Tom Aspinall is getting treated like Manny Pacquiao of 2009

[froggyluv]

Hatton was pretty well known. The ODH and Hatton fights did a lot to make Floyd a megastar, that was his breakout year, stardom wise, after being around for a decade.


Course they did. Theres a reason its one of his biggest selling fights.

I was majorly hyped for that Canelo fight and i had stepped away from Boxing for a long time

 

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Tom with the killer instinct finishing his opponents while in his prime, yet his time being wasted while in his prime.

Jones is like Mayweather ducking prime Pacquiao from 2008-2010. Wasting these good years while both Jones and Mayweather were claiming GOAT status and no other fighter is on their level.

The only difference between Jones and Floyd is Jones is more educated, or at least he knows what not to say like telling a Filipino man to go back to eating sushi.

Yes, Tom has been on fire like 2009 Pacquiao and these prime years are being wasted. No more opponents for him until we see Aspinall vs Jones. This is the fight everyone wants to see and nothing else in the HW division.

1. The fight is signed. We're just waiting on the official announcement.

2. Let's ignore #1 for a second. If what you say is true then Tom should do what Manny did back in 2009. Keep on fighting other opponents until you can't be ignored anymore. Manny didn't sit around chasing Mayweather. He just kept racking up wins. Tom is ignoring other fights and chasing Jon.

 

[TimeToTrain]

Okay, you either know nothing about boxing or you're trolling.

FYI for people who are unaware, Mayweather actually made significantly less than Hatton for their fight because he didn't get any of the UK PPV money and the revenue from the North American PPV was split 50/50 because Hatton was under a massive contract with HBO at the time.

That's how "unknown" Hatton was back then.

UK fans knew who Hatton was, but I can guarantee nobody in the U.S. here knew who he was. No one. Maybe only the hardcore boxing fans at the time

1. The fight is signed. We're just waiting on the official announcement.

2. Let's ignore #1 for a second. If what you say is true then Tom should do what Manny did back in 2009. Keep on fighting other opponents until you can't be ignored anymore. Manny didn't sit around chasing Mayweather. He just kept racking up wins. Tom is ignoring other fights and chasing Jon.

Until pacquiao lost to Marquez in their 4th fight, and that’s when Mayweather called him out. Jones is playing that timing game, but major difference is Tom is much younger to be out of his prime. The only way Tom becomes vulnerable is if they put him against an opponent, and somehow someway Tom loses. Even worse is he gets KO’ed like Pacquiao (from Marquez)

 

[Phisher]

I was majorly hyped for that Canelo fight and i had stepped away from Boxing for a long time

A lot of people thought that Canelo was going to straight up beat Mayweather because Mayweather looked like he'd lost a step.

Nobody expected him to come out on the front foot and dominate like that.

Also, Canelo was a unified champ with like seven title fights and was the consensus #1 154 lber at that point.

This revisionist stuff about how Mayweather cherrypicked him because he was green is a crock of shit.

 

[Hymen Crusher]

No one is on pac man's level for those years. Not any fighter

 

[burningspear]

it certainly enhances the ducked party, benavidez and aspinall benefit from the aura, not quite pacman level adoration but its early days

 

[TimeToTrain]

A lot of people thought that Canelo was going to straight up beat Mayweather because Mayweather looked like he'd lost a step.

Nobody expected him to come out and the front foot and dominate like that.

Also, Canelo was a unified champ with like seven title fights and was the consensus #1 154 lber at that point.

This revisionist stuff about how Mayweather cherrypicked him because he was green is a crock of shit.

Nobody knew young Canelo at the time. Maybe the people of Mexico, but here in the U.S. nobody knew who Canelo was at the time.

 

[TimeToTrain]

No one is on pac man's level for those years. Not any fighter

Naoya Inoue in terms of boxing, he’s not that far away from Pacquiao. It’s easier to become a multiple weight division champ in boxing because there’s a weight class every 4-5 pounds, and the bigger names get a title shot immediately without having to work their way up.

 

[Hymen Crusher]

Naoya Inoue in terms of boxing, he’s not that far away from Pacquiao. It’s easier to become a multiple weight division champ in boxing because there’s a weight class every 4-5 pounds, and the bigger names get a title shot immediately without having to work their way up.

Yeah but the competition pac fought is probably the best there has ever been

 

[Phisher]

Nobody knew young Canelo at the time. Maybe the people of Mexico, but here in the U.S. nobody knew who Canelo was at the time.

