Comments Thread For: Nacho: Pacquiao Has 45% Shot To Beat Mayweather

[ThePunchingBag]

Yes because Pacquiao uses strength to corner his opponents and fight on the inside.

He can do that more effectively than Maidana can with speed to catch Floyd and without resorting to dirty tactics.

[Robbie Barrett]

Is that the reason most of his opponents can't catch him clean with the exception of Marquez? Your hate for him blinds you.

Speed. He has fast feet and hands. Fast footwork and good footwork aren't one and the same.

Watch the beginning of this video for examples of Pacquiao's poor positioning.

[Biolink]

Pacquiao doesn't move his head constantly, he only moves it in spots. Rewatch Pac Marquez 4 and Roach was literally yelling at him, telling him he wasn't moving his head enough. Even while trying to bob and weave, Marquez still caught Manny with huge shots in that fight before KO'ing him.

Also, Floyd's right hand comes at you quicker and its more unpredictable than Marquez's right hand.

I usually see him open up his fights with good head movement, and as the fight wears on he slowly forgets to do it(Whether it be laziness, or fatigue).

[Reloaded]

nacho makes a good point about Pac being smart.

It does takes intelligence and IQ to time the combinations, to position his body, and move his feet...and to know when to throw.

People don't understand..that Pac effectively reads his opponent and anticipates their moves.

Whatever he says Manny can do he obviously thinks Floyd can do better thats why he picks Floyd to win , its just like the fights Pac fans only see what they want to see .

[Bolopunch68]

First off, when has PAC fought a fighter like Floyd? Now I'm a true fan so I study, not watch but study both fighters. Floyd can be touched, but you only get a chance or 2. Now PAC is open to the right hand a lot, and doesn't do good against defensive fighters. I've seen a lot of fighters make him miss but couldn't make him pay. That's the one guarantee That you get from Floyd which is he will make you pay. Then this is the first time in a long time he's been the bigger fighter. I got Floyd winning.

When did Floyd fought a fighter like PAC? Only fighter Manny fought that he misses a lot was Bradley. Why they can't make him pay when he misses his punches? They afraid they might get caught with a punch they don't expect or see.

Flody will land his straight hand, but have you ever wonder how he'll react once he get tag by Manny? He will not open up against Manny, he will never engage him trading shots. He will most likely pot shot him, hold, and run in circles. You can bet on it.

[fighter1234]

I will say this the only way Floyd loses if he doesnt follow my gameplan, if he fights the wrong plan he will lose, but if he follows my plan of hitting with the right hand and moving and holding and fighting Pac dirty inside he will win easy and by KO.

I remember saying Rios would take Pacc out with a jab, but never realized it until now, you can't use a jab on Manny. Who has? when Cotto landed the jab early Manny took that **** away and Cotto stopped using it because Pac kept counter it like in this video below, he has this uncanny ability to read your jab when he is in the middle and you try to fight him mid range.

Its the right hand he has trouble avoiding or reading, but the jab is something he is good at timing and countering. Floyd will have to set up his right hand off a fake jab feint, Pac is a sucker for that. but if he is going to try and just throw single jabs, its not a good look Pac has a stretch armstrong lead left he can reach you on the nose when you do that.

That's the reason you came up with as to why Rios couldn't knock pacquiao out with a jab?

[KRITKL]

Pac gonna win this fight.
May 2, it's going to be 47-1

[TrueBoxingFan23]

I will say this the only way Floyd loses if he doesnt follow my gameplan, if he fights the wrong plan he will lose, but if he follows my plan of hitting with the right hand and moving and holding and fighting Pac dirty inside he will win easy and by KO.

I remember saying Rios would take Pacc out with a jab, but never realized it until now, you can't use a jab on Manny. Who has? when Cotto landed the jab early Manny took that **** away and Cotto stopped using it because Pac kept counter it like in this video below, he has this uncanny ability to read your jab when he is in the middle and you try to fight him mid range.

Its the right hand he has trouble avoiding or reading, but the jab is something he is good at timing and countering. Floyd will have to set up his right hand off a fake jab feint, Pac is a sucker for that. but if he is going to try and just throw single jabs, its not a good look Pac has a stretch armstrong lead left he can reach you on the nose when you do that.

I mean that's obvious to students of the game, but where is the video with all of the good things that Floyd does. I hear a lot of fans talking about the shoulder roll, but that's only 25% of Floyds game he has so many more skill sets

[Johnwoo8686]

Are you kidding me? Manny moves his head more than any other boxer in the WW division for his past 3 fights. He was moving his head like crazy in all those fights. Rewatch them.

And unlike Floyd's opponents, he uses real feints with foot movement. He doesn't just feint with his upper body.

You're talking about his past three fights but even inexperienced kickboxer Chris Algieri landed many right counters. Bradey landed a punch that lifted Manny clean off his feet in round 4 of their 2nd fight. And in the last fight with Marquez was knocked clean out.

Does this look like a guy who moved his head enough? vvvv

[HanzGruber]

Speed. He has fast feet and hands. Fast footwork and good footwork aren't one and the same.

Watch the beginning of this video for examples of Pacquiao's poor positioning.

Floyd is gonna make this fight even easier if pac comes flying in like that