Do you expect Floyd Mayweather to give us a crowd pleasing fight on May 3?

[Beercules]

If Floyd goes toe to toe with Chino he will get knocked down like AB

[Augustane]

Possibly in the later rounds. I don't expect Floyd to risk injury to either of his hands early in the fight.

[champion4ever]

If you can appreciate boxing and what a master technician Floyd is in the ring, then yes. A lot of people say Floyds fights are "boring" but I enjoy watching him pick apart his opponents for 12 rounds.

I respect your opinion and I mean no disrespect but for a prize fighter who constantly moves around the ring and throws single counter punches at time and one who refuses to open up and trade combination punches with his opponents for fear of being hit or KO is not my definition of a crowd pleasing fight.

[lefthook2daliva]

I expect Floyd to utterly outclass a guy that (though game and strong) is not likely really any kind of competition for him.

Maidana has a puncher's chance and a slim one at that, imo.

Will that please the crowd? I dunno'.

I'll enjoy it whenever it is I end up seeing it.

[tokon]

i expect floyd to do what floyd always does: whatever it takes to win!

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

Did you see the Canelo, Guerrero, Ortiz or Mosley fight? I mean really did you watch them?


Do you people actually watch Floyd fight or nah? Serious question.

Cmon son.

[junior gong]

The mummy will slowly plod after floyd for twelve rounds while eating tons of potshots. Boring and predictable.

[Cracaphat]

You'll only see a crowd pleasing Mayweather fight when he has lost his "0" and
not trying to protect it like the Secret Service do the prez.

[champion4ever]

Did you see the Canelo, Guerrero, Ortiz or Mosley fight? I mean really did you watch them?


Do you people actually watch Floyd fight or nah? Serious question.

Cmon son.

Fair enough! I understand that you are not going to win a chess match against Mayweather. So yes, I know how he typically boxes but boxing fans would like to see him in more fan friendly fights from time to time and not just pot shotting, moving and clinching his way to easy 12 round boring decisions. They would rather see him in good fights than just a typical technical boxing match.

However, of the above mentioned fighters; For the exception of Ortiz, they were all limited. Neither was capable of cutting the ring off against Mayweather or either pressuring him for that matter.

One's best chance of defeating Floyd is to either smother him on the inside with volume punches and getting your punches off first; Given his low work rate. Guerrero had very slow feet to cut the ring off against Floyd and Canelo isn't a volume puncher or a pressure fighter due to his poor stamina. So he didn't even attempt to press Floyd in that way.

Now as far as Mosley is concerned, well what was there left to say about that performance other than he was too old and winded after stunning Mayweather in that second round? Now Ortiz on the other hand had the potential and ability to consistently pressure Floyd and beat him to the punch with a higher volume but he lacked the mental toughness in order to implement it.

Lastly, fighters who've enjoyed the most success against Mayweather in the past were those who were successful in pressuring and cutting the ring off against him e.g. Castillo and Hatton or one with volume punching by beating him to the punch e.g. Oscar De La Hoya.

[alexguiness]

I think that Floyd will clinch ALOT.

At least in the earlier rounds when Maidana will be at his most dangerous.

When Maidana tires Floyd will have the time to land his counter shots.

Maidana's only chance (IMO) is to smother Floyd with big shots and hope one lands in the first 3 rounds when he is at his strongest.

Otherwise Floyd potshots his way to a UD...again.