Which fight will you watch?

[MattyIceGfunk]

There are two fights on this weekend. I will be getting both but I will be watching the Jones-Trinidad fight live and DRVing UFC 80. Which are you gonna watch live?

[Kid Brock]

I voted UFC 80, but if it was maybe 5 years ago and Jones was more in his prime it would be different.

[MattyIceGfunk]

Yea but the under cards for UFC:80 are shit plus its gonna be great seeing those old sluggers go at it. The HBO countdown to the fight got me pretty hyped as well.

[Chino Kapone]

UFC. Not a big boxing fan, but i love the UFC. I dont miss a show.

[Awful Me]

Trinidad is still fighting?

[MattyIceGfunk]

Yea I cant believe both of them are still fighting which is why I want to watch this thing. Jones coming off 3 of his 4 losses in his last 5 fight and Trinidad coming off a loss to Winky Wright 2 years ago. Both have a lot to prove in my eyes.

[O&APartyRock24]

Got to go with Roy Jones and Trinidad

[OandAFanInDC]

Whens Brock Lesnar making his ufc debut?

[Standby]

Whens Brock Lesnar making his ufc debut?

UFC 81 March 1 against Frank Mir, I believe. As for me, even though the card's disappointing, I don't miss UFC at my usual bar with the instructors and students from the muay thai school I go to.

Watching the fights with people who've done the same thing really changes the way you look at it.

[mendozathejew]

I dont know yet. neither card is thrilling me. I am a big BJ Penn fan and want to see him hopefully win. trinidad jones in interesting because its so bizarre and unpredictable. But theres nothing like MSG filled with felix trinidad fans. its an energetic atmosphere, I'll probably try to catch it first

[Flea_Man]

UFC 81 March 1 against Frank Mir, I believe.

February 2.

[OandAFanInDC]

UFC 81 March 1 against Frank Mir, I believe. As for me, even though the card's disappointing, I don't miss UFC at my usual bar with the instructors and students from the muay thai school I go to.

Watching the fights with people who've done the same thing really changes the way you look at it.

which bar do you go to to watch it Baileys in ballston???

[esswhy]

I love both sports, but I really only like to watch select UFC fights, like if it's BJ Penn, GSP, Rampage or hyped fights. Theres just so many fighters now, and only select fighters interest me. BJ Penn is the King, and my friend Buddy Askri(pro boxer) spars with GSP up in montreal, so I like to watch him. Heès a bit of a cheezy boyscout though, with that fuckin Karate Kid gimmick.

[MattyIceGfunk]

which bar do you go to to watch it Baileys in ballston???

I think Champps in Fair Oaks shows every fighting event but you may want to call this weekend to see which they will be showing. Thats where I go when I'm in town for a fight.

[OandAFanInDC]

I think Champps in Fair Oaks shows every fighting event but you may want to call this weekend to see which they will be showing. Thats where I go when I'm in town for a fight.

that place has good food but horrible service i think buffalo wing university in fairfax is playing the ufc fight

[Eagle.007]

UFC 80 is at 3pm eastern, live from the UK.

[weakside]

Huge boxing fan, could care less about the UFC...

But having said that I'm not going to watch the Jones-Trinidad fight either, which in my opinion is a farce. (Though I would love to see Trinidad beat his ass, but it’s just not going to happen.)

[Capt.Caveman]

ufc can't watch boxing anymore too boring tap tap hold...tap tap hold yuck. there aren't fights i really want to watch. ufc is by far the superior product

[mendozathejew]

ufc can't watch boxing anymore too boring tap tap hold...tap tap hold yuck. there aren't fights i really want to watch. ufc is by far the superior productlets not turn this into one of those threads. plenty of people feel the way you do, and plenty of people dont like watching lay and prey fights, with two guys lying in each others legs for 3 rounds.

people find it hard to believe that some dont like boxing or mma based on style of the action.

and people who say they there arent good fights worth watching 99 times out of 100 didnt watch marquez vazquez 1 and 3 or pavlik taylor. and most who shit on mma dont like grappling and/or never saw a great ground battle with skill like diaz sanchez or nog barnett 1.

thats why its a shitty argument everytime it happens

[supers4972]

UFC is on in the AM boxing at night.

[MattyIceGfunk]

ufc can't watch boxing anymore too boring tap tap hold...tap tap hold yuck. there aren't fights i really want to watch. ufc is by far the superior product

You have been watching the wrong boxing matches my man. This one may be one you want to pass on but Jesus, 08 is gonna put boxing back up there.

