How is Floyd going to win with his current style?

[SplitSecond]

I don't think he can pot shot for 12 rounds and win, he will have to mix it up but he will only do it a handful of times throughout the fight when he feels he has some momentum going.


I definitely thought there were more than a handful of stretches where Cotto was able to handle Pac with a solid jab and nothing else. He was able to push Pac back with it but he wasn't disciplined enough nor was he satisfied to sit back and fight conservative round after round.

Mayweather doesn't care if it is boring, he will do what Cotto did in the 1st round and he will do it all night without ever mixing it up and getting himself caught like Cotto did in the 2nd and 4th rounds.

you realise pacquiao was ''letting'' cotto hit on him on the 1-2nd round right?

[BOX-A-LOT]

i think it would have too be floyds best performance (at 147 anyway) too keep manny at bay
the reason i favour him is simply because manny is plenty hittable and floyd just isnt,that said mayweather would have too be more active and wouldnt be able too relax for a second like he seems too do with his previous opponents
style-wise they are both dangerous for each other,but i just cant imagine pacquioa landing enough leather too stop floyd,and too win a decision i think he will have too exceed his own very high standards

Don't let PAC's machismo in the early rounds of 11/14 fool ya. PAC's head movement and lateral movement has gotten much better. And it showed after he started f**kin' around with the whole Rocky deal after round 3

[RodBarker]

Cotto showed that Manny will have problems when somebody dont stand in front when Cotto boxed Pac was reaching , Floyd will be the matador and make it look easy , Floyd has all the tools and like Manny he also dont get tired .

[Benny Leonard]

Benny you have to understand that every fight is different and specificaly, a Southpaw fight is differnt from him fighting a righty. He actually came forward and was very aggressive against both Souhtpaws in Judah & Mitchell and thats how I think he will fight Pac. He also fought Chop the same way. Zab wasnt in the fight for half the fight. He was in it for 4 rounds and never came close to winning another round. It had nothing to do with him fading. It had to do with Floyd figuring out his Southpaw style and once he solves you, its over.

Again, he was very aggressive and walked down all 3 Southpaws. He let his hands go alot but he will let them go more against Pac because Pac will be more aggessive then all 3 of those guys were. Its also much harder to throw combinations against Southpaws but he will at the very least consiistently land a bunch of 1-2's

Corley fight doesn't count: Below 147 and years ago. Give me Floyd below 147 and I'll make a bet he will win. Give me Floyd with how he has been fighting of recent and put him against a high-volume attacker like Pac...I'm not quite as sure. I've been talking about this for quite some time as his career settled at 147.

Mitchell fight he was out to prove himself so I'm not sure that is a good example of his 147 fights.

However, Judah would be a better example.

Yeah, that's what I'm thinking he will have to do...kind of like Kostya Tszyu when he fought South-paws...along with the lead-short-left-hook of his.

[carts]

floyd will not be hit cuz he will RUN in the entire fight WITH PAC... zzzzzZZZZZ

[The_Demon]

Don't let PAC's machismo in the early rounds of 11/14 fool ya. PAC's head movement and lateral movement has gotten much better. And it showed after he started f**kin' around with the whole Rocky deal after round 3

na i get ya and i know he isnt exactly easy too nail but he can be hit and has been susceptile too the right hand in the past,floyd has insane accuracy also

[Hitman932]

You know the one thing I was thinking about was actually Douglas-Tyson: Forget the shape Tyson was in and concentrate on Douglas:
He would jab, throw a combo, then jab as he was getting back out of range.

For Floyd, I guess he could...Jab...right-cross, and Jab back out of range as a simple combo.

I just can't see him getting away with pot-shots all night. He'll at least have to throw 1-2 punches and throw more often.

Well he only has to win 7 rounds to win the fight.

Floyd could very well win 7 rounds in boring fashion while Pac wins 4-5 in very impressive fashion and the decision will be going to the Pretty Boy.

Like I said in another thread though, Floyd got an SD when he obviously beat Oscar and with the pressure that Pac applies there will be much more reason to justify giving him the same type of rounds they gave Oscar.

I think the establishment is tired of Mayweather just like they were tired of Holmes when he was shafted against Spinks while trying to break Marciano's record.

[-EX-]

Pacquiao will make him fight more than Oscar did, and Pac doesn't fade...Floyd will let his hands go more...he barely broke a sweat against DLH...

[Stoppage]

Pacquiao has his problems with counter-punchers like Marquez. Mayweather is an excellent counter-puncher, as well. Pacquiao's style is taylor-made for counter-punching. The reason why Pacquiao's been able to put up a fight against counter-punchers is because he was faster than his opponents. Mayweather's a different story, however. He's a fast counter-puncher.

If Cotto was able to land some good shots on Pacquiao, it means Mayweather's able to, as well. In this case, I think Mayweather will be more effective.

[president]

You know why Mayweather did not want to fight either Mosley, Pwill, or Cotto? Not because these guys are fast, but because they are incredible pressure fighters. If there's one thing that PBF hates more than getting hit, it is facing constant and dangerous pressure.

One other thing, people say Mayweather is tough to hit, that's because his opponents are always hunting for the head. With Mayweather's shoulder-roll, it is hard for slow fighters. Manny is not slow! But that's not the point. The point Freddie Roach made plenty clear is that Pacman will go for FLESH, any part of PBF that's legal to hit. Shoulders, body, arms, what-have-you. It's even more evident here why Money avoided Mosley, Pwill, and Cotto. They are incredible body punchers.

Prediction: Pacman TKO PBF in 11