Tuesday, February 24, 2015

What it could look like when Pacquiao or Mayweather win

The two tensest moments in a boxing match are ironically the moments when nobody is throwing a punch.

The moments preceding the first bell, when the referee is clearing the ring of entourages, and the two fighters and their chief seconds meet at center-ring for final instructions and the ceremonial touching of gloves.

Goosebumps raise from your arms waiting for the timekeeper's hammer to strike the bell as months of build-up come down to the next 48 minutes (or less).

The other is the moments right after the final bell, when both fighters have already made their case and await the verdicts of three judges whom will decide how history remembers that bout.

With so much on the line heading into the May 2 welterweight super-fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr., there will be much pressure on the judges assigned to the bout.

The Las Vegas SuperBook thinks the fighters will head to a decision, having installed the over-under prop line at -300 favorite for the 11 1/2 round for the over.

We won't know who will emerge as the victor until May, but we can get a glimpse at what it might look like thanks to some superb editing by the Facebook page Office Hansho Boxing.

In the first video, posted in August prior to Pacquiao and Mayweather's most recent fights, Pacquiao's hand is raised in victory. Apparently, according to the admin, he was "forced" to create a second video showing Mayweather being named the winner by "the hordes of butthurt Flomos."

And even if you know it's just a fan video, it's hard not to get excited hearing Michael Buffer's voice announcing a decision.

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