Actor Anthony Mackie Says Boxing Is a Joke, Bashes Klitschko Brothers
by Scott Christ on Oct 8, 2011 8:36 AM EDT
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Actor Anthony Mackie, who stars in that Real Steel movie with Hugh Jackman, took some shots at the boxing industry in an interview with TooFab, and singled out Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko:
"I am so glad Ortiz headbutted Mayweather. Those two punches [Mayweather threw to knock Ortiz out] were the first two real punches I've seen in boxing in a long time. We grew up watching boxers like Mike Tyson where guys would get knocked out. When they left the match they would have towels over their heads because they were so messed up. Nowadays it doesn't even look like boxers fight. Now it's about the car you drive and going to the club after the fight. [The Mayweather KO] was a step in the right direction.
"We're not going to get the fight that we want to see, which is Mayweather versus [Manny] Pacquiao. I think it says a lot that Pacquiao won't do Olympic drug testing.
"Boxing is a joke. I'm waiting for the Klitsckhos to go away. I've never seen two worse boxers than the Klitsckho brothers. There needs to be a new Don King who will bring it back."
I don't know what fights Anthony Mackie watches -- I assume very, very few -- but as you reading this site are aware, today's boxers get plenty beaten up. Take last week's Sergio Martinez vs Darren Barker fight, where Barker left with a perforated eardrum and Martinez had his nose broken. Surely that fight would not meet the standards of Those Times That Mike Tyson Did Those Things Which I Clearly Remember And Am Not Romanticizing Whatsoever, but I'd say they earned their pay.
It's also cute that Mackie apparently roots for Mayweather but then complains about (1) fighters who don't take punishment, and (2) fighters who are concerned about fancy cars and clubbing. Like, seriously? That's 90% of Floyd Mayweather's personality.
As for his shot at the Klitschkos, well, what can you do? Lots of people don't like them. But I bet if you asked Chris Arreola or Samuel Peter if Vitali delivers enough punishment, they'd say he does. He turned both of their faces into hamburger -- they might have even put a towel over their head after the fight, the true mark of agonizing brutality!
If Anthony Mackie has never seen two boxers worse than the Klitschko brothers, I'm not sure he's seen more than four boxers and Will Smith's portrayal of Muhammad Ali.
Maybe a lot of people feel exactly like this, but a lot of people think a lot of things. A lot of people think the debate over who the all-time greatest heavyweight comes down to Ali and Tyson, and they're wrong. A lot of people think Jeff Dunham is funny, too.
As for Real Steel, it's doing better than I expected with critics. Not great, mind you, but better than I expected.
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Boxing is a joke
But do you know what’s no joke? Robot boxing. That’s some serious shit right there.
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"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
by Brickhaus on Oct 8, 2011 8:40 AM EDT reply actions 6 recs
read my mind
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
LMAO!
Obviously the guy knows nothing about boxing.
Then to say, “[The Mayweather KO] was a step in the right direction.” What the hell was that??
I mean holly hell, did he not see what we saw??? Apparently not!
I’ve never even heard of the guy but I’m sure the article was put up for us to see that there are still people out there who know nothing about anything.
Actor Anthony Mackie
Ah, Anthony…………..WHO?
by Matt Mosley on Oct 8, 2011 8:43 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Watch hurt locker and half nelson. Hurt locker is pretfy overrated, but Half Nelson is one of the better movies of the past 10 years.
Manning out for season + Texans "improved" defense = Texans AFC South Division CHAMPS
by battle axe of doom on Oct 8, 2011 12:17 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
This was still an idiotic quote though
Manning out for season + Texans "improved" defense = Texans AFC South Division CHAMPS
by battle axe of doom on Oct 8, 2011 12:17 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Cause you dont agree with it means its idiotic?
Its his opinion.
Oh and he was also in a little movie called 8 Mile, critically acclaimed, 100 plus mill at the box office.
Yeah he can act, oh he was also in Notorious, he played Pac.
He’s a fine actor, apparently. It’s still an idiotic, ignorant statement on a subject he clearly knows nothing about.
There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else--James Thurber, 1939
Yeah he’s a good actor. I’m not gonna dump on him there.
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"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
by Scott Christ on Oct 8, 2011 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Remember Arreola (Schrek) after the K fight? What is this nincompoop talking about? Margarito after Pacquaio, Cotto after Margarito, Wolak after Rodriguez, Morales after Maidana, Donovan George after Sierra, Figuera after Randall Bailey and on, and on, etc., etc., etc.
There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else--James Thurber, 1939
People were never in any way upset that they paid to see Tyson fights and a guy who was ready to shit his pants was out of there in 2 rounds. That never happened. Ever.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Oct 8, 2011 9:14 AM EDT reply actions
This moron has made it clear how little he watches boxing and therefore how little he knows about today’s game.
I bet he couldn’t even name the best middleweight in the world.
Better to stay quiet and be thought of as an idiot than to open your mouth and confirm people’s suspicions.
well he's an actor...
..maybe he’s playing dummy or like floyd so much he’s immitating him.
Most people don’t know shit about boxing, but this guy is worse.
"Sure, there have been injuries and deaths in boxing – but none of them serious." Alan Minter
by DrHenrik on Oct 8, 2011 9:44 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs
right, because he acts like he knows enough to offer these sweeping judgments, which is really annoying
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
Just another dummy “keeping it real” by praising FMJ for that cheap win, while bashing Pac and the Klitchko brothers. He’s probably campaigning to join FMJ’s entourage. Class A douchebag.
On this episode of "When Keepin it Real Goes Wrong"...
