Baltimore
Set him up
Box him
Bring him in for the right
Bring him in for the right
Syncopated grunts
Clap
Clap
Clap
We need that Floyd
Come on Floyd
Last round
We NEED that
You told ‘em
You told ‘em
When was the last time you told them?
He hit him every time
COME ON FLOYD
30 seconds bro
He’s trying now
He’s gonna get it
FLOYD knows boy
You ain’t get nothing
You ain’t ever got nothing
All your work, the whole world knows your name, and you got nothing.
10
10 seconds
That’s game.
\ Game time.
If they fair
Hes got the W
Doing it the whole fight
Last five. Last Five
Canelo fight,
Any number of nameless fights forgotten.
ONLY FIGHT
The wait. It’s the most grueling in sports.
The evaluation.
67 more punches
Pacquiao
Was he there?
PLAN--
Lost it when the fight started. Little flurries of punches scattered like snow were evaded and piled up in the ring.
America sat.
(That’s debt
That’s debt)
148 punches. NO WAY
Crown me
CROWN ME
HE YELLED IT AT ME
I got a bone to pick
DON’T CHEAT US
Still undefeated.
(I swear I heard STILL I RISE)
Children screamed,
Bets were won, and
Tavaris lost his shirt; black jesus-- arms spread in my library
(When did his shirt come off?)
Hugs round. You with FLOYD?
YOU WITH FLOYD
Unanimous
STILL UNDEFEATED
He had moments in the fight
I had myself in the pocket
Tough competitor, my dad, my dad
But Pacquiao too
I never wanted to win a fight as bad as this fight
Was it worth the wait?
When the history book is written world champion
Most likely a good party later tonight.
Thanks for being here.
Wipe off the mat
(clean the streets)
Tomorrow they’ll say
Mayweather didn’t come to fight and Pacquiao wasn’t aggressive enough.
The New York Times will ask if boxing is too violent for this day and age. Again.
And the rest of the no-name boxers are keeping time with their ropes
waiting for the ring to tell us who won.