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 Once a year we get an event so big, so huge, you just can't miss it. If you only watch boxing once a year, you're usually only seeing events like this. Tyson-Holyfield, Ward-Gatti, Lewis-Klitschko, Hopkins-De La Hoya, Garcia-Salka, Mayweather-Pacquiao and now, Cotto-Kamegai Miguel Cotto A four division titlist and veritable living legend, Cotto has shared a ring with the best. He's given his fans great fights with the likes of Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao, Saul Alvarez, Shane Mosley, Ricardo Mayorga and the great magic man himself, Paulie Malignaggi. Cotto is the pride of Puerto Rico, where there is a fantastic boxing scene. He inherited his position from Felix Trinidad and now that his career is winding down, there's been something of a quest to find the next great Puerto Rican boxer. For now, it seems like it's still Cotto. Cotto hasn't exactly been on a tear lately, taking a nearly 2 year lay off after his UD loss to Canelo Alvarez in 2015. There were some attempts to book James Kirkland earlier this year, but that fell through and here we are. Despite all this Cotto is still an amazing fighter who is always finding new ways to look impressive even as he ages into a different kind of boxer, even picking up the lineal middleweight title from (an admittedly weakened) Sergio Martinez in 2014. If he's still at the level he was in 2014 and 2015, then he's a force to be reckoned with for anybody in the division. We're truly blessed to get a chance to see somebody as historic as this fight again. Yoshihiro Kamegai Nothing gets people out of their seats like a challenger from the far off, mystic lands of Japan. Yoshihiro is a well known name within the sport of boxing, just an amazing fighter who has fallen under the radar for some reason. His record isn't perfect, but neither is Cotto's, and Kamegai has only lost to a few of the best fighters within his division: Robert Guerrero, Johan Perez and Alfonso Gomez. He's been on surge lately, Going 2-0-1 on the murderer's row of Nelson Gulpe, Jesus Soto Karass and Jesus Soto Karass. Kamegai is looking for his chance to truly make a breakthrough here. An impressive victory here, on the biggest boxing event of the year will be an excellent springboard for some huge accomplishments and paydays, and paving a surefire path to the top of the P4P list. This is a pretty classic case of an older veteran fighting for his legacy and the rest of his career against a hot blooded young gun with something to prove. Cotto is a true warrior and won't give away his status in the sport to just anybody, but Kamegai isn't just anybody. Expect this to be an all out war showcasing the highest level of Boxing skills.  Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Conor McGregor Oh yeah, not really signficant enough for it's own thread, but Floyd is returning from his retirement after 2 years to fight a guy making his debut in a tune up fight the likes of which you usually only see in Thailand or like, eastern Europe. Still, this is Floyd so it seems important to mention, you can talk about it in here too, but it might get lost in all the people taling about Cotto/Kamegai. The main event is expected to start after 11PM EST The Undercard Gervonta Davis vs Francisco Fonseca Gervonta Davis is somebody that you want to see if you're even passively interested in Boxing. This kid is 21 and is already a top 5 fighter in his weight division, and he's in one of the most competitive weight divisions there is right now. The only downside to this is that while Fonseca is a good fighter, he's not really on the same level. Davis originally tried to book one of Orlando Salido, Tevin Farmer or Rocky Martinez, all of whom would have been better challenges This fight is expected to start around 10:20PM EST Badou Jack vs Nathan Cleverly Despite what some unfortunate draws and a loss might have you believe, Badou Jack definitively proved he was best fighter at 168 pounds before he made his move up to 175, where Cleverly will be his first match. Jack himself is a fun fighter to watch, getting into rugged rough and tumble scraps and getting the best out of it. He took a weird upset KO loss years back, but since then has been very formidable, cleanly beating fighters much better than the only guy he's lost to. Cleverly is a solid fighter. Cleverly isn't elite, but he is firmly a top 10 dude who will beat you if you're not. This is a good test to see where Jack will fit into the light heavyweight scene, which is loaded with difficult fights. This fight is expected to start around 9:35PM EST Andrew Tabiti vs Steve Cunningham This is another classic case of a younger prospect, Tabiti, in against an older fighter with more experience in Cunningham. This is a surprisingly well matched fight for the opening of the PPV. Cunningham is a cruiserweight fighter who is coming back from a stint at heavyweight, where he gave a number of much bigger guys all they could handle. His best days are behind him though, and he's now being brought in as a stepping stone against rising TMT prospect Tabiti. Tabiti has plowed through all the opponents he's fought so far, knocking out 12 of the 14 he's faced. Cunningham represents a much stiffer challenge than any of his previous opponents though, so an impressive win could mean a lot for him. This will be the first fight of the PPV event, which starts at 9PM EST Fox Preshow Before the PPV even starts, there will be 2 fights on Fox, starting at 7pm. Yordenis Ugas vs Thomas Dulorme This was originally supposed to be Shawn Porter in a showcase fight against Dulorme but after Porter pulled out and Ugas stepped in, we're left with a fight that is arguably more interesting even if the name value is lower. Ugas was a prospect that got his 0 taken a bit early, dropping a few very close fights that could have gone the other way, before busting some other prospects by handing them their first defeat. Dulorme is a guy who seemed like he had tremendous potential when he first broke onto the scene, but has something of a glass jaw. Together, we have two guys who are fighting to salvage their potential, which always leads to some fun drama Juan Heraldez vs Jose Miguel Borrego I don't know anything about these guys, but boxrec tells me that these guys are both undefeated prospects. These types of match ups could really go anyway depending on how good they really are. Sometimes these are hidden gems, but I've seen a few stinkers in the prospect bouts. There's a surprising age difference here though, Juan is 27 to Jose's 19. That's all I got for this one. Jump King fucked around with this message at 06:01 on Aug 26, 2017 |
