Comments Thread For: Mayweather Opens as Betting Favorite To Beat Pacquiao

[DiLLiNGER]

If you know your boxing then you know that pacquiao has no chance against mayweather.

[Pogue69]

If Pac-fans are upset because their hero is the under-dog, then this is a good time for them to bet, isn't it? Put your money where your mouths are or shut the **** up! (I mean real money, not these BS e-points)

[mikemurni]

This is to be expected. Floyd was coming out from an impressive win, and has the style and size to defeat Pac. But Pac fights better as an underdog, he feeds on it.

[Georgeshills]

ok, the odds are out and mayweather is favored over pacquiao. IT DOESN'T MATTER until they agree to terms and fight!! Both of them are doing a great dishonor to the boxingworld with their hardline stance. Be it a marketing ploy, oneupmanship, or whatever, we want the fight now, not later, like Bhop vs RJJ, or all those heavyweight fight of the elders.

[JoHnNyBoXeR]

I hope I have a lot of xtra money lying around on fight night.. Cuz I'm putting major guap on mayweather

[Pretty Boy Greg]

gorilla-dog looked stronger than shane because shane got tired and gorilla-dog didn't. Gorilla-dog also has a very strong core...this means shifting him off balance and trying to muscle him on the inside is hard work. Throw in the sneaky elbow in the neck, which he uses 2 ways......one to keep them off when they are upright in the pit of the neck above the collarbone and one to step back and lean on the back of their neck inside to force a break or lean off then counter.

These are the reasons the sugarman looked weaker than floyd......it's not because gorrilla dog weighed 160 pounds.........

gorrilla dog is the truth!!

[switchsouthpaw]

I'll bite, Switch... why??

I think Mayweather exhibited certain intangibles, that only the great ones possess. He was rocked not once but twice and showed a resiliency and willingness to later on engage the man, who almost had him going in round 2.

I thought it was impressive. I think if Pac catches him clean, May will find a way to weather the storm and his "instinctive" skills are far and above that of anyone else who currently laces them up.

[fcastro1]

pac performs better as an underdog. i just dont see floyds punch output can dent pacs agression. pac will retaliate with speed movement and combos and overwhelm floyd.

[Lorily]

I think Mayweather exhibited certain intangibles, that only the great ones possess. He was rocked not once but twice and showed a resiliency and willingness to later on engage the man, who almost had him going in round 2.

I thought it was impressive. I think if Pac catches him clean, May will find a way to weather the storm and his "instinctive" skills are far and above that of anyone else who currently laces them up.

I give Floyd all respect and I thought he looked better than he has in a long time. He answered a lot of the questions that many had about him leading up to that fight, he showed his willingness to stand in there and fight, he was the agressor against a big puncher, and showed that he has an incredible chin and the ability to recover quickly.
It didn't convince me though that he would beat Pac as you said, but it definately adds to my opinion that Pac won't likely win with a one punch knock out. I personally feel that FMJ will use a lot more movement in a fight with Pac, and how Pac handles that movement is going to be crucial.
If anything, I'm convinced now more than ever that this fight needs to be made for the fans! I hope it gets done, however if Manny wins the election today (which it sounds like he might) I think the possibilities become less and less of it happening when it should within the next year. I really believe Manny should have chosen either one or the other between politics and boxing. How can you be the best at what you do (politics or boxing) if you can't give 100% to either at the same time.

[geribeetus]

If you know your boxing then you know that pacquiao has no chance against mayweather.

any elite fighter always has a chance