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thehappyprince posted:floyd's fighting a 125lb kickboxer in japan on new year's eve for some reason I can think of a few million reasons
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It will be interesting to learn how much Floyd is getting paid for this. It’s hard to imagine he’d come back for anything less than 100 million dollars.
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Nov 5, 2018 04:55
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Mechafunkzilla posted:I can think of a few million reasons Like Cigar Aficionado it has to be at least 100 million. Almost certainly boxing rules and it's probably some sort of work as well.
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Nov 5, 2018 05:31
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I've never heard of the guy he's fighting and I have trouble imagining casual fans will care enough about this to watch it on New Year's Eve. But idk maybe this will do some big business for a Japanese casino.
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Nov 5, 2018 05:50
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The Ninth Layer posted:I've never heard of the guy he's fighting and I have trouble imagining casual fans will care enough about this to watch it on New Year's Eve. But idk maybe this will do some big business for a Japanese casino. he's a kickboxing prodigy and a superstar in japan / kickboxing. i don't know how those things translate into being able to pay floyd ~100mil and expect to make money but japanese fighting organisations don't have a history of sane decision making and fiscal responsibility as a top priority.
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Nov 5, 2018 05:53
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Looking forward to every reaction a casual boxing fan would have tuning into a JMMA New Year's Eve card From Nobuhiko Takada stripping down to a thong, oiling himself up and banging a giant drum, to fireworks going off everywhere, to Lenne Hardt screaming in their ears, to witnessing their first Gabi Garcia fight and trying to stay awake during the 5am intermission that seems to drag on forever It's a magical experience
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Nov 5, 2018 06:55
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They're heavily implying this won't be a boxing match so Floyd is on some crazy poo poo right now
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Nov 5, 2018 07:05
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lol maybe he owes the Yakuza or something. Sakakibara is rich as hell and like the only kickboxing promoter who hasn't stiffed his fighters, so I could see Floyd taking it if it's a boxing match
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Nov 5, 2018 07:28
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Floyd would get killed fighting Tenshin in anything other than a boxing match, so I doubt it'll be anything else.
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Nov 5, 2018 07:44
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There is zero chance it's anything but a boxing match, Floyd would get utterly pasted and probably badly hurt if it was kickboxing. I guess it could also be some kind of worked pro wrestling poo poo.
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Nov 5, 2018 08:12
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I wonder how broke Floyd is? This almost certainly has to be an exhibition boxing match.
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Nov 5, 2018 12:36
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Rizin has a decently high profile because they have a real TV deal, showing parts of events on Fuji TV (which is the equivalent of getting on NBC or CBS in the US). whatever the match winds up being it's a hell of a flex by Rizin to try and set this up for the New Year's Eve show.
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Nov 5, 2018 13:02
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If it's not a boxing match then its either a work or Floyd has some mystery yakuza debt and/or has completely lost his mind. Edit: not sure how reliable of a source (second hand) Tito Ortiz is but https://twitter.com/PeteyandJia/status/1059294500047282181?s=19 So I guess......... boxing in mma gloves (?) Vvvv drat. Fooled by the b league mma community again The SituAsian fucked around with this message at 17:07 on Nov 5, 2018 |
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Nov 5, 2018 16:38
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That is a joke. The premise of the joke is that tito is inarticulate.
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Nov 5, 2018 16:57
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Personally, I'm glad Floyd is fighting again and I'm especially glad he's found the silliest way to do it.
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Nov 5, 2018 18:06
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Floyd Mayweather posted:Now that I am back on U.S. soil after a long and disappointing trip to Tokyo, I now have the time to address you, my fans and the media in regards to the upcoming event on December 31st that was recently announced.
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Nov 7, 2018 20:14
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"I was hesitant to create a huge disturbance [for the sake of fans in attendance]" yeah, and not because he needed to get out of there without being shanked by the Yakuza.
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Nov 7, 2018 20:25
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So given that he does "occasional small exhibitions" there must be some footage of him in the ring with the kid of some Russian Oligarch. https://twitter.com/Rafeboogs/status/1060272550372995072?s=19 The SituAsian fucked around with this message at 22:00 on Nov 7, 2018 |
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Nov 7, 2018 20:44
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Mayweather vs Putin, now there's a fight.
