Comments Thread For: Sulaiman: Mayweather-Pacquiao Would Elevate Boxing

[IMDAZED]

Are you talking about that deal with NBC? I didn't really read that much into it, but boxing on Network TV is always a good thing, thats the way it should be. You attract more fans that way. That's the way it should've always been done. But how long will it stay like that? And where does that leave HBO and Showtime?

Well they'll still have boxing. And other networks will as well. NBC, Spike, BET, ESPN, CBS Sports. On and on.

[MDPopescu]

True but why does Pacquiao have to KO Mayweather flat is my question, it seemed like it was being suggested Pacquiao would be robbed.

OK, he doesn't have to KO him... But, instead, he has to thrash him almost in the manner he did it with poor Algieri... in order to win convincingly...

But (who knows?), maybe Pac (or Floyd?) would get a very-very close decision, following a "hard fought fight" and they'll go for a "rematch" or a "trilogy"... and so on...
... "because the fans asked for it, doe"...

[b Murphington]

Well they'll still have boxing. And other networks will as well. NBC, Spike, BET, ESPN, CBS Sports. On and on.

They still need good, competitive match puts on, they don't have to be super exciting, but it needs to be competitive, and it needs to be promoted well with advertising

OK, he doesn't have to KO him... But, instead, he has to thrash him almost in the manner he did it with poor Algieri... in order to win convincingly...

But (who knows?), maybe Pac (or Floyd?) would get a very-very close decision, following a "hard fought fight" and they'll go for a "rematch" or a "trilogy"... and so on...
... "because the fans asked for it, doe"...

If you're gonna beat Floyd by a decision, you need to make him look very very bad, he needs to be roughed up and bloody, cuz close rds more so that not will go to Floyd, he knows how to steal rds and he just knows how to make it look like he's the boss in there.

That's why getting him out of there early is the best way, it's risky as ***, but I can't think of any kind of way, you need a flawless conditioning and volume punching, very hard to get a decision on him

[IFightDirty]

We are going to be stuck with Canelo

You make it sound like a bad thing? Dude has gone through the gauntlet at 154. Trout, Mayweather, Angulo, Lara, and now Kirkland, after trying to secure a fight with Cotto. You might not like him for whatever reason but he's good for the sport.

[Flash13]

I was just saying something similar in another thread, Pacs a world class southpaw with speed and thatll be hard preparing for...as for landin that left early, its very possible for Pac bcuz he'll be fresh, matter of fact i think Pac will try to get floyd outta there early, soon as the bell rings just jump on him.

As the possibility of this fight grows im more intrigued as to what Pacs game-plan will be. If anyone is to be able to execute their gameplan against floyd, its Pac.

So i watched the judah fight last night. It was a right hook that knocked floyd down in the second as he was coming in, and for at least the first four rounds the right hook was very effective. I'm wondering if pacquiao will be trying to use a check right hook early to see if he can neutralize Floyd's lead right hands.