Boxing Monthly Feb 2010, has Mayweather beating Pacquiao!!

[LeeVanCleef]

Please vote, and briefly state WHY you think the fight will go that way......

Emma Watson loves you

Any who, my vote is on Pacquiao unless Floyd proves me wrong. If there is such a fight.

[IMDAZED]

I don't know. Also, in his history of fighting southpaws he usually applies more pressure than normally does.

I agree. Sometimes I think labels are overblown. Floyd may have gotten that label from the Baldomir and Oscar matchups but he hardly fights that way.

[bbboxing]

FMJ wins 100% of his fantasy fights.

[V.WEBB]

I agree. Sometimes I think labels are overblown. Floyd may have gotten that label from the Baldomir and Oscar matchups but he hardly fights that way.

yea, I agree. But the way he fights really depends on his opponent and I think that may be his best attribute, being able to adjust to whatever style that he faces in the ring.

[black.ink]

I'm with the Floyd crowd on this one. One thing that could change the course of the fight however is, how will Floyd's power affect Pac?

Like it has been stated before, Floyd sticks close to the lefty's, but has notably been on the backfoot against pressure fighters, and there is no doubt that Pac will be pressuring. I'd like to see how Floyd will give Pac second thoughts, because i haven't seen Pac in trouble since moving up from Lightweight.

Also, with the pot-shotting Floyd in the JMM fight, Floyd had a gameplan and stuck with it. It worked in dominating fashion. One thing i know is that Floyd will throw more against Pac, he'll stick and move enough to frustrate Pac IMO.

Floyd UD.

[Ballllin]

i agree but he has not fought a guy of manny's caliber before, and castillo did get to him and i think floyd was better than, more active. but that goes both way's, however you can't really compare old manny fights cause he has improved so much in the past couple years, moving up in weight has benefited him and his combo's are so much better than back in the day.

in the first fight floyd broke his hand...go and look at the second fight

[MindBat]

Floyd wins, but I'd rather it not happen anymore.

Arum won't risk putting Manny in there. I understand why.

So be it.

[boxaholic]

If this fight happened march 13 I would give the edge to PAC because FLoyd only had 1 fight in the past 2 years against JMM whose size and style is tailor made for Floyd. In reality the more Floyd is active the easier it would be for him to beat Pac due to timing.

I see Floyd winning a knockout in the 10th round due to his defense and hand speed. A good counterpuncher in JMM came close twice in beating PAC bit a great counterpuncher in Floyd would catch A courageous Manny on his way in.

[Cash Cow]

I have just received my new issue in the post, BM asked 38 people from the boxing community, who would win this fight if it were to happen.

The result: 25 in favour of Mayweather and 13 in favour of Manny.

An example of people who voted floyd are:

Carl Froch
Buddy McGirt
Johnny Nelson
Barry McGuigan
Tim Bradley
Antonio Tarver
Ricky Hatton

Some people who voted Pacquiao are:

Bert Sugar
Frank Maloney
Ken Buchanan
Steve Collins
Angelo Dundee
Dominic Ingle
Marco Huck

In my opinion i feel Manny will outspeed Mayweather and i don't think he can shoulder roll 8,9,10 punches all coming in a second.

Anyway, i know it has been done before, but i am now turning it to Boxingscene members, who will win this fight?

Please vote, and briefly state WHY you think the fight will go that way......

MAN ...outspeed Mayweather?

[Cash Cow]

Again, in the magazine they were saying that Manny loves fighting guys who are on the backfoot therefore Floyd is perfect for him, i tend to agree.

how many of Manny's last 10 opponents were guys who fought off the backfoot...or going backwards?