Recruiting Forum Football Talk XVIII

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If Mayweather wasn't a complete a-hole then people would talk of his artistry and technical skill...

...as is everyone wants to see his blood on the canvas.
 
#4,153
#4,153
Why does the Lord bless someone like FM with so much talent? He admits that he isn't even a fan of the sport and won't miss it when he retires...

I guess it's like this in every sport, but it kills me hearing that from someone on top of the game, when thinking about the millions of kids that would kill to have half his talent because they have an actual love and passion for the sport, and not just obsessed with $.

Smh @ the FM type....
 
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Boxing banked off that, and luckily so because everyone who doesn't watch boxing(literally everyone) was like "wtf that's the fight of the century?". That sport is not entertaining. MMA destroys that garbage. Old school boxing is dead
 
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Ttucke11 said:
Boxing banked off that, and luckily so because everyone who doesn't watch boxing(literally everyone) was like "wtf that's the fight of the century?". That sport is not entertaining. MMA destroys that garbage. Old school boxing is dead
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To declare boxing dead 5 hours after the most lucrative fight in history seems somewhat premature
 
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UTProf said:
Nah. A while ago there was an SI article that absolutely trashed Dooley for this. It was along the lines of "if Butch Jones were a more vengeful man he'd force a certain WR Coach at Dallas to come to Tennessee's pro day and explain to the scouts why there is a dearth of players..."

It was actually so harsh on Dooley that it shocked me as usually sports writers aren't quite that blunt about it.
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It can be arranged.
 
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UTProf said:
Nah. A while ago there was an SI article that absolutely trashed Dooley for this. It was along the lines of "if Butch Jones were a more vengeful man he'd force a certain WR Coach at Dallas to come to Tennessee's pro day and explain to the scouts why there is a dearth of players..."

It was actually so harsh on Dooley that it shocked me as usually sports writers aren't quite that blunt about it.
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It doesn't surprise me. Anyone that likes football hates Dooley.
 
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nicksjuzunk said:
To declare boxing dead 5 hours after the most lucrative fight in history seems somewhat premature
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You're right. I was coming off some post fight disappointment. I'm just saying out of my viewing party, roughly 50+ UT students, not many came out of that excited about boxing. I wouldn't be interested in the next big fight if that is the best the sport has to offer. Not arguing the skill of the sport. I realize the difficulty. But every sport takes talent when played at the world class level. Doesn't make them exciting. For better or for worse this sport fell short for setting a tone on this generation of young people. Hardly anyone is interested anymore. I'm sure I'll get plenty of "my generation sucks blah blah" from this but it's the truth.
 
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Ttucke11 said:
Boxing banked off that, and luckily so because everyone who doesn't watch boxing(literally everyone) was like "wtf that's the fight of the century?". That sport is not entertaining. MMA destroys that garbage. Old school boxing is dead
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Almost every weekend there is a fight that is more exciting than what happened last night. Boxing is alive and well, wether you pay attention to it once a year or not. And I respect the hell out of the talent of MMA but most times it turns into two dudes hugging and sweating on each other, so exciting!
 
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Ttucke11 said:
Boxing banked off that, and luckily so because everyone who doesn't watch boxing(literally everyone) was like "wtf that's the fight of the century?". That sport is not entertaining. MMA destroys that garbage. Old school boxing is dead
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Old school boxing is dead??? How many MMA fighters have pulled in $100 million plus just for one fight?
 
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VolsnCards5 said:
Yea, but how would Mayweather fare in a Circle of Life drill? That's the real question
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Lol. I would enjoy a Sutton v mayweather circle of life. That runt would get destroyed. I'm also kind of down on this whole thing bc of how terrible a person he is.
 
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Ttucke11 said:
I concede that point. But if you can't see that one sport is on the way up and the other is on the way down you are blind.
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Baseball viewership is down. Young people joining churches is way, way down. Does that mean that baseball and christianity is dead? Popularity of MMA is up, but the payday and amount of people that just watched the M vs P fight proves that boxing is anything but dead. As for the blind snipe, perhaps, perhaps not. Here's a novel thought - two sports can and do co-exist.
 
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KoachKletus said:
Baseball viewership is down. Young people joining churches is way, way down. Does that mean that baseball and christianity is dead? Popularity of MMA is up, but the payday and amount of people that just watched the M vs P fight proves that boxing is anything but dead. As for the blind snipe, perhaps, perhaps not. Here's a novel thought - two sports can and do co-exist.
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This fight was an outlier to the realities of boxing. Let's not kid ourselves here.

That's like me using the world series numbers as baseball's real interest.
 
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utvols88 said:
This fight was an outlier to the realities of boxing. Let's not kid ourselves here.
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Myself included wanted to see a great fight to rejuvenate the sport. The days of Hagler, Leonard, & Hearns are over. Hell, we can't even get a Holyfield vs Razor Ruddock.

Last night's viewership was driven by old school supporters and younger folks that wanted to see what all the hubbub was about.

I bet a rematch would see a 2/3rd decline in interest. Boxing is dying and will continue to until an exciting heavyweight returns.
 
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I didn't watch one punch of the fight and have no regrets. Could care less.

May-->Aug is my time to earn all my points with the wife and spend time with my daughter so I can spend every weekend Sept--->The Masters watching sports.

Lol
 
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Outofmyvolcanmind said:
Myself included wanted to see a great fight to rejuvenate the sport. The days of Hagler, Leonard, & Hearns are over. Hell, we can't even get a Holyfield vs Razor Ruddock.

Last night's viewership was driven by old school supporters and younger folks that wanted to see what all the hubbub was about.

I bet a rematch would see a 2/3rd decline in interest. Boxing is dying and will continue to until an exciting heavyweight returns.
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Bingo on
until an exciting heavyweight returns.
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. I'm sure I'm in the minority in that I enjoy watching both sports, but I also have no doubt that both can and will survive. Boxing reached it's heyday in the 70's and 80's due to a few big names - and MMA is seeing the same escalation today. When watching the Olympics - boxing is one of the sports heavily featured, not so much for Judo or Taekwondo. Now if MMA is introduced to the Olympics it could be a game changer in bring legitimacy to the sport (as it stands today, the OC considers it too brutal).
 
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