fight of the century

[singveld]

[video=youtube;nrDepNJiZL0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrDepNJiZL0[/video]

 

[chowcheebye]

are all these maids?

 

[singveld]

are all these maids?

ja sir lee, maids that bang bangals.

 

[zeebjii]

actually boxing damn buay kan rite? wear big big gloves like pillow fight wtf rite?? mma still better lah tiok boh?, more bloody, more shiok, see oredi damn song machiam die in car accident like tat

It's is because boxing is so brutal that bigger gloves are needed. you photos full of blood reminds me of wwf/wwe.

 

[eatshitndie]

how mayweather won. the facts.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/boring...iao-shows-gulf-in-class-063152600-boxing.html

total punches thrown....
may - 435
pac - 429

punches landed....
may - 148
pac - 81

power punches....
may - 81
pac - 63

when there's no tko, all stats above matter. the only way for pacman to win is through a knockout.

 

[virus]

Hoy! Lan Jiao!

Mayweather lah!

there's a typo error in the school name. we will ask lawrence wrong to correct this.

 

[StarDestroyer]

Floyd Mayweather defeats Manny Pacquiao on points in 'Fight of the Century'

Floyd Mayweather Jnr cemented his place among the pantheon of boxing greats by improving to 48-0 with a unanimous decision over Manny Pacquiao on Saturday.

PUBLISHED : Sunday, 03 May, 2015, 9:54am
UPDATED : Sunday, 03 May, 2015, 4:46pm

Reuters

Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather embrace in the ring at the finish. Photo: AP

Floyd Mayweather Jnr cemented his place among the pantheon of boxing greats by improving to 48-0 with a unanimous decision over Manny Pacquiao on Saturday in a fight that lived up to its immense hype and price tag.

Mayweather weathered an early assault by the Filipino southpaw and then won the later rounds to finish ahead on all three judges’ scorecards in a welterweight showdown that is expected to be the top grossing prize fight of all-time.

"When the history books are written, it was worth the wait," Mayweather said in the ring after a fight that was over five years in the making.

Though Pacquiao repeatedly forced Mayweather to backpedal, the wily American blunted his opponent’s best efforts by using his renowned defensive skills while getting in several telling jabs and punches of his own.

Mayweather and Pacquiao had promised to deliver on years of hype and give fans their money’s worth and were true to their word in delivering everything but a knockout.

"Manny Pacquiao is a hell of a fighter, I see now why he is at the pinnacle of boxing," Mayweather said after an emotional embrace with Pacquiao. "I’m a smart fighter, I outboxed him.

"We knew what we had to do. He’s a tough competitor ... a very awkward fighter and I had to take my time and watch him closely."

Mayweather is guaranteed at least a US$120 million payday from the title bout that had been dubbed the "Fight of the Century" and he said in the ring that his next fight will be his last.

"My next fight in September will be my last and I will retire 49-0," said the 38-year-old American.

The 16,800 spectators packed an MGM Grand Garden Arena that crackled with energy as the rich and famous settled into their ringside seats.

Actors Clint Eastwood, Robert De Niro, Mark Wahlberg and Denzel Washington rubbed shoulders with sports celebrities such as Michael Jordan, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and billionaire Donald Trump.

With ringside seats commanding six-figure sums on the resale market even the very wealthy and very famous were forced to call in favours to secure a golden ticket while an estimated 150,000 to 200,000 fight fans flooded into the desert gambling capital to be part of the buzz.

"It is a good fight. I thought I won the fight. He didn’t do nothing. He always moved outside," said Pacquiao, who dropped to 57-5-3. "I got him many times. I threw the punches and I thought I won the fight."

ROUND BY ROUND

Round 12: Mayweather 10-9. Total: Mayweather 115-113. Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao hug in the center of the ring before the final round of the most anticipated fight in years. Then they shove each other away and go back to work. Pacquiao continues to storm forward, but Mayweather shows off athleticism with one last fleet-footed display. Both fighters raise their gloves at the bell, and Mayweather jumps on the ring ropes.

Round 11: Mayweather 10-9. Total: Mayweather 105-104. Two great fighters are in a bit of a stalemate, with Manny Pacquiao unable to land his speedy combinations and Floyd Mayweather unable to do much more than jab, counterpunch and stay out of trouble. Pacquiao backs Mayweather into a corner, but Mayweather lands a clean left hand on the chin moments later. Mayweather claps his gloves together at the bell in a gesture that Manny once used.

Round 10: Pacquiao 10-9. Total: 95-95. Another round of stalking by Manny Pacquiao and superb defence from Floyd Mayweather, who lands just enough jabs and counterpunches to keep the Filipino congressman frustrated. Neither fighter lands anything huge in an even round.

