ROACH: "Floyd's the most difficult fight in the world for us. I want the challenge"

[infamous larryx]

i think mannys foot speed southpaw stance and angles will trouble floyd..thing is ive seen floyd adapt..but ive never seen manny have to adapt and think quickly in the ring

[jqSide]

(I don't give a hoot about Roach, quite frankly.) I have predicted that Hopkins would beat Roy Jones with great certainty hours before the fight, but a fight between Pac vs Floyd is something I would avoid predicting.

[And Still]

Without a doubt the toughest fight for each guy, which is why it's so hard to make.

Either fighter would have no problem stepping in with Cotto or anybody else.

I don't disagree. But it is weird to see how Cotto's career/rep has been diminished.

[Reloaded]

Floyd will beat Pac and make it look relatively easy , Manny is going to be as frustrated as hell .

[infamous larryx]

Floyd will beat Pac and make it look relatively easy , Manny is going to be as frustrated as hell .

i agree at the end it will be one-sided..but manny will trouble floyd early

[check hook]

too bad floyd doesnt want the challenge.

All this extra stuff to face a 5 foot 6 former flyweight champion.




I feel sorry for floyd fans.

i feel sorry for you.

[Mr. Invincible]

i agree at the end it will be one-sided..but manny will trouble floyd early

That's how I see it playing out. I see Floyd winning a kinda wide UD.

[And Still]

i think mannys foot speed southpaw stance and angles will trouble floyd..thing is ive seen floyd adapt..but ive never seen manny have to adapt and think quickly in the ring

The few times I have seen Floyd hit flush recently, it has been a southpaw. Sharmba (some don't remember that), Chop, and Zab.

[F l i c k e r]

The few times I have seen Floyd hit flush recently, it has been a southpaw. Sharmba (some don't remember that), Chop, and Zab.

The thing is, they used the jab to set it up. Pacquiao doesn't have a good enough jab.


I think Manny will give problems with his speed and high work-rate. Throwing 100+ punches will get to anyone. But Floyd is the master at adjusting to opponents. First few rounds will go back and forth, Mayweather might lose 2. Then he will probably stick the razor blade right down the middle of his stomach come the 4-5 round and it will screw Pacquiao's rythm real bad. Pacquiao will start looking real sloppy when Floyd does it. It will be real subtle though, most people won't even realise what is happening. Then the last half of the fight 6-12... will be a boxing clinic from Mayweather.

[madsweeney]

Huh? Didn't he say SSM was a tougher fight because SSM likes to fight and be aggressive?

He said Floyd was the least dangerous of the three (Cotto, SSM, PBF). The chances of being knocked out/hurt is not the same as difficulty to overcome.