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boxing became non-relevant when they started recognizing all sorts of random titles.

should be only WBA, WBC and IBA, not wbo, ibc or any other 3 letter organization that has popped up representing boxing in the last 20 or so years.

even if first 3 organizations were somewhat corrupt, the talent pool was not being diluted like has happened.

Yep, but this is prob inevitable. MMA will go down this road soon enough. Power leads to corruption.

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08-19-2010 , 08:32 PM

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$kill Game

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it did seem like a pretty bad stoppage though. With a round and a half left for the light heavyweight championship of the world, and it wasn't a career threatning injury, let em fight. I mean Pascal probably makes it out to win a decision, but still..standard boxing bs

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08-19-2010 , 10:07 PM

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was a standard stoppage

that was huge and at the worse place possible

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08-20-2010 , 12:05 AM

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Geddy Lee

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Originally Posted by sportsjefe

all of ali's biggest fights were on ABC (i.e. free, over the air tv)

Meh, times have changed though. There's exorbitant extortion in all professional sports today.

It's ultimately the product that matters most, that's what it always boils down to. And quite frankly, big ticket boxing has been rather boring for pretty much the last 15 years.

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08-20-2010 , 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Kirbynator

was a standard stoppage

that was huge and at the worse place possible

this. there was no way they were stopping the blood in a reasonable amount of time.

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08-20-2010 , 12:24 AM

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so?

dawson had at least 10% chance of knocking out pascal imo. And it's a big title fight. And there's only 4 minutes left..Let em continue.

Not making sour grapes bout it...Pascal still wins a decision almost every time. And I'm not even a Dawson fan. JMO

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08-21-2010 , 11:30 PM

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watching grant-adamek

holy **** grant is huge

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08-21-2010 , 11:52 PM

#2583

SuperUberBob

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Originally Posted by Kirbynator

was a standard stoppage

that was huge and at the worse place possible

This. It wasn't your standard cut. Blood was *literally* squirting out from above his eye, down his face and onto his chest. Letting somebody fight in that condition is reckless.

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08-21-2010 , 11:57 PM

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theres no way the dawson-pascal fight could continue

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08-21-2010 , 11:58 PM

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adamek was up 5-0 or 4-1 after 5. after 9, its maybe 5-4 adamek and all the momentum is grants way. plus adamek is cut bad. sick game when you give up almost 50 lbs to someone 6-7

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08-22-2010 , 12:12 AM

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fantastic fight

to the cards

117-111... 118-110... 118-111

unam dec adamek

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08-22-2010 , 01:48 AM

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Originally Posted by SnotBoogy

adamek was up 5-0 or 4-1 after 5. after 9, its maybe 5-4 adamek and all the momentum is grants way. plus adamek is cut bad. sick game when you give up almost 50 lbs to someone 6-7

Not so bad when you got Grant in front of you. Adamek's got lots of heart, but he has no shot against either Wlad or Vitali K. I don't think he's got enough pop to keep either brother honest. At least he'll get a good payday at HW. Hope he won't get too hurt. I don't think it will matter how much training they give him to try to adjust his fighting to a more American style. He's effective against Grant/Arreola. I imagine that the first solid bomb that lands on him will KO him from the bros. Actually, a fight against Haye would be interesting.

I missed the Rigondeaux fight on FOX sports. Good to hear he got the KO. He's going to fight for a title soon.

Too bad Marquez/Juanma had to get pushed out. I was looking forward to that one.

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08-22-2010 , 11:16 AM

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Why should the time/importance of the fight dictate stoppage? The idea that context should modify rules designed for safety is absurd.

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08-24-2010 , 08:51 AM

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http://uk.pokernews.com/news/2010/08...-haye-5900.htm

Haye vs Harrison nearly on and poker made it happen

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08-24-2010 , 11:27 AM

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http://uk.pokernews.com/news/2010/08...-haye-5900.htm

Haye vs Harrison nearly on and poker made it happen

Fraudley deserves a shot at world title even after Martin Rogan battered him?

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08-26-2010 , 01:12 AM

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Fraudley deserves a shot at world title even after Martin Rogan battered him?

If he doesn't dispose of Harrison, quickly, and then in a timely manner start setting up a fight against the Klits...he will become a running joke. Haye has been good for the sport, in particular the struggling HW division, but it's time to back up his talk and hype with some action.

We'll see I spose.

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08-28-2010 , 09:03 PM

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Maidana vs Corley and Calderon vs Segura tonight. I pick Maidana and Calderon to win.

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08-28-2010 , 09:05 PM

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if they were fighting in my garden tonight i still wouldn't watch them

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08-28-2010 , 10:30 PM

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Lundy lowther

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08-28-2010 , 10:39 PM

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if they were fighting in my garden tonight i still wouldn't watch them

LOL, Calderon, I would understand. But Maidana has a very TV friendly style.

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09-03-2010 , 02:13 PM

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http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=30615

Well this just got interesting.

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09-03-2010 , 02:14 PM

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stay classy floyd

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/box...ory?id=5527403

re: pacquiao

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"I'm on vacation for about a year, about a year," Mayweather said. "As soon as we come off vacation, we're going to cook that little yellow chump. We ain't worried about that. So they ain't gotta worry about me fighting the midget. Once I kick the midget ass, I don't want you all to jump on my d---. So you all better get on the bandwagon now. ... Once I stomp the midget, I'll make that mother f----- make me a sushi roll and cook me some rice."

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" 'Poochiao' got three losses and two draws and been knocked out twice," Mayweather said. "So, like I said before, once I beat him it's going to be a cakewalk and it's on to the next. ... We know Pacquiao made $6 million in his last fight and Floyd Mayweather made $65 million in his last fight. Three losses, two draws. Ohhh, hell no, this is America baby. We built on winning. Step your game up, f----t. ... That mother f----- Pacquiao, he can't speak no English. He never seen a contract he didn't like. Mother f----- signed with two companies [Top Rank and Golden Boy]. Look it up. And then this mother f------ with Nike only got 70 Gs. How stupid can a mother f----- be? Reebok gave me a million dollars for three weeks. I wore Reebok s--- for a week for a million dollars. ... This mother f------'s name is Emmanuel. He got a fake name, taking power pellets."

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09-03-2010 , 02:23 PM

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Mayweather hired George Washington Duke as his new manager?

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Got to challenge that man to fight, Tommy. If he refuses, you gotta insult him! You gotta dog him, you gotta humiliate him. Do whatever you got to do to get him into that ring! But that's what you got to do.