Roach: Mayweather would be easy

[Spacey1991]

Roach sounds very confident, i know that if floyd will fight the way he fought mosley it will be an easy fight for pacquiao.

If Roach thinks Floyd will fight Manny the same way then hes wrong, even Floyd has been on record saying "you fight every opponent differently".

[Shadow boxer 3]

it looks easy from the outside but once u get in the ring its a different story

[big_james10]

If Mayweather is so easy, Roach and Pac should have fought him in March instead of saying he needed five months to prepare Pac for Mayweather. What Roach saw as Floyd not moving was actually Floyd fighting more offensively minded. He can still move like he always has. If they fight, Pac's punch output will be closer, on average, to Marquez's 66 punches landed than Mosley' 92 punches landed. I say on average because I refer to the punches per round average in 12-round fight. Mayweather will knock him out in the 8th or 9th round, so Pac won't even come close to landing 66 punches in the 8 rounds that Mayweather will use him as his personal punching bag.

[DLT]

Roach sounds very confident, i know that if floyd will fight the way he fought mosley it will be an easy fight for pacquiao.

look man, stop being a homer. You can say you think Pac will win for whatever reason but I hate it when people say what you just said about Floyd like he's one demensional and has no inside skills. He's been toe to toe alot before WW, he's great at picking off shots, and countering back quick. Stop acting like he will just have no chance at all. Its not all about power. Floyd has mad skill on the inside with great reflexes, tight defense, and stays focused. People said the same exact thing about the Mosley fight. That Floyd will get KO if he fights that way. People still sleep on him.

I dont mind if someone thinks Pac is better of thinks Floyd is overrated but I do mind when people act like he cant ever fight on the inside or anything. He's shown he can more than a few times. He's a well skooled fighter. That doesnt mean Pac wont knock his ass out but dont keep dissin him like he's just a runner who anyone can beat up toe to toe, on the inside, or in the pocket. Thats not the case at all and you know it

[peyk-peyk]

Roach sounds very confident, i know that if floyd will fight the way he fought mosley it will be an easy fight for pacquiao.

To tell you the truth, I'm also pretty confident that Pacquiao will make Floyd look like a lil girl if ever they decided to fight.

Floyd’s shoulder roll will be ineffective to a southpaw like Pacquiao. Manny's work rate will make Floyd fight (ala Clottey) in the defensive mode for the whole fight if he's lucky enough to last the mid rounds.

[ksjb85]

this........

[Kingstan315]

Mayweather would be easy
Roach predicts KO win for Manny
By NICK GIONGCO
May 8, 2010, 7:12pm

Floyd Mayweather is going to be easy pickings for Manny Pacquiao, the Filipino fighter’s trainer Freddie Roach said Saturday from Los Angeles.

“Easy (fight),” Roach said when asked about what he sees in his crystal ball once Pacquiao and Mayweather finally get it on. “Manny’s going to knock him out.”

Roach kept on saying “easy” during the course of the long-distance interview, sounding supremely confident that Pacquiao would hardly encounter any problem cracking Mayweather, a puzzle that has remained unsolved after over 40 fights the last 14 years.

“He couldn’t move, he’s got no more legs,” Roach observed, citing that Mayweather was no longer as nimble as he used to be.

But to a lot of ringsiders, Mayweather was magnificent in his latest outing – a masterful 12-round unanimous decision victory over Shane Mosley – a win that propelled the trash-talking Detroit native back on top of the pound-for-pound rankings.

Even oddsmakers have installed Mayweather as the favorite against Pacquiao in the event the two premier punchers face off before the year comes to a close.

Sportsbook lists Mayweather as -150, while Pacquiao is +120.

Under this scheme, a $150 bet on Mayweather wins $100, while a $100 bet on Pacquiao wins $120. Still, Roach is convinced there’s no way Mayweather – based on his latest performance –would pose problems for somebody like Pacquiao.

“Manny’s going to hit him from every angle,” said Roach.

Once again, Roach couldn’t help but utter the word that kept on hovering during the conversation.

Folks don't get alarmed, Roach had not taken his meds befor he spoke. He is not really trying to set up manny for an ass kickin' like that.

[MACAQUEINBLACK]

Roach is sounding fake. Sounding like he's trying to be like Floyd. Floyd always says "easy work", now Roach is riding it

LOL You noticed it, too?

I don't see it as a swaggerjack so much as a mindgame - he knows that's Floyd's self-pep battle-cry so he's flipping it on him.

[Carpe Diem]

Take the freaking test randomly then..

[BoxerDood]

To tell you the truth, I'm also pretty confident that Pacquiao will make Floyd look like a lil girl if ever they decided to fight.

Floyd’s shoulder roll will be ineffective to a southpaw like Pacquiao. Manny's work rate will make Floyd fight (ala Clottey) in the defensive mode for the whole fight if he's lucky enough to last the mid rounds.

And when has Floyd's shell defense ever been ineffective against south paws? Zab, Mitchell and Corley could not land anything on Floyd's shell. They were only able to hit him when Floyd tried to attack them recklessly, which was exactly what a south paw would want from a fighter like Floyd. CBut when he shelled up, they couldn't do anything. Clottey actually proved that the shell defense can be effective against Manny's attacks, but unlike Clottey, Floyd would counter attack and he wouldn't get hit with five punches every time he lands. This fight would be VERY close. I'm very curious to see what Pacquiao would do in the early rounds. I can definitely see him dropping Floyd at least once during the fight. But my prediction is Floyd will come back and win a close decision. What amazes me about him is that he never folds, or loses any focus over lots of pressure unlike other fighters. I would not be shocked at all if Manny won though.