Round 9: Pacquiao 10-9. Total: Mayweather 86-85. Manny Pacquiao continues to look for an opening to unload his big punches, but Floyd Mayweather Jr. counterpunches and dodges adroitly. Pacquiao is more aggressive and effective, but Mayweather nearly connects with a big right hand, and he lands a big late flurry on the ropes.

Round 8: Pacquiao 10-9. Total: Mayweather 77-75. Floyd Mayweather continues to use his jab to keep Pacquiao uncertain. Pacquiao opens up, jumps in and throws big shots at Mayweather, connecting with two big left hands. Mayweather jabs and counterpunches. They trade glares after an exchange at the bell.

Round 7: Mayweather 10-9. Total: Mayweather 68-65. Floyd Mayweather Jnr becomes the pursuer to open the round, stalking Manny Pacquiao back to the ropes. Mayweather uses a double jab and a right hand to keep Pacquiao guessing. Pacquiao lunges forward to throw combinations, but Mayweather is already gone.

Round 6: Pacquiao 10-9. Total: Mayweather 58-56. Manny Pacquiao wears a look of fury to open the round, and he chases Floyd Mayweather Jr. to the ropes repeatedly with superior energy and aggression. Pacquiao unloads with combinations that bring the crowd to its feet, but Mayweather stares back with a cold-eyed look and mouths, ‘Nope, nope.’

Round 5: Mayweather 10-9. Total: Mayweather 49-46. The crowd is still buzzing from Manny Pacquiao’s enormous left hand in the fourth round, but Mayweather shows veteran calm and wins the early exchanges. Pacquiao is stalking and looking for openings, but finding none this round in the defensive virtuoso.

Round 4: Pacquiao 10-9. Total: Mayweather 39-37. Manny Pacquiao stalks Floyd Mayweather Jr. around the ring, but Mayweather mostly parries the big shots that draw hoarse cheers from the crowd. Pacquiao then catches Mayweather with a huge left hand and appears to stagger him, but Mayweather backs up on the ropes in a defensive posture and then survives the round with a smirk.

Round 3: Mayweather 30-27. Floyd Mayweather Jr. delivers a borderline low blow, and Manny Pacquiao reacts angrily. Pacquiao loads up for a few big punches, but still has trouble finding the most elusive boxer of his generation. Big shots late get the crowd on its feet.

Round 2: Mayweather 20-18. Manny Pacquiao gets Floyd Mayweather Jr. on the ropes, but the unbeaten pound-for-pound king slips away repeatedly or wraps up Pacquiao in close. Pacquiao’s shots are mostly missing, and Mayweather gets more aggressive later in the round. Pacquiao lands a late left.

Round 1: Unofficial scoring by AP Boxing Writer Tim Dahlberg: Mayweather 10-9. Both fighters moved aggressively to the center of the ring to start their long-awaited fight. Manny Pacquiao looked to land early body shots, but Floyd Mayweather Jr. slipped away. Mayweather landed a solid counter right to the body in the final minute.

The late money coming into the Vegas sportsbooks has been mostly on Floyd Mayweather, and the odds have surged to -240 for Mayweather and +200 for Pacquiao.

The fighters are ready, and the arena is packed. But Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao are waiting in their dressing rooms for a few extra minutes because HBO and Showtime have such a backlog of requests to buy the fight.

The broadcasters elected to delay the main event for a few minutes to take in more orders for the $99.95 pay-per-view. The crush of requests for the fight, which is expected to shatter every pay-per-view record in combat sports, has slowed down the cable and satellite providers who get the fight to fans.

Earlier, Vasyl Lomachenko got the Floyd Mayweather Jnr-Manny Pacquiao pay-per-view card started with style in a one-sided thrashing of Puerto Rico’s Gamalier Rodriguez, winning in a ninth-round stoppage.

Rodriguez went down in the seventh round and again in the ninth, unable to contend with Lomachenko’s hand speed and overall skill. Rodriguez tried to survive with several low blows, but was docked two points by referee Robert Byrd, who waved off the fight when Rodriguez stayed down on one knee deep into the count in the ninth round.

Two-time Ukrainian Olympic gold medallist Lomachenko clearly is an elite talent, but he realises he needs bigger fights against big-name opponents to build his reputation. He wants to unify the featherweight titles: “Anyone with a title belt in my division, that’s who I want to fight.”

After a night of New Year’s Eve-style partying, Las Vegas awoke ready to rumble on Saturday as the “Fight of the Century” between unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jnr and Manny Pacquiao entered the final countdown.

As the sun rose over the desert gambling resort, high-rollers, entertainment moguls and business tycoons continued to flood into town for what is expected to be the top-grossing prize fight of all-time.
I was willing to spend about US$3,000 for this fight, for a decent seat. The problem was with those prices you are way up in the top
Mayweather fan Scott Avig

Only the fabulously rich and very famous will hold the golden tickets to the heavily secured 16,800 seat MGM Grand Garden Arena for the welterweight showdown that has been five years in the making.

