Floyd-Pac and it's not even close. DLH-Tito was a highly anticipated and hyped fight, but we're talking about THE most hyped and anticipated fight of all time, and it was a dud. Plus, DLH-Tito wasn't THAT bad of a fight, until the last few rounds when Oscar played keep away. Floyd-Pac was just a boring, dull fight throughout.
Word. I can't understand how any proper boxing fan could be really 'disappointed' in the fight. It went precisely as everyone said it would do. MTF
Floyd-Pac, EASILY... HIGHER Caliber Fighters, HIGHER Pricetag and a SHITTIER Bout...Dela Didn't Go Into "Floyd Mode", ie., Electing NOT to Engage @ ALL Costs, UNTIL he Thought he Had the Win in the Bag...Floyd Did the Shit from the Opening Bell, vs Pac... REED:baa:
I would disagree with the higher caliber fighters part. All time? Yes. At the time they fought? No. The DLH and Tito of 99 would have beaten the 2015 Floyd and KO'd Pac.
No, Floyd vs Pacquiao did not developed as expected. We knew Floyd was going to do his predictable thing, but Manny just lacked zero desire to go all 'Maidana' over Floyd like we expected of him. Instead he went to box with the master boxer...really Manny? There wasn't a single round that was memorable. No replay value. While DeLa & Tito also stunk the joint at least there was something going on: Tito's nose bleeding profusely since round 2, Oscar taking Tito to school and drawing the blueprint for Hopkins to capitalize later, Oscar's 'chicken run' in the championship rounds with Tito in hot pursuit, the controversial decision. We watched it a few times (without audio) to analyze if Trinidad truly deserved the decision. We debated. We called each other names. We still don't agree. At least we got that from that turkey. Floyd & Manny? all we got is this huge sense of being FOOLED!
Very good poll! Mayweather-Pacquiao was a bigger fight, but they were older and considered past their best and so the possibility that it wouldn't be as good as advertised always loomed. De La Hoya and Trinidad, however were undefeated and at the top of the sport...both known for being knockout fighters that could be hurt. As such I maintain that De La Hoya-Trinidad was more disappointing.
There was always the possibility that it would be a good fight, given the two fighters involved. However, they are both old men...and so it was also likely to disappoint. De La Hoya - Trinidad, however had all the makings of a GREAT fight. Two undefeated guys in their primes. One a legit superstar, the other a dominant champion. Both known for power and knockouts. Both showed vulnerability in the past. On paper, it should have matched Leonard Hearns for drama and theater...and should have been as good a fight as Tito-Vargas at least. Extremely disappointing fight.
Yup. Flloyd had proven over five years that he was frightened of Pac and so was never likely to do anything more than get on his bike and counter an older, slower Pac to death. It was pretty obvious, surely? MTF :dunno:
Tito and DLH were both in their mid 20s when they fought, as opposed to Floyd and Manny, both pushing 40 with hella miles on them.Both had shown sides of being on the decline. But STILL, for the sheer hype it was more disappointing. Should hardcore fans have expected Hagler-Hearns? Hell no. But we should have expected a lot more than what we got.
That's a hilarious question coming from a man who retired from the forum for years, only to resurface to discuss Floyd.
The PBF in the Manny fight made the DLH in the Tito fight look like a warrior Also the DLH Tito fight ended with the right result.
Good point. Extremely low expectations is the key, if you don't want to be dissapointed by a PBF "fight". Given what we know about PBF, it was probably a bit much to expect him to come to fight. Especially since he never wanted to step into the ring with Manny in the first place. Although even given that general tendency, & the fact he was clearly so terrified of his opponent, (imagine how terrified he must have been of the DLH-Hatton period Manny), I was still surprised by how little he fought. Even though an argument could be made that he actually won, some of the blame must be with Manny for not forcing the issue more. Clearly that DLH-Hatton period Pacman is gone. Pretty sad state of affairs when it's just a given that a particular fighter will always turn up to a fight, to not fight, if at all possible.
