - two at a time like Noah. I have the stamina of a Mexican Dracula after dark, and I don’t need herbal Viagra.

LOL@what you said you would do to Laila and Ronda in the bed hahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

JChavez, if you had to choose which woman you wanted between Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano, who would you choose? I would choose Ronda but i like Gina too. Did you know Ronda posed for Maxim magazine? I saw her photoshoot on Youtube for Maxim and i was like wow when i saw her in a bikini. She has a nice body and i wanna kiss her legs and feet LOL. I wanna kiss and lick her titties too LOL.

ronda has a manly face.

So what. I want her anyway.

Charles, without a doubt I'd take Carano. She is just so feminine and has such a shy look. But I'm sure behind closed doors she's a beast like that honeydip in Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking your Juice in the Hood that raped Loc Dog in his post office truck. Rousey does have a bangin' physique but without makeup she looks like she has down syndrome.

Madchild, Tyson in 1999 damaged goods. Terrible balance, slow reflexes and lunging rights. And look when he got close, instead of ripping hooks to body and uppercuts to head he clinches. That looks like Abe Sanchez, who trains GGG, in the corner of Orlin Norris. I knew he trained Orlin’s brother Terry but I didn’t remember he also trained Orlin.

LOL@you talked about Terri Vaughn who raped Marlon Wayans in the movie hahahahahahahahahahaha. I remember that scene. Terri played on Steve Harvey Show as Levita and she was a secretary at the school Steve and Cedric The Entertainer worked at. That's messed up you think Ronda Rousey looks retarded without makeup LOL. I think she's cute without makeup and i love Gina too but i think i would have to take Ronda.

So, I was watching this highlight video which showcases some of Tyson's greatest wars and defense, and I got to wondering who this second opponent was as I'd never seen that fight.



Turns out the guys name was Pinklon Thomas and after losing to some of the best known heavyweights in the 90's, he went on a 13 fight win streak all in 1992. 13 fights in one year is incredible.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinklon_Thomas

Pinklon was a durable heavy who had been in with James Quick Tillis, Tim Weatherspoon, Mike Weaver and Trevor Berbick before he fought Tyson, but Mike was in his prime and unbeatable at this time. Thomas had good power and a better beard - no glass jaw here! A lot of heads wouldn’t have been able to get out of the first couple of rounds. Them left hooks Mike smashed him with would have dropped a Woolly Mammoth.

Charles, I wasn't implying that she looked retarded, only that without make up in my perception she has facial features of someone with down syndrome. And Terri Vaughn was also in Friday, and she was annoying as hell as Cedric's honeydip.

I loved The Hurricane movie. This was good to see today.

One of the most underrated sports movies of all time. And my second favorite one behind only The Raging Bull. Rubin Carter was a top ranked middleweight that KO’ed Emile Griffith in the first round. That proves this guy was no joke. He would have obtained a world title if it wasn’t for his unjust and discriminatory incarceration. Violent wind fisticuffs is the reason they called him The Hurricane.

The Hurricane and Raging Bull movies are alright. Rocky 3 and 4 and Mike Tyson with Michael Jai White and Malcolm Jamal Warner are my favorite boxing movies. JChavez, Terri Vaughn had a small part in Friday as Regina King's friend. So I wouldn't really mention she was in the movie because she was only shown for about 4 minutes hahahahahahahahahahaha. You should've seen her kissing Malinda Williams on Soul Food tv show that used to come on Showtime channel LOL. They kissed for awhile and it surprised Malinda because she didn't know Terri was a lesbian. Malinda's sister Nicole Parker caught them and they stopped LOL. Nicole is married to Boris Kodjoe and Boris was also on the show as Nicole's man. I love the love scene on the first episode between Boris and Nicole at Boris apartment. Nicole has a nice body.



I was looking at Youtube videos of Ronda Rousey for Maxim magazine and Sports Illustrated magazines and I was like wow she has a nice body. She was posing in a bikini by the beach. I also saw her do a photo shoot video for ESPN magazine and she was naked hahahahahahahahahaha. I wanna have sex with her. I do think Gina Carano is cuter than her but I still would choose Ronda over her.

Charles, comparing any Rocky movie to either The Hurricane or Raging Bull is like comparing Harold Miner to The G.O.A.T. aka Jumpman Logo. Both of these movies depict real boxers and are played by two of the greatest actors of all-time. Stallone wouldn’t even crack the list of 100 greatest actors of all-time. And who is Rocky based on – Gerry Cooney? The Great White Hope?!