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by Brickhaus on Oct 8, 2011 3:43 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
somebody please send this joker a pic of Wolak after the Rodriguez fight. a lot of fighters are wizzing blood for a week after a fight if they absorb some good body shots.
Or, bloodless but inert, Francisco Santana being stretchered out the ring just last night.
There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else--James Thurber, 1939
Correction: Santana = Contreras
I thought I checked it too, had it wrong in my notebook, stupid me. From boxingscene.com:
A moment of glory was slightly soured when it became evident that Contreras was in serious trouble, with his body lying motionless after the knockdown, and he was eventually taken away from the ring on a stretcher….Further investigation as to the health of Contreras has been inconclusive but life must move on for Bogere—Chris Robinson, boxingscene.com, 10/10/11.
There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else--James Thurber, 1939
update
Contreras needed medical attention and had to be taken out of the ring on a stretcher. He was released from the hospital later Friday night. —Rafael’s Scorecard, 10/10/11
There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else--James Thurber, 1939
He probably doesn’t consider boxing to be a martial “art.” There is a terrible beauty in it, and this has nothing to do with punching each other as hard as you can. And it has nothing to do with knocking someone out.
We all know this.
Stupid guy… says stupid things… shocking…
"Boxing is dirty," said Casamayor. " The day I’m not ready to be a dirty fighter is the day I don’t fight anymore because it will mean that I have no heart for it anymore."
by Zocalo on Oct 8, 2011 3:14 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
The fun keep on coming from this movie
Hugh Jackman called Sugar Ray Leonard the greatest of all time a couple days ago on The Daily Show. Wrong Sugar Ray buddy….
"The bell that tolls for all in boxing belongs to a cash register."
-Bob Verdi
Mario Lopez has proven that Jackman
Isn’t the only closeted man to not know much about boxing. I kid though – Lopez knows his stuff, and for all I know is just effeminate. On pretty reliable knowledge, Jackman continues to stay in the closet for no good reason.
This isn’t meant as a political jab. To this day, the only prominent athlete I can think of (other than one rugby player) who was basically out as a pro was a hall of fame boxer who could have beaten the crap out of any of us. I just wish the stigma would go away.
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by Brickhaus on Oct 8, 2011 3:49 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I just wish the stigma would go away.
+1 re blockquote—no idea whether Jackman is gay.
There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else--James Thurber, 1939
Gays that can fight
Ian Roberts was a gay Aussie Rugby League player . One of the hardest hitters to ever play the game and known to be probably the best street fighter in the entire game when he played. His father was a good amateur boxer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=zqs2iE5_HTI . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmQQnDg_mVM&feature=related . In a famous incident Garry Jack , an Australian representative player made a homophobic remark on the field at Roberts. Roberts battered him , breaking his nose , his cheek and his jaw. Jack took Roberts to court over the incident and was reported to have won an out of court settlement worth 50 grand. It’s not really a wise move to sledge a gay bloke that can fight . Ask Jack or Benny Paret. Cheers All.
hoping for the day there will be openly gay boxers.
by Ron Paul 2012 on Oct 8, 2011 6:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Sorry but I had to say it
He sounds like a butthurt Mayweather fan…hahaha
Put Mackie in a ring for one round with a real fighter (not a stupid robot) and I bet you he changes his opinion real quick. Hell he can have the size advanatge when he faces a Giovani Segura or Luis Concepcion. Afterwards he can see all the beat up fighter he wants by looking in the mirror
All of it. Gimmie, gimmie, gimmie. I want it all.
You know what's a joke?
This guy’s acting career. Who the hell is this fool?
The Jruth shall be told.
Real Steel is the number one film in America. God averag Americans have shit taste in movies
Manning out for season + Texans "improved" defense = Texans AFC South Division CHAMPS
by battle axe of doom on Oct 9, 2011 3:27 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Someone irrelevant like David Diaz should offer their thoughts on the film industry in response.
by Shitali Klitschko on Oct 10, 2011 12:05 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Who is Anthony Mackie? Seriously, I’ve never heard of him before this sorry excuse for a film, “Rocky” meets “Transformers.”
And this cat wants to see the return of Don King and wants to see real punches thrown? I guess he’s never see Martinez’s KO of Williams. And blood? No one is cut anymore in boxing.
What a f*cking moron.
Who is this moron and why would I give a crap what he thinks about boxing? If all he wants is Mayweather-Pacquio that just proves that he hasn’t watched a fight in a long time. Let him go back to watching his UFC thuggery and clutching….or maybe he’s a wrestling fan! Probably thinks it’s real..
I don’t know who Mackie is either.
I don’t think that the UFC is thuggery, though; MMA fighters are tremendously skilled fighters,and boxing could learn a lot from how White runs his organization.
Professional wrestling has existed in a different universe than fighting for many years; they’re highly-trained entertainers.
How dare you judge boxers you don't know what the fuck they been through
But I know something about you, you went to Cranbrook that’s a private school
What’s a matter dog, you embarrassed? This guy a gangsta? his real name is Clarence
And Clarence sits at home with both parents
and Clarence’s parents have a real good marriage.
This guy don’t wanna battle, he’s shook; there’s no such things as half way crooks
if all you guys want to know who this guy is
Watch the damn movies i’ve already mentioned. This was a dumbass statement, but this dude has acting skills and has been in a few good movies including 2009’s Oscar winner for Best Picture.
Manning out for season + Texans "improved" defense = Texans AFC South Division CHAMPS
by battle axe of doom on Oct 11, 2011 6:33 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
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