Pacquiao and Mayweather...agree or disagree?

[J.Dempsey]

Pacquiao's never faced anyone like mayweather (defense, footwork, accuracy, adaptability and intelligence)
Mayweathers never faced anyone like pacquiao (workrate, awkward angles, footspeed, handspeed, power)

Agree or Disagree


Reason: You can't say mayweather is going to shoulder roll his way around pac's awkward angles and you cant say pacquiao's going to power shot/work rate his way through mayweathers defense etc etc.. They've never faced anything like eachother before?!
pac aint like zab and mayweather aint like...well...anyone!?
The only edge I see is mayweathers adaptability, but then roach will be the brain behind pac, not pac...

what you lot reckon?

[Doctor_Tenma]

Agree.

Main reason why I'll never understand how some people think this will be easy for either.

[Ray*]

Pacquiao's never faced anyone like mayweather (defense, footwork, accuracy, adaptability and intelligence)
Mayweathers never faced anyone like pacquiao (workrate, awkward angles, footspeed, handspeed, power)

Agree or Disagree


Reason: You can't say mayweather is going to shoulder roll his way around pac's awkward angles and you cant say pacquiao's going to power shot/work rate his way through mayweathers defense etc etc.. They've never faced anything like eachother before?!
pac aint like zab and mayweather aint like...well...anyone!?
The only edge I see is mayweathers adaptability, but then roach will be the brain behind pac, not pac...

what you lot reckon?

Even though Pac is better than these fight i still have to disagree with you here, Mayweather face Emmanuel burton/augustus who punch from different and akward angles he gave Mayweather so much problem because of this, And Castillo's workrate in both his fights with Mayweather cannot go unmention either.

Pac has also face JMM who adapts well in the ring, Who was very intelligent and quite accurate in his own right, The only thing is none of the fighters i mention would be on the same level like Pacquiao or Mayweather would be on fight night.

[J.Dempsey]

Agree.

Main reason why I'll never understand how some people think this will be easy for either.

my thoughts too!

Even though Pac is better than these fight i still have to disagree with you here, Mayweather face Emmanuel burton/augustus who punch from different and akward angles he gave Mayweather so much problem because of this, And Castillo's workrate in both his fights with Mayweather cannot go unmention either.

Pac has also face JMM who adapts well in the ring, Who was very intelligent and quite accurate in his own right, The only thing is none of the fighters i mention would be on the same level like Pacquiao or Mayweather would be on fight night.

yeah I see your points with the styles being similar, but there are so many subtle things that make PAC n mayweather great, this also makes them completely different from the rest IMO

[zeidrich]

yep.. thats why this fight is a 50/50 for me

[J.Dempsey]

yep.. thats why this fight is a 50/50 for me

It's really close to call

[boxerca]

I agree and it'll be a difficult fight for both.

[myCoCainE]

Absolutely agree. Prior to the Cotto fight I was leaning more to mayweather, but after pac shows he can adjust in the ring, it's more difficult to predict. I actually think Cotto didn't abandon his jab, but pac neutralized it IMO.

[Talon]

Absolutely agree. Prior to the Cotto fight I was leaning more to mayweather, but after pac shows he can adjust in the ring, it's more difficult to predict. I actually think Cotto didn't abandon his jab, but pac neutralized it IMO.

yeah, like when peopl ask "why didnt you throw bodyshots, cotto?"

i imagine cotto saying "you think the thought didnt cross my mind, idiot?"


boxing is not as easy as it looks on TV, it can be hard getting around someones gloves, arms, and shoulders, let alone their head is moving and they are trying to hit you at the same time