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this could be cotto's last fight and it's going to be overshadowed by that poo poo show. a shameful sport. jack vs cleverly could be interesting tho
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Aug 26, 2017 05:42
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Nice, the OP is as exciting as the fight will be.
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Aug 26, 2017 05:55
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looking forward to floyd mayweather vs conor mcgregor
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Aug 26, 2017 05:59
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thehappyprince posted:this could be cotto's last fight and it's going to be overshadowed by that poo poo show. a shameful sport. Actually Cotto has explicitly said his last fight will be in December, and people currently suspect it'll be against Lemieux. So that's something to look forward to.
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Aug 26, 2017 06:00
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Y'all can quote me on this - it's very bold. This is going to be funny.
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Aug 26, 2017 06:07
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Captain Log posted:Y'all can quote me on this - it's very bold. on the other hand, it could be 12 rounds of floyd tuning up a worse fighter than nate diaz and 80%+ of the audience regrets paying money for this either way, gonna be a great event, historic night for sport and competition
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Aug 26, 2017 06:09
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MMM Whatchya Say posted:Actually Cotto has explicitly said his last fight will be in December, and people currently suspect it'll be against Lemieux. So that's something to look forward to. what if he loses tho
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Aug 26, 2017 06:13
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Great thread. The great Miguel Cotto would be proud. Speaking of, I've been watching some old Mayweather fights to scout out The Blueprint. I remember thinking Mayweather was up on Cotto 7-5 or so but watching again I had it much wider, more like 9-3 or 10-2. Still a very fun fight but not one I felt Cotto never had too much success in.
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Aug 26, 2017 06:16
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thehappyprince posted:a shameful sport. Weird, I just found this old post that actually predates the forums themselves by many, many decades.
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Aug 26, 2017 06:33
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https://twitter.com/OscarDeLaHoya/status/901203246928101376 This is the only thing that needs to be said about anything ever
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Aug 26, 2017 07:00
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The SituAsian posted:https://twitter.com/OscarDeLaHoya/status/901203246928101376 that guy is care mad
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Aug 26, 2017 07:02
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The SituAsian posted:https://twitter.com/OscarDeLaHoya/status/901203246928101376 Forums can't show instagram, so click the link https://www.instagram.com/p/BYPlDDtnhA8/?taken-by=thebeastufc
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Aug 26, 2017 07:31
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da black beast wins again
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Aug 26, 2017 07:34
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If I had to train McGregor to fight Mayweather I would train him to fight like Marcos Maidana. Just come at the dude with no respect for his power, smother him and unload. Just watched the Mayweather Maidana I fight which is probably the closest Mayweather has come to losing a fight in the last 10 years, scored it 7-5 Mayweather this time.
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Aug 26, 2017 07:35
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I just got a new job making real live money and I think Im going to celebrate by paying 100 earth dollars to watch this abortion Or I could buy more games for my Switch I dont know
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Aug 26, 2017 07:58
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If it's just you watching I would not spend 100 dollars on this one.
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Aug 26, 2017 08:03
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I wouldn't give Nintendo money either so just get something nice for your parents/girlfriend/boyfriend/pet/friends
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Aug 26, 2017 08:05
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good idea. The local microbrewery is showing it in their beer garden for $15 GA anyway.
