Those who think Mayweather is boring simply don’t understand the sweet science

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Floyd Mayweather Was Smart to Make Manny Pacquiao Bout 'Boring'

BRIAN MAZIQUE
MAY 09, 2015If you could describe the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao bout in one word, what would it be?

Dull, overrated or boring? Plenty of fans, respected boxing journalists such as Larry Merchant and fighters like Sergey Kovalev used the "B" word when describing the fight. Who is the person taking most of the criticism for the way the fight transpired? The winner, of course.


Insert Floyd excuses here:

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[spytactics]

Anybody that thinks that floid “schooled” Manny was probably dropped at birth

[JTfloyd]

The only people who find Floyd "boring" are those who foolishly picked/bet against him, or morons who judge him off the "exhibitions". Off the top of my head, the Maidana rematch and Baldomir were the only fights that one can argue are legitimately boring. And IIRC, Floyd hurt his hand on Baldomir's giant skull, and went in with the gameplan to tie up Maidana at every opportunity.

[Salsaon123567]

Floyd's best defense was fighting fighters on the way down, faded champs, little guys and weight drained 23 year olds. Look at how he blueprinting Tank Davis- dude is 26 years old has "championships in 3 weight classes" and is yet to actually fight a top dog in any of those weight classes. Floyd fought Pacquiao 6 years too late, and Canelo about 5 years too soon. Timing matters and Floyd's greatest skill was just that.

[Toyman]

Where is this "Floyd schooled Manny" idea coming from?

There is an 800 page thread in the other section showing conclusive evidence of Floyd getting out landed by one armed Manny.

To this day, no one has offered a convincing rebuttal.

Face it - Floyd loaded up on illegal ivs, then had to run and hug all night against one armed Manny because he and his corner knew he was getting outclassed.

Landing 3 or 4 grazing jabs is not a schooling. The way Manny punished Floyd in the 4th with a monster left more closely matches the definition of schooling.

Who did Floyd actually school? Castillo was a robbery. Odh split decision lucky decision. Marquez brought up several weight classes. Canelo weight drained.

[kushking]

The 3 easiest wins of his career where truly great fighters were made to look ordinary were Manny JMM and Canelo he outclassed the 3 of them, Floyd beat those guys easier than Manny beat a shot, Brandon Rios.

Floyd is the Beethoven of modern boxing a true master in the art of boxing.

He beat Canelo so easily because Canelo was more drained than any other fight in his career.(Floyd was the rightful fighter of the decade of 2000s,so he doesn't need his fans to pretend that win doesn't have an asterisk.(not because of Canelos age though,but because of weight, just as Rocky Feilding can say about Canelo,its as obvious as can be that Canelo looked drained & that contributed greatly to the fight)

[Spoon23]

Floyd Mayweather Was Smart to Make Manny Pacquiao Bout 'Boring'

BRIAN MAZIQUE
MAY 09, 2015If you could describe the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao bout in one word, what would it be?

Dull, overrated or boring? Plenty of fans, respected boxing journalists such as Larry Merchant and fighters like Sergey Kovalev used the "B" word when describing the fight. Who is the person taking most of the criticism for the way the fight transpired? The winner, of course.


Insert Floyd excuses here:

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Can deny the truth.. It is what it is..

It's what defines him.

[Ganondorf]

Greatest defensive fighter of all time.

Yeah Floyd had about 30 ways to make you miss. He was really a joy to behold to anybody who appreciates defense.

Also, Floyd had something like 27 KOs I believe. He wasn’t Mike Tyson or anything but he had just enough power to keep a lot of folks honest. Shane Mosley was very complimentary of Floyd’s power iirc.

[Ryannn]

You can understand floyd's style and appreciate his defensive skills and find him boring at the same time.

You don't have to like defensive fighters to be a boxing fan.

[Roadblock]

He beat Canelo so easily because Canelo was more drained than any other fight in his career.(Floyd was the rightful fighter of the decade of 2000s,so he doesn't need his fans to pretend that win doesn't have an asterisk.(not because of Canelos age though,but because of weight, just as Rocky Feilding can say about Canelo,its as obvious as can be that Canelo looked drained & that contributed greatly to the fight)

Love casuals lol, you don't even know what drained is, how about Cotto vs Manny was he drained? how about Oscar vs Manny was he drained?

Answer them and then i will know where you are as far as drained goes then we can discuss it with a reference point, and don't avoid the questions, were they drained or not ?