I agree with you!!
I do NOT! I think Max Kellerman's pretty cute and Manny Steward sounds cuddly. Come on! HBO PPV wouldn't be the same without dear Larry telling Floyd that he'll kick Money butt if he had a time machine.:cool::FlagCanad:beerchug::boxing:
So what it about their respective styles that makes you think that Paq-May is an even fight?
1. Manny steps in on the front foot leading with awkward angle combinations. Floyd leans back and rolls his shoulder and counters with a right hook or pullback straight. Advantage: Manny. Why: Manny doesn't have problems with guys who box tall. Kinda funny but he's always had fits with guys who fight with their heads low, especially when he rushes in( usually he gets a head to the groin...ouch ). Marquez made three fights hard for Manny just by dipping and throwing right leads every time Manny does a rabbit jab and stays put. Floyd's great, but he doesn't do that. His thing is to duck or lean back and roll with the Philly...while JMM spreads his legs, borderline leads with his head and fires of right straight leads. Leaning back against Manny doesn't mess with his momentum or rhythm the way a guy who mirrors his body position( three letters:JMM ) would. Speaking of which...Timmy Bradley might have a better-ish chance of adopting that particular JMM move.:p
2. Floyd's not as good a combination puncher as JMM, although he's way ahead on the single shot department. That's another reason why Manny struggles to get his rhythm when it's Marquez. It's like JMM saying, "You throw combos, I'll throw combos too." Combos make Manny defend, landed or not. After seeing him with Cotto, it's still pretty obvious that Floyd's more comfortable with the potshots than bunches. I mean, a twenty-something total connect percentage for a guy who bats in the forties for a decade is just...blah. So, advantage: Manny. Up two-nil.
3. Floyd springs punches, he hardly telegraphs. He hits you just when you're thinking, oh he's not gonna throw and wow, that girl next to the clapper guy is soooo--POW! Manny got hit with "trap" punches in the Clottey fight( which was boring with a big B ) because Clottey doesn't follow a rhythm and lets fly in an erratic, stop-and-go way that's a chore to read. Of course, he didn't get hurt but he did get hit. Advantage: Mayweather.
4. Floyd switches( or tries to, anyway ) style like a chameleon. When this isn't working, he'll just fall on that. He's got like, back-up plans marked A to Z. He adapts like the Ebola germ( oops, bad example ). I'm not sure if the adjustments would work on Manny's style like it did on the unlucky forty-TWO( he fought Castillo TWICE--God, some people just keep forgetting that--even Floyd^o^)but they might. Advantage: Mayweather. Back to centre.
5. Oscar vs. Bob Arum on the undercard. Twelve rounds of professional blathering for your bemusement. My call: toss-up. Bob will use his custom colostomy bag as a secret weapon and Oscar would fake a low blow to get Bob disqualified.
So there! Even Steven.:canada::poke:
The fight was closer than I expected( and how Floyd said it was gonna be let's not forget that ) and Floyd got hit more than usual. Had it 117-111 Mayweather and that was me being impressed with Miguel Cotto and trying my best not to yawn. But what does this say about Floyd's chances if he fights Pacquiao? I'd say it's pretty even because styles make fights. Though I would lean towards Manny if Floyd decides to "please the fans and give them an exciting fight" again. If he tries the stand-up on Manny he might get something a lot worse than a nosebleed. If it's A-OK, don't fix it, and don't fix it late.:canada::smashfrea:banghead::wave:
Manny will not land nearly as much on Floyd as he did on Cotto.
Even Manny himself knows that.
Of course he won't given Floyd's defense, but he'll land enough to get a win IMHO.:wave:
See? Or are you going to tell us Schaefer is in on the joke? It's on CBS, RCM, Bleacher and what have you. What I would give, though, to make it just a rumor.
Oh my God. This is just terrible news. I'll say it right here, I'm Paul's biggest fan this side of Canada and I hope he can pull through this with his faith and optimism intact, and that he can beat the odds. Very sad, for this to happen to such a talented, and genuinely down-to-earth person.
My prayers are with him and his family.
And please, don't bring up nonsense topics here. Jesus Christ, have a heart.
He has been told he will never walk again.
You never know. The doctors told my grandmother she had only three months to live and she overstayed by two years. Paul's tough, he can overachieve like he's always done.
We shouldn't question P-Will for riding, it may be an outlet for him to gather his thoughts. Its a shame he had an accident, hopefully his injuries are more an over-exaggeration than the truth. Hopefully Paul is ok.
Right. It was an accident, it's no one's fault. Do you blame people who died in a plane crash for boarding a 747? Or the existence of the aviation industry? That's plain stupid.
This just ruined my day. Just ruined it. He has a very good chance of beating Canelo, with his physique and style. Honestly, never mind that! I just want him to get better!