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hongshoes · 4 years

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I just made my own IPVDb: Internet Pentagon Vids Database with personal ratings because that’s my life now I guess.

This is purely because I’m bored but also because my sad life revolves entirely around them.

Puff Idol

Set during Tomato Kino era, this one’s a great mix of cringeyness (Changgu put that umbrella down pls), musicality (we get the absolute best version of Sha La La that has ever been granted to us) and even educational moments? Who else but pedantic trilingual MUN conference speaker Hongnerd wouldn’t let the members sleep for not saying TEETH the proper way. WHO CARES. Although I’ll forgive him because I, too, once fell asleep whilst standing up, and I feel like we should support each other in this community. We also get Hui speaking English and Kino almost busting a lung which, although they give off very different vibes, are both part of my fav Pentagon’s title tracks. Deserved 5 stars at first but it was until I saw that terrifying cheek kiss at the end. Or whatever that was. But these guys are weird.

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Fact iN Star

A glorious display of Pentagon’s first passion: roasting each other. Yuto did Shinwon so dirty it made me see the world from a new perspective. But the iconic “I’ll give you more lines” alone deserves a show win. Even Kino calling Hui “Hoetaek-ah” and then being this close to walk through the window to hide in Australia sends me every time. And you know how everyone’s been saying Wooseok deserves an Oscar for the crazy act that makes him look like he’s taking 200V every time he’s on stage? We been knew he invented Hollywood when he acted Yeooner than Yeoone himself in one firy “where’s the camera” gesture. But anyway, the point is that now I can’t listen to Sha La La (2nd best version) without Yanan’s interpretation of Wooseok’s verse now. This video changed me but not sure it’s in a good way.

0 or ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ still pondering.

Weekly Idol

Alternatively an hour of Hui embarrassing his members and Yuto laughing instead of breathing. Also the one and only video in which Yeoone made me laugh but he was trying so hard I think that was just out of pity. This video was actually one of the first I watched when I got into them and I started to understand what I got myself into when Wooseok’s special talent was to imitate a broken weeder. Because right that’s something totally normal to be bragging about. I hold this video very dear to my heart, I’ll never say no to Kino dancing on TT or Hui vibin on his piano but you know it was all fun and games until Hong started hugging Jinho from behind out. of. nowhere.

I rate it 1 ugly moon for this very reason 🌝

The Immigration part 1 / part 2

Shinwon only went to tell the host he was ugly then proceeded to sleep on the floor. I needn’t say more. 10 stars.

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Extreme Live

All the expectations vs reality memes condensed into a 4 minute video and the irrefutable proof that Jinho isn’t human. The only bad thing about this is how short it is. I think I’ve done enough good deeds in my life to deserve a part 2 and I’m still waiting.

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M2 Premiere Showcase part 1 / part 2

What is up with them that make them take so much pleasure in role playing a body switch? i WaNt To Be HOng BecAusE hiS aBS my ass, the second they get to clown each other they’re dragging each other down into thick mud and quicksand. All whilst tenderly holding hands. Who are these people? Part 2 is even worse. A year into this madness has made it clear to me they’re particularly bad at all games but I should’ve known when I saw them lose so miserably without any competitors. That’s just another video of them begging the staff to tolerate their incompetency. And even then, they’re supposed to make them laugh and what do they do?? Kino?? Decides to fucking dance his pants off as if three torches weren’t enough to heat up the place. How is that funny??? I give it half a star. But I’ll round it down to one, part of it is because Hui and Shinwon being high on life for two potatoes kinda gives me joy, and also cause there’s no half star emoji.

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Ddingo video (ft. Wooseok’s long face)

Whoever was in charge of captioning this video needs a raise because I’ve never seen a description of a person be as accurate as “Just a happy dummy in the neighbourhood” to talk about Yuto. And being happy in this kind of neighbourhood surely is a big challenge. This video is pure chaos from start to finish. We get a pterodactyl getting kicked, a member of staff losing an eye, Kino just... ridin a pony in full Ginuwine style and a love story between Shinwon and a bowl of radish that was more emotional than the whole Twilight saga.

🌪🌪🌪🌪🌪

K-Pop Insider Quizz

Hongseok being his annoying over the top competitive self even though they all suck is hilarious. This video is just them being stupid and then mocking each other for being stupid. I mean most Kpop groups are priding themselves on mastering every choreo in the industry and here you have Jinho attempting a twerk that looks like he’s 90 years old lost his cane. But the highlight is Hong’s face when scolded by Kino. Nothing will ever top the distress in his eyes and I would pay real money to witness them arguing about milk.

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Telepathy Live

This video perfectly sums up their dynamic. Firstly we’ve got maknae line versus a bunch of nutfaces having a blast drawing mono eyebrows on each other line. Secondly, Jinho as a smoll running poop. Who in the world would say no to that.

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Dear Mother

Atrocious.

-100

#@variety shows you're all cowards for not inviting them #anyway happy pentagon is needed #pentagon #i think those are some of my fav ones but i’ll probably add more when i’mm be inspired enough to write nonsensical bs again #hui #kino #hongseok #jinho #yanan #wooseok #yuto #yeoone #shinwon #*

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monkey-network · 4 years

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to Defend Desti’s Death

I’m not particularly one to make major response posts like these, but I feel these thoughts I’ve had have simmered for quite a while now and I just wanted to get this off my chest. To some that may know, I’m a fan of the Anime Arc cuz honestly, it was fun and hype to sit through. On the look back, it still is, even with the noticeable drawbacks. But I won’t deny that the moment we fans know is divisive is one for a reason. For some, it was bad and other say it was good but frankly I haven’t seen many properly explain why. Which is where I want to come in momentarily, give my two cents on why Desti’s passing worked on an objective level.

Initially, and I hate doing this, but I gotta respond to the most notable saying of why it doesn’t work. So link here for the argument: https://todpolle.tumblr.com/post/185301760988/meme-gene-scene-how-to-kill-a-life. And I only wish to say, no hard feelings @todpolle. I’ll get to the main argument in a moment but I wanted to discuss the setup point where it revolves around the deaths of Avocato from Final Space and Gamma from Sonic Adventure.

Now truly, I remember these passing moments fondly but I feel that comparing them to Desti’s death is noticeably unfair if we wanna talk contextually. Like if we’re taking both series to its full context, Final Space has the disadvantage where it resurrected Avocato while SMG4 kept Desti dead; the resurrection not only undercutting the weight of the initial departure but having not as much weight as before. Much as I like Avocato, having a “No One’s Ever Really Gone” approach to Final Space kinda devalued the idea that death is permanent for Gary and his friend, if only for a moment. If Desti’s resurrected later on, I’ll eat that crow, but that is doubtful. Though, if we take season 2 out the equation, it’s fair to say both deaths have their considered impacts with who it affects especially.

I’ll express that a little later, but I want to move over to Gamma’s death where, and I hate to say this, it’s an unfair comparison all around cuz Gamma’s story doesn’t have the same set pieces as Desti’s because contextually his death was understandably sacrificial, he willingly self-destruct after knowing his true identity. Heck, you can’t even stack Gamma’s with Avocato’s because his heroic death meant something far different than the other two. Nah, I say the death reminiscent to Desti’s the most is with Aeris’ of Final Fantasy VII. But, I think it’s fair to first point out what this counter purposefully omitted: Desti’s character.

Now it would stand to believe the most we see of Desti aside the anime arc is “If Mario was in Splatoon 2”. But to say that is all to her character is being ignorant towards her character because the anime arc furthers expressed who Desti was as a character. She was prideful, no-nonsense, loves being a step of Meggy even when it means playing unfair. She was basically Meggy put to a logical extreme. In “Splatoon 2″, “Meggy’s Bootcamp”, and “Mario Showdown”, we see that seed of how much Meggy means to her as a rival and how focused she can be when it came to their rivalry, considering her the biggest threat in the Splatfest games. These traits are expanded in “The Splatfest Incident” where she is willing to her pride aside for a moment to help the gang find Meggy when she goes missing. The search for Meggy doesn’t throw away her hot-headedness and pride however, as we see in “The Inkling Disappearances” and “Mario and the Experiment” that she is more than willing to throw down regardless of what stands in her way, even to where she’s making her and Meggy’s escape into a challenge.

More importantly, we get to see a soft side of her where she isn’t fully aloof and tries to be there for her team, or those she come to find as close as she gets. You get to see her bond with someone she wants to fight free and true to form. I say the writers did their job in giving us reason to stand with Desti, make us like her beyond being the Negachin. She’s much the better half to Meggy, the Zero of Megaman X, the being our main inkling girl strives to be in the right way. Now, I wanna talk about Aeris.

Aeris was a very cool character in my eye when playing FFVII. She’s not Tifa but she still had a badass charm to her, especially in the part where she and Cloud go a rescue/date to infiltrate a brothel that held Tifa hostage by helping Cloud disguise as a woman. It slows the game down in a good way, giving us some time to know Aeris. Like Cloud, you get to feel just as attached to her, in both the story and gameplay where she is a boss when it comes to magic. She shows herself as the one that helps Cloud shed his initial machismo and is a very considerate friend while they’re on the journey to escape Midgar. She certainly has more of a character than what most of the images on Google would make you believe. I’d say like with Aeris, the anime arc subtly make you invested in Desti. And like Desti, it happens...

