Which Was The Last Fight You Really Thought Floyd Might Actually Lose?

[Kagami Taiga]

Pac's footwork is 50/50. You ask one group and they say he has the best footwork in the game. You ask the next group and they say he has terrible footwork and is always offbalance

his footwork is technically crappy for what u would expect from a world class boxer. but it helps him do what he does, and usually, no 1 is good enough to capitalize off his mistakes. but if anyone were to go in a gym and try that ****, they would either be laughed out or knocked out.

[Pu·gi·list]

It's hard to bet against a man when he calculates risk into every fight, waits for the right timing, and cherrypicks the exposed or washed up

[drakknoir]

Corrales, and may ODLH. was ODLH the betting favourite? i know corrales was at the time

[LoadedWraps]

The DLH fight.

[CubanGuyNYC]

I thought it was? Wasn't it basically considered official until Pacquiao's side complained about the blood testing after the fact?

Maybe you're right, but that's not the way I remember it. About five years ago, there was a lot of clamor about the fight. We kept hearing rumors of rumors. This guy and that guy were agreeing "in principle," then they would back off. As far as I can recall, there was never any official announcement. In fact, whether they were even close to an announcement is debatable.

Maybe someone can shed more light?

[_original_]

Corrales, and may ODLH. was ODLH the betting favourite? i know corrales was at the time

No he wasn't, but it was close. Mayweather hasn't been the betting underdog since Corrales.

[CubanGuyNYC]

Castillo 2.

Of course I was wrong and it ended up being a shutout but that's the last time I thought he would actually lose.

Muh man. I was wondering when someone would bring this up. I thought this would be the most popular answer, with DLH being number two.

[ironmt]

Zab had fast hands but he didn't really have great footwork. He didn't come from all different angles and of course we know how he reacts to adversity. Not saying Pac would win but I think it would be Floyds toughest fight..

I agree, Pacquiao Is lightning fast, Is one of the best combination punchers In the game, has very good footwork and can hit you from just about anywhere he chooses. I think Mayweather wins a close decision but I would not be surprised If he doesn't get caught with the straight left and dropped at some point In the fight, most likely early. I believe Pacquiao looks good early and somewhere around the 4-5th round Mayweather figures him out.

[Black Barty]

Call me crazy but I thought Ortiz would beat him. He had the power, speed (decent) and size.

I thought Ortiz was doing a good job early on by swarming Floyd even tho a lot of it wasn't landing clean. But like they say, to beat Floyd, tire him out by hitting arms, shoulders, etc.

I think Floyd felt threatened thus found the easy way out with the cheapshot. And no I'm not trolling.


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No offense man, but Ortiz having success against Floyd before the "cheap shot" is one of the most persistent and annoying myths in recent boxing history. If by "success" you mean landing nothing of substance and eating straight rights like candy, then sure, Ortiz was having all kinds of success.

And Floyd didn't feel threatened, he felt pissed. Watch the replay, and you will see the spite in his eyes.

To answer OP's question, for me it was the DLH fight. I thought Oscar might be too big for him.

[CubanGuyNYC]

Pac's footwork is 50/50. You ask one group and they say he has the best footwork in the game. You ask the next group and they say he has terrible footwork and is always offbalance

Technically speaking, Manny's footwork isn't all that. But it doesn't matter. His movement is very quick, and he has the ability to launch bombs from awkward angles. Balance doesn't affect his game like most fighters.