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Aug 26, 2017 08:09
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I.N.R.I posted:looking forward to floyd mayweather vs conor mcgregor i'm going to wake up and read who won and then forget about it
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Aug 26, 2017 09:08
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Josuke Higashikata posted:I wouldn't give Nintendo money either so just get something nice for your parents/girlfriend/boyfriend/pet/friends the nintendo switch is extremely good and you should get one. as should everyone else
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Aug 26, 2017 09:09
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Jose posted:i'm going to wake up and read who won and then forget about it You should bond with your friends while watching it.
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Aug 26, 2017 09:11
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its on at like 4am i don't give a poo poo. might bet on this though 
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Aug 26, 2017 09:20
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Embarrassed to admit did not know Cotto was fighting, and for some reason still thought he had all the belts he won from Sergio Martinez who ducked Triple G to fight the easy Cotto and got blasted for it. Forgot he lost them to Canelo.
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Aug 26, 2017 10:15
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Lid posted:Embarrassed to admit did not know Cotto was fighting, and for some reason still thought he had all the belts he won from Sergio Martinez who ducked Triple G to fight the easy Cotto and got blasted for it. Forgot he lost them to Canelo. Sergio was an excellent fighter and I am very happy he ducked GGG because if he didn't he might be dead. Cotto / Canelo was an excellent fight. So much so that I wish it happened while Cotto was in his prime.
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Aug 26, 2017 10:21
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Jose posted:its on at like 4am i don't give a poo poo. both handles? hell id take it
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Aug 26, 2017 12:34
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MMM Whatchya Say posted:Actually Cotto has explicitly said his last fight will be in December, and people currently suspect it'll be against Lemieux. So that's something to look forward to. I can't believe Mario Lemieux is coming out of retirement to fight Cotto. McGregor was one thing, but this poo poo had gone too far.
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Aug 26, 2017 13:22
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I bought the fight on the UFC site, and it says to "watch in app", but the "ppv" red button on the app doesn't actually do anything. This is my first time using the UFC app to stream a fight, can someone please tell me how this is going to work? Am I not in the right place in the app or is something going to change closer to the undercards? Also, I'm now going to contribute to the demographics of "idiots that paid for this mess" when my real group is "people that couldn't ppv boxing before because it needed a cable subscription" (In the usa at least). Edit : button now changed to "upcoming " and says the video is available later, so I'm reassured now. Jack B Nimble fucked around with this message at 14:06 on Aug 26, 2017 |
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Aug 26, 2017 13:45
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The Little Kielbasa posted:I can't believe Mario Lemieux is coming out of retirement to fight Cotto. McGregor was one thing, but this poo poo had gone too far. I'm going to put my money on Super Mario.
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Aug 26, 2017 13:55
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Marching Powder posted:Sergio was an excellent fighter and I am very happy he ducked GGG because if he didn't he might be dead. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koe4Sm8nQPU Sergio did give us this, sucks what happened to Paul Williams later though :/
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Aug 26, 2017 14:06
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https://twitter.com/Classic_picx/status/901361203741634561
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Aug 26, 2017 14:09
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Jack B Nimble posted:I bought the fight on the UFC site, and it says to "watch in app", but the "ppv" red button on the app doesn't actually do anything. Once it actually starts, there will be pop ups and poo poo in the corner telling you your event is now live. It's really simple to use.
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Aug 26, 2017 14:10
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https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/901453757187325953
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Aug 26, 2017 15:47
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Go Floyd.
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Aug 26, 2017 16:11
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I believe that Floyd can overcome the odds and beat this Irish menace
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Aug 26, 2017 16:23
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https://www.instagram.com/p/BYNv9kTjHjC/
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Aug 26, 2017 16:29
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Which one is Conor jsut kidding I know which one is COnor
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Aug 26, 2017 16:36
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Hey guys, is it too late for someone who never watches boxing to come into the thread and give their expert opinion? Also, insert comment about domestic abuse here.
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Aug 26, 2017 16:53
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Gordong Dongbay posted:Hey guys, is it too late for someone who never watches boxing to come into the thread and give their expert opinion? Sure, you should mention something about unorthodox angles, or talk about how Mayweather has never fought somebody like this before.
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MMM Whatchya Say posted:Sure, you should mention something about unorthodox angles, or talk about how Mayweather has never fought somebody like this before. Well has Mayweather ever fought someone with a 0-0 record?
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