Now I can say, yeah, this shouldn’t make sense. But really, as much sense as I wanted to wrap my brain around why this shouldn’t have happen, this emotionally got me every time. I say what makes this work, what makes Desti’s death worked, comparative to the previous mentioned, is how it worked it’s way both before and after the moment. For Aeris, you can feel the weight of her loss in our main characters in the story and in the gameplay where with her gone, it’s pretty hard to fill the void of what she excelled at. Put that with what we got to see of her which makes the loss all the more shocking. Which makes Cloud avenging her with his final conquering over Sephiroth all the more cathartic. Now I’m not saying Desti’s death had as much intentional thematic development as Aeris’s, but when you take into account how it is structurally, especially the aftermath, the oomph of it all feels just as real, feels respectfully impactful for what it did.

But before I get to my main point, I wanted to address another point against this case where “SMG4 was supposed to just be a comedy like Spongebob and such, this totally goes against that tonally.” Which, I don’t know what else to say beyond “Did we watch the same show?” I can understand not liking the 2nd half of the anime arc writing wise, but it’s not like the arc turned everything into a whole different show all together. We weren’t getting some Heavy Rain type melodrama shit, the tone of the 2nd half was clear, the objectives were there. It wasn’t that heavy-handed, it wasn’t that serious, they didn’t sacrifice the comedy all together for some oscar-bait Gotham brooding bullshit. A dumbass Monkey like myself could understand the direction the bros were going with that arc, regardless of whether I liked it or not. It is pretty myopic to think a series like this can’t and shouldn’t be anything else beyond a skinner box type comedy, because god forbid experimenting with the stories in lieu committing to a considerable routine most of your career to keep a certain mindset happy and buttfucking numb. *sigh* I apologize. To carry on...

I’ve talked about this before, so if you want here’s a link about the funeral scene of the arc’s final episode (quick read), but I wanna say that with Desti’s passing, they treat it with respect. They have their couple of jokes, but they don’t treat it like a joke; Desti's death would’ve been a lot more insulting to me if they didn’t take it as seriously. It showed that yeah, that shit hurt, it was not expected, and we’re with the gang as we see Meggy and them send her off, guns out. We’re with the characters where all that happens and it felt... organic. Like I said before, Desti was “someone who appeared to be distant and feisty but still had a heart. Someone who was among people that [grew to] care about her, in life and death.” Whether we consider it was for shock or not, she made her impact, it hit hard in the end, and they made the moment matter in the respective time.

And like Final Space, this affected the likes of Meggy the most, a character that had the most connection to Desti than the others, all while the others respect her grieving and trauma that came with it. Moments like “Something’s Up With Meggy” and “Mario Does the Chores” show that that stuck with her for real, and they don’t treat like some sick running gag. SMG4 mentions it not long afterward but respectably knew not to dwell on it for the rest of the year until “The Grand Festival” where it comes back as a soft, yet optimistic reminder.

Now I won’t say you can’t have your issue with the arc, I have my issues with it. But to say Desti’s death was crap was to objectively ignore the effort they put into making it a solid plot point, a solid heel turn for both Desti and Meggy. To ignore that they gave us a good character to basically just feel mad that they pulled the rug from under you. And I would’ve been mad too if killing her off was done poorly, but it wasn’t. The bros didn’t make a whole masterpiece, but they did what they set out to do and I say they pulled it off well for what it was. For who Desti was.

#smg4 #desti #smg4 desti #meggy #smg4 meggy #mnky replies #long post #sorry for the rant n bant

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thegreatmercutio · 5 years

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Robert Pattinson as the new Batman...

It’s like watching Games of Thrones 8x05 again...WTF??

@warnerbrosentertainment

Yes...give him a chance...he might do a good job....BUT WHAT IF HE DOES A BAD JOB...some of you guys act like...it going to be great already...sorry, I need evidences...fucking receipts!! Some minor and supporting roles in between isn’t strong enough. He has to carry this movie. He’s the lead. He has to play both Bruce Wayne and Batman. Do you think he can? This guy? THERE HAS BEEN ACTORS WHO PLAYED BATMAN AND HAS FAILED THE BAT!! It’s not impossible that he might suck at this role...so, I have my doubts.

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Remember...the Joel Schumacher Batman Films...sure they’re a good laughable 90s Films now...but it literally destroyed the franchise at the time...critically shamed, mocked, and to this day...George Clooney is still haunted by it... until Nolan brought Batman back. At that time...superhero movies wasn’t such an investment as it is now. So, yeah...I am coming into this news...as cautious AND worried as I was with any actors being casted. Call me toxic or negative....I don’t care but...don’t ever fucking call me...not a Batman fan...I have supported every form of mediums and interpretations out there...but this...worries me for the first time. Not supporting Robert Pattinson as Batman...doesn’t make me less of a Batman fan. What the fuck is that? Just Trusting Hollywood and WB doesn’t always add up and often they will disappoint you. This is Hollywood...they have unfortunately... failed DC Comics films over and over before. You act like they give shit about the “art” first...it’s money first. So, they’re going “bank” on people paying to see a Batman movie...they’re make their money. Snyder’s movies made a shit load of money...still doesn’t mean it was well received, critically. Sure, some people enjoyed them. I did, but compare them to the other films...they...unfortunately...lack in strength and order. The CGI Superman mouth...omg! That was horrible. So yeah, he’ll make WB...the money...obviously!! But that’s because it’s Batman, not because he’s Robert Pattinson. So, always question their intentions. We’re the consumers. We make them rich.

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Look, I was somehow optimistic about Ben Affleck casting and the Internet went after him. And he’s fucking...Ben Affleck and he won Oscars. This guy doesn’t even have Ben Affleck’s platform. This isn’t another indie film. He has to carry this film. Do you guys understand that?

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Fuck Twilight. This isn’t about Twilight. If you’re bring Twilight into the conversation, then you and them have already failed Batman. I have already seen how Twilight is being used to associate in the memes, the reactions, the jokes, and the complaints posts. That’s already annoying. The general audience will see Twilight first, and that’s already a problem. Why is it a problem? Because it’s an unnecessary distractions. Sure, he’s might be a better actor now...but in the past years has anyone gave him any “talks” on his acting? Until now...that Batman is associated to his name. But he was good in this or that? You mean...those films unfortunately that no one talks about? It’s a tough business. Don’t be surprised. Do you think that’s enough to convinces people to invest their money in him? The only investment is the Batman.

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Look, DC is rebooting itself after being critically and fan shamed due to few past movies....so, this casting choice is bold. I’ll give them that. Why be nice? If you let them feel safe...they get lazy and careless...It’s seems like every actor had to endure the criticisms and negativity when it comes to comic books’ movies (it’s not just DC and Batman)...guess...it’s a rite of passage...you got to earn the audience’s confidence. Sorry, to him...I am sure he’s an okay guy...but I don’t care for him. He’s not an actor that I think about. I don’t invest my money and time...doesn’t mean he hasn’t done great work...I just don’t care, there’s plenty of great actors out there that doesn’t even get a chance like this guy has gotten (especially with Twilight). Doesn’t mean I have go support him. Right now, he’s in WB’s pocket like Margot Robbie...he’s already gotten a role in a Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film...so...I don’t think WB tried hard enough in the casting. The other guy...2nd runner up...just did a Tolkien bio film...Nicholas Hoult...literally two guys who already signed up for WB films...got the call for Batman. Basically, they are in already in contracts with WB...it’s not a new method in casting but it’s lazy...for example...for a while...all Nolan (who is big at WB) casted was Tom Hardy. But...still did they even try?

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This is Batman. It’s not just another role. It’s has a lot weight to the role and a big fandom...so yeah. It’s a legacy that will outlive every actor that every put on the cape and cowl. Ooooh...I am just disappointed. Look, that’s how I feel right now. I really do hope...he can prove me wrong...he might be great and he also might be terrible...time will tell...but my instinct is not sold on this at all.

#batman #dc comics #dc

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loracarol · 6 years

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Hector Rivera!

This got kind of long oops

Canon!Hector here we go~

For this meme.

Headcanon A: Despite being the visually youngest person in the Shanties/the person who died the youngest, Hector is actually technically the oldest person there; technically he was even older then Chicharrón.

Headcanon B: Rosita and Hector actually become really good friends really quickly? Hector disappearing was always something Rosita was aware of, but it was never as personal for her as it was for the others. As a result, she’s actually the first to really let him in - not physically, but like, emotionally? The end result is that she’s not only Hector’s family, but they also become very good friends. Rosita is the Mom Friend. Hector is the Dad Friend. They get on like a house on fire. Oscar and Felipe are just like “we’re adults......” and Hector and Rosita are like “we know, but here are your lunchboxes.” They’re surprisingly domestic together? Platonically. They do chores together - it starts with Hector wanting to be useful, but it becomes an excuse for them to gossip w/ each other & drink wine. Hector knows a surprising amount of celebrity gossip, and Rosita knows a shit tone of family gossip, and they just.... Complete each other.

Imelda has to “politely request” that they keep their wine/gossip/chore sessions to once a week bc otherwise it takes forever for things to get done.

It drives people crazy that they can have a conversation that goes:

“Ooh, did you hear about -”

“Yes! Can you believe that he-”

“And with a llama.”

