Comments Thread For: Insider Notebook: Pacquiao-Margarito; Khan-Marquez; More

[fabie]

Whether we like it or not we should be objective in the denial of pacman not to take the drug test demanded by floyd. Why not? Let 50 mill dollars go just like that, I just dont see a valid reason. There had been other boxers that have been able to beat the required drug test (mosley, vargas) so I can see the stakes being high to make sure that both boxers are clean. Nothing to hide? show us then.
Floyd vs Marquez was a good day pay for Marquez. He made more money in that fight that probably in his entire career. It was not however a fair fight.
Out of all this mess I can see clearly who has the bigger balls: Pacman doesnt want to take the drug tests and always demanding catchweights to his advantage cotto, dela hoya, Floyd fighting a way smaller fighter, marquez, and an old past prime fighter, mosley, i pick Marquez for having the bigger balls fighting the best fighter of our generation floyd, and still giving advantages and still calling out pacman despite the fact the pacman seems to be in a different class now

these have nothing to do with my postings at all.

[BennyST]

Doesn't make sense for Marquez to say Manny is faster than Floyd because he was able to time Manny but unable to get anywhere near Floyd. He could see Manny's punches coming but couldn't see Floyd's. Defense has nothing to do with seeing a fighters offense and timing it. Manny may be as explosive but Floyd maintains his speed throughout while Manny tends to get sloppy and slower as the fight goes on.

Ummm, yes, it does. They have different styles. As he said, Pacquiao is a little faster but Mayweather's defense is incredible. If Mayweather fought like Pac ie. opening up non stop, trading, coming forward and trying for the KO from round one onward, he would get hit just as much.

He's a defensive based, counter puncher with great speed, of course it's going to be harder to time, hit, and predict him.



Manny is easier to time and see the punches because he comes straight at you. Floyd waits for mistakes and capitalises on it, which makes it much harder. It's very simple to understand what he meant.