Mayweather outlasts De La Hoya to win WBC title belt

[1niksder]

Two judges tabbed Floyd Mayweather over Oscar De La Hoya. All three judges, though, had a 115-113 end result.

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[UK Skins Fan]

There are a couple of fighters over here who would like to get Mayweather into the ring but, apparently, he has "nothing left to prove".

Anyway, back to the topic - Mayweather is a punk.

[Kentucky Fried Hog]

Boring fight, what a disappointment. Boxing just stinks nowadays.

UK Skins Fan - what ever happened to "Prince" Naseem Hamed? He was fun to watch, I'm thinking he was from England.

[REDEEMEDSKIN]

Boring fight, what a disappointment. Boxing just stinks nowadays.

UK Skins Fan - whatever happened to "Prince" Naseem Hamed? He was fun to watch, I'm thinking he was from England.

The Prince went to jail, I believe. He never was the same after losing to Marco Antonio Barrera.

[Redskin in Canada]

Oh yeah, every single kid in the hood understands now that in order to make big money, he has to be either a star in the entertainment or sports world, or worse ...

a member of a drug-dealing gang and crime maffia. Everybody else, whatever your occupation and whatever you might think of your smaller or larger contribution to society and a decent honest job, does not matter. That is where the values of our society lie, at least in the "Western World". How is that for a screwed up scale of values?

Oscar de la Hoya: $25,000,000.00

Floyd Mayweather: $10,000,000.00

One night stand. Any other stupid questions?

Back to work.

[REDEEMEDSKIN]

Stop hatin', RIC.

Both of these guys are professionals, in every sense of the word, and they deserve every cent that came their way on Saturday night.

Out of all the people that whine and cry about a "one night stand" and the enormous pay days, how many would be willing to go through all the commotion of the promtion and organization of the event, let alone the training that these fighters went through to get ready for the fight?

My guess? None. Some might try, but most would fail.

Big ups to both fighters for making it one heck of an event.

I'm guessing there will be DLH v. FMJR part II in the near future, and it should again be a huge draw.

[Chris Luva Luva]

Mayweather really let me down in that 24/7 special they had. What an idiot....

[Fios]

:roll: Stop hatin', RIC.

Both of these guys are professionals, in every sense of the word, and they deserve every cent that came their way on Saturday night.

Out of all the people that whine and cry about a "one night stand" and the enormous pay days, how many would be willing to go through all the commotion of the promtion and organization of the event, let alone the training that these fighters went through to get ready for the fight?

My guess? None. Some might try, but most would fail.

Big ups to both fighters for making it one heck of an event.

I'm guessing there will be DLH v. FMJR part II in the near future, and it should again be a huge draw.

Agreed, it's not their fault that people are handing over that kind of money for them to fight. Lots of people made lots of money off of this fight, why should the fighters be exempt from that?

[Redskin in Canada]

Agreed, it's not their fault that people are handing over that kind of money for them to fight. Lots of people made lots of money off of this fight, why should the fighters be exempt from that?

No, it is not the fighter's fault You are right.

It is -ours-. It is the scale of values in society that I express an opinion on. It is an axiologic issue, not only a question of offer and demand. I do not question the will and dedication of any of those two tremendously gifted athletes. It is our judgment that I question. It is the gigantic commercialization of some entertainment activities that do not enrich our lives and society as much as others far more deserving.

For each and every one of those "stars" in the sports and entertainment world, I can name many heroic teachers, coaches, fathers, mothers, armed forces staff, volunteers and health professionals, to name a few, who go many, many days of their lives doing far more productive and generous things, even heroic actions, than these two gifted athletes could come up with throughout their entire careers.

No disrespect to the athletes. Two of the best of the best for sure. It is our human values and priorities as a Western society that I question.

I had to give a presentation at an Occupational Health and Safety event recently. Do you know how many accidents take place at work in North America per day due to cutting economic corners in businesses and government safety standards and practices? No? You do not want to know.

I am just one of those old-fashioned romantics who feel that a player, in whatever sport, has loyalty to his/her team. He/She cares for his/her mates. The colours in the uniforms -really- matter. I happen to believe that no matter how much money is thrown around, championships and respect should not be and could not bought by the biggest bidder but actually earned.

Not really the kind of message that I expect to be widely popular in this board though. Sorry for the interruption.

Now, I -really- need to get back to work.

[1niksder]

I am just one of those old-fashioned romantics who feel that a player, in whatever sport, has loyalty to his/her team. He/She cares for his/her mates. The colours in the uniforms -really- matter. I happen to believe that no matter how much money is thrown around, championships and respect should not be bought by the biggest bidder but actually earned.

When did Boxing become a team sport

[Justice Hog]

I watched the fight and "my score" was 115-113, Mayweather. I cannot believe one judge actually had De La Hoya winning. Then again, this was "Golden Boy Promotions" promoting the fight?

'Nuff said, I guess.

I, too, think Mayweather is a punk....but the kid can fight!

De La Hoya lost this fight when, for some reason, he stopped using his left jab! I cannot understand why he did that! It was his most effective punch of the night!

[UK Skins Fan]

UK Skins Fan - what ever happened to "Prince" Naseem Hamed? He was fun to watch, I'm thinking he was from England.

Yep, Naseem Hamed was fantastic all the time that he (and we) thought he was invincible. As soon as he suffered that defeat to Barrera, his bubble burst, and everybody found out that he had the heart of an entertainer, but not of a champion. Shame that, because he was a lot of fun to watch - made a change for us to produce such an arrogant guy to take on the world!

Our hopes are now in the hands of Amir Khan, the youngster who won silver in the Athens Olympics, and is now being brought along slowly through the ranks of the pros. Lightning hands, and packs a heck of a punch. He's a British Moslem, and he's proud to be both. He has a big following over here for political as well as sporting reasons.

I hope he stays on the rails, and avoids the pitfalls of Hamed.

[Redskin in Canada]

When did Boxing become a team sport

What would I have been thinking about when I typed that?

Silly me.

[Clark]

I was at work which totally sucks, I love to watch boxing but I just could not get off. I guess I could watch it latter on HBO, but I hate watching a sport when it isn’t live. Back to the point was it good enough to take time out to watch or what?