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Godhumor

(6,437 posts)
Sat May 2, 2015, 08:40 PM May 2015

True or false: watching the fight tonight means you are OK with Mayweather being a terrible human

Curious to see opinions on this. I am not watching the fight, because I think Mayweather is an awful person. But I don't hold it against others who choose to watch.

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True or false: watching the fight tonight means you are OK with Mayweather being a terrible human (Original Post) Godhumor May 2015 OP
Isn't the pay/view safeinOhio May 2015 #1
I just checked, safeinOhio May 2015 #6
now come up with 90 more bucks.. eloydude May 2015 #7
Mayweather is a piece of shit... ProdigalJunkMail May 2015 #2
What fight? People are fighting? Baltimore? davekriss May 2015 #3
I am not watching the fight bvf May 2015 #4
No. I'm going to watch it on the 'Net eloydude May 2015 #5
So you cheer for a man that doesn't believe in equality dbackjon May 2015 #40
false Motown_Johnny May 2015 #8
could care less... chillfactor May 2015 #9
I refuse to watch people beat the crap out of each other unless they are examplary human beings Warren DeMontague May 2015 #10
Whose your money donco May 2015 #11
Fight? I predict Mayweather just runs away all night, then laughs all the way to the bank. nt Electric Monk May 2015 #12
Spot on FreakinDJ May 2015 #33
Watching two men beat the shit out of each other for the entertainment of millions is not my thing Agnosticsherbet May 2015 #13
I'm not watching because cwydro May 2015 #14
What if you're rooting for the other guy to beat the shit out of Mayweather? backscatter712 May 2015 #15
Manny is no saint either obnoxiousdrunk May 2015 #16
And he hates gays dbackjon May 2015 #41
Are barbarians terrible human beings? GeorgeGist May 2015 #17
False LittleBlue May 2015 #18
They're both horrible humans. Manifestor_of_Light May 2015 #19
Boom Boom, out go the lights deaniac21 May 2015 #36
sumo wrestling? snooper2 May 2015 #42
Interesting MeTV is showing the Star Trek episode The_Gamesters_of_Triskelion tonight. Gidney N Cloyd May 2015 #20
Get a more complete perspective. Pacquiao is no angel either. Pls see this link brush May 2015 #21
False. 11 Bravo May 2015 #22
Pacquiao is a dangerous POS, too PeaceNikki May 2015 #23
Pounding the shit out of someone vankuria May 2015 #30
Actually i think enjoying sports like boxing makes you a lesser person CBGLuthier May 2015 #24
Mayweather's son's witness statement: demmiblue May 2015 #25
Something Else HassleCat May 2015 #26
it's an age old sport with less injury than most sports..at least no more pipoman May 2015 #29
Sorry, but... HassleCat May 2015 #35
The long term injury rate for all professional athletes is extreme... pipoman May 2015 #39
I won't give boxing a cent ever pipoman May 2015 #27
I'm trying to find anything to argue about in your post. NaturalHigh May 2015 #32
Watching the fight means you're dumb enough to shell out big bucks hobbit709 May 2015 #28
I really don't think that's the case. NaturalHigh May 2015 #31
I think the people in PH who paid to watch this were ripped off daredtowork May 2015 #34
I don't think its that serious JonLP24 May 2015 #37
I have no problem pipi_k May 2015 #38

ProdigalJunkMail

(12,017 posts)
2. Mayweather is a piece of shit...
Sat May 2, 2015, 08:45 PM
May 2015

and i wouldn't do anything that might put a nickel in his pocket. but, no, people who are watching are not the problem. He is.

sP

 

bvf

(6,604 posts)
4. I am not watching the fight
Sat May 2, 2015, 08:46 PM
May 2015

because I simply don't see the attraction in watching two grown men pummel the shit out of each other.

 

Motown_Johnny

(22,308 posts)
8. false
Sat May 2, 2015, 08:47 PM
May 2015

I am not a boxing fan and have no interest in the fight other than it being a cultural oddity.

I do not think watching it in any way endorses Mayweather. You may as well ask if watching a football game is an endorsement of domestic violence.

Sometimes a sporting event is just a sporting event.




Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)
10. I refuse to watch people beat the crap out of each other unless they are examplary human beings
Sat May 2, 2015, 08:48 PM
May 2015

I have standards!

Agnosticsherbet

(11,619 posts)
13. Watching two men beat the shit out of each other for the entertainment of millions is not my thing
Sat May 2, 2015, 09:02 PM
May 2015

It doesn't matter who the gladiators are.

backscatter712

(26,355 posts)
15. What if you're rooting for the other guy to beat the shit out of Mayweather?
Sat May 2, 2015, 09:08 PM
May 2015

I'm certain people are paying good money to see that.

obnoxiousdrunk

(2,910 posts)
16. Manny is no saint either
Sat May 2, 2015, 09:19 PM
May 2015

when it comes to women. He wants to deny birth control to women because of his fucked up religion.

 

Manifestor_of_Light

(21,046 posts)
19. They're both horrible humans.
Sat May 2, 2015, 09:51 PM
May 2015

Anyone who brutalizes or injures, or in some cases, kills another person (look up deadly "beanballs&quot while playing a "sport" is guilty of being a terrible person. This includes boxing, football, baseball and basketball, whether college level or professional level.

I wouldn't watch this kind of debasement of humans if you paid me. I don't think boxing is a sport. It's brutality and potential fatality with rules.


