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They have announced that the fighters are expected to make their way to the right @ about 11:00 eastern with the fight to start ~ 11:20 eastern. These things never go according to schedule. With Mayweather's ego, you have to think he'll drag it out. Plus, you never know if he needs to warm-up on a couple of his exes in the locker room first.
yup, can't imagine this fight actually starting on time. figure more like 11:45 eastern until they walk to the ring.
I love the derby, one of the best days of the year with or without a major boxing match. Only thing that could make Saturday even better for sports would be if the Bulls/Cavs played game 1 and Spurs/Clips played game 7.
I would absolutely hate living on the east coast for TV/sports purposes. I'm not sure i'd be a sports fan on the west coast.. almost nothing would start and end when i wanted it to.Otis said:
Really? I love Central far more than I did Eastern for sports purposes. I'm an Angels fan, so those late-starting games suck enough on Central, Eastern they were horrible. The only thing I think I would dislike would be the early start times for NFL games on Sunday and college games on Saturday. 10:00 is a little early to shut down chores around the house. Prime time stuff though? I think I would love being able to go to bed at a reasonable time.
my post was messed up. I would hate living on the East coast for sports purposes.. i'd love living in mountain or west.
FYP, Minuit.Otis said:
Yes,
They do the fish pies? Like the fried apple pies from McDonald's, but with fish instead of apple. I was in Manila for work for a few weeks years ago and just couldn't do it.
I just gave-up. Titans on MNF, TNF, or Sunday Night? No way I'm attending. I've got young kids, so my schedule isn't set to "24 year old working in restaurant industry".
I've never heard of or seen fish pies before but they sound, um, typical.
This is what it's looking like for me. I would gladly throw in $20-30 if watching with a few friends, but I'm not dropping $100 to watch it by myself while my wife and kid are asleep.
I thought De La Hoya vs Quartey was an incredibly entertaining fight. Was it because you didn't agree with the decision?
I actually might not even be able to watch. Relay for Life is this weekend. I'll be out trying to find a cure for cancer while you savages get drunk and watch two men punch each other in the face.
No different from Hagler-Leonard, Tyson-Holyfield, and many other matchups. Hagler-Leonard in 1982 when originally discussed would have been right at each fighter's prime but the event would have been much less grand. Same with this one. If May-Pac can live up to that legacy, I'll be quite happy.
I thought Ike Quartey beat Oscar, but because the fight was in LV, you knew that a decision would go to Oscar. I am watching the fight again now on youtube and I have it even through 6. If you remember, the 6th round is when it got real interesting. Oscar knocked down Ike early in the round but Ike came back and put Oscar down and almost ended it.
Great fight! I remember I had Quartey up by 1 point going into the final round, and then...
When I am in Vegas, this always messes me up. I would start wondering about the score of a game and it would already be over.
i was thinking the same exact thing today...people saying its 5 years too late...really? These are 2 world class athletes in prime condition in a fight both want to win more than anything...how could this not be entertaining? The story lines and background players are so good ...2 of the best fighters in the world are going to finally settle whos the best pound for pound fighter alive ...i think its funny that i never hear anyone complain how old the top fighters are in MMA ...most of the fighters are in their 30`s...just like pac and may...and dont forget ...styles make fights and these 2 match up well ....the hand speed from both fighters wil be blazing and amazing to witness in the same ring...this fight will live up to the hype ...bank on on it
I just finished watching again. I scored it 115-114, Quartey. I believe that is what I scored it 16 years ago. I had Oscar down by 3 going into the 12th. I thought that he needed to knock Ike out to win.
Yeah, I kind of thought Ike won that fight as well (probably by a point), but man was it was a helluva fun fight. I'm going to have to watch that again!
People will be very happy. He is the good guy and despite being the fighter of the decade, is also the underdog.
I don't think walking around in circles, or even running in a circle, will figure anything out.
I moved from the east cost, to central time, to west coast (well, sorta AZ is half mountain time, half pacific).
Undercard sucks. Santa Cruz is a fun pressure fighter and has potential to be in some big fights against the best of his division. Lomachenko is awesome, one of the best amateur fighters of recent memory. His one loss was a world title shot...it was his 2nd pro fight. He is legit. Too bad neither of them are facing anyone of note.
I do (sometimes).
im glad you`ll be sound asleep while the rest of the world is enjoying this fight...nighty night
Two 147 pound dudes playing pattycake. Doesn't get much lamer than that.
