Marcos "El Chino" Maidana working the heavy bag

[Basco]

After reading all 9 pages I wonder.....Why is Mayweather hitting a heavy-bag while Maidana is hitting a Kids bag hung high?

[Da Machine]

After reading all 9 pages I wonder.....Why is Mayweather hitting a heavy-bag while Maidana is hitting a Kids bag hung high?

Hitting? He's pitty patting.

[GhostBlade]

Maidana is like the second coming of Duran. Dude is going to give Mayweather the fight of his life. The fight will probably be replayed on ESPN for at least a decade.

[Basco]

Hitting? He's pitty patting.

Right above your head, never saw it coming!

[Da Machine]

Right above your head, never saw it coming!

It might as well be in outer space, because I still don't get it.

[ADP02]

Why do some people suddenly think Maidana has a chance?

Because Maidana was able to hit a punching bag ....... but Floyd is no punching bag.

[komodo]

I guess Floyd's in fuerte trouble?

[FrankieClutch]

Marcos punches like a damn mule kicks. His only real chance is to catch Floyd with one of those weird angled shots on the temple and hurt him/KO him. Hopefully he proves me wrong and it's competitive

[ElCaneloAlvarez]

Broner's not bigger than Mayweather, he has more soft tissue (muscle and fat) but Mayweather is certainly bigger boned, plus Mayweather is in his 30s where bone density peaks in males.

[Syf]

I never said you called him grease lightning. I said he still looks slow to me.

Not sure why you keep mentioning gear. I guess that's the only reason I've been watching boxing since the 80's.

You can torque your body and pivot your ass off. Bottom line a decent punch is a decent punch. There was nothing special in that video. I've seen Luis Collazo, Mike Ruiz, Tito Bracero, a few local pros, and a handful of amateurs around the same weight work the bag harder than Maidana is doing in that video, and I wouldn't label any of them powerful.

If that's powerful to you, who am I to tell you otherwise. I respect your opinion. I just happen to disagree.

So... I know Collazo is coming off that stoppage of a war torn Ortiz.. but you are saying he looks more powerful than El Chino who beat the better version of Ortiz. It sounds a bit silly to me. But, I could see how if you have seen Collazo work a bag at your gym you would lean towards him. I ,however, have not seen either of them work a bag in person, hence, I think my bias would be a bit more in check, no? All things considered. I mean neither guy was at the community center gym or roughhouse boxing club in the 7 cities..and they sure werent in Rocket City gym here in AL.

Its like if I was posting this from Garcias gym in Oxnard, telling you how much better Maidana looks in training than Collazo... Now wouldnt you take that with a grain of salt?

I mention gear because you seem to stress equipment over form?? A great fighter can live in the slums..train punching a mattress.. run in shoes from walmart.. and train using worn castoff training gloves from their local hole in the wall gym.. and still be better than the guy that trains on state of the art bags with the latest winning reyes grant or whatever gloves. And run in 200 dollar nikes. In boxing, and fighting, form is everything. Everything else is just context.

anyway I stand by what I said. Maidana looks powerful and faster than is advertised.