Can anybody guess who this objective chap is?

A Dark Cloud has been lifted from the world of boxing, a cloud that tried to destroy this great sport.

It cherry picked fights, swindled boxers, smeared boxed, took doping to a new level with the career break cycles, bored fan to tears with dull performance, never fought on a level playing field, seemingly buying officials and even the drug testers who ignored breaches of anti-doping.

Ran, spoiled, and grappled, continuously brought the sport into disrepute. And attracted large amount of fanboys into the game, who were not interested in the sport but more about what went on outside the squared circle.

But today is a great day, for the first time in a long time, there is hope, for a better tomorrow in boxing. Where fighters have that pride back, where money is not the biggest motivator, glory is. Where heart and courage are the important factors in boxing once more.

Boxing is blessed with some truly great fighters, and the hopefully the real fans will appreciate them now that the side show and been banished.

You joke, but there'll be tears before bed time with this thread.

I think it's our very own Rodney!

I have to say he isn't a bad writer, to be fair!

AdamT wrote:I have to say he isn't a bad writer, to be fair!

!!!!!!!!????????*******!!!!!!

D4 the scribe

I mean the comprehension is good, not the content lol

AdamT wrote:I have to say he isn't a bad writer, to be fair!

Haz is a decent writer wouldn't be him would it Adam.

Naw Haz isn't D4, I am sure!

Well he has accused me of being an alias and he does have a blind hatred for Floyd!

I wonder!

Naw D4's mentally unstable, so much so that he dissappeared the day after Manny lost and has only just reappeared now. Guys a buffoon and even I won't engage with him anymore.

Right decision for Floyd to go...Just need Hoppo..Wlad and Manny to follow too..

Only thing that's a worry is the lack of stars around to take Boxing on..

GGG has certainly caught the imagination but who else ???..

It AZ

It's not me. I would never have put the D and C in dark clouds in capitals for no apparent reason.

Derbymanc wrote:dissappeared the day after Manny lost and has only just reappeared now

And I thought something had happened to him. Damnit.

Anyway, once his hero retires he won't have anyone to comment on/rub his 3" excuse for a c0ck over and will never be seen again on boxing forums.

As for who wrote it... I'm going to go for Hayemaker who's making a comeback like his idol.

Yes! Come on hayemaker!!! If it's any consolation Coxy001, since Strongback took his sabbatical, I think you're great value on this board.

88Chris05 wrote:I think it's our very own Rodney!

Ha - could be. Good article though. Seriously will anyone miss him ? The circus has left town for now.

Cheers, Rodders

Rodney wrote:

88Chris05 wrote:I think it's our very own Rodney!

Ha - could be. Good article though. Seriously will anyone miss him ? The circus has left town for now.

Cheers, Rodders

We won't miss your bitter ramblings about him either..

TRUSSMAN66 wrote:

Rodney wrote:

88Chris05 wrote:I think it's our very own Rodney!

Ha - could be. Good article though. Seriously will anyone miss him ? The circus has left town for now.

Cheers, Rodders

We won't miss your bitter ramblings about him either..

Its hasn't stopped you spouting off about Louis and he's been dead 30 odd years.

Cheers, Rodders

does anybody seriously think he's retiring... at 49-0... seriously? Really? I mean come on people, get with the program.

Sadly there's going to be more circus and more bitter ramblings.

milkyboy wrote:does anybody seriously think he's retiring... at 49-0... seriously? Really? I mean come on people, get with the program.

Sadly there's going to be more circus and more bitter ramblings.

Sadly I agree - I look forward to the All access/ 24/7 shows with him though. Always new and inventive.

Cheers, Rodders

'fraid so rodders, the blingathon will be coming to a tv screen near you very shortly.

Rodney wrote:

TRUSSMAN66 wrote:

Rodney wrote:

88Chris05 wrote:I think it's our very own Rodney!

Ha - could be. Good article though. Seriously will anyone miss him ? The circus has left town for now.

Cheers, Rodders

We won't miss your bitter ramblings about him either..

Its hasn't stopped you spouting off about Louis and he's been dead 30 odd years.

Cheers, Rodders

Louis is my number 2 heavy by a mile and I've conceded he's a great heavyweight and top 15 alltimer....

Bit different than....Boring, wifebeater, overrated, scum of the earth, stinker...and all the rest of your bollox ad nauseum.

Floyd will await until the "supplements" flush out and will arrange a comeback.

AdamT wrote:Floyd will await until the "supplements" flush out and will arrange a comeback.