LOL

 

[treelo]

UK fans knew who Hatton was, but I can guarantee nobody in the U.S. here knew who he was. No one. Maybe only the hardcore boxing fans at the time


Until pacquiao lost to Marquez in their 4th fight, and that’s when Mayweather called him out. Jones is playing that timing game, but major difference is Tom is much younger to be out of his prime. The only way Tom becomes vulnerable is if they put him against an opponent, and somehow someway Tom loses. Even worse is he gets KO’ed like Pacquiao (from Marquez)

mate, nobody in the US knows who Deontay Wilder is, and he was a world champion for fucking years

take your head out the fucking sand for 5 minutes will you, America isnt the centre for sports you think it is

 

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UK fans knew who Hatton was, but I can guarantee nobody in the U.S. here knew who he was. No one. Maybe only the hardcore boxing fans at the time


Until pacquiao lost to Marquez in their 4th fight, and that’s when Mayweather called him out. Jones is playing that timing game, but major difference is Tom is much younger to be out of his prime. The only way Tom becomes vulnerable is if they put him against an opponent, and somehow someway Tom loses. Even worse is he gets KO’ed like Pacquiao (from Marquez)

Like I said. The fight between Jon and Tom is signed. The UFC is just waiting to announce it on their schedule.

 

[ICHEERTHEBULL]

Mayweather was great, let’s be real - how many people knew about Maidana and Ricky Hatton before they faced each other? Mayweather was excellent at promoting fights, making people believe their opponents were real threats because they had undefeate records. For instance, nobody knew who Canelo was before they fought. But I admit, Canelo improved his boxing drastically after their bout.

Floyd was old enough to face prime De La Hoya, Sugar Shane, Felix Trinidad, and that era of boxers but Floyd was in a different weight class, lightweight. Young Floyd at lightweight was spectacular, untouchable (except Castillo I) but he didn’t prove enough at welterweight during those years he fought. His best victory was against Miguel Cotto. But him beating a washed up 2007 De La Hoya and made it to the scorecards while losing almost half the rounds did not convince me he’s the GOAT.

Haton was a huge name in boxing and Maidana was known by every boxing fan and became a legend with that broner battering (best Christmas present ever). Even people who didn’t care much for boxing but tuned in for big fights knew both of them before they fought Floyd. Same for Canelo

I agree though that mayweather was great at picking fights when it was to his advantage. As much as I hated him and still hate the wife beater Mayweather was one of the best defensive fighters ever

 

[Khaosan]

That's right boy, BEG for your TS

Quack.

 

[TankAbbott4Eva]

A lot of people thought that Canelo was going to straight up beat Mayweather because Mayweather looked like he'd lost a step.

Nobody expected him to come out on the front foot and dominate like that.

Also, Canelo was a unified champ with like seven title fights and was the consensus #1 154 lber at that point.

This revisionist stuff about how Mayweather cherrypicked him because he was green is a crock of shit.

Yeah people seem to write that win off a bit cause Canelo was young. I think he's been a pro since 16 though, like you say he'd achieved a lot by that stage. I rewatched it recently, Mayweather took him to school, one of his greatest performances I reckon.

 

[mkess101]

That's right boy, BEG for your TS

Tom has chosen to mock Jonny instead. And eventually (soon probably), time will run out on Jones and he will need to decide if he wants to get KO'd for a lot of $ or retire. He's out of other options and it's hilarious. Ank is boring AF but him beating Poatan at least gave us this gifts of Jonny being out of options.

 

[BabyBlue_Bomber]

UK fans knew who Hatton was, but I can guarantee nobody in the U.S. here knew who he was. No one. Maybe only the hardcore boxing fans at the time

Hatton was already a household name…

He had not only already dominated Kostya Tszyu, but made him quit…

Don’t forget that not long before that a Mayweather/Tszyu fight was something everybody wanted to see, and people were claiming that Mayweather was avoiding it…

 

[BigOlJeet]

That's right boy, BEG for your TS

Jon is a steroid abusing chicken shit bum.

 

[Dbreiden83080]

Only for an older Mayweather to then spank Pac

Spank? That was one of the worst fights I ever saw in my life. And I go back to the days of watching Mike Tyson fight as a kid. For 12 rounds nothing happened. Like nothing happened. Floyd landing the occasional punch while dancing around and avoiding Damage. Manny fought terribly. Floyd did just enough to win on points. But he hardly put on a clinic. It was garbage.

 

[GordoBarraBJJ]

Manny = a legend in the making at that time.

Tom = a guy who happens to be the champ in a weak era.