And completely understand each other.

tl;dr Hector and Rosita become wine-and-gossip bffs

Headcanon C: When Hector first starts healing up from the Final Death, he’s brought to the dead Rivera’s place to recuperate. While he’s healing, he kind of just assumes he’s a guest, only, and does his best to be as unobtrusive & polite as possible, which is nice, but also like... Super weird? Like the best metaphor I can think of is a dog that was once abused & is acting super deferential in a new place bc that’s all they know how to do. (Yes, I said dog; people are more complicated then that.) I’m not saying that his previous time in the Shanties was abusive, you know? More like... Hector is always waiting for the other shoe to drop, for the moment when the others remember that they Don’t Deal With Hector, that they remember the years of hurt his actions cursed the family with. With every gift they give him, he keeps the old version of whatever it was in a bag for if he needs to/is asked to leave. His guest room (bc him and Imelda just Can’t right away) is bare and blank, and he just deals w/ anything that’s bothering him instead of bringing it up. His mattress has a spring poking through, and he just sleeps around it bc he doesn’t want to Be A Bother. It isn’t until, IDK, Rosita joins him in his room, and accidentally sits on the spring that he gets a new mattress.

tl;dr: He basically doesn’t know where the boundaries are, and he doesn’t want to test them to find out, and he’s sure he doesn’t deserve anything, so he just quietly Deals With Stuff even when his fam would be 100% willing to help him out.

Headcanon D: Hector does actually have family in the land of the living.... Sort of. Not “sort of” as in “sort of family” but “sort of” as in “wait, Papa Hector had siblings??” They got separated during the Mexican revolution, and just... Never found out about each other; Hector died thinking he was an only child/orphan. The living Riveras find out when Louisa gifts her husband a 23&Me analogue, and he finds out that he has a bunch of 2nd/3rd cousins out in the wild blue yonder. Out of curiosity, they compare family histories, and determine that the only way they could be related is through Imelda/Hector’s generation. Imelda’s family is pretty well-documented, so they Science ‘n stuff and go w/ Hector’s side of things. (I’m bsing at this point lbr).

Long and short of it is, this other family has a picture of Mama Isabella, and when Mama Isabella is compared to Papa Hector, they share some of the same features, and Mama Isabella’s life story includes a missing younger brother.

tl;dr Papa Hector gets a new offrenda & finds out he tots has a sister in the land of the dead.

#Coco #Hector Rivera #ask meme #nightshine629

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mrdarcysbutt · 6 years

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Tagged by: @go-landeskoging-with-me @claude102pointsgiroux and @kun-is-my-daddy and idk maybe other people i forget

Rules: answer 30 questions and tag 20 people

Nicknames: I’m Elizabeth but I’ve introduced myself as Liz for the last two years. My hockey team call me “Minnesota” and my sailing team call me “Lenny Kravitz” (or just “Lenny” or just “Kravitz”)

Gender: female

Star Sign: capricorn

Time: rn it’s 18:42

Birthday: January 2nd

Favorite Bands: Old Dominion, Trampled by Turtles, and The Ghost of Paul Revere (I’m not really a bands person so much)

Favorite Solo Artists: Harry Styles, Thomas Rhett, Sam Hunt, Johnny Cash, Eric Church

Song Stuck In Your Head: “Cars” by Kendall Street Company

Last Movie: Borat at home, Ocean’s 8 in the theater

Last TV Show: I’m bingeing New Girl and Arrested Development simultaneously so one of those two

Why I Created This Blog: can’t even remember. it was like 2012 and i just kept hearing about Tumblr all over the place.

What Do You Post/Reblog: who even fucking knows. a lot of memes and shit posts. also a lot of sports and aesthetic posts. occasional politics but this site is my escape so not as much politics as i used to post.

Last Thing You Googled: “Minnesota State Fair seed art” (bc my friends were really confused about what seed art even is)

Other Blogs: @dicksoutforjakedebrusk is my hockey sideblog. i’ve considered moving all my sports stuff there, or making a third blog for general sports stuff but for now it’s just pure hockey over there and pure dumpster fire over here. i used to have a soccer blog but i deleted bc soccer tumblr (at least the part where i was) wasn’t a fun place for me anymore , and i also used to have a star trek blog back in like 2013 but i just kinda stopped using it so i deleted it after being inactive for a while.

Why The URL?: if you’ve seen the kiera knightly version of P&P, she checks out the english soldier guy’s butt while they’re in the ribbon shop. so this blog is a reference to that. i’ve had this url since at least 2014 (i changed it for a while but i came home to this url in november)

I follow: 382 but i’m prob gonna clean house soon

Followers: 763

Lucky Numbers: 4 and 8

Instruments: I’m pretty good on viola and i can bang out a bit of mandolin. i want to learn violin tho too

Dream Job: Pilot or sports broadcaster

Last Book You Read: Retour à Reims by Didier Eribon and I’m currently working on Buddenbrooks by Thomas Mann and The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

Top 3 Universes: The one where I have a good steady job that allows me to live in a trendy and affordable apartment in Toronto, as well as Star Trek and PJO

I tag: i don’t even know who has and hasn’t done this yet, and tbh a lot of people i would’ve tagged have already done this i think but i’ll tag @stevebarnacles and @erikdurmfc and @mommynewt and @ottotheduck and @tylerparsons and @pure-leafs ✌🏼

#haven't talked to emily in like 3 years but figured i'd throw you a tag 😂#tagged

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miramisaki · 7 years

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Being Camilla at SakuraCon was so much fun and so much suffering. I’ll post pictures and stuff later, but for now allow me to share some stories below the cut:

•So if you couldn’t infer from my last post, I pulled an almost all nighter to finish my armor for my Camilla cosplay. Thankfully I’m practically invincible so I was able to still function normally on just two hours of sleep.

•Got there pretty late on the first day; we arrived at the hotel at about 11 and didn’t actually get to the con until about 2 because of wardrobe malfunctions and the like. Got sent to the hotel across the street because the hotel I had my reservation in was full, despite me having made my reservation ALMOST A YEAR AGO. How that happened, I have absolutely no idea. But hey, they upgraded us to a double queen suite, so I was okay with it.

•Got to con and almost immediately my leg armor came detached from my garters. Had to walk around for a while holding it up before finally deciding I’d had enough and went to the cosplay repair station. A little hot glue and duct tape later I was good to go. PS the people at the cosplay repair station are heroes. Every single one of them. You go, guys.

•After that I spent some time in the 2nd floor cafe prepping for the one-off I was GMing for my tabletop RPG system that I created based on Fire Emblem’s game mechanics. Pretty uneventful, got asked for a few pictures here and there. I wasn’t really expecting a very big turnout, considering it was a homemade system. I did see the old-school Marth that I had met the year before while I was there, though, so we got to say hi and chat for a bit.

•On my way to find the tabletop gaming room, I ran into the Nowi I had taken a selfie with the year before. We got to chat and take pictures and it was a lot of fun.

•Went and checked in with the RPG coordinator to find out that I actually had quite a few people asking about my session. I’d honestly only been expecting to have maybe 3 or 4 people, if anyone showed up at all. Come session time and I’ve got 7 active players around the table and a queue of about 3 or 4 people waiting to enter the game after character deaths, and a few spectators. I was honestly super shocked and so excited.

•Session went well, though I was a little sad that we had to end it in classic rocks fall, everyone dies fashion (I rolled a 99 on the final “are we gonna end this on a good note or a bad note” roll, and for those of you who don’t know, that’s one percent away from a catastrophic failure, which is like a critical failure but worse). At least now I know that Oscar needs a serious nerf, though if they had bothered to attack him with a magic user, things might have gone better. To be fair, their magic user had literally just blown himself up, so... yeah. It was good though; everyone was so excited about the system and it really made me feel good about all the effort I’d put into compiling it. Obviously it still needs tweaks and playtesting, but it was a nice affirmation regardless.

•Got back to the hotel to find out that all of my friends who were going to stay with me had crashed and died in my friend’s mom’s hotel room. Apparently my friend had forgotten the fact that I had already given her the spare key to the room. It was fine, though; I grabbed my stuff, headed over to the other hotel, and got a whole big room to myself for the night.

•Woke up in the morning with sore feet, which is to be expected when you walk around in 4 inch heels for about 15 hours. Had to do some repairs on my costume, and I missed the Fire Emblem photoshoot. I was very sad.

•Didn’t get to the convention center until after 2 again, and helped my friend get to the Voltron shoot (she was the Galran Mall Cop). Wandered around in the Exhibitor’s Hall for a while, but didn’t see anything I wanted to buy. One of my friends from church was there selling car window decals, but for the life of me I couldn’t find her.

•The rest of my friends wanted to go get food at Pike’s Place after the Voltron shoot, but I wasn’t about to walk 7 blocks in those heels, thank you very much.

•On the way out of the convention center, I ran into the Chrom that I had taken a thug lyfe selfie with last year, along with a Robin, Owain, and Inigo. The Inigo saw me and started hyperventilating. She was so cute, so I papped her face and told her as much, and I think she died a little. Oops.

