Did anyone else hear Emanuel in the corner

Come on, what do you expect?  It's a Sunday afternoon.

This is what I said in my plays thread last night...
Manny must have bet on Wlad ITD also.  Thanks for trying.

At least he tried to fire Wlad up to throw more than a few right hands..  It's rare that a heavyweight fight carries any significance and I think that Manny realized the importance of Wlad really making a statement.  I think Manny just wanted to reinforce the fact that big punchers like Wlad should not take 10-2 like decisions, if they are winning by that much they should be getting the guy out of there.

Great thread.

You're talking about "adult conversation" when you open a thread that accuses one of the most respected trainers in the world of having a bet on the KO prop? 

I've heard Manny get very animated before in his pleadings with Jermain Taylor to do something against Cory Spinks.  It was a similar situation where Taylor needed a KO to have an impressive win,  and the decision victory just led to more question marks.

Here, I don't think it takes anything away from Wlad that he didn't KO Ibragimov.  It was a dominant display, and he didn't have any need to put himself at risk...Again, though, I don't see what's "adult" about your assertion that Manny had $$ on the KO prop.  Do you have knowledge of Manny betting on his fighters in the past?  Did someone see one of his buddies with large amounts of cash in the sportsbook just prior to the fight?