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I'm no Mayweather fan by any means, but I think he beats Pacquiao both in their prime and today if they get in the ring.
Pacquiao's style falls right into Mayweathers wheel house in my opinion. He's just to quick. |
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I think the fight will happen. There is a rumor that Mayweather wants a rematch put in the contract. So would be interesting to see. Like they say style makes fights. But even with mayweathers excellent defense I think Pacman has too much pressure. Pac by ko in middle rounds........
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MP by decision. Five years ago Pacman was lightning fast, easily as quick as Mayweather, with insane lateral movement and ability to punch in bunches from odd angles, and would have broken him down inside of 8 rounds. He's lost just enough of his speed to make him seem a safe risk for Mayweather to take, and Mayweather is all about safety. Which is why I think Pacquiao will win by decision. Mayweather will go into a shell and not be able to get enough work done to win a decision. Plus you know that Freddie Roach will be all over the NSAC and the ref about Mayweather's cheating. His best weapon, frankly, is the forearm he uses like an NFL lineman in the 1970s. Take that away from Mayweather and he is a turtle.
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I agree, but at this time it's a moot point IMO. Should have happened a long time ago, and BOTH parties are to blame. Manny went life and death for 4 fights with Marquez. I don't see how that translates into him doing well against Mayweather, who is bigger, quicker and just as skilled as Marquez. |
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I agree with the crowd that each fighter's best years are behind them. If a fight would have occurred a bit earlier, I would have called it a coin toss. Two great athletes with such clashing styles would have made for an unpredictable outcome.
However, if they fought this weekend I would list Mayweather as the favorite with little hesitation. Aging has affected both fighters, but its been worse for Pacquiao. I think that's just natural for a volume puncher like him. He's also lost some of the stopping power he used to have. Mayweather is so technical on defense and effective with counter-punching that it's hard to look really good against him. And he always seems to understand exactly what he needs to do to win the later rounds. I see Mayweather getting a close decision over Pacquiao. |
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I agree with Adam. It will come down to Pac Man's speed and volume punching being too much for Mayweather's counters. I live and work in China and visited Pac's training camp in General Santos City prior to covering his two bouts in Macao. He routinely spars with bigger, stronger guys and has no problem adapting his angles to offset superior power. IMO, Mayweather's slickness will be offset by Manny's relentless agression inside, resulting in the bigger man becoming frustrated to the point where he'll make the mistake of trying to go toe-to-toe. Pac Man's bigger heart wins the day via late-round stoppage.
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As a 40 year boxing fan, but a neophyte in the actual art, I would like to see Pacquiao win. To me boxing is about hurting the other guy. Marciano, Norton, Hagler - they won on inflicting damage. Mayweather, as great as he is (and he is one of the greatest), wins by outboxing his opponent. Many boxing fans love his technical ability. A classic dichotomy - bloodsport vs. technical merit. I kinda like bloodsport.
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Mayweather v Pacquiao
We're getting closer, inch-by-inch. Mayweather and Pacquiao met and exchanged contact info during halftime of a recent NBA game. It's seeming like there is a possibility this is going to go down for real. Pacquiao has formally agreed to all of the demands from the Mayweather camp...now it is all on Floyd.
http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id...iami-heat-game |
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Marquez is basically a great counter-puncher who is sufficiently aggressive to make a fight with a great attacker and has bulked up substantially since the Mayweather fight. He stank it up against Mayweather partially because he had to make the entire fightand partially because it was obvious early on that he could not hurt FM, which let FM dictate the fight and not worry about getting KO'd. That version of JMM lost to Chris John [legitimately; I remember watching it and thinking where the hell has this guy Chris John been]. Against an attacking force like Pacquiao, he matched up well, especially after he got his camp together and into the 21st century, but I think he was on his way down in the last fight. Pacquiao beat the hell out of JMM in the prior round and was doing the same until he ran into that counter. I don't think JMM would have made it out of the round without that shot. FWIW, I do not believe that Mayweather will ever agree to fight Pacquiao. I don't think he wants to risk the 0.
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Looks like May 2nd is set. Crazy pay per view price. But I will be watching........................
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Me too. I hope Mayweather is KTFO.
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It about $....sucks that we cheated from a better fight if they fought years ago..
however as far as legacy goes..mayweather wont gain much now with a win as his opponent has lost several times in recent fights...but his opponent's legacy can be enhanced with a win even though they are both in their 30s.. |
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Almost $100 for the pay per view 6 years after the fact??....yeah right. They'll still make money, but I promise you if this fight would have happened 6 years ago while both fighters were on top of the world and still young it would have made A LOT more money than it will make now when both are already washed up and looking for one final mega payday
I'll be passing on this one.....6 years ago I'm a buyer, not now. Not to mention the fight is in Vegas (aka Mayweather's town) (aka Manny needs a thorough KO to even win). There will be NO decision in Manny's favor even IF he outclasses him every round. He can't and won't get a decision in Vegas. Last edited by HappyJack41; 02-21-2015 at 07:11 PM. |
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