Photo Gallery: Pacquiao and Mosley Bring 6,000 into the MGM Grand for Weigh-In
by Scott Christ on May 6, 2011 11:59 PM EDT
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I don't mean to get on a "rant" here, because for one thing I hate "rants" on the internet (or when most annoying "ranting" stand-up comedians do them), but I have really got to get something off my chest.
When you pack 6,000 fans into the MGM Grand for a weigh-in and turn another 2,000 away because there's no more room, and then someone says, "No one cares about this fight," it really makes you question the sanity of some people. No one cares? Then why were all those people there? Why did they sell 16,000-plus seats for a big gate in Las Vegas? Why will 1 million-plus order the show tomorrow night for around $50 a pop?
If nobody cares about this fight, then what's with all these people? Boxing has a lot of issues. Matchmaking is one. Promoting is another. I readily admit this. There are a lot of marquee fights in boxing that "no one cares about." But this is not one. If you want to argue that people care for the "wrong" reasons, then fine. You can form a decent argument there. But just because some grump you read on the internet says nobody cares about this, that doesn't make it true. If anything, its greatest strength as an event and perhaps even as a fight is that a great many people do care.
Anyway, pardon my interruption. Here's the great big gallery of photos from today's weigh-in.
Photos by Tom Casino/SHOWTIME PPV
Photos by Esther Lin/SHOWTIME PPV
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Just out of curiosity, is there anyone in particular that the rant is directed at? I haven’t paid attention to much mainstream sports coverage of this fight, but was it simply a matter of whiny reporters prattling on about the dead sport of boxing again? I did hear Wilbon saying some typically dumb things today. Or is the rant aimed more at boxing fans who don’t like the fight and simply assume everyone else shares their opinion?
Where Manny get his power...
4th photo from the bottom – Check the size of Manny’s legs. He’s walking on tree-trunks. No wonder he’s got such fantastic foot-speed and generates so much torque on his punches.
I’m mildly amped for this fight. I’ve got a feeling that Shane brings it and we’re going to have a wild ride.
Good luck to both guys.
It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.
- Edmund Hillary
Scott,
If Manny fought King Kong and Godzilla in a tag match, some people would still complain. I’m just happy enough to see him fight.
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