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The Final Heist

Posted by THEJNSREPORT on September 6, 2017

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Welcome to THEJNSREPORT’S: The Final Heist

In what will go down in history as the most effective and blatant modern-day fleecing of America outside of the Federal Reserve & “Income Tax”, Floyd “Money” Mayweather & Conor McGregor demonstrated to the entire world yet and still, why America is the greatest nation on earth. Mayweather & McGregor gave the fans of both MMA & Professional Boxing what they wanted to see.

All the subplots attached matter least when we take into account that those subplots would never have come to fruition if the amount of money to be made didn’t rival that of the largest fight purse ever to date. McGregor, I believe truly believed his physical talents from his MMA career would be more than enough to beat the undefeated and aged legend Floyd “Money” Mayweather.

After having watched the fight for a second time from start to finish its abundantly clear that the viewing public were willfully had. Yes this fight was more entertaining because it went longer than anticipated. Mayweather also fought counter to his known defensive brilliance walking Conor McGregor down while taking his best shots & not being phased. He did show however, that the 2 year layoff as well as “Father Time” had indeed caught up with him to a certain degree. Floyd turning has back repeatedly to McGregor had myself & family scratching our heads if not screaming at the TV, “What the hell are you doing Floyd?!”

Skip Bayless thought (much like all the classic stereotypical haters of greatness in their delusional world) that McGregor would have beaten Floyd if not for stamina issues. Last time I checked stamina is part of fighting and the book was already out on McGregor that if you can get him fatigued he isn’t as invincible as he seems. The “game plan” Mayweather Sr. & Junior pulled off shows everyone yet again just how brilliant and beyond his contemporaries Floyd actually is.

Floyd didn’t need to train as hard as say for a Tripe G or Canelo but against a novice boxer 12 years his junior known as a “Knockout Artist”, He slowed down enough to make Conor McGregor appear far more competitive than he actually would have been had he fought Floyd several years ago. Despite his slowing down at 40 years of age Mayweather’s stamina was vastly superior to that of McGregor who literally had to be saved from being put down on his “shield” by a vintage Mayweather drubbing in which McGregor could only stagger and absorb shot after unanswered shot to the face with Floyd prepared to grant McGregor his wish.

Pride, money, and legacy were all on the line for Mayweather who stood the most to lose but the most to gain with another staggering Mollywop of a pay-day looming for dispatching a cross promotional fighter of legends from two different worlds of combat sports. Where else could such a spectacle take place in which both combatants would be paid well in excess of $100 million each?

The blueprint of “Money” Mayweather will be studied for years to come and whether another superstar fighter is able to capitalize to the extent that Floyd “Money” Mayweather has remains to be seen. One thing appears to be sure at least if you believe Mayweather’s post fight interview in which he stated that was his last fight. He pulls of his final heist as a master class lesson on boxing and saunters off into the sunset having accomplished his goal of 50 and 0 with more total prize money won than any other athlete in the history of sports to date without any endorsements to speak of.

Haters will decry this last fight as a “farce” because they didn’t get to see their ultimate wet dream come to fruition i.e Floyd losing a boxing match. Fight fans and purists will recognize that this was everything they hyped it up for and worth every penny charged especially when considering how much they hated the Mayweather – Pacquiao fight.

Lastly, everybody won. The fans won getting to see the fight they wanted in a timely fashion. Mayweather won both at the bank and inside the ring. McGregor won with his largest pay day ever outside the sport that’s made him internationally famous & wealthy even though he lost the fight. Boxing won because for now the argument about whether an MMA fighter could beat a professional boxer in the boxing ring has been definitively answered, and the IRS won because they will receive their cut of all that generated fight revenue plus the back taxes owed.

MMA fighters won because they now have another avenue opened up to them to make potentially way more money fighting at another discipline if things don’t work out in MMA. It’ll mirror WWE wrestlers who ended up leaving the WWE to pursue a career in MMA. Either way it seems everybody won. Again I ask you where else could such things happen? Answer… only in America.

Welcome to THEJNSREPORT’S: Destruction of “America’s Hope” To Dethrone A Black King: Mayweather V Pacquiao: The Aftermath

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Excuses, excuses, excuses. No one wants to hear a loser bitch and moan about why or how he/she lost. Here are some thoughts on Mayweather vs Pacquiao the Aftermath. First, shout out to ESPN_FirstTake and Stephen A. Smith but Skip Bayless IS the “biggest contrarian” around. I find he is this way for certain black athletes who are or were at the top of their respective sport. (Lebron James, Tiger Woods, Floyd Mayweather)

This is now true especially of Floyd Mayweather Jr. Why? Because much like a large portion of society, Skip hates to see a black man in a position of power doing what he wants to do, living how he wants to live and not dwelling at the bottom of the societal and financial ladder.

Skips dislike for Mayweather proves this over and over again. He can’t give him credit for any of his accomplishments. His dislike for Floyd seems to be a personal dislike for this wealthy man flaunting his wealth. He can drudge up “domestic violence” as another reason to hate Mayweather. Yet the truth can’t be ignored. Floyd “Money” Mayweather epitomizes excellence regardless of any personal flaws.