•I decided that, as Camilla, it was my duty to pap every Fire Emblem cosplayer I saw from that point on and tell them how cute they were. I got a lot of different reactions, and it was a lot of fun. I also wanted to find a Corrin, pap them, and tell them “I love you, schmoopie!” because such a thing was totally necessary, but in the end I didn’t see any Corrins after I made that decision.

•Hung out with the Awakening crew for a while, they were super chill and I had a good time with them, then broke off to get some food. I kept running into adorable Fire Emblems, though, so I kept getting delayed because I had to pap their faces and tell them how cute they were.

•Found an adorable Azura by the entrance. It was her first time cosplaying, so I gave her some wig care tips. Hopefully they help save her some agony.

•Ran into a Xander and another Camilla, and we were standing around talking when a Takumi walked by and ever so casually called us Nohrian scum. Xander jokingly got into an argument with him, and I diffused the situation by hugging the Takumi into my chest. He got flustered and it was just so in-character for all of us, and we all had a good laugh about it.

•Was going up the escalator to get in line for food when I saw a Takumi and a Leo going down the escalator. I immediately hopped onto the down escalator to pap their faces and take pictures with them.Turns out they were the Chrom and Robin who had told me where the cosplay repair station was the day before.

•Finally got food, then met an adorable Lyn, who told me about the Hoshidan royals having a small photoshoot outside. Needless to say, I immediately went out to crash the party and pap them. I’d seen the Ryoma the day before on my way to the cosplay repair station, and he had a little lobster plushie with him. They were all adorable.

•Finally got to go sit down in the 2nd floor cafe and eat my sandwich, but not before I papped another Leo and an Azama. Also got to pap a Niles during that time as well. I saw a Dazai go into the cafe, but I wasn’t able to go say hi, which made me sad.

•Spilled my sprite everywhere as I was getting ready to leave because it slipped through my gloved grip. Some nice people I was sitting by helped me clean up, which was so sweet of them. I’m so grateful to them for their help.

•Ran into a conquest Azura while I was waiting for the line to start for Matt Mercer’s panel. Turns out she and her friend were the Hana and Subaki that I had ran into the year before, and they remembered me. They were so sweet, and it was so nice to see them again. Also ran into old-school Marth again, and was able to fulfill my papping duty.

•Stood in line for half an hour in my heels to get into Matt Mercer’s tabletop RPG panel. Then stood in line for another 45 minutes in my heels to try and ask him a question, but time ran out. It was fine, though, it wasn’t some burning question that I was dying to ask him anyway. It was so nice to see that he’s such a nerd. As I was leaving the panel, though, he passed by, looked at me, and kind of under his breath said “that is so rad”. The almost-all nighter that I had pulled to finish the armor and all of the suffering in those 4 inch heels that I had done in the last two days instantly became 50000% worth it. I really hope I get to work with him someday.

•Found a cute Lucina and papped her. She was caught off guard, but then asked me to do it again so she could have it recorded. It was so cute.

•Ran into a group of the Fates furries and Azura. I gave them paps and hugs and they gave me an Easter egg and some swell memes. Totally a fair trade, in my opinion. We also got to kind of awkwardly dance for a guy’s cosplay video, I guess?

•Got hot pot with my friends. It was great. I burned my tongue. That was not so great. They put basically a whole crab into my hot pot, but it was so small that there was basically no meaning in even trying to eat it.

•Before we went to hot pot, I changed out of my armor into my filthy casual Camilla outfit. I still can’t feel half of the toes on my left foot, but it’s okay. I suffer for my art.

All in all, it was a good year. I got lots of pictures taken of me, which was really nice, and lots of compliments on my costume. Running into all those same people from last year was lots of fun too. Hopefully next year I’ll be able to get some final adjustments done on my armor and stuff so it won’t be quite as suffering.

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38 Years Ago Today, Star Trek changed forever

By Kenshiro

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is widely considered the greatest Star Trek film of all time. Some have it in their top 10 of all-time great Sci-Fi films. There’s more than a few great reasons for that. Lets go over them now.

The Mid-Life Crisis of Admiral Kirk

William Shatner had been playing Admiral James T. Kirk for almost 20 years by the time this film came out. The theme of Kirk’s story echoed the thespian himself: How does one fight against the undefeated Father Time? It was something Kirk had carried over from the previous movie entry Star Trek The Motion Picture. In that film, Kirk had manipulated situations to regain command of The Enterprise. It was a desperate attempt to regain something he felt he’d lost, and Bones McCoy astutely called him on it.

In TWOK, Kirk has seemingly surrendered to the inevitable thing that all humans face; The captain is old and worn down by time. Kirk is shown making references to his age constantly, telling his friends that captaining a ship is a “young man’s game”. Jim also defers to Spock on obvious command decisions, despite being the senior officer. This was Kirk at his lowest point. The veneer of invincibility had worn off. This realistic approach to the swashbuckling hero was refreshing. Setting the stage for his greatest foil to return from the dead.

Ricardo Montalban’s Masterful Performance

In a historic event, Star Trek transformed a one-off character into its greatest villain. Ricardo Montalban’s Khan had morphed from a charismatic villain clothed in fine clothes, to a revenge-obsessed madman trapped in a barren wasteland. Every scene Montalban had was effortlessly stolen by his presence. As a young child, I was captivated by him as an actor. He commanded the screen, and Khan as a villain was positively magical. His lines were laced with memorable quotes that fans can remember decades later. Also there is simply no other character who could quote Moby Dick so eloquently with his dying breath and have it carry such gravitas. Khan is a sympathetic villain fueled by righteous anger. Kirk had essentially abandoned him and when beset by tragedy, Khan was left powerless to save his people from it. He didn’t want to rule the galaxy…he wanted vengeance.

When given the opportunity, he ruthlessly turned situations to his advantage: Subverting Checkov & Capt. Terrell; Massacring the staff at Regula One; Leaving the Enterprise crippled and Kirk seemingly trapped. That last situation, did two things: It gave Montalban a meaty quote line: “I’ve done far worse than kill you….I’ve HURT you…and I wish to go on…HURTING you. I shall leave you as you left me…as you left HER…marooned for all eternity in the center of a dead planet. Buried ALIVE….buried alive. The response became one of the most enduring memories of Star Trek before or since.

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CHILLS.

The Chess Match Between Khan and Kirk

What makes this movie even more amazing is the two protagonists never once shared the same space. No mano-y-mano showdown or duel at twenty paces. Khan and Kirk engaged in a mental battle of wits that we had never seen in Star Trek or even Star Wars before. Khan’s opening gambit of using the friendly appearance of the U.S.S. Reliant to lower his adversaries guard and deal serious crippling damage to The Enterprise. Kirk countered by using a secret prefix code to order Khan’s stolen ship to lower its own shields and leave it open to attack.

Both sides suffered serious losses, but the game of life and death continued unabated. Khan laid a trap at Regula One which again preyed on Kirk’s weakness for familiar faces and left him trapped with the possibility of escape. Yet Kirk flipped it around and used coded messages with Spock to buy themselves time to effect repairs to The Enterprise for one last gasp showdown. A breath-taking free for all ensued in the Mutara Nebula. The battle showcased a pitched battle that highlighted the inexperience of one man vs. another, and finished with a white-knuckle escape from certain death. Of course that leads me to the next memorable point…

The Death of Spock

If you were to list one of the most shocking movie moments in the 1980s, this is right up there with Darth Vader’s reveal to Luke in Empire Strikes Back. In the opening scene of the movie, the characters were partaking in the infamous “no-win scenario” Kobayashi Maru test. Here Lt. Saavik sat helplessly as everyone in her training crew seemingly died, including Spock himself. Spock is of course, the most popular Star Trek character ever played by the legendary Leonard Nimoy. So many fans were sitting on the edge of their seats when Spock bravely entered the Enterprise’s Warp Reactor core to try and engineer an escape for his beloved friends. Entering that chamber was as stated by Dr. McCoy a certain death sentence as there ever was one. Spock went anyway.

When we see the worry on Kirk’s face descend into horror upon entering the Engine room the reality of the situation set in. It was a somber moment that left many fans in tears and sadness after they left the theater. For many this was the point of no return. There was no internet at the time, nor was there any bulletin boards to throw out theories. This was it. Spock was dead….until he wasn’t in the next film 2 years later. The weight of the scene hammered home that Star Trek had for all intents and purposes, grown up. This was no longer just a mere TV show. It was a phenomenon.

The Musical Score of James Horner

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Almost all memorable films in history are backed by an epic musical score. James Horner transformed the music of Star Trek cinematically with his incredible score. Horner, who was a relative newcomer to the musical score scene wanted to evoke the feeling of nautical battles scene in old Pirate films. Horner’s work gives us familiar sounds that can be heard in future works such as Willow, Krull, Aliens and his Oscar award winning Titanic. The standout tracks include the Epilogue/End Title, the Battle in the Mutara Nebula and Genesis Countdown. I am an avid collector of soundtracks in my musical library. This iconic score is possibly the most played out of all the various film scores in my collection. Its that damn good. Take a listen for yourself at the great music in the Genesis Countdown scene and you’ll begin to understand.

