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In reply to the discussion: Boxer Manny Pacquiao Blasts Obama Over Same Sex Marriage,Gays Should Be Put To Death [View all]H2O Man
(78,938 posts)57. Way too many belts,
too many weight classes, the weakest heavyweight division in history, and far too few fight clubs and gyms. Add the bullshit from promoters and too many managers, and it is definitely a problem.
At the same time, we really are in a golden age of welterweights -- including the junior- and super-welterweight (junior middleweight) divisions. Also, there are some outstanding talents in the lower weights.
One of the big problems is the lack of solid boxing writers in newspapers. They used to be so important in promoting interest in the fights. Few papers have a boxing writer these days. (The biggest regional paper in our area here no longer does; when there are cards, I write the articles, and let a couple guys on the sports staff take credit.)
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Boxer Manny Pacquiao Blasts Obama Over Same Sex Marriage,Gays Should Be Put To Death [View all]
romantico
May 2012
OP
That's a disappointment--I know he's quite progressive on Filipino labor issues.
Puregonzo1188
May 2012
#1
Or shaved his beard, gotten any tattoos, eaten any shellfish or worn clothing made from more than
EOTE
May 2012
#42
article starts out with "yeah, I've never heard of him either". I've heard of Manny & I know nuthin
Liberal_in_LA
May 2012
#4
an hour's work of getting punched in the face! or avoiding getting punched in the face.
Liberal_in_LA
May 2012
#45
This is the logical end result of the authoritarian entitlement mentality
Warren DeMontague
May 2012
#5
If you get punched in the head enough times, you'll start saying some stupid shit, too.
Ikonoklast
May 2012
#10
Boxers were once great. Or could be. Muhammad Ali was and has been a hero of mine.
alphafemale
May 2012
#27
I've called out Floyd Mayweather for being a bigot in the past and was a huge fan of Pacquiao.
The Link
May 2012
#48
... The author of the original article, Granville Ampong ... wrote a follow-up article Wednesday
struggle4progress
May 2012
#59