Angry Goose Posted September 17, 2017 Author Share Posted September 17, 2017 A draw? I missed the fight but I am definitely going to watch it soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRypien37 Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Absolute JOKE. G won that fight. He was RELENTLESS and the aggressor all 12 rounds. Technically Canelo is the better boxer but G is significantly tougher (and much better shape for 7 year age gap). He definitely won. The judge who gave Canelo 118-110 is on another planet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down by the River Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Boxing is trying to crawl out of a hole in the ground and judges are there to keep dragging it back down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HI5 Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HI5 Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Can't believe Andre Ward retired! Would have loved to see him fight GGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Goose Posted September 21, 2017 Author Share Posted September 21, 2017 1 hour ago, HI5 said: Can't believe Andre Ward retired! Would have loved to see him fight GGG wow didnt know he retired Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HI5 Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 2 hours ago, SILLY GOOSE said: wow didnt know he retired Just happened today, pretty unexpected but I guess he went out on his own terms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Building Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Just for fun I started re-watching a lot of the old Mike Tyson fights. Was Don King responsible for pumping Tyson's tires and stats with $&!#ty opponents? Or was there more than 1 person involved in that? I'll never forget where I was when he bit Holyfield's ears, that was wild, and he was so frustrated from getting whooped he didn't know what to do. What a character. It's awesome that all these old fights are readily available on Youtube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRypien37 Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 4 hours ago, Green Building said: Just for fun I started re-watching a lot of the old Mike Tyson fights. Was Don King responsible for pumping Tyson's tires and stats with $&!#ty opponents? Or was there more than 1 person involved in that? I'll never forget where I was when he bit Holyfield's ears, that was wild, and he was so frustrated from getting whooped he didn't know what to do. What a character. It's awesome that all these old fights are readily available on Youtube. Uh wut.... He got fed up with getting head butted and the ref doing nothing about it. After the 3rd time he had enough. Clearly you didn't watch the fight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Building Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 6 minutes ago, RRypien37 said: Uh wut.... He got fed up with getting head butted and the ref doing nothing about it. After the 3rd time he had enough. Clearly you didn't watch the fight. Uh, he was losing regardless of the headbutts and he let his temper get the better of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HI5 Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 Mike Tyson was a &^@#in killer man...don't see anyone punch that hatd nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tre Mac Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 (edited) RIP Jake LaMotta, before my time but I knew of him through boxing video games(when they used to make them). One of the greats for sure. 17 hours ago, Green Building said: Just for fun I started re-watching a lot of the old Mike Tyson fights. Was Don King responsible for pumping Tyson's tires and stats with $&!#ty opponents? Or was there more than 1 person involved in that? Tyson was one of a kind. Unfortunately mentally he wasn't there and boxing is not a sport where you can just rely of your physicality. When his beloved trainer passed away, Tyson went off the rails. He was a father figure to him(kind of like the Rocky movies were Rocky's trainer dies in Rocky III) so when he passed away his closet friend probably became Don King. And we know how that turned out... 13 hours ago, RRypien37 said: Uh wut.... He got fed up with getting head butted and the ref doing nothing about it. After the 3rd time he had enough. Clearly you didn't watch the fight. Nah Holyfield completely shut him down with his counters, Tyson was frustrated beyond belief. That and the fanman were the last two PPV fights our family bought back when boxing was king. I remember my grandparents had a satellite dish on Pender Island, all my aunts and uncles and cousins were there. We were getting ready to watch Tyson's fight so around 30 of us in front of the TV and the fight lasted literally 45sec. lol. You see these references on Seinfeld and Simpsons, and other shows, were they tune into a fight only to see the ref counting to 10 lol. That is what it was like in Tyson's hay day, knockout power like no one else that's for sure. Edited September 22, 2017 by Tre Mac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Building Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 16 minutes ago, Tre Mac said: Tyson was one of a kind. Unfortunately mentally he wasn't there and boxing is not a sport where you can just rely of your physicality. When his beloved trainer passed away, Tyson went off the rails. He was a father figure to him(kind of like the Rocky movies were Rocky's trainer dies in Rocky III) so when he passed away his closet friend probably became Don King. And we know how that turned out... Nah Holyfield completely shut him down with his