...where two fighters you were genuinely a fan of came together? How did you reconcile that? Did you stay neutral, or favour one over the other? I can think of relatively few times when this has happened for me... Diaz-Katsidis, 2008 (Being Australian --- of sorts --- I had to lend my heart to Katsidis) Marquez-Diaz I, 2009 (Favoured Marquez. Obviously, about to happen again) De La Hoya-Whitaker, 1997 (I stuck solid with the old favourite, Whitaker, for this one, though De La Hoya edged it on my card) Holyfield-Foreman, 1991 (Had to support Foreman, as he's my all-time favourite Boxer, & had the underdog's charm) Gonzalez-Carbajal I-III, 1993, 1994, 1994 (Really was a big follower of both men, but committed my heart to Gonzalez in all three meets)
I started a similar thread shorty before Mayweather/Mosley because I had never wanted either guy to lose any fight at any point leading up.
1. REED Liked Jeff Chandler AND Richie Sandoval...This is Probably THE FIRST Fight REED EVER Watched where he was a FAN of Both Guys... 2. Mosley vs. Vargas - HUGE Fan of Both Guys...REED Knew the LOSER Would Basically B on his Way to Retirement...The 1st Fight was Entertaining but the RE is Hard to REwatch... 3. Floyd vs. Shane - REED Went in PICKING Floyd but ROOTING for Shane...& REED Nearly JIZZED On Himself when Mosley HURT him in Round 2...But that Made Floyd's RESPONSE to Being Hurt All the MORE Impressive...After Round 12, REED Applauded & BEGRUDGINGLY Gave Floyd his "Lb for Lb" Title Back... REED:kidcool:
It's Funny How that Works... U're 100% UNSURE of who U'll Root For UNTIL the Contest Begins...REED just Went Thru that w/the NBA Finals, having NO Vested Interest Either Way...Yet as Soon as the Game BEGAN, REED was Rooting for Boston... REED:kidcool:
Castillo/Corrales (went with Castillo and my choice was validated after Corrales spit his mouth-piece out) Hagler/Duran (didn't watch it live so I knew who was going to win but found myself more impressed by what Duran was able to do than by Hagler) Lewis/Tyson (was rooting for Lewis until he started holding all the time; then I started rooting for Tyson) Morales/Barrera (was rooting for MAB in the first fight since he was the underdog, but wanted Morales to win both rematches for some reason) Pacquiao/ODH (was still a fan of ODH's but was pretty starting to become disillusioned so I rooted for Pacquiao; fully expected ODH to win, though)
Yep...That's 1 REED "Musta Forgot"...REED even PICKED Chico, THE LAST Time he's Bet AGAINST Mayweather... REED:hammert:
I more or less liked both Hopkins and Trinidad, but rooted for Hopkins. Same with Hopkins-DLH, and that time I rooted for DLH. Mayweather-Pacquiao, but both guys have been annoying me. I don't know who I'll root for.