Stupid comment

you should be banned for this.

I am so sorry.

I was using it in jest.

Everyone knows Mr Mayweather is a clean athlete and is trying to clean up boxing, with his strict drug testing.

He is all about hard work and dedication and isn't the type of guy to bend rules.

Happy now one2??

I'd retire if I was Floyd. I wouldn't have fought Berto to be honest. He's accomplished enough, as long as he's happy with what he's achieved, why appease the experts/fans?

I'm not a fan, never have been but I don't begrudge anyone getting out of the game with their faculties and money. 49, 50. What does it matter? There's an asterisk next to every achievement in boxing, not like in other sports where a trophy is a trophy. Someone's always going to complain, take the money and run.

ONETWOFOREVER wrote:

AdamT wrote:Floyd will await until the "supplements" flush out and will arrange a comeback.

Stupid comment

you should be banned for this.

I'll get back to you on this. If you have not heard from me by this time tomorrow assume my thorough investigations have not found Adam guilty.

Why would Floyd retire? What's the point?

He takes no punishment and can make $1m per minute for an evening's work against any old bum he chooses to fight.

Who on here would retire if they could make money that easily....??

milkyboy wrote:does anybody seriously think he's retiring... at 49-0... seriously? Really? I mean come on people, get with the program.

Sadly there's going to be more circus and more bitter ramblings.

This is really, really tough for me to say, but I think you might be right for once. I think Floyd will fight again and it wouldn't surprise me if Pacquiao got another chance.

It wouldn't do the numbers that their first fight did but it would do better than anything else right now.

I think it will Pacquaio as well.

Perhaps Manny deals with Khan first, then the rematch will be set.

won't do 4million buys, but will still exceed 2 million

TopHat24/7 wrote:
Who on here would retire if they could make money that easily....??

I'd retire the minute I had enough not to work again, but still support a completely dissolute lifestyle. I'm a lazy fat fool though.

Rowley wrote:

ONETWOFOREVER wrote:

AdamT wrote:Floyd will await until the "supplements" flush out and will arrange a comeback.

Stupid comment

you should be banned for this.

I'll get back to you on this. If you have not heard from me by this time tomorrow assume my thorough investigations have not found Adam guilty.

.... If you have to start banning people for stupid comments, it'd be lonely round here... Not that I'd be here to know

Atila wrote:

milkyboy wrote:does anybody seriously think he's retiring... at 49-0... seriously? Really? I mean come on people, get with the program.

Sadly there's going to be more circus and more bitter ramblings.

This is really, really tough for me to say, but I think you might be right for once. I think Floyd will fight again and it wouldn't surprise me if Pacquiao got another chance.

It wouldn't do the numbers that their first fight did but it would do better than anything else right now.

It takes a big man to admit I'm right about anything

I didn't want to start yet another Mayweather thread so I thought I'd put this bit of info here. Apparently, ESPN is reporting that Mayweather v Berto didn't sell that many PPV buys compared to Mayweather's usual numbers.

Report: Mayweather vs Berto PPV buys 550,000 a 'generous' estimate
http://www.mmamania.com/2015/9/16/9335689/dan-rafael-550k-a-generous-estimate-for-mayweather-berto-buys

As it turns out, Floyd Mayweather cannot, in fact, sell all by himself.

ESPN's leading boxing expert, Dan Rafael, has word on the early pay-per-view (PPV) buy estimate for his recent fight with Andre Berto, which took place this past weekend (Sat., Sept. 12, 2015) inside MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

And, by "Money" standards, they ain't much.

That's somewhat of a significant step down from 4.4 million earlier this year when he danced around Manny Pacquiao and around 300,000 less than his squash match with Robert Guerrero in May 2013.

In the main event itself, Mayweather defeated Berto by unanimous decision in an uninteresting affair (to watch full fight video highlights click here).

The PPV suffered from the one-two punch of being overpriced (as high as $75 for certain providers) and having an incredibly poorly-matched main event. Without the tantalizing possibility of Mayweather getting knocked out in his "final" fight, the interest just wasn't there.

Boxing's next big PPV is a clash between knockout artists Gennady Golovkin and David Lemieux on Oct. 17, 2015, which is co-helmed by perhaps the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world, Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez, against consistently-exciting Brian Viloria.

It's a terrifically intriguing and well-matched card, so it will be interesting to see how its buys compare to this one.

One thing's for sure: It'll be a hell of a lot more fun than last weekend.

Please Floyd, no more, Stay retired. I really don't care about watching you clown Karim Mayfield.