Media reported on Saturday that airport traffic was reaching record volume levels, forcing hundreds of private jets to smaller area airports.

With tickets commanding six-figure sums on the resale market, even A-list celebrities were being forced to call in favours, and many were left waiting to hear if they had made the red carpet cut.

Fewer than 1,000 tickets were offered to the public and those vanished in seconds. The remainder were divided among the two fighters’ promotion companies and MGM, who will make seats available to their best customers.

Fans gather at a plaza in Marikina City in suburban Manila on Sunday morning for the open-air live telecast of the fight. Photo: AFP

A Showtime official said the cable giant, which will share pay-per-view rights with rival HBO, had been fielding calls from anxious A-listers over the last 24 hours eager to confirm ringside reservations.

But with demand far out-stripping supply, some celebrities faced the humbling prospect of being shut out or bumped into the upper levels.

Seat or no seat, celebrity parties raged up and down the Las Vegas Strip on Friday night with something for nearly every taste and wallet.

For high-rollers, hip hot artist Jay Z offered a mega-expensive US$50,000 a table VIP bash around the megafight while P. Diddy threw a poolside bash with a US$10,000 a table cover complete with swimsuit models.

The souvenir black market was also doing brisk business with vendors reaching into plastic garbage bags and pulling out knockoff fight T-shirts at less than half the US$35 price tag at officially licensed kiosks inside the casinos.

Boxing fan Daniel de Jesus poses in boxing gloves decorated with photos of Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather which he bought at a merchandise store in Las Vegas. Photo: AFP

Showtime confirmed the fight will have an Oscars-worthy front row with Hollywood royalty like Clint Eastwood and Robert De Niro, squeezed in alongside celebrities from the sport world such as New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and the team’s billionaire owner, Robert Kraft.

Only a lucky few will get the chance to view the fight live while everyone else will have to watch on pay-per-view.

“You know what, I go to all of Floyd’s fights and the last time I spent US$2,700 on the Canelo Alvarez fight in 2013,” Mayweather fan Scott Avig from Detroit said in Las Vegas. “I was willing to spend about US$3,000 for this fight, for a decent seat. The problem was with those prices you are way up in the top.

“The secondary market is ridiculous this time.”

A fan poses with models at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. Photo: AFP

Even with tickets out of reach for the average person, the Las Vegas tourism and convention bureau estimated between 150,000 to 200,000 fight fans will invade Las Vegas to be part of the buzz.

Crowd control will be the main security focus with Mayweather’s last two fights at the MGM Grand ending in stampedes and injuries.

After a Mayweather-Marcos Maidana bout last May, 60 people were injured while the rematch in September also ended in crowd trouble and injuries.

 

[StarDestroyer]

Mayweather lands with a right. Photo: Reuters

And the action begins: Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao engage. Photo: AFP

Manny Pacquiao enters the ring. Photo: Reuters


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[StarDestroyer]

Floyd Mayweather in the ring. Photo: AFP

Vasyl Lomachenko hits Gamalier Rodriguez during their WBO featherweight championship bout un the undercard in Las Vegas. Photo: USA Today

The boxing ring in the MGM Grand Garden Arena where the fight is to take place. Photo: USA Today


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[StarDestroyer]

Pacquiao defends. Photo: AFP

Pacquiao gets in close. Photo: AP


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Mayweather throws a right. Photo: AFP

The pair exchange blows. Photo: AFP

Mayweather on the defensive. Photo: AFP



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Mayweather bellows after the fight. Photo: AP

Pacquiao raises his arms after the final bell. Photo: AP


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[mojito]

What a pity. The PAP could have made Li Jiawei an MP too if she hadn't returned to the motherland.

 

[StarDestroyer]

Disappointed Filipinos cry foul as Pacquiao loses

AFP
May 3, 2015, 5:23 pm

Manila (AFP) - Boxing fans in the Philippines cried foul and groaned in bitter disappointment on Sunday as national hero Manny Pacquiao lost to American rival Floyd Mayweather in the "fight of the century".

Filipinos filled gymnasiums, cinemas and bars as the Southeast Asian nation of 100 million people stopped for Pacquiao's battle with Mayweather in Las Vegas, which he lost in a unanimous points decision.

A devastated Pacquiao said immediately afterwards that he thought he had won, and many at home agreed with him as they lashed out at the judges while heaping praise on their inspiration.

"Pacquiao was cheated. Mayweather didn't land a single solid punch," cable television technician Romeo Rivera, 41, told AFP.

Rivera was among thousands of mostly poor people who had gathered in the main public square of Manila's Marikina suburb to watch the battle on a giant screen mounted on the back of a flat-bed truck.

