Comments Thread For: Arum More Confident Now of Pacquiao Beating Mayweather

[Check_hooks]

On thing people aren't mentioning is Pacquiao is hard to clinch. Pacquiao will hurt Floyd and hes gonna try to clinch leaving him wide open for a uppercut. The same uppercut that busted Margarito's eye socket

[ThePunchingBag]

Pacquiao will win this with footwork alone.

Floyd's defense will be exposed, it's effective against slow plodders and only if Floyd uses his legs.

Floyd's legs are shot. This is going to be a one sided UD for Pac.

[Bolopunch68]

Just like it caused problems for Floyd with all the other southpaws who beat him.... Oh wait

And all those southpaws Mayweather fought has the same caliber as Pacquiao.

[Ray*]

And that's why he allow this fight to happen now. He didn't think Pac stood a chance before..

[Ray*]

Pacquiao will win this with footwork alone.

Floyd's defense will be exposed, it's effective against slow plodders and only if Floyd uses his legs.

Floyd's legs are shot. This is going to be a one sided UD for Pac.

As long as there is no excuse after the fight then you opinion is welcome.

[Ray*]

Come May 3rd some posters analysis would be right on the button and most would be way off the mark like a hundred miles off.

Why do I say this?

Back in the day when Pac was fighting Morales.

Most if not all if ask Pac vs DLH who wins? 99% would say there is no way Pac wins against DLH at any weight and at any time.

Most if ask Pac vs Hatton who wins? 80% would say there is no way Pac wins against Hatton at any weight and at any time.

Most if not all if ask Pac vs Cotto who wins? 95% would say there is no way Pac wins against Cotto at any weight and at any time.

Most if not all if ask Pac vs Margarito who wins? 99% would say there is no way Pac wins against Margarito at any weight and at any time.

No one predicted or analysed Marquez would knocked Pac out with just one punch for crying out loud. Here we are again analyzing predicting the outcome of the fight LOL

Maybe you are right with Oscar but Pac was the favourite going in to his fights with Hatton and Cotto, there would be people who thinks Cotto or Hatton would beat Pac but majority had Pac... So your 90% ish is wayyyyy off.

[Bolopunch68]

I hope father time doesn't catch up to either one come fight night. 36 and 38 respectively. Manny has more mileage in his box odometer, while Floyd is like a collectible sport car, pristine and well maintained not even on a race track. But Manny is like a diesel truck, the more you abuse him the more he wants it. Once Floyds reflexes diminish come fight night and his legs betrays him? It's TKO win for Manny. But if Floyd perform like a collectible sport car he'll leave Manny in his dust. Being said all that, once they go on a head to head collision? I'd rather be inside that diesel truck.

[waway911]

Manny isn't going to miss his shots as much as you think. He's going to get in some good ones that will definitely hurt Floyd. Also, unlike Maidana, Pacquiao will most likely follow up on his attacks.

I hope you are right because if Pacquiao misses and gets frustrated he will start over reaching and that could spell disaster for him. Assuming Floyd still hasn't slipped that far and still has great timing.
I just rewatched Pac vs Algieri and Pacquiao got hit with too many right hand leads from Algieri. Pac has a great chin and Chris doesn't hit that hard but I think with Floyds precision Pac might get hurt coming in if Floyd times his punch right.
Anyway I will be rooting for Pacquiao to win and hopefully he does... I put money on all of Pac and Mayweather's fights but this time I will just have to enjoy it without betting.

[mannyman]

5-6 years ago I would have said it was 90/10 fight in Pac's favour but now it is about 65/35.

Pacquiao is not a explosive, his work rate has dropped and is not as intense, plus the Marquez KO has made him a bit more cautious.

90/10 really?

There was a point in time after Pac destroyed Cotto and Margarito that I fought it was a 55/45 in his favour.

Really though it was always 50/50 that's why the fight has always been so intriguing.

Now I'd say it's a 55/45 in Floyds as he has less miles on the clock.

[GRUSTLER]

That is Roach, not me. Pacquiao is all wrong for Mayweather and back then, with that extra bit of sharpness and more aggression, power and tenacity would have made it a 90/10 fight.

Pacquiao is a bit more cautious these days, thinking before he gets of his shots.

It will make him more tactical but not the force he once was.

Manny has always had problems with technical opponents preferably counter punchers. Pacquiao has never looked good vs guys who could move around the ring. Mayweather is bigger, longer reach and superior defensively and after seeing Mosley and Maidana drop hammers on Floyd and he still fight, I have no reason to believe Manny will be trouble.