counters, Tyson was frustrated beyond belief. That and the fanman were the last two PPV fights our family bought back when boxing was king. That's a good point about his trainer, and it's one I always fail to remember. Tyson was definitely a unique boxer. Watching him charge out of the corner to attack guys like a pitbull was highly entertaining, but he was only successful at doing that against journeymen boxers he was supposed to beat, and didn't look as hot against the more talented guys. If Don King is your best friend you probably don't have people making decisions with your best interests in mind. I watched the fanman fight after all the Tyson ones, I never saw that one live so I had forgotten he came down in the 7th round, but he certainly got some ringside justice dished out to him. What a spectacle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Goose Posted September 22, 2017 Author Share Posted September 22, 2017 (edited) 16 hours ago, RRypien37 said: Uh wut.... He got fed up with getting head butted and the ref doing nothing about it. After the 3rd time he had enough. Clearly you didn't watch the fight. So few people know what happened in that fight. 16 hours ago, Green Building said: Uh, he was losing regardless of the headbutts and he let his temper get the better of him. True, he probably would have lost Edited September 22, 2017 by SILLY GOOSE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Building Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 20 minutes ago, SILLY GOOSE said: So few people know what happened in that fight. What's so difficult to understand here? Yes, he was getting headbutted. He was also losing the fight. Are you trying to imply that his actions were just because the ref didn't penalize Holyfield? Headbutts or not I don't think Tyson was ever going to win that fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Goose Posted September 22, 2017 Author Share Posted September 22, 2017 1 minute ago, Green Building said: What's so difficult to understand here? Yes, he was getting headbutted. He was also losing the fight. Are you trying to imply that his actions were just because the ref didn't penalize Holyfield? Headbutts or not I don't think Tyson was ever going to win that fight. Not even Tyson says his actions were justified, but within the context of the fight I think it helps create a better understanding of why it happened. Yeah it was wrong, but Holyfield was being a D bag as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Building Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 Just now, SILLY GOOSE said: Not even Tyson says his actions were justified, but within the context of the fight I think it helps create a better understanding of why it happened. Yeah it was wrong, but Holyfield was being a D bag as well I know he felt bad about almost immediately after the fight, and that it took a long time for he and Holyfield to make amends, but on a personal level my understanding of the 'why' hasn't ever been clouded. He was in a frustrating situation and couldn't control himself. It doesn't make Holyfield a saint, but then again Holyfield wasn't the one biting guys so why is it so hard to believe that people will paint him as the victim in that particular match. I enjoyed watching Tyson box, but he was a nut, plain and simple. Fighters back then did what they thought they could get away with for a competitive edge, and probably still do now but I don't watch the sport much anymore. Holyfield should've had a point deducted and maybe that would have diffused things, but that never happened and we know what did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Goose Posted September 22, 2017 Author Share Posted September 22, 2017 2 minutes ago, Green Building said: I know he felt bad about almost immediately after the fight, and that it took a long time for he and Holyfield to make amends, but on a personal level my understanding of the 'why' hasn't ever been clouded. He was in a frustrating situation and couldn't control himself. It doesn't make Holyfield a saint, but then again Holyfield wasn't the one biting guys so why is it so hard to believe that people will paint him as the victim in that particular match. I enjoyed watching Tyson box, but he was a nut, plain and simple. Fighters back then did what they thought they could get away with for a competitive edge, and probably still do now but I don't watch the sport much anymore. Holyfield should've had a point deducted and maybe that would have diffused things, but that never happened and we know what did. I guess you'll think Im crazy too for thinking good on Tyson for biting him lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Building Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 Just now, SILLY GOOSE said: I guess you'll think Im crazy too for thinking good on Tyson for biting him lol Not necessarily, no. Everyone has their views on things, the truth usually lies somewhere in the middle of it all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreFan1 Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 I remember watching that Tyson-Holyfield fight live. I had to see the replays to believe that he actually bit off a chunk of Holyfield's ear. When Tyson was at the top of his game, there was nobody better. Unfortunately for Tyson, that only lasted a short time. Eventually he lost control and once his mental game was gone, he became a lesser boxer. At Tyson's height of fame/skill/power, even Muhammed Ali said Tyson would have beat him in his prime just because of the power and fierceness of his punches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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