In the southern port city of Zamboanga, loud boos echoed inside an army gymnasium where thousands of soldiers and their relatives watched Pacquiao given just the sixth defeat of his career.

"The decision was unfair. From the start, the commentators were for Manny. Everyone is disappointed," Lieutenant Colonel Noel Precioso said as others nearby expressed similar sentiments.

Even the nation's military chief, General Gregorio Catapang, weighed in with emotional comments immediately afterwards.

"I think the decision was not fair. Like Manny said, he thought he was ahead with points. Both fought carefully but Manny was more aggressive. He was hitting Floyd," Catapang said.

On social media, popular television host and swimsuit model Georgina Wilson expressed outrage to her 2.76 million Twitter followers: "Mayweather did nothing !!!!!!!!!! Such a joke!!!!!!!!!!".

- Enduring hero -

Pacquiao, 36, is a unifying figure in a country beset by grinding poverty, natural calamities and corruption.

His rags-to-riches story, from high school dropout to millionaire world boxing champion in an unprecedented eight weight divisions, is a huge source of hope and pride in the Philippines.

His fights throughout his career have caused the nation to grind to a halt, with nearly everyone stopping to watch them. Famously, even crime has dropped to nearly nothing during Pacquiao fights.

President Benigno Aquino said before the Mayweather clash that Pacquiao, who has recorded 57 victories and two draws in his career, was an "inspiration for every Filipino".

Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda said immediately after the loss that it had not diminished Pacquiao's standing.

"Pacquiao is truly the People's Champ. He fought for respect, not points. He won the hearts of the world," Lacierda said in a statement.

Echoing the sentiments of many, Vice President Jejomar Binay said Pacquiao would still return home a hero.

"Manny's life story lifts the spirit of every Filipino who struggle daily to rise from adversity. His humility and faith is an inspiration to all of us," he said.

Pacquiao leveraged his boxing popularity to get elected in parliament in 2010 and he has said he may run for president in the future.

Pacquiao is also a coveted endorser of international and local brands, making him currently the highest taxpayer in the Philippines.

And with the fight against Mayweather widely believed to be the most lucrative in boxing history with revenues of $400 million, Pacquiao is set to return home with far deeper pockets despite having been vanquished.

 

[wendychan]

sour grapes

 

[Microsoft]

Here de sinkie rant... $39.90 Knn chiu gib moi izit...:(

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/boxing-many-starhub/1823332.html

SINGAPORE: Many local boxing fans who made a last-minute attempt to buy the Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather Jr bout on pay-per-view (PPV) channel offered by StarHub were not able to do so and vented their frustration on the telco’s Facebook page.
Some received “error” or “signal not available” messages, yet others claim they were able to buy the S$39.90 service, but did not receive the feed.
Mr Shaun Lee, a national serviceman, told TODAY he kept trying from 9am until noon before giving up and turning to other sources. “I am so disappointed with StarHub. I was at camp all week and only got home this morning and was told that I could sign up even before the match. They should have been prepared for last-minute purchases and should be able to keep up with heavy traffic. This is a big match and not many people have the time to buy the PPV early.”
In a statement issued last night StarHub said the PPV was offered since last Tuesday and there was a surge in demand in the morning on Sunday (May 3). “The take-up for the Mayweather vs Pacquiao fight was encouraging and customers have been contacting us since Apr 28 to sign up ... We noticed a spike in traffic for both our hotline and Instant Buy via the set-top boxes after the ‘live’ telecast feed commenced at about 9am today. Around noon, we understand that most of our customers had successfully signed up to catch the Mayweather vs Pacquiao fight.”
The Guardian reported that cable TV customers in the United States also faced problems buying the PPV programme. It was unclear how many people had been unable to order, but a late rush did cause the fight to start late, said a representative of HBO, which co-produced and broadcast with rival premium cable network Showtime. Subscription for the fight in the US cost US$90 (S$120) for standard definition and US$100 for high definition, the most expensive pay-per-view ever for a boxing event.
Pay-per-view is the largest revenue stream for the fight and was expected to bring in at least US$300 million. The majority of the revenue goes to the boxers and Mr Mayweather, the winner of the fight, stood to take the lion’s share.

 

[Pek Kim Lui]

a good fighter must show what he is made of instead running away most of the time..
Floyd is a coward

 

[looneytan]

mayflower is the greatest fighter in the world.

what about mayweather counterpunch,

may what?? make up your mind lah

 

[po2wq]

Here de sinkie rant... $39.90 Knn chiu gib moi izit...:( ...

u can charge each person $10 2 go 2 ur haus 2 watch wat ... but u muz oso gif free chicken rice la ...

 

[singveld]

may what?? make up your mind lah

you are now the spell checker of the forum?