The Wrath of Khan Changed Star Trek forever

The themes of Star Trek were always upbeat. Hopeful for a brighter future. The Wrath of Khan is the first time where Star Trek deals with the sins of the past coming back to haunt the characters. Dealing with much darker themes of vengeance, the film was not actively marketed towards kids. It has proven to be a very hard act to follow. Since then no other Star Trek film has encroached closely upon its popularity. Not even the very popular 2nd Next Generation film Star Trek: First Contact. The Wrath of Khan is a mixture of all the things that make movies great. It’s a fun, swashbuckling film that doesn’t pander to its mature audience. While levity is present in the film, the tone never trends towards the camp of the original series. The stakes are always very high and the weight of what transpires is ever present.

After the success of the film, there was renewed interest in the franchise. There have been 11 films that have followed it and many series on TV and streaming services since this day in 1982. Fans return to this film for the reasons I’ve listed above, but it can be boiled down to one single meme:

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2020 GRAMMYS CARPET: Chris Brown On Dad Duty, Cardi Floated & Dripped, Tyler Drips Doorman Swag, Lauren London, Big Freedia, Chyna

Although everyone was hurting after hearing the news of Kobe Bryant’s death, celebs hit the red carpet for the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards inside the Staples Center. Peep the red carpet flicks inside…

The vibes for the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards were a bit somber and subdued as hours before news broke that NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant died in a helicopter crash. Kobe spent his entire 20-season career with the Los Angeles Lakers inside the Staples Center. With fans gathered outside of the multi-purpose arena, celebs trekked inside to celebrate music and remember an icon.

Several celebs declined to speak with the press after learning about Kobe’s death, which is totally understandable as we all were stunned and shocked by the tragic news.

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Cardi B and Offset dripped hard on the carpet in Mugler and Chrome Hearts.

R&B crooner Chris Brown – who was nominated for Best R&B Song for his track “No Guidance” – brought his 5-year-old daughter Royalty Brown as his date for the evening. The mini fashionista rocked a cream sweater over a white blouse with a matching cream skirt, black boots and white ruffled socks. Her famous dad debuted colorful hair – half pink, half blue. He wore a yellow and cream Prada sweater paired with black trousers for the ceremony.

Big sister Royalty - who welcomed her baby brother Aeko Catori Brown last month - is already learning how to snap a quick selfie with fans from her dad. Check it:

Chris Brown e sua filha Royalty chegando no #GRAMMYs #Grammys2020!pic.twitter.com/dCHD8BXl7C

— Portal Chris Brown Brasil |(@portalbreezy) January 27, 2020

Too cute.

This year’s Grammy Awards paid tribute to late rapper Nipsey Hussle, so his entire family was there to see it, including his soul mate/son’s mother Lauren London (rocking Pamella Roland), his daughter Emani Asghedom (who attended the Grammys with her dad last year), Nipsey’s sister Samantha Smith, and Nispey’s grandmother.

The tribute included performances by Meek Mill, John Legend, DJ Khaled, YG, Roddy Ricch and Kirk Franklin, which went down after winning his first Grammy posthumously.

Watch the family accept his Grammy below:

Nipsey just won a Grammy. His family came to the stage to accept the award.

The Marathon Continues pic.twitter.com/IhUlRvYbDh

— Andrew Barber (@fakeshoredrive) January 26, 2020

After the tribute, Nip copped another Grammy for Best Rap/Sung Performance for his feature on DJ Khaled’s “Higher” with John Legend.

Before hitting the stage, John Legend rocked a gray pleated Alexander McQueen suit.

His wife/model Chrissy Teigen (and our fave meme-able face during awards shows) joined him on the carpet in an orange ruffled Yanina Couture dress.

Can't say this is our fave.

New dad again DJ Khaled rocked a black suit with red and black Nike sneakers on the carpet.

Grammy & Oscar winning artist Common remembered Kobe Bryant when he stopped to talk to the media.

“We all feel it in our own way but his family, his loved ones feel it in another way,” he said. I’m just giving it to God and hopefully, today we can celebrate through music and different things, but there’s nothing that can take away from what life is.”

“I just want to say, God bless his soul and his daughter, and everyone who was on that helicopter,” he continued. “Man, it just makes you think about people in the world. And we love him.”

"The Chi" actor later performed for a tribute to Trustee Award winner and longtime Grammy Awards executive producer Ken Ehrlich. He hit the stage for a performance with Misty Copeland Camila Cabello, Ben Platt, The War and Treaty for "I Sing The Body Electric" from the musical "Fame."

Oh yeah, and Common was looking GOODT in his maroon Dolce & Gabbana suit.

Before hitting the stage with FKA Twigs and Shelia E to pay tribute to Prince, Usher rocked Balmain on the carpet. It's not horribly bad, but we would have liked to see something more polished.

Before FKA worked that pole on stage, the singer posed it up in this pink and black Ed Marler concoction. Are we feeling it?

Before winning Best Rap Album (his first Grammy ever) and performing at the Grammys, Tyler the Creator served up doorman swag in a pink and red Golf Le Fleur outfit.

After the show, he reacted to Kobe's death:

Tyler, the Creator reacts to Kobe Bryant’s death: “That news was heavy, especially just being in LA and just being here at the Staples Center” https://t.co/25sWs8vInB #Grammys pic.twitter.com/DDSojKYhkx

— Variety (@Variety) January 27, 2020

Peep his acceptance speech (and his super happy mother) below:

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Rap couple Quavo and Saweetie have been all over LA during Grammy weekend, so it was no surprise when they popped up on the carpet together.

The Migos rapper rocked a custom red and black Prada suit.

Meanwhile, his "ICY" girlfriend dazzled in Moschino.

And look who else came out...

We don't seem him often, but Migos rapper Takeoff was in the Grammy mix.

Gucci Mane (who rocked a Gucci suit) and his wife Keyshia Ka'oir Davis rolled up on the scene in matching 'fits.

On the red carpet, Mrs. Davis said it took her five hours to get dress because she ended up breaking a zipper on her dress. So, they had to sew her in it. By the way, Gucci Mane revealed he has pieces coming out with Italian luxury brand, Gucci. The rapper also talked about his Grammy nomination with Lizzo and more. Check it:

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Singer Khalid was nominated for Record of the Year for his track "Talk." Unfortunately, Billie Eilish won for "Bad Boy." This is his 6th Grammy nomination.

Rapper YBN Cordae landed his first two nominations for Best Rap Song ("Bad Idea") and Best Rap Album (The Lost Boy). He didn't win, but he was SUPER ecstatic to even be nominated.

Lil Nas X had one hell of a night in his bright pink cowboy inspired Versace suit.

The 6-time nominee won his first two Grammy Awards ever - one for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and one for Best Music Video, both for "Old Town Road (Remix)." Congrats!

He also hit the stage to perform "Old Town Road" and "Panini" where he brought out rapper Nas, Young Thug, BTS and Billy Ray Cyrus. Peep his performance HERE.

Young Thug also hit the carpet in this outfit before the stage.

"POSE" actor Billy Porter went full glam cowboy in a sparkly teal Baja East 'fit topped with a custom wide brimmed Sarah Sokol Millinery hat.

Bounce queen Big Freedia - who was featured in a Facebook commercial during the show - also served up cowboy vibes.

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Rapper Swae Lee was asked what he was wearing on the red carpet and he said "Peter Dunbar." He meant a custom 'fit by Peter Dundas. He was nominated for Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "Sunflower" with Post Malone.

Lady in red!

Since Blac Chyna has been trying to get her feet wet in the rap game, she made her way to the Grammys to celebrate the biggest night in music.

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Anderson Paak ended the night as a two-time Grammy winner, nabbing the Best R&B Album Award for Ventura and R&B Performance for "Come Home" with André 3000. Congrats!

Before she hit the stage to perform alongside host Alicia Keys, 11-time Grammy nominated and 4-time winning artist Brittany Howard hit the carpet in this green, black with a touch of gold ensemble. She was nominated for two awards, Best Rock Performance & Best Rock Song for "History Repeats."

"The Daily Show" host Trevor Noah was nominated for his first Grammy ever in the Best Comedy Album category for his Netflix stand up "Trevor Noah: Son of Patricia." Comedian Dave Chappelle ended up winning the award. On the carpet, he jokingly said he already knew Dave was going to take home the award.

When asked about Kobe Bryant's death on the carpet, he said “I don’t think I’ve processed anything yet.”

He said it felt strange in the Staples Center where Kobe played his entire career.

"It's one of those experiences where you can feel it. Today is all about being present," he said.

Rapper Rick Ross - who was nominated for Best Rap Song for "Gold Roses" featuring Drake - opened up about how late rapper Nipsey Hussle inspired his track "Gold Roses"

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The MMG honcho also remembered NBA legend Kobe Bryant:

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By the way Rozay was wearing Hideoki Bespoke, which was founded by Dedrick Hideoki Hagiwara Thomas.

Rappers Yo Gotti and 21 Savage made their way on the carpet. Singer Ty Dolla Sign was also in the mix:

21 Savage (above alongside his mom) was nominated for two Grammys and won one for Best Rap Song for "A Lot." Congrats!

Ty Dolla Sign (above next to his girlfriend Lauren Jauregui) was nominated for Best Dance Recording for "Midnight Hour" with Boys Noize, Skrillex.

Rap legend LL Cool J was in the mix.

