Comments Thread For: Roach: Mayweather Maybe Wins 5 Years Ago, Not Now

[Sindawg364]

Floyd has never fought a fighter like Manny Pacquiao. Manny has fought plenty of ok fighters like Floyd!

Funny, very funny.

[MPX309]

Floyd doesn't use his legs as much anymore.

Pac has the best footwork in Boxing, Mayweather has never seen anything like it unless he saw it in the mirror about 7-8 years ago.

This is a one-sided fight; Floyd's defense DOES NOT WORK if he doesn't use his legs.

I wouldn't say he has the best, some of the fastest maybe, but not the best.

[Sindawg364]

Floyd doesn't use his legs as much anymore.

Pac has the best footwork in Boxing, Mayweather has never seen anything like it unless he saw it in the mirror about 7-8 years ago.

This is a one-sided fight; Floyd's defense DOES NOT WORK if he doesn't use his legs.

You mean Manny has the better foot speed, not foot work. If he had better footwork, he wouldn't be off balance when someone feints, and he would be in better punching range, and not have to jump or lunge.

[Koljack]

Roach trying to get credit again and discreting a Manny win saying Floyd's is not the same.

[Koljack]

Roach also got Manny KOed when he failed to realize that Maquez is on PEDs under Memo.

[Biolink]

[BennyST]

You mean Manny has the better foot speed, not foot work. If he had better footwork, he wouldn't be off balance when someone feints, and he would be in better punching range, and not have to jump or lunge.

Yeah, I don't think people actually understand what footwork in boxing means. Just leaping in and out doesn't equal good footwork.

Manny has fast and explosive speed, but he actually doesn't have great footwork by any means. It's not bad, but it's nothing in comparison to guys like Floyd, Hopkins, Toney, Rigo, or even someone like Marquez. Marquez, with just a step or slide here and there accomplished what Pac was rarely able to do to Marquez, that being keeping him off balance, resetting, lunging in, tripping over himself etc etc.

He overextends himself, often leaves himself off balance, reaches and doesn't keep his feet under him. It was a bit like Hatton in his prime. He had fast footwork and could get in and out pretty quick, but it wasn't good footwork.

Fast feet does not equal good boxing footwork. Good footwork is the ability to keep constant balance, never overextend yourself, keep your feet under you with a stable stance and to always be ready to punch from defense or offence. Manny is actually not that good at any of those things. Fast yes, but good footwork, no.