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I think that the main advantage for Floyd was his reach. Due to reach advantage he was able to control distance outside and clinch inside.
So can we see this fight as a typical good big boxer vs. good small boxer fight?
Is it an excuse to say Tyson wasn't in top form against Lewis? Is it an excuse to say Lewis wasn't in top form against Klitschko?
It's not an excuse, it's just what it is, and no, pac didn't fight like he usually fights. Clearly something was bothering him.
That "something" had quite a bit to do with the man in front of him.
It was an example of an elite boxer beating a strong competitor. The size was not a factor, and when I say size I mean the difference in their weight. Floyd used his physical build to his advantage but that is down to his ability; if Pacquiao could cut the ring off and fight on the inside, he could have turned his physique into an advantage, but he couldn't so he got stripped naked.
No. Mayweather was just the better fighter on fight night, the technician wins against the slugger.
Note that Pacquiao has fought guys bigger than Mayweather and didn't have any problems at all, for example Margarito and DLH, who were like 177cm +
But in the first fights Ali lost to Frazier. Leonard lost to Duran. Robinson lost to LaMotta.
Landed 81 total punches, = 6.75 punches landed per round......YEAH COUNTERED FLOYD ALL THE WAY :nutkick: :fing26: :bottle:
Compubox stats are usually bull****. U should know that if u watched boxing for a while. Try to calculate landed punches in some fight by yourself and u will see that compubox stats is totally wrong.
NO. It's more of a case of this is what happens when a one trick pony gets in the ring with a well rounded fighter who pretty much does everything good/great...
One trick? This one trick pony was able to counter Floyd all the way.
NO. It's more of a case of this is what happens when a one trick pony gets in the ring with a well rounded fighter who pretty much does everything good/great...
Floyd only won because Pacquiao only had one arm. Lol @ anyone thinking Pacquiao just backed off from pummeling Floyd because he was afraid of tiring, the man was flurrying the entire round after he kd'd Algieri in the 9th who was throwing back at him, had about 3 flurries in the 7th or whichever late rd vs Bradley who was looking to set him up. But he's afraid of gassing in the 4th having barely broken a sweat beforehand against a punching bag.
He backed off because Freddie Roach's gameplan was to land quick flurries against Mayweather while on the ropes then back away to avoid Mayweather's counters. Freddie gave out the game plan over and over to the media, which was stupid, but that was the plan.
No. Mayweather was just the better fighter on fight night, the technician wins against the slugger.
Note that Pacquiao has fought guys bigger than Mayweather and didn't have any problems at all, for example Margarito and DLH, who were like 177cm +
No.
Pac vs. Margarito, Cotto, Clottey are excellent small boxer vs. good big boxer.
LOL at that shoulder excuse, cmon now... lets not be sore losers here. Heard of that saying? "Lose without an excuse."
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Floyd only won because Pacquiao only had one arm. Lol @ anyone thinking Pacquiao just backed off from pummeling Floyd because he was afraid of tiring, the man was flurrying the entire round after he kd'd Algieri in the 9th who was throwing back at him, had about 3 flurries in the 7th or whichever late rd vs Bradley who was looking to set him up. But he's afraid of gassing in the 4th having barely broken a sweat beforehand against a punching bag.
The pummeling was hardly pummeling. More of an Amir Khan style flurry on Floyd's gloves and arms.
Floyd only won because Pacquiao only had one arm. Lol @ anyone thinking Pacquiao just backed off from pummeling Floyd because he was afraid of tiring, the man was flurrying the entire round after he kd'd Algieri in the 9th who was throwing back at him, had about 3 flurries in the 7th or whichever late rd vs Bradley who was looking to set him up. But he's afraid of gassing in the 4th having barely broken a sweat beforehand against a punching bag.
Floyd's reach played a significant role. His physical strenght did too.
His speed, strategy and intelligence were probably bigger factors then his size.