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Nov 7, 2018 20:53
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lol. Floyd saw the rules and immediately booked it out of there.
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Nov 7, 2018 22:07
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I'm not a Floyd fan, but I don't wish to see him lose to some nobody at 4X years old, especially when essentially his entire legacy is based on the 0 in his loss column. He looked like dogshit against McGregor. Stay retired Floyd.
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Nov 8, 2018 00:28
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So while this was going on we got some deets on the potential fight between Mikey Garcia and Errol Spence Jr. I'll be honest, I'd much rather see Floyd fight some kickboxer than watch Garcia risk it all against Spence, but it looks like this is the fight that's getting made.
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Nov 8, 2018 01:49
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Buddy and I bought tickets cuz we are gonna be in Japan anyways. Sucks if Floyd won't be there but at the same time gently caress it I'll go to that even if there's a chance it happens still.
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Nov 8, 2018 04:24
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Mekchu posted:Buddy and I bought tickets cuz we are gonna be in Japan anyways. Sucks if Floyd won't be there but at the same time gently caress it I'll go to that even if there's a chance it happens still. (I don't think there's a chance it happens now)
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Nov 8, 2018 04:31
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MMM Whatchya Say posted:(I don't think there's a chance it happens now) The Rizin MMA/Kickboxing/Wrestling annual New Year's Eve show will still be happening just this fight won't be .
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Nov 8, 2018 04:34
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Yeah I meant that Floyd would be fighting on it, not that the whole card wouldn't happen. Floyd would just be icing on a Japanese NYE cake.
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Nov 8, 2018 04:37
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I've heard so much about Gatti-Ward. I've found a couple of sites selling DVDs of the trilogy but they seem sketchy. Any legit way to watch them? I dont mind paying.
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Nov 8, 2018 18:03
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codo27 posted:I've heard so much about Gatti-Ward. I've found a couple of sites selling DVDs of the trilogy but they seem sketchy. Any legit way to watch them? I dont mind paying. They all seem to be on Youtube.
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Nov 8, 2018 18:13
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Bit of an HD snob, I know the fights predate HD but I was just wondering if there was a way to get them in the best possible quality. I've watched a lot of fights on YT but the quality is just a bit hard on the head for me, especially when I just got a big new 4K TV that will only amplify the pixelation
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Nov 8, 2018 18:19
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It's kind of ironic since HBO will not be airing boxing after this year but I believe at least Gatti-Ward 1 might be available on-demand on HBO Go. I haven't used mine in forever so I'm not sure but I seem to recall it was once available.
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Nov 8, 2018 19:23
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The SituAsian posted:It's kind of ironic since HBO will not be airing boxing after this year but I believe at least Gatti-Ward 1 might be available on-demand on HBO Go. I haven't used mine in forever so I'm not sure but I seem to recall it was once available. HBO Go has "Legendary Nights: The Tale of Gatti-Ward." I think it's more of a documentary than an uncut run of the whole fight, tho.
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Nov 8, 2018 19:39
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Yeah I wanna watch them all and then watch that docu.The SituAsian posted:since HBO will not be airing boxing after this year gently caress this dumb MMA earth
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Nov 8, 2018 19:57
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https://twitter.com/MichaelBensonn/status/1060649815753871360?s=19 Even without Floyd-Tenshin we will never be rid of freakshow fights
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Nov 9, 2018 00:02
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Anyone giving Bellew even half a chance against Usyk?
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Nov 10, 2018 23:40
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horny numbers
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Nov 10, 2018 23:44
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Hope he really does retire
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Nov 11, 2018 00:27
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKGokdx39-8 Bellew seems really nice post fight
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Nov 11, 2018 03:11
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love how Sky interviewed at length a guy who had been sparked out 5 minutes before, he kissed and embraced Usyk about four times because he had forgotten he'd already done it
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Nov 11, 2018 17:17
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Yea, that was freaky the way he kept repeating himself every 3 minutes as if he was saying it for the first time, I guess he really wanted to get it out and wanted to make sure it was out there.
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Nov 11, 2018 17:51
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Post fight interviews are stupid as gently caress. Like I get why they happen but lol at interviewing people who just spent a bunch of time getting punched in the head
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