Producer DJ Mustard - who was nominated for Best Rap/Sung Performance for "Ballin" with Roddy Ricch - reacted to Kobe and his daughter's death on the carpet while making his way down the carpet with his fiancee Chanel Thierry.

"This doesn't seem real right now," he said. "Love and respect and blessings to his family. I pray that we pray for them [and] everybody shows love to the family."

Singer Dreezy looked gorge in a black high-low dress that she said was her 2nd pick since she couldn't fit her custom first pick for her first Grammy ceremony.

If my fat ass gain one more pound...

— BIG OG DREEZ (@dreezydreezy) January 26, 2020

We had a custom dress made that I was gonna wear that I LOVED but I couldn't fit it. But good thing we had the black dress for back up lol.

— BIG OG DREEZ (@dreezydreezy) January 27, 2020

She also sent love to Kobe's family on the carpet:

.@dreezydreezy gives her love to Kobe Bryant and his family! #KobeBryant #BETRemembers #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/xAExooWZ6L

— BET Music (@BETMusic) January 26, 2020

Uncle Charlie Wilson hit the carpet before hitting the stage with Boyz II Men for Tyler the Creator's Grammy performance.

Yeah Boy! Flavor Flav was in the mix as his rap group Public Enemy was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award:

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Ballerina Misty Copeland hit the carpet before she performed a beautiful routine with dancers from the Debbie Allen Dance Academy.

Beyonce's stylist Ty Hunter looked bomb in his futuristic 'fit.

Wyclef Jean made it a date night with his wife Claudinette Jean.

"Growing Up Hip Hop" stars JoJo & Angela Simmons brought their little sister Miley Simmons for the Grammy event. She's growing up!

Grammy winning artist Questlove stepped for the Grammys.

Esperanza Spalding won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album for 12 Little Spells. Congrats!

TV host Nina Parker showed off her curves in this brown Lynne Carter Ateliermidi dress. On social media, she talked about how hard the night was for her after learning about Kobe's death:

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Today was HARD. I can’t lie, it was difficult to report on something fun when so much tragedy hit so quickly. But I do want to take a second to take in this moment, feel absolutely BLESSED, and thank all the people who worked hard to get me on this red carpet tonight. I appreciate every single moment. Gown: Custom collaboration w @lynne_carter_atelier MUA: @beautybybeyina Hair: @kymmscreations Wardrobe stylist: @ashleyloewen Wardrobe stylist asst: @khai_st_lawrence

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Def a hard night for everyone.

Congrats to this year's winners.

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FanSided’s 12 Days of Christmas

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No one desires birds. Here are FanSided’s 12 Days of Christmas, in accordance with the presents our preferred sports and films have actually given us this vacation season.

As Andrew Bernard learned the difficult method, many of the gifts given up the popular “12 Days of Christmas” are simply birds. In truth, if there are any wealthy bird enthusiasts out there who could manage it, providing your loved one the actual 12 Days of Christmas would total up to 184 birds in total. Nobody desires 184 birds for Christmas.

Because of this indisputable reality, our FanSided personnel decided to get together and analyze the real gifts our preferred sports and films have actually offered us this vacation season.

From college football to the NFL and NBA to the home entertainment industry and beyond, we happily present FanSided’s 12 Days of Christmas!

On the very first day of Christmas, college football offered to me: a qualified LSU quarterback

LSU quarterback Joe Burrow came out of nowhere this year to win the Heisman Prize and lead the Tigers to the College Football Playoff. He’s the SEC record-holder for yards and goals in a season and quickly the best quarterback in LSU history. However, the bar was so low you might reach it without standing. LSU quarterbacks have actually constantly held the team back and got Les Miles fired. This year was different, as Burrow was the finest present LSU fans might have requested.– Patrick Schmidt

On the 2nd day of Christmas, the UFC offered to me: two Baddest Motherf– kers in the video game

We have been so excellent this year and as a delicious reward, the UFC offered the fans something it wanted so much: a genuine Baddest Motherf– ker title, complete with its own belt at the most significant fight card of the year. Jorge Masvidal faced off with Nate Diaz to crown the official BMF in the UFC and when the dust finally settled, we saw Masvidal with the strap around his waste and a prospective second BMF defend next year … and his opponent may be none other than Nate’s huge sibling, Nick.– Amy Kaplan

On the 3rd day of Christmas, the NFL offered to me: an understanding of what a catch is

The NFL has long been flummoxed when trying to describe what a finished catch remains in the guideline book. No NFL fan or expert might be given a much better gift than making this a simple guideline that was obvious in real time. Commissioner Roger Goodell comes through.– Matt Verderame

On the 4th day of Christmas, college football provided to me: 4 playoff groups

4 is the magic number when it pertains to the college football postseason. LSU, Ohio State, Clemson and TK make the field this year. It’s the very first time Alabama has actually not made the College Football Playoff, so that’s a present right there if you have actually suffered from Alabama fatigue the last couple of years.– Patrick Schmidt

On the fifth day of Christmas, the NHL offered to me: 5 head coaches fired

The NHL remains in a bit of turmoil as the holiday rolls around. In between poor efficiencies and a coaching abuse scandal that is rocking the structure of the sport, the NHL has actually seen five head coaches alleviated of their duties in just a few weeks. Beware, your group may be next!– Mary Clarke

On the 6th day of Christmas, Hollywood offered to me: 6 feet of Adam Chauffeur.

With The Report and Marital Relationship Story already out, fall 2019 has been Adam Driver season and all of it culminates in the release of Star Wars Episode IX: The Increase of Skywalker The internet enjoys discussing Motorist– Is he a good star? Is he hot? Or is he just distractingly tall? From motion pictures to memes, all six-feet(- two) of Adam Chauffeur is the gift that continues providing.– Shea Corrigan

On the seventh day of Christmas, Luka Doncic offered to me: seven( ty-seven) marks of excellence

7 is thought about the ideal number, so it’s no surprise Luka Doncic uses 2 of them on his jersey. No. 77 on the Dallas Mavericks was already pleasant, and precisely nobody ought to be shocked what he’s doing given how much he achieved as a professional abroad prior to concerning the NBA, but his production at age 20 is actually unprecedented. Averaging 29.3 points, 9.6 rebounds and 8.9 helps per video game is flirting with triple-double territory that only Russell Westbrook and Oscar Robertson have actually ever ventured into for a full season, but he’s doing it on 61.8 percent real shooting as the primary factor the Mavs own the very best offense in the league and a 19-10 record. Likewise, think how numerous triple-doubles he had on the season? Not seven, however eight, actually one-upping perfection. Luka Doncic is exceptionally fun to view, easy to root for and right now, he’s the spirit of Christmas embodied on a basketball court. That spirit is perfect, and it uses two No. 7s across the chest.– Gerald Bourguet

On the 8th day of Christmas, in my nightmares Tom Hooper offered to me: 8 stars as felines in Cats

There are more than eight cats in the movie Cats (I Googled it) however there are eight genuine stars– full-on award-winning, chart-topping movie and/or pop stars– donning the most psychopathic catsuits/fur technology you will ever see in Tom Hooper’s “musical dream” adjustment. (They are Idris Elba, Taylor Swift, Ian McKellen, Rebel Wilson, James Corden, Judi Dench, Jennifer Hudson and Jason DeRulo.)– Shea Corrigan

On the ninth day of Christmas, the Phoenix Suns provided to me: (ideally!) turning the corner on nine years of misery

The Phoenix Suns haven’t been to the playoffs because 2010 (the second-longest active playoff drought in the NBA), they have not won 30 video games given that 2015, and even discussing the names of draft whiffs like Josh Jackson, Marquese Chriss or Dragan Bender is enough to make the most diehard of fans wince. But for the very first time in Devin Booker’s career, he’s got NBA-caliber colleagues and a genuine head coach. The result? Career-best performance for Book, a Suns team that’s 11-19 in spite of dealing with among the league’s hardest schedules and missing Deandre Ayton for all however two video games, and a shot at lastly taking the first step in an extended reconstruct. This fanbase has continuously been put through the ringer, but in between having an actual point guard in Ricky Rubio, Kelly Oubre’s Valley Boyz wave and Aron Baynes substituting the suspended Ayton, the Suns are taking their primary step towards legitimacy by simply competing. Maybe the playoffs won’t happen after a hot start raised expectations, specifically during a seven-game losing streak, however even breaking 30-35 wins would be encouraging.– Gerald Bourguet

On the 10 th day of Christmas, soccer provided to me: a 10- point lead that Liverpool surely can’t let slip this time, right?