[Chino Kapone]

Im not a boxing fan at all. That being said, i will watch any fight Pavlick is in. His total domination of "Wooo Pig Soooie" Taylor made me a fan. This Trinidad Jones fight would be alot more interesting if it was 8 years ago. To me this seems like Beckham coming to America. Its a great thing to peak intrest for just a moment, but then things will go back to normal.

[Standby]

which bar do you go to to watch it Baileys in ballston???

Used to go to Summers but yeah I like Baileys better. $5 cover instead of 10 and I go with my school (the Lloyd Irvin boys). I usually sit by the bar right when you walk in. And I'll be there on Saturday.


I think Champps in Fair Oaks shows every fighting event but you may want to call this weekend to see which they will be showing. Thats where I go when I'm in town for a fight.

True. Most or all Champps places do show it, with no cover, too, that I know of.

BTW your sig pic is fuckin mesmerizing.


that place has good food but horrible service i think buffalo wing university in fairfax is playing the ufc fight

I'm actually not a fan of the Champps food. It always struck me as a high-class sports bar, which are two terms that shouldn't be put together.

[DeltaPin]

Not going to watch either, but if I did it would be Jones v. Trinidad

[Capt.Caveman]

lets not turn this into one of those threads. plenty of people feel the way you do, and plenty of people dont like watching lay and prey fights, with two guys lying in each others legs for 3 rounds.

people find it hard to believe that some dont like boxing or mma based on style of the action.

and people who say they there arent good fights worth watching 99 times out of 100 didnt watch marquez vazquez 1 and 3 or pavlik taylor. and most who shit on mma dont like grappling and/or never saw a great ground battle with skill like diaz sanchez or nog barnett 1.

thats why its a shitty argument everytime it happens


yea we've had this arguement to many times. I just can't get into boxing anymore.the last fight i was excited about was gatti ward 3. and i agree with you some mma guys are extremely boring. rashad evans early fights are a good example. wretlers who just hold guys down and do no damage are boring as hell but the ufc is trying to do away with that by standing them up and such. when boxing enforces the extreme holding rules by taking points maybe i'll be interested again. i've seen some good fights on espn "the ocho". unknown guys(well at least to me) who are hungry and want to win. I havew no respect for guys who want to win on points in either sport.

[Cromwell]

The MMA is on now.

The boxing match isn't till tonight.

You can watch both.

[mendozathejew]

yea we've had this arguement to many times. I just can't get into boxing anymore.the last fight i was excited about was gatti ward 3. and i agree with you some mma guys are extremely boring. rashad evans early fights are a good example. wretlers who just hold guys down and do no damage are boring as hell but the ufc is trying to do away with that by standing them up and such. when boxing enforces the extreme holding rules by taking points maybe i'll be interested again. i've seen some good fights on espn "the ocho". unknown guys(well at least to me) who are hungry and want to win. I havew no respect for guys who want to win on points in either sport.

I agree to a point. the only problem I have is that its competition. competition is going to be dull sometimes. thats what makes it so special when competition is great. you cant force action in a sport. in a backyard brawl you can, not sport. and its a bit worrisome that I think UFC fighters are pressured to fight exciting. because that produces wreckless fights, which becomes less and less of a sport.

theres nothing wrong with the technicians of a sport like Lyoto Machida or Winky Wright.

[pnigga]

neither, but only because I'm not going to shell out money for Trindad-Jones 5-10 years too late. I'm definitely interested in the fight, though, and will be watching on HBO next week.

MMA is some boring ass shit

[Capt.Caveman]

17-6 in this poll for a bad ufc card vs 2 big name boxers



i'm just sayin

[mendozathejew]

17-6 in this poll for a bad ufc card vs 2 big name boxers



i'm just sayin
2 big names from the previous century. give it a rest

competition between the two sports is good for each

[pnigga]

evening mendoza

did you decide to get the fight?

[mendozathejew]

evening mendoza

did you decide to get the fight?

whats up. Im watching it on sopcast heres the address

sop://broker.sopcast.com:3912/35999

u watching?

[pnigga]

nah...thanks for the link, though

how safe is this sopcast thing? does it do anything funky when installing the player?