In regards to Rousey and Carano I don’t discriminate nor hate, I’ll smash both as long as the cake is well baked!

LOL@what you said about what you would do to Ronda and Gina in the bed hahahahahahahahahahahahaha. What you think about Southpaw movie with Jake Gyllenhall, Rachel McAdams(I want her), rapper 50 Cent and Forest Whitaker? I think it just came out on video and Jake plays a boxer. I haven't seen it but I'm gonna check it out tomorrow. Are you gonna check out Creed movie that's coming out next month? It's about Carl Weathers Apollo Creed character from the Rocky movies and he has a son who's played by Michael B Jordan. Michael wants to be a boxer like his dad. I saw the previews and I'm gonna wait for it to come to video LOL. Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson(I like her and she plays Michael's woman)and Wood Harris is in it.

Charles, haven’t seen Southpaw – seemed a little too Hollywood for me. Did you get to see it? What did you think? I’ve always liked that ghost dog (Whitaker) so I may watch it one of these weekends. The wifey and a sister of mine went to watch a movie last week and saw previews of Creed. She said it looked good and that I would like it, so we’ll definitely go see it. I knew if Carl weathered Rocky he’d father a son played by Michael B.

Yeah I saw Southpaw this weekend and it was alright but I was mad my woman Rachel McAdams got killed. I'm in love with her and she's hot.

JChavez, have you seen Freelancers movie with 50 Cent, Robert Deniro and Forest Whitaker? If you haven't seen it, check it out. That's better than Southpaw. There was a wild scene when 50 Cent and Forest go to a whorehouse and a black woman comes to the door to open it with only panties on when Forest knocks hahahahahahahahahahaha. The other women in the house are also only wearing panties hahahahahahahahaha. So Forest walks down the hall with a white woman to a bedroom while 50 Cent stays on the couch drinking a beer. So when 50 Cent walks down the hall to see what's going on in the bedrooms, he sees men and women having sex and giving head hahahahahahahahahahahaha. Forest has 2 white women with him and the 2 women are having sex while he does drugs LOL.

I’ve heard of that movie but I haven’t seen it. Sounds pretty good. I’m going to tell the wifey to get it on Netflix this weekend.

Yeah check it out. Freelancers is good. I liked the cute white woman that 50 Cent had sex with and I like the cute Hispanic woman that was his friend who wanted a love relationship with him.

I've never heard of that guy Tyson fought LOL. Mike Tyson is my favorite boxer. I used to love watching him knock people out hahahahahahahaha.

Iron Mike in his short prime! Look at the leverage! Knees bent, massive torque of the waist and a short hook = facial fractures. Poor guy would have had a better chance if he slap boxed the Grim Reaper.

everything that Tyson was, Mayweather is the exact opposite...lame & boring as fuck!

This letter, written by Oscar de la Hoya, appears in the December 2015 issue of Playboy Magazine.

Dear Floyd:

You did it. You made it to the 49–0 mark, a milestone that you like to say only the great Rocky -Marciano reached but that was actually achieved by others, including my idol Julio César Chávez—but who’s counting? And now you’re retiring. Again. (The first time was after our fight in 2007.) This time you say it’s for real. You’re serious about hanging up the gloves. On to bigger and better things. So I’m writing to you today to wish you a fond farewell. Truth be told, I’m not unhappy to see you retire. Neither are a lot of boxing fans. Scratch that. MOST boxing fans. Why? Because the fight game will be a better one without you in it.

Let’s face it: You were boring. Just take a look at your most recent performance, your last hurrah in the ring, a 12-round decision against Andre Berto. How to describe it? A bust? A disaster? A snooze fest? An affair so one-sided that on one judge’s card Berto didn’t win a single round? Everyone in boxing knew Berto didn’t have a chance. I think more people watched Family Guy reruns that night than tuned in to that pay-per-view bout. But I didn’t mind shelling out $75 for the HD broadcast. In fact it’s been a great investment. When my kids have trouble falling asleep, I don’t have to read to them anymore. I just play them your Berto fight. They don’t make it past round three.

