We all know Floyd says he doesn't watch fights, etc. etc., BUT I think he may have gained some valuable advice from watching Pac destroy Tony. The fact is: Pac can be walked down. We saw it in spots vs Tony and we also saw it in spots in the Hatton fight.
If Floyd saw the Marg fight, he also noticed that Pac doesn't like it to the body. Margarito doubled Pacquiao over with body shots, and while Floyd probably doesn't bang as hard as Antonio, he's much quicker and much more accurate. As amazing as Manny's performance was against Tony, I think if Floyd was watching, his confidence has grown even more!
What people dont realize is Pac was backing up so that Marg would throw out of range and Pac could counter with a flurry and then sidestep. Manny needs to save his energy, anytime Manny was backing up or on the ropes it was done intentionally because then Margarito would open up and it would led to open opportunities for Pacquiao.
The first picture in your sig says it all. Look how low his left hand is while throwing his jab. If for one second you don't think the most accurate puncher in the CompuBox era won't exploit that, you're lying to yourself. It's boxing, so Manny has a chance of catching Floyd with a big one. But outside of the hail mary bomb, there's really no other option for Pac.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKpj1lopmZw&feature=related
love to hear this vid even though I dont understand a word.he is a happy go lucky guy indeed.
He fought PAC the same way he fought everyone else but PAC was able to get in and out with taking much damage and use the pressure to his advantage
Pac isnt eveyone else..
Am sure we are talking about Margarito and the way he fought Pacquiao..
He fought PAC the same way he fought everyone else but PAC was able to get in and out with taking much damage and use the pressure to his advantage
good post man
Floyd does have that great jab to the body
I realized that its a great fight and I hope it gets done!
Floyd would get kill with that jab to the body LOL. That jab only work on righty, not on southpaw.
yes he did poke the face of the guard...
floyd seen the devastation on marg face and he went berserk .floyd does not want to suffer and kiss the canvas so understandable why he chose jail term than kiss a concrete leather and kiss the canvas ohhh that precious zero loss.
After the 4th round Marg was walking PAC down the same as the first 4 rounds . He kept Walking him down but not as aggressively.
Following someone like a mummy isnt walking someone down..
floyd will close the distance to keep pac from having optimum firing range. marg cannot compare to the floyd when it comes to pressure, close quarter and inside fighting
Repeat that please
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I've been thinking about this a lot and really I think the main thing pacquiao showed was he was vulnerable to the body and against the ropes. I don't know if that means much when it's floyd fighting pacquiao because while I'm sure floyd can land some nice accurate body shots he doesn't have the heavy hands as a margarito, nor does he walk down his opponents to get pac against the ropes.
I think he probably studies other things like footwork and tenancies pacquiao has, little things us fans don't really see.
good post man
Floyd does have that great jab to the body
I realized that its a great fight and I hope it gets done!
Floyd would try and walk Manny down and work him up close.
IMO Mayweather has no chance but to walk Pac down, Pac cant fight that great inside, He likes to have space to throw his punches, With the way Mayweather uses his elbow and left jab i see him backing Pac up.
Pac can be walked down, but then he will hit you and hurt you.
Floyd won't take the punishment Marg did IMO.
However he won't get hit as much, and personally, if Floyd chooses to walk Pac down, it plays into Pac's hands.
Remember that Pac was toying with Marg a few times and he has always said he wants to show the fans a good fight, and that's when he goes to war.
As for the body punch, yes it did hurt Pac quite abit, but Marg is a big ass guy and trained for it. Also I think that Pac came in softer than usual, even at 144, while he seemed a lot more toned for Cotto.
At least you offer some good arguments here, Pac can be worked down and Mayweather can do it easily, If JMM can work Pac down and am sure Mayweather can, JMM just isnt smarter than Mayweather because if he was he would have beaten Pac without the need for any controversial scorecard.
What people dont realize is Pac was backing up so that Marg would throw out of range and Pac could counter with a flurry and then sidestep. Manny needs to save his energy, anytime Manny was backing up or on the ropes it was done intentionally because then Margarito would open up and it would led to open opportunities for Pacquiao.