[mendozathejew]

very

[pnigga]

never thought I'd want Larry Merchant back but Kellerman is awful

thanks to Mendoza for being awesome yet again

this Mollo-Golota fight is brutal, but not in the way you'd hope

[mendozathejew]

it was pretty good through 5 rounds or so. then they hit the wall. the previous two fights were pretty good. karmazin got knocked the fuck out


mollo is out on his feet

[pnigga]

yeah, mollo needs a nap

I don't think either one of these guys could knock out Christy Martin right now

[mendozathejew]

the HWs on the UFC card gassed in their fight too, in the second round. some HWs are just fucking lazy

[pnigga]

holy shit

Golota has either a second mouth or a vagina growing from the left side of his face

[mendozathejew]

mollo has balls I'll give him that. his face looked barely touched. good call on the vag eye golota is sporting

[pnigga]

the sort of pussy that keeps Norton up nights

can't see what kind of future Mollo has after this and getting knocked out by DaVaryl Williamson

[mendozathejew]

Mollo could be an opponent for a Larry Holmes comeback

[mendozathejew]

trinidad does nothing but disgust me

[pnigga]

trinidad does nothing but disgust me

I'd really love to see Roy knock him out but who knows which Roy is going to show up here

[pnigga]

is this a national anthem or something the guy just made up

[pnigga]

and now we've got Cordon Bleu with our national anthem

[mendozathejew]

is this a national anthem or something the guy just made up

lol that was an "auditory abomination" to quote norton

[pnigga]

we just witnessed the Mollo-Golota of national anthems

[mendozathejew]

the puerto rican judges' scorecard should be a laugh riot if this fight goes the distance

[pnigga]

mercante's a pisser. he makes sure to say "this fight is all about you" in the dressing room before the fight, and then spends 12 rounds proving it's all about him.

[mendozathejew]

what did you think of rd1?

[pnigga]

kinda looks like a man fighting a boy

[mendozathejew]

roy is in trouble, trinidad actually looks decent. and volume punching wins decisions today even if it gets blocked

[mendozathejew]

trinidad is a tremendous cheater. with the hand wraps and the low blows. how many is he allowed to land

[pnigga]

how ironic is it to see Roy Jones use Vinny Pazienza moves, though

[mendozathejew]

great observation. roy still has the hand speed to handle this

he seems to think the rope a dope is a great career move though

[pnigga]

great observation. roy still has the hand speed to handle this

he seems to think the rope a dope is a great career move though

it's kind of a bummer to see Roy look so much different than he did in his hay day, but I still think he's got the chops to get Trinidad out of there.

is it just me or does it look like Trinidad has absolutely no power?

[mendozathejew]

trinidad looks like his hand speed is good, his power might be decreasing with each punch

but roy is just not active enough to win a decision these days. his right hand lead is all the defense he needs

[mik3]

This is a real good fight anymore, and yeah just about everything in that third round from Trinidad was low.

[mik3]

King vision announcers HATE RJJ.

[pnigga]

but roy is just not active enough to win a decision these days.


maybe so, but I don't see Trinidad doing enough to win these rounds either

[mendozathejew]

roy looks great when he throws combos. but then he just stops throwing

[mik3]

Yeah, he's looked like he erased about five-six years when he starts throwing combos.

This announcer is hilarious with how much he hates RJJ.

[pnigga]

roy looked fucking great at the end of 6

[mik3]

What a fucking shot.

[mendozathejew]

when hes on the offense roy cant lose. trinidad cant counter

all trinidad can do is lead, and roy lets him

[mik3]

I know his heavyweight title reign was a bit of a joke but this is a heavyweight champion fighting at 170 against a guy who's never been above...168? It shows.

[mendozathejew]

btween the cunt ledderman aned the pr judge, I dont like a roy decision

hes learned nothing from the jermain taylor title reign about clean punching and scorecards

[pnigga]

Roy needs to knock this chump out

[mik3]

Roy has no second thoughts about opening himself up throwing lefts. If nothing else tells you about Trindad's power, there you go.

[pnigga]

see, and that exchange in the corner right there is why Roy Jones is awesome

[mik3]

Trindad isn't throwing enough to sway the judges the last three rounds.

[mik3]

Tito's landed about three solid shots since the start of the 6th.

[pnigga]

good job by mercante not even knowing how many rounds are in the fight

[mik3]

As good as over.

[mendozathejew]

hes intentionally hanging on the ropes to annoy me. has to be

[mik3]

Gotta give Tito credit, he never stopped throwing....below the belt.