Another reason boxing is better off without you: You were afraid. Afraid of taking chances. Afraid of risk. A perfect example is your greatest “triumph,” the long-awaited record-breaking fight between you and Manny Pacquiao. Nearly 4.5 million buys! More than $400 million in revenue! Headlines worldwide! How can that be bad for boxing? Because you lied. You promised action and entertainment and a battle for the ages, and you delivered none of the above. The problem is, that’s precisely how you want it. You should have fought Pacquiao five years ago, not five months ago. That, however, would have been too dangerous. Too risky. You’ve made a career out of being cautious. You won’t get in the ring unless you have an edge. Sure, you fought some big names. But they were past their prime. Hell, even when we fought in 2007—and I barely lost a split decision—I was at the tail end of my career. Then later you took on Mexican megastar Saúl “Canelo” -Álvarez, but he was too young and had to drop too much weight.

Me? I got into this business to take chances. I took on all comers in their prime. The evidence? I lost. Six times. After 31 wins, my first loss was to Félix Trinidad, and I learned a valuable lesson that is true both in the ring and in life: Don’t run. I didn’t stop taking on the best of the best. After beating Derrell Coley, I took on “Sugar” Shane Mosley at the height of his powers—undefeated and considered by many to be the pound-for-pound best in the world. Again, I lost. After four wins against more top-ranked fighters I took on Mosley again. We can debate who actually won the rematch, but the judges had me losing that one as well.

Did I go easy after that? No. I moved up to middleweight to win a belt and faced one of the greatest middleweights of all time, Bernard Hopkins. After a body shot that I’m still feeling took me out of the fight, I took on two more guys at the height of their power who, many years later, would finally face each other at the ages of 36 and 38—Manny Pacquiao and you. When fighters do that—when they risk losing—that’s when everyone wins. The mantra of my firm Golden Boy Promotions is simple: the best taking on the best. It’s too bad you didn’t do the same.

You took the easy way out. When you weren’t dancing around fading stars (show idea for you: Dancing Around the Fading Stars), you were beating up on outclassed opponents. A lot of your opponents were above-average fighters, but they weren’t your caliber. You’re a very talented fighter, the best defensive fighter of our generation. But what good is talent if you don’t test it? Muhammad Ali did. Sugar Ray Leonard did. You? Not a chance. You spent 2000 to 2010 facing forgettable opening acts like Victoriano Sosa, Phillip N’dou, DeMarcus Corley, Henry Bruseles and Sharmba Mitchell. There were guys out there—tough scary opponents like Antonio Margarito and Paul Williams—but you ran from them. Were you ever on the track team in high school? You would have been a star.
Boxing will also be a better place without the Mouth. Your mouth, to be precise, the one that created “Money” Mayweather. I know you needed that Money Mayweather persona. Before he—and Golden Boy -Promotions—came along, nobody watched your fights. You couldn’t even sell out your hometown of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Mouth made you money. More money than you could spend in a lifetime. (Wait, I’ve seen those episodes of 24/7. You probably will spend it all.) But the Mouth doesn’t have a place in boxing; save it for the WWE. Unless you’re someone like Ali, whose fights were as scintillating as his banter, the all-talk, no-entertainment model cheapens our sport. Boxers should speak with their fists and with their hearts. They don’t have to say anything to prove themselves. You’re going to have a legacy. You’ll be remembered as the guy who made the most money. As for your fights? We’ve already forgotten them.

Now that you’re stepping aside, attention can be turned to the sport’s real stars: the brawlers, the brave, the boxers who want nothing more than to face the best and therefore be the best. There’s Canelo, Kazakh KO sensation Gennady Golovkin, ferocious flyweight Román González, slugger Sergey Kovalev and a host of up-and-comers including Terence Crawford, Vasyl Lomachenko and Keith Thurman. Want to see what a monster fight looks like? Canelo takes on Miguel Cotto on November 21. It won’t do 4.4 million in PPV buys, but everyone who watches it will be thrilled. And that’s no empty promise.

You’re moving on to a new phase of life now, a second act. I’m sure it will be nice not to have to train year-round. To get out of the gym and spend time with your family. But I’m wondering what you’re going to do. You have a lot of time and, at the moment, a lot of money. Maybe you’ll put your true skills to work and open a used-car dealership or run a circus. Or maybe you’ll wind up back on Dancing With the Stars. It’s a job that’s safe, pays well and lets you run around on stage. Something you’ve been doing for most of your career.

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Ronda Rousey vs Holly Holm Tonight

I hope Ronda gets beat up!