My take on Pacquiao vs Mayweather

[fabie]

really good assessment of the outcomes. Great post.

Thanks buddy....but it seemed that gradually it is shifting towards the inevitable Marquez-Pacquiao III!

Give me a couple of days.

[Merashjai07]

He must finish Mayweather before Mayweather can weather the storm and adjust accordingly to beat Pacquiao.

100% agree.

[fabie]

100% agree.

Great boxers know how to adjust and adjust well....Mayweather is a superlative boxer in that sense.

Mosley didn't know how to adjust after Mayweather adjusted to his overhand rights...

And so with Pacquiao, RELATIVELY, it is harder to adjust against because of his multi-angle attack combos. So Mayweather may have to adjust the distance and keep him at bay.

[Pacquiao'd]

Great boxers know how to adjust and adjust well....Mayweather is a superlative boxer in that sense.

Mosley didn't know how to adjust after Mayweather adjusted to his overhand rights...

And so with Pacquiao, RELATIVELY, it is harder to adjust against because of his multi-angle attack combos. So Mayweather may have to adjust the distance and keep him at bay.

i dont think the angles will bother floyd as much as yalla re lead to beleive. but what will pac do when hes faced with the various looks floyd will give him as well as floyds angles. how is pac going to deal with footwork thats better than his

that thats another misconception. people think that floyd will move away from pac. i think he will do the opposite and move in closer.

floyd is going tofight a close quarter fight with pac breaking him down then moving out to his boxing distance to punish pac

[kadyo's]

As time goes on, my interest is a bit waning gradually....but I bet when they finally sign to fight, it's SAPAKan time!

LOL, I see fabie knows what the word sapakan means and I wonder how.

EDIT: Unbias assessment by the way. Way to go fabie.

[fabie]

i dont think the angles will bother floyd as much as yalla re lead to beleive. but what will pac do when hes faced with the various looks floyd will give him as well as floyds angles. how is pac going to deal with footwork thats better than his

that thats another misconception. people think that floyd will move away from pac. i think he will do the opposite and move in closer.

floyd is going tofight a close quarter fight with pac breaking him down then moving out to his boxing distance to punish pac

That's a good strategy until you get hit and with combos.

Mayweather have the height and reach advantage and if he would nullify those advantages then it would give Pacquiao some chances to hit him back.

And so I would only agree to a degree and that specifically meant:

• crash in before Pacquiao moves THEN MOVE OUT

This in and out is the key in my opinion. Why?

With Mosley, that strategy worked because Mosley is the "bigger" man and with the longer reach. Mayweather "jamming" him up really stopped Mosley's attacks and one of the better strategies out there to fight a bigger man.

But with Pacquiao, it would have to be IN AND OUT, IN AND OUT. Fighting Pacquiao in the inside a la' Marquez showed that Marquez went down 4 times.

Just like that Marquez and Katsidis, yes, very entertaining....but this ultimate ROCK-EM-SOCK-EM STYLE may or may not work with Pacquiao. At least not when Pacquiao is still strong in the early rounds or suffer the consequences of being countered with Pacquiao's blitzes as well.

I'd say Mayweather's slow but technical fight just might be what the doctor ordered.

[trainhard_187]

floyd stops manny by round 8 or earlier

Dont know what assessment youve made to conclude this but considering Floyd hasnt KOed anyone since defenseless Hatton how is Floyd stopping Manny even a consideration..

Keep in Mind Pac has taken punches from LARGE Welters...

Floyd only beats Pac on the cards.. No other way..

[fabie]

LOL, I see fabie knows what the word sapakan means and I wonder how.

EDIT: Unbias assessment by the way. Way to go fabie.

I'm Pinoy! And thanks for your compliments.

[kadyo's]

I'm Pinoy! And thanks for your compliments.

Oh so you're a pinoy, glad that a fellow pinoy like you is representing the pinoy community well here in boxingscene.

[fabie]

Oh so you're a pinoy, glad that a fellow pinoy like you is representing the pinoy community well here in boxingscene.

Thanks Kabayan.

Pinoy though not a *******...hehehe but no ***** either. Just a boxing fan but of course my sentiments goes to Pacquiao. But I can't let that ruin my enthusiasm for the purity of pugilism.

Pacquiao is an enigmatic fighter to me. Awesome even, and can offset even the superior Mayweather if he gets in and unleash his combinations.

Thus I have approached this in a rationale way, I think. But in reality, it can change either way for life oftentimes surprises us, likewise, BOXING is no less.

I can see the "worse" of Pacquiao being "boxed" like the first fight against Morales or many instances against Marquez in the 2nd fight. But Pacquiao also have matured leaps and bounds.

The double-entendre are Pacquiao's combinations....a well placed and timed could lead to a knock-out of Mayweather, while an ill-timed and placed could also be Pacquiao's undoing as Mayweather can accurately place his photshotting...at worst, a boxing clinic till the end of duration of 12 rounds.

Thus Pacquiao have to be in his uber-opportunistic mode on WHEN and HOW TO ATTACK. He cannot be reckless or random against the usually fleet-footed Mayweather.

Likewise, Mayweather cannot also be nonchalant in his pot-shotting. He needs to keep distance, hit, clinch...in his masterful and chessic ways. A la
Ali I would say.

But the gap between them is fastly closing in.

This is why I think Mayweather is hesistating a bit. He knows Pacquiao can also embarrass him.

This fight HAS to happen. For the sake of boxing...enthusiasts like us, afficionados, arm-chair boxers and boxers alike.