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Happy Mothers Day to you too.

kyle flynn — Sun, 08 May 2011 19:40:50 +0000

In reply to you're a moron. Just because

Happy Mothers Day to you too.

you're a moron. Just because

Anonymous — Sun, 08 May 2011 19:38:10 +0000

In reply to Manny Pacquiao - Floyd Mayweather dream fight means Domestic Violence charges can be ignored

you're a moron. Just because people want to see pacquiao destroy mayweather, it doesnt mean they are for violence against women. Maybe before writing a dumbass story like this you will think about the fact we want to see violence against mayweather for beating a women.... another fight isnt going to be the magic enabler for beating women for him. hes got more money than you could dream of. if he decides to be a pussy and beat his woman hes going to do it regardless. Your article is garbage, and you are an idiot. Go waste some more money on more shitty ppv matchups and enjoy!

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kgb999 — Sun, 08 May 2011 19:35:24 +0000

In reply to Manny Pacquiao - Floyd Mayweather dream fight means Domestic Violence charges can be ignored

For me it's because a person's situation outside their professional career is irrelevant. That is an issue between them, law enforcement, and their family.

A fighter doesn't earn a fight by scoring high enough on some scale of Wolfrum political correctness. They earn a fight by achieving excellence in boxing. Period. Pacquiao and Mayweatherare are ranked #1 and #2 on the pound-for-pound best fighters in boxing list. This is inarguably a world-class bout between two fighters who have inarguably earned their ranking. That is the ONLY metric by which the boxing profession should be judging match ups.

If a person has been accused of domestic violence (or any crime) and can excel at their profession while addressing the legal and social obligations placed on him by the responsible authorities, why the hell should a sportswriter refuse to do their job - writing about the sport they cover - and instead turn sports into the Nancy Grace show?

It isn't that sportswriters don't care (and it isn't that I don't care). It's that in America, the legal system handles determining guilt and punishment. Not sportswriters and not sports fans.