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Originally Posted by Just a guy
the fight may be close as in 'competitive' but, there is no way (outside of the lucky punch) that manny can overcome mayweather.
I should've stopped reading after this. At least you've made an attempt to back up your opinion.
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floyd has too many skills for him plus (a big plus) he is the bigger stronger man.
So was De La Hoya. And Cotto. Mayweather has one inch on Pac, I think you're overstating the size impact here by quite a bit.
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manny's d can be penetrated. he will have to put himself in harms way to get to mayweather and while that will make for an exciting/interesting fight, it will not bode well for him because i believe mayweather's punches will rattle him.
imo, mayweather does not get enough respect for how strong and powerful he punches, his punches hurt.
The lack of respect might have something to do with 5 of his last 6 fights going to decision and not even coming close to a KO. I'm not saying Floyd isn't a good puncher, but he's certainly not devastating at this point in his career, by any means.
And if Mayweather doesn't get enough respect for his punching power, then what kind of respect are you giving to Pacquiao's chin? His series of fights with the Mexicans before his jump to welterweight were absolute wars, and when Cotto tested him in the first 5 rounds of their fight, Pacquiao wasn't rattled at all. The man has shown he can take a good deal of punishment.
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if manny was stronger than or as strong as floyd then he may have a good chance to win but since he is not his aggressive style will play right into floyd's hands. And I hope well all can agree that trying to outbox mayweather is futile.
i just dont see anyway pac man can win. if they slug, mayweather gets the best of him with the faster, sharper, harderpunches and superior d and if they box mayweather picks him apart.
First of all, your assertion that Mayweather would be a favourite in a slugfest over Manny Pacquiao is just silly, come on. But that's not going to happen anyways, so there's no point talking about it. Mayweather didn't want to trade with Marquez for ****'s sake, why would he want to trade with Pacquiao?
You're making it sound like Mayweather is impregnable. The first two rounds on Saturday night clearly proved otherwise. Problem was, there was no way Mosley had the engine required to sustain that type of pressure. Pacquiao does.
I mean, Pacquiao threw over 1200 punches against Clottey and didn't burn himself out at all. That's just ridiculous. You don't think he wins at least a few rounds just based on punching volume alone? I'm almost positive he'll look like the more active fighter for almost the entire fight, which will resonate quite a bit with the judges; it always does and it was the only reason DLH-Mayweather was a split decision.
I personally don't think Pacquiao will be able to knock out Mayweather, or even knock him down, but he doesn't need to. You seem to think the only way he can win is by stoppage. I think you're wrong. If Mayweather decides he'll let Pacquiao throw high volume early and expect him to tire out later, it'll be a big mistake imo. Pacquiao will win his fair share of rounds in this fight, it won't be a Mayweather sweep.
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i just hope floyd does not beat him too bad so that there can be a rematch.
lol, this was cute.
This will be a great fight because no one knows what will happen. They're light years ahead of everyone else in boxing today and this matchup is much, much too even to call with any certainty.