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Mayweather, Jr. vs. Pacquiao: An early look at strategy
December 16, 5:54PM
Dallas Boxing Examiner
Matt Stolow
Some say that for Floyd Mayweather, Jr. to win, he has to turn "The Fight" with Manny Pacquiao into a back-peddling, counter -punching 12 - round snoorefest.
I have to disagree with this scenario.
Thankfully, Freddy Roach knows better to, but isn't talking.
If you don't think Floyd Mayweather, Jr. is a precision puncher with one punch knockout power, you are sadly mistaken. You have to have followed his entire career and not the caricature of him to know the truth and not put bad information out there to the public.
For Floyd to turn the fight into this style of fight, it will mean he has taken the most and very best that Manny Pacquiao could dish out, and only then could Mayweather impose his will and style to dictate the terms of the fight.
Floyd will be the bigger fighter against Pacquiao. He will try to get his shots off first at least half the time and thus throwing Pacquiao off balance. Mayweather is a lot like a young Roy Jones, Jr. He will go hog wild after you if he land on him. Mayweather really isn't one to initiate clinches.
Pacquiao will be at his best, and we all know he will do his best and then some to win this fight, so Mayweather has a lot to go up against and a mere style isn't going to decide matters as Pacquiao makes calculated, almost computerized adjustments all the time.
That is why to the boxing purest, this fight is so interesting.
This fight isn't going to be settled now, before Christmas. I'm just saying today, 86 days out from March 13, 2010, that you have time to strategize the fight in your own mind, be it P4P No. 1 vs. No. 2 or 1A vs. 1B.
It could be a lot of fun.
December 16, 5:54PM
Dallas Boxing Examiner
Matt Stolow
Some say that for Floyd Mayweather, Jr. to win, he has to turn "The Fight" with Manny Pacquiao into a back-peddling, counter -punching 12 - round snoorefest.
I have to disagree with this scenario.
Thankfully, Freddy Roach knows better to, but isn't talking.
If you don't think Floyd Mayweather, Jr. is a precision puncher with one punch knockout power, you are sadly mistaken. You have to have followed his entire career and not the caricature of him to know the truth and not put bad information out there to the public.
For Floyd to turn the fight into this style of fight, it will mean he has taken the most and very best that Manny Pacquiao could dish out, and only then could Mayweather impose his will and style to dictate the terms of the fight.
Floyd will be the bigger fighter against Pacquiao. He will try to get his shots off first at least half the time and thus throwing Pacquiao off balance. Mayweather is a lot like a young Roy Jones, Jr. He will go hog wild after you if he land on him. Mayweather really isn't one to initiate clinches.
Pacquiao will be at his best, and we all know he will do his best and then some to win this fight, so Mayweather has a lot to go up against and a mere style isn't going to decide matters as Pacquiao makes calculated, almost computerized adjustments all the time.
That is why to the boxing purest, this fight is so interesting.
This fight isn't going to be settled now, before Christmas. I'm just saying today, 86 days out from March 13, 2010, that you have time to strategize the fight in your own mind, be it P4P No. 1 vs. No. 2 or 1A vs. 1B.
It could be a lot of fun.