Watch this: Boom Boom Mancini versus Duk Koo Kim. Knockout early in the 14th round. Kim is hauled off on a stretcher and dies in the hospital four days later. This was in November of 1982. Mr. Kim's mother killed herself four months later and the referee killed himself in July of 1983. Boom Boom was extremely upset, especially when people asked him if he was the boxer who killed Kim, and remorseful after causing Mr. Kim's death.



After this fight the WBC limited fights to 12 rounds. I don't think that makes a lot of difference.

PeaceNikki

(27,985 posts)
23. Pacquiao is a dangerous POS, too
Sun May 3, 2015, 07:16 AM
May 2015
...after Pacquiao was elected to the Philippine congress in 2010, he opposed a bill that would increase the government funding for contraception and family planning services, according to USA Today in 2011. The boxer is also adamantly against abortion, which is illegal in the Philippine Constitution:

"God said, 'Go out and multiply.' He did not say, just have two or three kids," Pacquiao said.
...

"It's sinful to use condoms and commit abortion," he said and when questioned about overpopulation said "my parents were poor... they had four children, it was very difficult but we persevered."

Stating he is "pro-life," Pacquiao also once said a fight solidified his position on the issue as he cast his vote in 2012, the Philippine Daily Inquirer reported at the time.

“What happened in Vegas strengthened my already firm belief in the sanctity of life, on whether a person’s right to live in this world should be put in the hands of his fellow man...Only God has the right over this."


http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/7191104

vankuria

(904 posts)
30. Pounding the shit out of someone
Sun May 3, 2015, 09:15 AM
May 2015

while also believing in the "sanctity of life"...somehow the 2 just don't go together!

CBGLuthier

(12,723 posts)
24. Actually i think enjoying sports like boxing makes you a lesser person
Sun May 3, 2015, 08:07 AM
May 2015

Don't really care who it is if watching two men beat on each other causes excitement or enjoyment for someone I have to wonder why.

 

pipoman

(16,038 posts)
29. it's an age old sport with less injury than most sports..at least no more
Sun May 3, 2015, 08:36 AM
May 2015

That said, anyone who thinks boxers are "trying to kill each other" are simply clueless, and ignorant of what they are talking about.

 

HassleCat

(6,409 posts)
35. Sorry, but...
Mon May 4, 2015, 08:58 AM
May 2015

Yes, boxing is an old and respected sport, but not the way professional boxing is conducted now. They refuse to allow protective headgear, and they allow the fight to continue long after it is obvious one contestant is the victor. The long-term brain injury rate is extreme.

 

pipoman

(16,038 posts)
39. The long term injury rate for all professional athletes is extreme...
Mon May 4, 2015, 10:56 AM
May 2015

It is one reason both of these guys made between 3 and $5 million per minute in the ring.

There are a lot of professions with high long term injury rates...most don't pay enough to help with the injuries. .this one does. We are back to choices people make about their lives and careers...nobody is boxing today who doesn't know the risks...

 

pipoman

(16,038 posts)
27. I won't give boxing a cent ever
Sun May 3, 2015, 08:32 AM
May 2015

When I was a kid I was a big fan. Every big fight was on TV for all to see ..it was a national event. The Don Kings took it away from those kids who most need it with their own greed. They deserve to lose their fan base and hopefully become less relevant than they are today...

NaturalHigh

(12,778 posts)
32. I'm trying to find anything to argue about in your post.
Sun May 3, 2015, 09:27 AM
May 2015

Nope, can't find it.

I may have been a fan a little later than you were. My favorite fight is still Hagler - Hearns, and I stayed interested in the sport through Holyfield's second title reign.

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)
28. Watching the fight means you're dumb enough to shell out big bucks
Sun May 3, 2015, 08:34 AM
May 2015

to watch two guys beat the crap out of each other.

NaturalHigh

(12,778 posts)
31. I really don't think that's the case.
Sun May 3, 2015, 09:25 AM
May 2015

Don't get me wrong; we didn't watch the fight, and it was a hundred bucks well saved. Most people who did get the pay-per-view, though, probably never even thought about Mayweather's legal issues and just wanted to see what they hoped would be the "Fight of the Century."

daredtowork

(3,732 posts)
34. I think the people in PH who paid to watch this were ripped off
Sun May 3, 2015, 03:10 PM
May 2015

by whatever Las Vegas entertainment industry created this monster. Relatively poor people paid big bucks to see their national hero fight. I feel like there's something to be blamed here, but I'm not sure what. I'm not a sports watcher myself, so I'm not sure what the business chain involved is.

JonLP24

(29,322 posts)
37. I don't think its that serious
Mon May 4, 2015, 10:08 AM
May 2015

His uncle Roger Mayweather seems more like a terrible human. Mayweather, I'm not sure is defined as such. I know he's had trouble himself but don't know him personally to say one or the other. He would come from school to see needles laying around from his mom who later died from AIDS from heroin. With Roger Mayweather as an uncle I imagine he could easily be an awful person but stayed on track to become a very focused, efficient -- people don't like his arrogance but he isn't wrong when he talks about boxing. I remember the famous ESPN interview with the guy basically saying he'll lose to Pacquaio blaming him for the fight not happening over something as silly as Olympic style drug testing.

pipi_k

(21,020 posts)
38. I have no problem
Mon May 4, 2015, 10:34 AM
May 2015

with people beating the shit out of each other if that's what they want to do.

Choice and free will and all of that...


What I do have a problem with is when humans use animals for their own entertainment. Horse/dog racing. Bullfighting. Fox hunting (don't know if people still do that though). Dogfighting, cockfighting.

People wanna be assholes? Go for it.

Just leave the animals alone.

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