Your gut feeling Manny - Floyd

[any craic lad?]

You dont need to give reasons why you think they will win just who to you know will win

[Left Hook Tua]

i say 60-40 in favor of floyd.

50% floyd by dec
20% manny by tko/ko
20% manny by dec
10% floyd by tko/ko


it's a weird fight to predict. the boxing styles favor floyd (boxer>puncher) but pacquiao's physical attributes power/speed/stamina is what is needed to beat floyd.

roach better work on pacquiao to make him more of a pressure fighter in this fight and teach him how to cut off the ring better.

that's pacquiao's best strategy.

pacquiao's boxer/puncher style won't work against floyd. with guys like floyd you need to apply pressure.

[B.U.R.N.E.R]

I've been dying to see a Pac fan break the down the fight.

Physically these fighters are even. They are both fast, both strong , both good fighters.

I think overall Floyd is the more polished better fighter and Pac is the more explosive fighter.

However what separates these two isnt skill or speed or resume. Its smarts. The smarter fighter will win.

What I have come to realize is that Floyd doesnt fight with his fists he fights with his brain. Watch the Shane Mosley fight. The adjustments he make are so ridiculous. He gets hit with 2 huge right hands in round 2. Shane goes the next 30 minutes without landing another right hand.

Adjustments. Floyd has that down to a science. He will find a weakness and poke and prod at it until his opponent is mentally and physically beaten up.

Against Pac will be no different. He will find something that works. Most think it will be the lead right. And to a certain extent I agree that is the pucnh that will light Manny up alot.

BUT.....

Floyds jab is laser accurate and blazing fast. It didnt miss Shane once. When Floyd threw it Shane had no idea what to do. Floyds jab will be important than his lead right. The lead right is always there but the Jab will make that lead right even more deadly when he throws it.

Also watch for body punching. Vs. Lefties Floyd attacks the body relentlessly.

Corley, Judah, and Mitchell got pounded to the body. Mitchell was stopped to the body and Judah was hurt to the body several times. Floyds body punching is nuts and goes unnoticed to the casual viewer. Pacs body will be attacked and hard.

Lastly...

Watch for inside fighting. Watch the clinches. Watch how Floyd maneuvers on the inside. Pac is not a good inside fighter. Floyds is hard to hit on the inside and he can still get off laser right hands and hard body shots on the inside. I dont think this fight will be competitive or close in any shape form or fashion.

Floyd will win almost every round. Early rounds will be Floyds but he will turn it up later in the fight and do more damage.

I got Floyd 10 rounds to 2. Or late stoppage around Round 10.

[Shabba Rank$]

My gut feeling goes to Floyd by UD.

But it's boxing and anything can happen in boxing.

[Oasis_Lad]

I'd put money on Floyd.

I'd still rate Manny higher however.

[any craic lad?]

i say 60-40 in favor of floyd.

50% floyd by dec
20% manny by tko/ko
20% manny by dec
10% floyd by tko/ko


it's a weird fight to predict. the boxing styles favor floyd (boxer>puncher) but pacquiao's physical attributes power/speed/stamina is what is needed to beat floyd.

roach better work on pacquiao to make him more of a pressure fighter in this fight and teach him how to cut off the ring better.

that's pacquiao's best strategy.

pacquiao's boxer/puncher style won't work against floyd. with guys like floyd you need to apply pressure.

Agreed pressure is the awnser

[B.U.R.N.E.R]

Agreed pressure is the awnser

No it's not. Thats been tried over and over.

Its hard to pressure a guy who is faster and stronger than you and has the best timing in boxing.

Floyd cuts workrates in half for a reason. Pac comes out trying to be wild he gets stopped in 8.

Like Tua's whole breakdown is flawed beyond belief. When Floyd fights Lefties HE is the one coming forward. The last thing Pac should do is try to meet Floyd in the middle of the ring and drop his hands and start swinging.

[any craic lad?]

I've been dying to see a Pac fan break the down the fight.

Physically these fighters are even. They are both fast, both strong , both good fighters.

I think overall Floyd is the more polished better fighter and Pac is the more explosive fighter.

However what separates these two isnt skill or speed or resume. Its smarts. The smarter fighter will win.

What I have come to realize is that Floyd doesnt fight with his fists he fights with his brain. Watch the Shane Mosley fight. The adjustments he make are so ridiculous. He gets hit with 2 huge right hands in round 2. Shane goes the next 30 minutes without landing another right hand.

Adjustments. Floyd has that down to a science. He will find a weakness and poke and prod at it until his opponent is mentally and physically beaten up.

Against Pac will be no different. He will find something that works. Most think it will be the lead right. And to a certain extent I agree that is the pucnh that will light Manny up alot.

BUT.....

Floyds jab is laser accurate and blazing fast. It didnt miss Shane once. When Floyd threw it Shane had no idea what to do. Floyds jab will be important than his lead right. The lead right is always there but the Jab will make that lead right even more deadly when he throws it.

Also watch for body punching. Vs. Lefties Floyd attacks the body relentlessly.

Corley, Judah, and Mitchell got pounded to the body. Mitchell was stopped to the body and Judah was hurt to the body several times. Floyds body punching is nuts and goes unnoticed to the casual viewer. Pacs body will be attacked and hard.

Lastly...

Watch for inside fighting. Watch the clinches. Watch how Floyd maneuvers on the inside. Pac is not a good inside fighter. Floyds is hard to hit on the inside and he can still get off laser right hands and hard body shots on the inside. I dont think this fight will be competitive or close in any shape form or fashion.

Floyd will win almost every round. Early rounds will be Floyds but he will turn it up later in the fight and do more damage.

I got Floyd 10 rounds to 2. Or late stoppage around Round 10.

Good points Burner.This aint making excuses for Shane now or anything but the worse thing that seemed to happen to Shane was that 2nd round like cuz he just went looking for that big punch headhunted the rest of the fight but ill give Floyd his credit he deserved as you said he made brillant adjustements

[any craic lad?]

No it's not. Thats been tried over and over.

Its hard to pressure a guy who is faster and stronger than you and has the best timing in boxing.

Floyd cuts workrates in half for a reason. Pac comes out trying to be wild he gets stopped in 8.

What in your opinion so Burner beats Floyd?

[B.U.R.N.E.R]

Good points Burner.This aint making excuses for Shane now or anything but the worse thing that seemed to happen to Shane was that 2nd round like cuz he just went looking for that big punch headhunted the rest of the fight but ill give Floyd his credit he deserved as you said he made brillant adjustements

I forget the round but Naz even said it. He was like "Shane you head hunting, stop head hunting that punch will come, stop looking for it"

He saw he hurt Floyd and blindly fell in love with the right hand. NOT realizing the very subtle adjustments that Floyd made which took away his right hand.