Sure, it would be good for our true love to provide us an engaging Premier League title race like we saw last season, but in the lack of that, we get to see a buzzsaw Liverpool team that looks definitely identified to snap the storied club’s 30- year league title dry spell. The Reds lead the Premier League by 10 points (with a game in hand) at Christmas. Of all teams though, Liverpool won’t be assuming it’s over, after they blew a Christmas lead last season. And the Ghosts of Christmas Past run even deeper because, through Opta “each of the last 3 sides to fail to win the title after being leading at Christmas have all been the Reds (2008-09, 2013-14 and 2018-19).” For Liverpool fans, this might be the year they finally win the Premier League, and for us neutrals, we get to see them hold their breath and see if possibly they can end up being the next Invincibles while doing so.– John Wilkinson

On the 11 th day of Christmas, the NFL offered to me: awesome young quarterbacks

After what feels like a century of Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Drew Brees and Ben Roethlisberger, the league is finally churning the mix. Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson, Deshaun Watson and others are blazing a trail, introducing what need to be the requirement for 15 years moving forward. More athleticism, more enjoyment and more possibilities. Excellent stuff.– Matt Verderame

On the 12 th day of Christmas, MLB offered to me: So, so, many presents since totally free agents are really getting signed prior to Christmas

After a freezing market last winter left the leading totally free representatives anonymous through the holidays (and well beyond), it was refreshing to see big-ticket products Stephen Strasburg, Gerrit Cole and Anthony Rendon go off the board this December. Now, as we wait to see if contending groups open the checkbook for mid-level totally free representatives too, let’s hope we can discover a way onto the gift-giving list of those three.– John Wilkinson

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Published: July 01, 2017

Tonight in Brisbane, Australia 8-division world champion Manny Pacquiao (59-6-2, 38 KOs) will defend his WBO welterweight title against Australia’s Jeff Horn (16-0-1, 11 KOs). The bout will be televised in the United States on ESPN and ESPN Deportes and will be held in the afternoon on July 2nd in Australia. This is the first time Pacquiao has fought outside of the pay-per-view (PPV) format since 2005 when he faced Hector Velazquez (57-29-3, 39 KOs) on a double header with Erik Morales (52-9, 36 KOs) before their rematch in January 2006.

Pacquiao, 38, may be old for the sport of boxing, but he has yet to be beaten into retirement. Even at his age, he would still be the favorite or at least even money with his fellow welterweight contemporaries like Keith Thurman (28-0, 22 KOs) and Errol Spence Jr (22-0, 19 KOs). The Filipino senator may not be the whirlwind dynamo that he was in his prime, but he still possesses the quickness, reflexes, and intelligence that make him one of the best in the world to this day. Much like recent Hall of Fame inductee’s Evander Holyfield and Marco Antonio Barrera, retaking a look at the career of the Filipino legend it is striking the number of memories he has provided for fans throughout his 20-plus year career.

Pacquiao as boxing’s only eight-division world champion and 5-division lineal champion is already one of the most accomplished boxers in history. Just as important he is one of the most exciting fighters in the history of the sport with a catalog of great action fights that can be replayed for generations to come. Within those fights are performances that will inspire future generations of people to join the fraternity of boxing known as ‘the sweet science.' Let’s retake a look at five of the best performances in the career of Manny Pacquiao.

Honorable Mentions

Lehlo Ledwaba (36-6-1, 23 KOs) – IBF 122-pound championship

June 23, 2001

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Pacquiao’s first fight in the United States took place in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand on the undercard of Oscar De La Hoya’s (39-6, 30 KOs) WBC Super Welterweight title fight against Javier Castillejo (62-8-1, 43 KOs). At the time Pacquiao was relatively unknown in America and was taking the fight against Ledwaba under two weeks notice. Famously on the telecast for this fight, you can hear HBO’s Jim Lampley mispronounce Pacquiao’s name.

First impressions can mean everything to a fighter, and in Pacquiao’s case, it helped propel him on his way to eventual superstardom. Pacquiao dominated Ledwaba from the beginning en route to an impressive sixth-round stoppage to become the IBF super bantamweight champion. This victory made Pacquiao a two-division world champion.

David Diaz (36-4-1, 17 KOs) – WBC 135-pound championship

June 28, 2008

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Coming off of his trilogy with Erik Morales and his second fight with Juan Manuel Marquez, Pacquiao decided to move up from 130-pounds and try his hand at the lightweight division. Pacquiao’s stay at lightweight turned out to be just an overnight visit, but his performance against then WBC lightweight champion David Diaz is an often forgotten highlight in the Filipino’s storied career.

The fight with Diaz encompassed the beginning of Pacquiao’s apex as a fighter. This is where he began putting all of his experience and teachings together with his quickness and power to ultimately become one of the best fighters in the history of the sport. From the beginning, it was apparent that Pacquiao’s speed was too much for Diaz and by the middle rounds, he began taking a beating. The end came in the ninth round with a perfectly placed straight left hand that put Diaz face first in the canvas. The referee immediately waived off the fight. With the victory, Pacquiao joined Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns, Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather as a five-division world champion.

Ricky Hatton (45-3, 32 KOs) – Lineal 140-pound championship

May 02, 2009

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The highlight reel knockout of Pacquiao’s career came in 2009 against British 140-pound champion Ricky Hatton. At the time of this fight, many fans were questioning how Pacquiao would deal with an aggressive fighter like Hatton who’s only loss came to Floyd Mayweather at welterweight in 2007. Hatton was being trained by Mayweather’s father, Floyd Mayweather Sr., and was thought to have an advantage in size and power. It turned out that the advantage of speed and power was greatly in favor of the Filipino.

Pacquiao was able to land a right hook in the first round while dodging a left hand to score the first knockdown on Hatton. From that point, Pacquiao smelled blood and went after Hatton with reckless abandon dropping him again before the bell rang to end the first round. The end came at the end of the second round with a devastating left hand from Pacquiao that dropped Hatton lifeless to the canvas. The knockout was phenomenal and solidified Pacquiao as the best fighter in the world. This was when the rumblings of a fight with Floyd Mayweather (49-0, 26 KOs) began as Pacquiao had taken two common opponents (Hatton and De La Hoya) of Mayweather's and impressively dispatched of them. While only the IBO 140-pound championship was on the line for the fight with Hatton, the lineal title was on the line making him the first fighter in boxing history to be the lineal champion in four weight classes.

Antonio Margarito (40-8, 27 KOs) – WBC 154-pound championship

November 13, 2010

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This is a personal favorite of many fans. Antonio Margarito is the biggest fighter Pacquiao had ever faced up to that point in his career with a 17-pound weight and 6-inch height advantage for the Mexican on fight night. The fight took place at Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas in front of 40,000 fans. The fight was fought at a catchweight of 150-pounds.

At the start of the match, the advantage in speed of hand and foot for Pacquiao was prevalent. Margarito’s plan was to take the fight to Pacquiao as the bigger man. The Filipino obliged him by hitting Margarito with every punch in the book. The combinations landed in this fight by Pacquiao were beautiful. They highlighted the violence that can be associated with the sweet science. The fight in a vacuum was a showcase for Pacquiao’s ability to move in and out while punching fluidly in combination.

Pacquiao was able to damage Margarito’s eye and orbital bone in the fight landing an incredible 411 out of 713 power punches. Hindsight being 20/20 the referee should have stopped the fight from going the full 12 rounds as the damage done to Margarito’s eye is still prevalent to this day. Pacquiao won a unanimous decision to make him boxing’s only eight-division world champion.

Timothy Bradley II (33-2-1, 13 KOs) – WBO 147-pound championship

April 12, 2014

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The rematch with Timothy Bradley came on the heels of Pacquiao’s endless meme generating knockout loss to Marquez in December 2012. The first fight with Bradley in June 2012 was controversial as a vast majority thought Pacquiao won. The World Boxing Organization (WBO) even reviewed the fight with five separate judges whom all had Pacquiao winning. After the knockout loss to Marquez, it was seen as the end of the Filipino’s career and many questioned if he could come back to any resemblance of the force fans had become accustomed.

Before he faced Bradley in the rematch, Pacquiao participated in somewhat of a tune-up against Brandon Rios (34-3-1, 25 KOs) in November 2013. The bout took place in Macao, China where Pacquaio won a one-sided unanimous decision in an impressive performance where he boxed more than he brawled. Rios, however, wasn’t on the level of Bradley and thus questions of Pacquiao’s status as one of the best were up for debate.

The rematch with Bradley was the most exciting fight of their eventual trilogy and put to rest any doubts if Pacquiao was still an elite fighter after the Marquez knockout. Coming into the fight, Bradley had a chip on his shoulder. He felt angry about the way he was treated after the first fight with Pacquaio. However, the Palm Springs, California native was coming off a win over Marquez and as confident as ever that he could defeat the Filipino.

Bradley had his moments in the first half of the bout but ultimately tried in error to knock Pacquiao out instead of boxing leading to Pacquiao landing the cleaner blows throughout. Most memorably Pacquiao threw a ten-punch combination with Bradley against the ropes in the seventh round to the delight of the crowd. Pacquiao won a unanimous decision and won back the WBO welterweight title marking his second reign as welterweight champion.

Marco Antonio Barrera I – Lineal 126-pound championship

November 15, 2003

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To this day many will argue that Pacquiao’s win over Marco Antonio Barrera in November 2003 was the best victory of his career. At the time Barrera was one of the top five pound-for-pound fighters in the world coming off of significant victories over Naseem Hamed (36-1, 31 KOs) and Erik Morales. The Mexican champion was the clear favorite heading into the fight with Pacquaio in San Antonio. Little did Barrera know that he was about to be hit by a typhoon.

As soon as the fight began the hand speed differential between the two men was apparent. The referee Laurence Cole scored a false knockdown against Pacquiao after the two men got their feet tangled. This only invigorated and infuriated Pacquiao to attack Barrera with more venom. The left hand of the Filipino began landing with sharp precision on Barrera. In the third round, Pacquiao scored a hard knockdown with a left hand putting Barrera on the seat of his pants. As the rounds passed Pacquiao became more and more dominant as Barrera seemed to want the bout to end as soon as possible.

