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imanamerican63

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29. The point that I am making is...

Sun Aug 27, 2017, 08:02 AM

Aug 2017

big money is involved in everything we do or say & truly, it is get out of hand. No I am not fan of boxing, but like in every sport money is driving factor. We are cry about healthcare and the cost, while no cries about paying big money to watch a fight, or pay big money to sit in the nosebleed section to watch a professional game. And finally, this has been touted for months as the biggest sport event ever? Well, I disagree! The are bunch of little league teams who have work their way into the Little League World Series! Go U.S.A.!

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Does anyone really give a crap about the boxing match tonight? [View all] imanamerican63 Aug 2017 OP

what boxing match? RussBLib Aug 2017 #1

Yep! imanamerican63 Aug 2017 #2

There's a boxing match tonight? (Does that answer your question?) nt Binkie The Clown Aug 2017 #3

There's a boxing match going on? DFW Aug 2017 #4

Watching men hurt each other for money is incomprehensible to me. nt procon Aug 2017 #5

I can some up my own feelings about it in a small video sakabatou Aug 2017 #6

I enjoyed the spectacle (but someone else was paying) Nevernose Aug 2017 #7

You gave a crap enough to make a post about it. RhodeIslandOne Aug 2017 #8

For you, it appears to be a consiberable source of unrest. Ironic, all that. nt greyl Aug 2017 #9

beating on other people for money. family values entertainment nt msongs Aug 2017 #10

Nope canetoad Aug 2017 #11

The MMA idiots made it a huge bargain on Mayweather Awsi Dooger Aug 2017 #12

WE are not "MMA idiots" obamanut2012 Aug 2017 #43

It's been touted as white racist against black guy; black guy, Meriweather won. Liberty Belle Aug 2017 #13

Mayweather's no prince though; he owns a strip club in Vegas. LenaBaby61 Aug 2017 #14

I wanted MacGregor to win RhodeIslandOne Aug 2017 #17

I've heard nothing about him hitting women like Mayweather does, so until then...... LenaBaby61 Aug 2017 #19

I'm not surprised a native Irishman doesn't think much of Dump. RhodeIslandOne Aug 2017 #21

Just because a white dude has racists supporting him does not make him a racist. RhodeIslandOne Aug 2017 #16

McGregor is a superior human being Awsi Dooger Aug 2017 #20

Oh, I thought Mayweather would win RhodeIslandOne Aug 2017 #22

Sprinter v Long jumper AngryAmish Aug 2017 #32

MacGregor called blacks "Monkeys" does not make him a racist? HipChick Aug 2017 #23

I didn't know that RhodeIslandOne Aug 2017 #28

That's a lie oberliner Aug 2017 #34

So it's a lie because a racist said it's not racist... HipChick Aug 2017 #45

No, it's a lie because he did not "call black people monkeys" as you claim oberliner Aug 2017 #46

You act like you live with him HipChick Aug 2017 #47

He also called Mayweather "boy" and said he was illiterate. DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2017 #38

Boxers are meant to trash talk each other before a fight oberliner Aug 2017 #41

Yeah, McGregor isn't a racist -- why not call Floyd a homophobe? obamanut2012 Aug 2017 #44

Only if Trump was fighting. Kablooie Aug 2017 #15

2 dudes fighting over dweller Aug 2017 #18

I loved Muhammad Ali because he took a lot of violence out of boxing, I thought. kentuck Aug 2017 #24

Gloves make the game much more brutal AngryAmish Aug 2017 #33

He didn't take all the violence out of it. DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2017 #36

I love waking up to posts of elitism in the morning! Blue_Adept Aug 2017 #25

there's a boxing match tonight? In other words...no... samnsara Aug 2017 #26

not my choice of entertainment Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #27

The point that I am making is... imanamerican63 Aug 2017 #29

I paid $100 to watch it at home; glad that the Sweet Science won aikoaiko Aug 2017 #30

It was a good fight Renew Deal Aug 2017 #31

Do you think they stopped it too soon? oberliner Aug 2017 #35

No Renew Deal Aug 2017 #37

The cards. DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2017 #40

Nope. GoCubsGo Aug 2017 #39

I'm a huge Conor fan -- loved it! obamanut2012 Aug 2017 #42

Less than zero. WinkyDink Aug 2017 #48

No, I don't. But I don't begrudge those who do enjoy watching such sports. Lil Missy Aug 2017 #49

Only if it Trump is only the receiving end LeftInTX Aug 2017 #50