Mayweather has definitvely and decisively show cased for the world he is excellence in the administration and execution of his skill set in his craft. In short he’s a master boxer. What happened in the fight many pundits, losers, haters, and non educated casual spectators will say is that Floyd “ran” from Pacquiao. In reality what they mean is that Floyd frustrated, tagged, schooled, blocked, dodged, and counter punched a very game and motivated Pacquiao over 12 rds to a point where his supreme defensive skills made Pacquiao fight Floyd’s fight which is boxing aka Chess.

Pacquiao for sure is an elite and great “fighter” but he isn’t a pure boxer. This was proved by his inability to reach Floyd with very many meaningful punches. This is also a credit to the defensive wizardry of Floyd. Pacquiao coming into the fight was so over hyped that people actually believed he was stronger, faster, quicker, more powerful, and a better boxer than Floyd and would knock Floyd’s head off. They were very much like the evil Queen of Hearts yelling “Off with his head!!!”

I’ve heard it from many fans of Pacquiao (many of whom didn’t see the fight) but rather listened to the devastated fans and betters on Pacquiao to win. They are disgusted that all the hype they heard going into the fight, all the trash talk, all the speculation was for naught. They actually believed that Pac Man would beat “Darth Vader” played by “Mayweather”. To be clear Mayweather plays the villain well, he’s the braggadocious, arrogant, wealthy and a non-sponsored boss who beat the game of boxing both in and out of the ring. This might be the biggest reason why he’s so hated.

Floyd as Stephen A. would say, gave Pacquiao and the world yet again a boxing…lesson. Many wanted blood instead. Many haters wanted to see this black superstar (who isn’t everyone’s cup of tea) get beat, bloodied, and knocked out so that the world’s sense of the “natural” order of things would return. They felt this man needs to be knocked back down more than a peg but back down to the bottom so they could all feel better about themselves.

Hats off to Floyd for saying bump that and all you haters “I’m on top for a reason and I’m not going anywhere. Stomach it or not!” And I gotta say I love every minute of that. Make them all sick, make em all gag on your greatness, make em all say we hate you. Knowing in the same breath they wish they were in his position.

Now I ask you, what is boxing traditionally known for? For the common fan going back to gladiator days it meant two men go into the arena or coliseum fighting to the death for the pleasure and entertainment of a wealthy crowd of spectators. Boxing and MMA for the most part are the modern day “Gladiator” sports where fighting to the death isn’t the expectation anymore but can happen.

It’s convenient for people to overlook the number of fighters who’ve died as a result of boxing. No one wants to see or dwell on it yet it’s a part of this very dangerous sport. Boxing is called “The sweet science” why is it called that? Because the object of boxing is to hit and not get hit. To expose an opponents weaknesses and capitalize on them. Floyd’s application of his style of defense is arguably the best defense we’ve ever seen.

His physical gifts, his hand speed, his reach, his reaction time, his ability to counter punch with deadly accuracy, coupled with his foot speed and his vaunted defense mean you have to have those tools some what near to his to stand a chance. Pacquiao definitely has some of those tools but his defense isn’t remotely close to that of Money Mayweather and in short Pacquiao was exposed. I don’t want to hear about a hurt shoulder after a loss in which he was throwing haymaker combos during the fight that were mostly blocked or hit nothing but air.

Pacquiao and Skip Baseless cry sour grapes after a convincing loss to Floyd and now because of that bitter taste of defeat they throw rocks at the throne. Pacquiao “He didn’t do nothing”. Really Pacquiao? If he didn’t do nothing but threw more punches than you, connected with your face and body at a higher rate than you, and more often than you did, how do you figure you won the fight? Could it be you’re a sore loser, or desperate to mask the fact that you were unpantsed and schooled?

Everyone and their mother knows had Pacquiao won by a knockout or on points no one would want to hear from Floyd about oh my hands were hurt or both my shoulders were hurt going into the fight that’s why I lost. Give the man his due credit he beat your ass straight up. Floyd played a bit of rope a dope on Pacquiao too and laughed at him several times after Pac Man threw a 7 to 8 punch flurry that mostly missed or was blocked. The hatred for Floyd was so palpable that no matter what punch was thrown if it was blocked they cheered and roared.

In closing look at the big picture. Floyd showed everyone a blue print. Develop a brand, execute a business plan to become your own boss and bilk the most money out of your industry that you can because the game is designed to exploit you, and make the most money it can off of you till the next guy comes along. There is no retirement fund or pension for boxers. Nobody is looking out for the boxer. You know the one who is putting his health and life on the line fighting for money while others look on or give pep talks and/or ride the coattails.

Hats off to the King of the Ring in this era Floyd Mayweather Jr. Hopefully some other young fighters will learn from what he’s accomplished to be both a business man and a boxer. Forget the haters, shake em off, and keep on winning. There’s nothing more for Floyd to prove. If I’m in his shoes I take all the massive cash I made and ride off into the sunset. No rematch necessary for Pacquiao a sore loser, who by the way collects upwards of 80 to 100 million for losing to greatness.