The Slippery Soapbox

[topmeasure]

Almost time for Mayweather vs. McGregor! Who's watching and who does everyone think will win?

Mayweather and I don't think it will go 12 rounds, he's faster, much more experienced.

[alienmem]

I don't know but Kyrie is my new favorite NBA player now that he is on the right team!

Oh and Thursday Night Kickoff is in a hour and a half woohoo!!!!

Kyrie was and will continue to be my favorite player. I hope he doesn't have injuries and can lead the most pretigious franchise in NBA history, the Celtics, to the titles they deserve.

They should've kept Bradley though. he was a good all around player

[ctaulbee]

Best thing about the Mayweather vs. McGregor fight will be the Corona Ring Card Girls.

I'm sure of it because they are awesome.

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Bit of trivia for you!

The belt, which will be claimed by the winner of Saturday's fight, contains 3,360 diamonds, 600 sapphires, 160 emeralds, approx 3.3 pounds of 24-karat gold, alligator leather from Italy and it also features the names of both combatants.

[bankska22]

Quite nice! Not a bad fight either.

[sauron]

Conor done better than most people would have thought but even at the age of 40 Floyd showed his class!

[alienmem]

Mayweather is just the perfect strategist. he let Mcgregor have the first rounds and when let him get tired 'coz he knew in the long run of 12 rounds if the irishman kept attacking he would get tired...and low and behold...at about round 8 Mayweather started attacking left and right and McConnor was clearly stryggling to keep himself standing.

50-0 at age 40. What a great career. Props to McConnor who did what very few would do and at his first official fight.

[sauron]

Mayweather is just the perfect strategist. he let Mcgregor have the first rounds and when let him get tired 'coz he knew in the long run of 12 rounds if the irishman kept attacking he would get tired...and low and behold...at about round 8 Mayweather started attacking left and right and McConnor was clearly stryggling to keep himself standing.

50-0 at age 40. What a great career. Props to McConnor who did what very few would do and at his first official fight.

I agree! McGregor didn't pace himself very well and was knackered in the later rounds... He says that the ref shouldn't have stopped it but he could have ended up being knocked out if Floyd hit him cleanly as his defence was non existent.

[alienmem]

Mayweather is just the perfect strategist. he let Mcgregor have the first rounds and when let him get tired 'coz he knew in the long run of 12 rounds if the irishman kept attacking he would get tired...and low and behold...at about round 8 Mayweather started attacking left and right and McConnor was clearly stryggling to keep himself standing.

50-0 at age 40. What a great career. Props to McConnor who did what very few would do and at his first official fight.

I agree! McGregor didn't pace himself very well and was knackered in the later rounds... He says that the ref shouldn't have stopped it but he could have ended up being knocked out if Floyd hit him cleanly as his defence was non existent.

In the shape he was and the way Maweather was almost like hitting a punching bag he would've certainly fell to the floor eventually.

Even if the ref didn't stop the match, Mayweather would be so many points ahead, admitting they would reach the 12 rounds.
Just goes to show that it isn't like in the snap of a fingers that you suddenly defeat, albeit his 40 year old age, one of the greatest boxers in his category.

[ctaulbee]

Will it be a Semi-Final showdown with Nadal(1) VS Federer(3)?

VS

If so who do you think wins?

[stampe]

well roger first has to get past delpo in the QF

[alienmem]

Delpo has no chance against federer. He only got past thiem coz of the crowd interference and a lot of luck.

And i don't think there's any chance Nadal will win Rublev if the guy keeps playing like he has. Remember that Nadal isn't confortable on hard courts. He only won the us open once in his whole career. I think its gomna be rublev against federer and querrey against carreno busta with federer busta advancing to the final and in the final busta might win the open. Madison keys is gonna play elina svitolina right now.


Have no idea if Madson can win a tremendous Svitolina. Svitolina is an amazing player.

[ctaulbee]

Svitolina is an amazing player.

Pfft  

[ctaulbee]

well roger first has to get past delpo in the QF

I don't give Delpo much of a chance, he barely won earlier

[stampe]

you can't underestimate that sasquatch

[bankska22]

Steelers: They say Big Ben is washed up. What do you think?

[ctaulbee]

Steelers: They say Big Ben is washed up. What do you think?

[bankska22]

lol  Hope not because I have AB on one of my fantasy teams.

[alienmem]

Svitolina is an amazing player.

Pfft  :roll

She is man. She's number 3 or 4 in the world age 22. She was defeated by Madison Keys but that third set clearly her nerves came to her because she was 4-2 up against an adverse crowd. Madison is the more powerful player but Svitolina is more consistent. I think Madison, if she knew how to limit those absurd amount of unforced errors, could easily dominate the women's circuit. No one has that firepower and she has the body of an athlete. tall, slim, she's fast, she's confident.

She just has to take the next step. Who's she playing in the semis? Pliskova? The number 1? Now that i wanna see. Hope Keys can win.

[alienmem]

Steelers: They say Big Ben is washed up. What do you think?

I don't think Big ben is washed up. Actually I have my time adjusted to Big Ben. On the hour!!!!

[ctaulbee]

... Svitolina is more consistent.

Pfft hardly, in fact that was her downfall in the match ie the "lack" of consistency.

I watched the match and if her play was "her normal game", I wonder how she is ranked at all, her first service was like 30% or something and her unforced errors were not representative of a ranked professional tennis player IMHO.

To be fair Keys(15) was sad in consistency as well with poor first service percentage and a terrible number of unforced errors.

It was a match of who made less mistakes sadly.

Svitolina(4) was lucky she did not get beat a lot worse, if she had been playing Venus(9) for example and she played like that it would have been defeat in straight sets, where she might have won 2-3 games per maybe.

Keys(15) should have a easy pass tomorrow she plays Kanepi in the quarter-final.

[ctaulbee]

Watching the ranked player Sevastova(16) getting herself handled by Stephens (USA) now.

Lol these US women are giving these so called top ranked players fits if you ask me.

I'll be watching Venus(9) decimate Kvitová(13) later lmao, of course Venus is supposed to win.

The match I want to see is tomorrow, I'd like to see Plíšková(1) get knocked off by Vandeweghe(20) that would be great.

[topmeasure]

Watching the ranked player Sevastova(16) getting herself handled by Stephens (USA) now.

Lol these US women are giving these so called top ranked players fits if you ask me.

I'll be watching Venus(9) decimate Kvitová(13) later lmao, of course Venus is supposed to win.

The match I want to see is tomorrow, I'd like to see Plíšková(1) get knocked off by Vandeweghe(20) that would be great.

I wouldn't bet against Kvitová, the way she handled Muguruza.

[ctaulbee]

I wouldn't bet against Kvitová, the way she handled Muguruza.

[topmeasure]

Well, it wasn't that funny for Venus until the third set tie break ended.  

[ctaulbee]

Pretty sure they only count wins... not "what could have been" toward trophies, maybe she should have stayed on grass... lmao.

Venus played a terrible match and still came out on top, what does that say about Kvitová?

If she can't best her with ten years of youth on her side and with Venus giving her the advantage for the entire match missing first serves and donating several double faults, not to mention all the unforced errors, my goodness.

What is Kvitová's "real skill" as a Pro given all that and still losing?

You guys crack me up, lol.  

Now if you wanted to see a match worth watching you should have watched Kevin Anderson(32) and Sam Querrey(21) now those guys were in top form, big serves and aggressive play from both players, 7-6(5), 6-7(9), 6-3, 7-6(7), that was fun to watch Querrey blew up in the third set but other than that is was very tight, either one could have been a contender for the title, I would not be surprised to see Anderson in the final.