[mendozathejew]

Gotta give Tito credit, he never stopped throwing....below the belt.

:clap:

hes a tremendous cheater.

I enjoyed watching Roy showing a more than a shadow of his old self.

[mik3]

I'd honestly go nine rounds to three, but it'll probably be more like 7-5 plus the two deductions for knockdowns.

[mendozathejew]

I'll give the broad credit she scored it well

[pnigga]

of course none of these dopes is mentioning that Jones' jab knocked Trinidad off balance

[mik3]

Anyone watch the Golota fight? He had a pretty good outing.

[pnigga]

Anyone watch the Golota fight? He had a pretty good outing.

that's a joke, right

[mendozathejew]

power of god made him a 169 pounder. brilliant stuff

amazing his rap career never took off with verbal wizardy like that

[mik3]

For being 800, and fighting a guy like half his age, he held his own for having one eye half the fight. He even won some garbage alphabet title.

[pnigga]

For being 800, and fighting a guy like half his age, he held his own for having one eye half the fight. He even won some garbage alphabet title.

horrible, horrible fight - at least from round 5 on

he had a sleepwalker in front of him and couldn't put him down

[mendozathejew]

they might show karmazin get KOd it was like pavlik and taylor. same exact sequence

[pnigga]

I'm off to bed

thank you again, mendoza

[MattyIceGfunk]

Actually turned out to be a real good fight. The undercards were so-so at best. I was drunk anyway. I hear the Penn fight was a great watch:icon_roll Thank god I didn't end up buying that as well.

[Capt.Caveman]

I hear the Penn fight was a great watch:icon_roll Thank god I didn't end up buying that as well.

yea a guy bleeding all over the mat that's boring. 7 out of 9 fights ending in ko or submission yea I woulda rather watch 2 old guys dance around for 10 rounds.

[MattyIceGfunk]

yea a guy bleeding all over the mat that's boring. 7 out of 9 fights ending in ko or submission yea I woulda rather watch 2 old guys dance around for 10 rounds.

Me too. Thats why I did.

[pnigga]

yea a guy bleeding all over the mat that's boring. 7 out of 9 fights ending in ko or submission yea I woulda rather watch 2 old guys dance around for 10 rounds.

it's just sort of a thing that a guy who wears a golf visor should watch MMA

[MattyIceGfunk]

it's just sort of a thing that a guy who wears a golf visor should watch MMA

:clap: Also I don't watch boxing for the blood. I can go to any redneck bar around here and watch a fight with the same amount of blood as in a UFC fight. I watch it for the unreal skill.

[Capt.Caveman]

it's just sort of a thing that a guy who wears a golf visor should watch MMA

bang bang...good one. and i don't wear a visor i rock a visor. dude you may not like mma but it's far from gay.

[Capt.Caveman]

:clap: Also I don't watch boxing for the blood. I can go to any redneck bar around here and watch a fight with the same amount of blood as in a UFC fight. I watch it for the unreal skill.

yea cause there is no skill in mma. it's MIXED martial arts.a combo of boxing, mauy thai, bjj and wrestling. so i think it takes a lil more skill that throwing jabs

[MattyIceGfunk]

Yea guess we can agree that MMA takes some skill and boxing isn't all jabs then.

[Capt.Caveman]

Yea guess we can agree that MMA takes some skill and boxing isn't all jabs then.

i 100% believe boxing isn't all jabs, but the style of most fighters today is tap tap hold. it gets pretty fuckin boring. there is some good fights every now and again but a lot of the name fighters just want to hold and point their way to a win. lennox lewis style. boxing needs to address this. ufc did. they stand up guys when they are just holding a guy down and not doing any thing to win.

[mendozathejew]

i 100% believe boxing isn't all jabs, but the style of most fighters today is tap tap hold. it gets pretty fuckin boring. there is some good fights every now and again but a lot of the name fighters just want to hold and point their way to a win. lennox lewis style. boxing needs to address this. ufc did. they stand up guys when they are just holding a guy down and not doing any thing to win.

stop watching HWs then describing the entire sport through that description. your topic isnt relevant to the sport and which fights are at its core. its not what the boxing fans are talking about or watching. go hit up youtube and watch marquez vazquez 1 and 2. or pacquaio vs morales, kelly pavlik vs miranda and taylor. you are not on point here