Part 2
This isn’t 2003 or even 2005 where Floyd was competing at a more natural weight, actively facing aggressive styles more in line with his natural underpinnings, nor is he anywhere as active or used to being hit in combat as he was back then. It’s late 2009 and he’s fighting in one of the deepest, most dangerous divisions in boxing – off of an extended period of inactivity. Ring rust and age will have dulled his timing just enough, and possibly even more, so that he is off of his previous best game – that being four years ago. I wasn’t awed by Floyd in 2007. He looked like he needed more work, more activity – and less lip work about being so far ahead of the pack he was “bored”. Should the bout with Pacquiao ever get made, I expect that the seek and destroy pressure from the Filipino Phenom will be too much for Floyd, who will slip and slide away from some of the fury, but be caught with enough of it so that over rounds - rounds he will be losing, he will absorb a lathering like he has never known before in his career. I cannot get away from the notion that Pacquiao will pressure and pound Mayweather until a later point in the bout where the referee will wave matters off, providing Floyd’s chin and body are up to the task to begin with.
Documented hand problems, an ongoing rib injury and an extended period away from the sport spell negative momentum in this writer’s book. Should “Money” edge “Dinamita” in September as is widely expected, I foresee a lot of wheel spin and another six to eight month period of inactivity before any big bout is made with Manny Pacquiao, a fighter currently riding a tidal wave of positive momentum. Adding to all of this, I fail to see how Juan Manuel Marquez will prepare Mayweather for the fire and aggression Manny Pacquiao will certainly bring to the equation. Marquez is a measured counter-puncher; a practitioner of boxing technique whereas Pacquiao is all about pressuring his foe into a set-up for the sake of dropping a pinpoint hammer on matters – round after torrid round.
Before any of this happens, both Floyd and Manny need to get past Juan Manuel Marquez and Miguel Angel Cotto, respectively. I’m not so sure about the former doing all that well at this point given boxing history. I’m more than reasonably certain that the latter will power past today’s fraction of Cotto in a bout I consider to be nothing more than Bob Arum’s idea of consolidation, given his interests in both men. Given all of the variables I can no longer ignore what appears to be the sunset with Floyd’s chances against today’s variant of Manny Pacquiao. It’s the right fight at the wrong time for “Money”.
I completely disagree with the punch stats the 1st 8 rounds of the fight. I trying my hardest to look for Floyd's countershots and all i saw was Oscar picking off many of Floyd's punches from rounds 1 thru 8. Neither fighter really landed solid shots up until that point,but Oscar was the aggressor and landed some body shots along the ropes .so you have to give him some of those close rounds. Floyd was not counterpunching as well as some think. Remember im just talking about the 1st 8 rounds.
I thought Oscar won rounds 2 ,3 ,4 ,6 ,8 with rounds 9 and 12 a tossup
Floyd - Rounds - 1 ,5 ,10 ,11 with rounds 9 and 12 a tossup
What Floyd did in rounds 10 and 11 ,that was not happening from round 1 thru 8. Oscar was picking off a lot of his punches,and Floyd also was not as aggressive those eariler rounds. Oscar wins this fight with ease had he jabbed more in rounds 9 ,10 ,11. Even if it was just 2 of those rounds,and he wins a decision.
good posts! i score it 115-113
delahoya's round 2,3,4,6,8,9,12
pbf's round 1,5,7,10,11
delahoya got robbed!enough said!
"Manny Pacquiao is a fighter who got beat by Eric Morales... A guy who's been knocked down in his career... a helluva little fighter, but no disrepect, but Pacquiao is not in my league." -- Floyd Mayweather
Your thoughts on this?
I think it shows guts and will and passion when a guy get KDed the way Pacquioa has. Leaving himeself open going in for the kill. Like against barrera, even thought that was a BS call.
Not sayin Pacquioa is the better fighter though.
And there is NO shame losing to Morales, especially considering he came back wtih 2 KO victories over him right afterward
it is obvious that floyd gayweather is fucking jealous to pacquiao coz. pacman is more popular than him now.poor gayweather need an attention!i hope delahoya knock him out .lol!:boxing: :chomp: :nana:
there is no comparison between the philipines and mexico. even today there are much better fighters from mexico. its not even close. you will see when mexico wins the world cup on saturday. bautista and penalosa will get knocked out.
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:wave: :haha:
Frankly, no one would know if you were gone or not; nor would anyone give a shit if you did go!..:lol1:
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anybody notice that judah stopped throwing punches after the 3rd round? maybe the low blows really did effect him, after the 1st round when he rocked cotto a few times, cotto said this guy is too fast i need to slow him down, so gave him a few low blows and it worked too perfection because judah stopped throwing punches after the 3rd round
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I WILL AGREE W/ YOU!LOL!:D :D :p