By the ninth round, it was time for the fight to be stopped, as it was clear that Pacquiao was not going to slow down in any way. The eleventh round signified the end for Barrera as he started taking punches against the ropes without throwing anything in return. The Mexican’s corner was forced to step in the ring and stop the fight.

In 2003, this victory by Pacquiao changed the boxing landscape. There was now a new face to be recognized as one of the best in the sport. This was the beginning of the run by Pacquiao that became the foundation for what would become a Hall-of-Fame career.

Juan Manuel Marquez I, II, III, and IV – WBA/IBF 126-pound championship, WBC 130-pound championship and WBO 147-pound championship

May 08, 2004, March 15, 2008, November 12, 2011, and December 08, 2012

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This may seem like a cop-out of sorts to not pick a specific fight in Pacquiao’s rivalry with Marquez, but the fights provided such a high level of action and excitement that leaving any off would be an injustice. The rivalry of Pacquiao-Marquez started with three knockdowns by Pacquaio in the first round of the first fight and ended with an emphatic knockout in the fourth fight for Marquez. In many ways, the rivalry ended in a full circle.

The two men first met as featherweights when the plan for Pacquiao was to run through the top Mexican stars of this era in Barrera, Marquez, and Morales in succession. After three knockdowns by Pacquiao in the first round it seemed that the plan was coming to fruition. Marquez who himself had been in the shadow of Barrera and Morales for years was not going to go down so easily. Marquez willed himself back into the fight and ultimately won enough rounds to have the fight called a draw. One of the judges, Burt Clements, in error scored the fight 113-113, as he was the only judge to score the first round 10-7 instead of 10-6 where Pacquiao scored three knockdowns.

From here, Pacquiao would go on to fight in bigger fights on PPV while Marquez faded from the spotlight. The low point came for Marquez when he traveled to Indonesia to face Chris John (48-1-3, 22 KOs) and lost a unanimous decision. It seemed that a rematch with Pacquiao was out of reach.

When Marquez returned from Indonesia, a change occurred in his fighting style and mentality to be more aggressive. The rest of 2006 and 2007 Marquez racked up a string of victories in exciting fights that showed that he was not only one of the best in the world but also one of the most exciting. He moved to 130-pounds and defeated Barrera in March 2007 for the WBC super lightweight title, setting up a rematch with Pacquiao the next year.

The rematch in 2008 saw both Pacquiao and Marquez in vastly improved conditions. Pacquiao had now been on the big stage while developing his technique and gaining more experience. What proceeded was arguably the best fight in the rivalry as both engaged in a technical war reminiscent of James Toney-Mike McCallum from the early 90’s. There were shifts in momentum with both men hurting one another at various points. It was boxing at its very best pitting two of the best in the world together. In the end, Pacquiao came away with a razor-thin split decision victory with the difference being a knockdown scored in the third round.

By the time the third fight in the rivalry came around in 2011, Pacquiao was at a new level of superstardom rarely seen in the sport. He was now so highly regarded that oddsmakers made him as much as a nine to one favorite over Marquez. Despite how competitive and close the first two fights were, many were convinced that this time Pacquiao would defeat Marquez resoundingly leaving no room for debate.

The third fight would be for Pacquiao’s WBO welterweight championship at a contracted weight of 144 pounds. Marquez’s first attempt at welterweight was a failure when he faced Floyd Mayweather in 2009. For Marquez, he decided to change his training methods and hired the controversial strength and conditioning coach Angel “Memo” Heredia.

When the bell for the first round rang, it was clear that Pacquiao was not going to be running over Marquez on this night. The third fight is the most technical fight of the rivalry with neither man scoring a knockdown. It was an intense fight with many swing rounds that could have been scored for either man. In the end, the rubber match offered more questions than answers. Pacquiao won a majority decision in a fight many felt Marquez had done enough to win. Perhaps, Marquez was given the benefit of the doubt for doing better than was expected, but the decision was enough for fans to vote the fight as Robbery of the Year in Ring Magazine. The results again left the door open for a rematch.

The fourth fight in December 2012 came after Pacquiao had lost a controversial decision to Timothy Bradley in June of that year. Instead of heading straight to a rematch with Bradley, Pacquiao felt that Marquez was more deserving of a rematch. Despite the greatness of the first three fights, some fans were not too thrilled about a fourth Pacquiao-Marquez fight. It turns out that they could not have been more wrong.

When the two men were in the middle of the ring getting instructions from referee Kenny Bayless the look both men gave each other was that on this night there would be no questions as to who would be the winner. The first two rounds Pacquiao displayed head movement and was able to counter much of Marquez’s attacks. In the third round, Marquez landed the first devastating blow as he knocked Pacquiao down for the first time with an overhand right. From this point, Pacquiao became even more aggressive with his mind set on paying Marquez back.

In the fifth round, Pacquiao was able to knock Marquez down with a straight left and preceded to bloody Marquez’s nose with a right hand. The fifth round would go on to win round of the year honors for 2012. The sixth round was dominated entirely by Pacquiao who was beginning to land more frequently on Marquez and landing counters in combination. It looked like the Filipino had finally broken Marquez and would go on to stop him. Then the ten-second bell rang with Marquez against the ropes, Pacquiao rushed right into a perfectly timed right hand that sent him face first into the canvas giving Marquez an emphatic victory.

The knockout came as a shock to many as this fight was the first time Marquez hurt Pacquiao. There was some foreshadowing for the punch as in the fifth round; Marquez landed a similar punch while Pacquiao was attacking.

It was a fantastic end to a rivalry. The fight won fight of the year honors for 2012. On the biggest stage of the sport, both men gave their all for the fans. It is rare for PPV main events to not only live up to the hype but also exceed it. In an emphatic knockout loss to his greatest rival, Pacquiao could hold his head high as he still gave fans their money worth.

Erik Morales II

January 21, 2006

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After the first fight with Marquez, Pacquiao turned his attention to three-division champion Erik Morales (52-9, 36 KOs). After blowing out Morales’ greatest rival in Barrera and holding Marquez to a draw, many figured that the Filipino would blow out Morales. The first fight between Pacquiao and Morales was Pacquiao’s first stint on PPV in March 2005. What a debut it turned out to be as the two men put on one of the best fights of the year.

Morales would win a clear unanimous decision against Pacquiao showing that it would take more than just punching power to beat him. This loss was a changing point in the career of Pacquiao’s as he changed his training to become a complete fighter. By the time the rematch came around in 2006 adjustments were made by Pacquiao to ensure that he would come away with the victory.

With more attention being paid to body punching and the right hand after five rounds Pacquiao was able to turn the tides completely in his favor. Pacquiao would go on to stop Morales for the first time in his career in the tenth round. The victory and performance showed that Pacquiao was willing to make the necessary changes to win. The fights with Morales gave Pacquiao the experience and adversity that molded him into the fighter he is today.

Oscar De La Hoya

December 06, 2008

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Oscar De La Hoya (39-6, 30 KOs) was not in his prime when he fought Manny Pacquiao in 2008. In fact, over seven years had passed since De La Hoya had fought at welterweight. Even so, because Pacquiao would be moving up two weight classes to meet De La Hoya, he was the underdog. Something has to be said for performing when all the pressure is on, and the spotlight is directly on you.

The fight with De La Hoya was the proverbial passing of the torch handing Pacquiao the reigns to the sport. De La Hoya did not belong in the ring with Pacquiao that night. The Filipino boxed a perfect fight putting everything he learned together in one performance. Regardless of the opponent, the Pacquiao that showed up to face De La Hoya would have been hard for anyone to defeat. The seventh and eighth rounds were particularly brutal for De La Hoya as he got hit with endless combinations against the ropes.

De La Hoya decided not to come out for the ninth round giving Pacquaio the stoppage victory on the biggest stage of his career. Many have tried to downplay this win because of De La Hoya’s condition, but the level of performance has to be considered. There have been fighters who have been given a lay-up in the past and failed to impress. Notably, Guillermo Rigondeaux against Drian Francisco. While this is not Pacquiao’s best victory, the performance itself is hard to beat.

Miguel Cotto – WBO Welterweight Championship

November 14, 2009

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For most pundits, this performance by Pacquiao seems to be the clear favorite. It was the performance that changed the narrative from Hall-of-Famer to All Time Great. Pacquiao delivered in every way against Cotto, knocking him down two times en route to a 12th round stoppage.

With two back-to-back awards in 2008 and 2009 as fighter of the year to go along with great performances against David Diaz, Marquez, Hatton, and De La Hoya the victory over Cotto was the cherry on top that catapulted Pacquiao to be named the Fighter of the Decade.

For some, there is a slight asterisk on the fight with the fight having a catch weight at 145. However, like Barrera and De La Hoya, Cotto is a southpaw that fights out of an orthodox stance leaving his strong hand, the left hand, in front. All three weren’t known for their right hands and not having a right hand against Pacquiao usually spells disaster.

Looking back Pacquiao’s performance against Cotto can be compared to some of the best in the history of boxing. The victory made him a seven-division world champion. In the future when people pull up a fight of Pacquiao’s to watch on the Internet, this will likely be the first one that pulls up.

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