This whole fixed fight debate is a distraction from what really should have been discussed.
Why is Floyd boxing someone under MMA label?
We already know he is good enough to outbox someone who has no professional boxing experience at top level.
We already seen him in boxing plenty of times.
Whats intriguing about fights like this, honestly? Why should anyone be excited to watch?
In those two head shots the left and right by Floyd hitting Tenshin............... the answer good be "Vertigo".
One shot to the side of the head in the instance of gaining stability then suddenly hit again on the other side is enough to shock the brain into loss of balance.
Where the signal to the ear lobes struggle to receive the signal to gain stability.
I know Floyd has good recoiling snap to his punches so that might be the actual case when Tenshin falls back like that looking like his faking it.
First and second gif's are embarassing.
Has anyone explained why if this was a fixed fight, Floyd won?
Floyd would never take a fight like this unless the outcome was guaranteed. It was an exhibition. It gave rizin the most publicity they have ever got. Win-win. There are some seriously delusional people on here who throw fits when what they believe is questioned. Sorry to burst your bubble, but just because you think something doesn't make it so, and just because you throw some childish insults doesn't mean your right.
You are free to disagree and I respect that...but I've been watching boxing for literally decades...I've watch some of the best of all time fight. sugar ray robinson...i was around when ray leonard fought duran for the first time...and I thought those punches looked pulled...just my opinion...it's a tough call either way...
Nop. Narrative has been set. "duurh Floyd is shady, Japan is shady hurr.."
Oh yeah because the outcome wasn't guaranteed, being the best boxer on earth, fighting against someone with 0 boxing fights, who he outweighs by 20 pounds, hahaha. Jesus christ, people have no logical sense.
Floyd would never take a fight like this unless the outcome was guaranteed. It was an exhibition. It gave rizin the most publicity they have ever got. Win-win. There are some seriously delusional people on here who throw fits when what they believe is questioned. Sorry to burst your bubble, but just because you think something doesn't make it so, and just because you throw some childish insults doesn't mean your right.
You have to consider the rules of the exhibition. There are no judges, so Floyd would need a KO to win. If Tenshin was set on not losing and wanted a draw, he could have danced around the ring for 9 minutes.
Yeah, like Rory McDonald, Ariel Helwani, Chael Sonnen, Brendan Schaub...
Complete idiots indeed, who know nothing about fighting on top of that.
I don't think it's a tough call. I'm in the same boat. I've been watching boxing since I was in diapers. The punches looked pulled to me too...especially the ones that "caused" knockdowns.
He absolutely couldn't the ring was tiny, and Floyds ring coverage is way too good. He'd get way worse publicity from running around the ring like a pussy, than standing and fighting. The "draw" in an exitbitions match makes 0 difference anyway, everyone knows that. Awful argument.
The first one obviously.What exactly should have happened in that fight if it wasnt fixed?
Tenshin knocks out Floyd?
Tenshin goes the distance but gets dominated?
Tenshin goes the distance and its a close fight?
Tenshin goes the distance and dominates?
I feel like the likeliest of all scenarios transpired and people still calling bullshit