Comments Thread For: Roach on Mayweather: The Biggest Challenge of My Life

[megas30]

all wrong. the reason there is only one fight is because the draw for one is greater. floyd was never scared or anything like that to fight pacman, he was allowing the demand to go into overdrive before committing to it.
if they had fought way back when, the money would have been nowhere near what it will be now.
hes done pacman a financial favour.
further to the suggestion that pacman or floyd is over the over hill, pacman has just become more cautious and floyd is just not knocking them out anymore.
but, BUT, as that heavyweight prospect was saying..dont be so sure that floyd cant hit OR take shots, he beat miguel cotto and canelo at 154Ib and had to take a few from miguel in the process.
my take is floyd will start very fast using his very qucik right hand lead to measure mannys speed and counter ability. following that, he will establish whether to throw power in single shots or from three or four punch combos.
if manny tries to throw anything over 2 shots at a time he will get hit. floyd will look for this and go for getting manny off balance or on the turn to inflict possible knockdown shots that do no take a great deal of power to deliver but, his precision with counter shots is unmatched by any fighter.
floyd mayweather by very possible ko or UD. manny has only one chance and that will be to get very lucky.

The reason there is only one match is to keep the conspiracy theorists silent in the case there is any controversy. Imagine if they signed for two fights and then there is some bad decision, people will go nuts and say it was planned to in order to rip off the masses.

[elishua F]

i got a feeling roach is sending manny out there to box with floyd.. which is suicide

the game plan shouldn't be so damn difficult, when the bell rings ,go ape ****, swarm floyd, dont let him breathe

the more manny tries to "think" and strategize the more floyd dominates, compared to floyd, mannys a mental midget, it is what it is..hes not outboxing floyd.. ever

round 1 is crucial.. if its a "feel out " round, floyd's in good shape because he will study and measure. . for manny to establish himself, round 1 must be a mess, just drown floyd with activity like chino did

when chino established his pace in the first fight, that pace never changed..in fight two, floyd wasn't having it and tied him up to slow the tempo down

fast tempo , manny wins... slow tempo, floyd dominates

roach over thinking his plan is bad news.

[Supreme Being]

Hall of Famer and Greatest trainer ever live, ROACH!
Manny will show the world who's the real best of the best. Pacman by late KO (10 rd...)

[Overhandrite71]

overhandrite71

Mayweather will win this fight if Manny tries to outbox Floyd. No one can outbox Floyd. That would mean retirement for Manny.

[hitking]

i got a feeling roach is sending manny out there to box with floyd.. which is suicide

the game plan shouldn't be so damn difficult, when the bell rings ,go ape ****, swarm floyd, dont let him breathe

the more manny tries to "think" and strategize the more floyd dominates, compared to floyd, mannys a mental midget, it is what it is..hes not outboxing floyd.. ever

round 1 is crucial.. if its a "feel out " round, floyd's in good shape because he will study and measure. . for manny to establish himself, round 1 must be a mess, just drown floyd with activity like chino did

when chino established his pace in the first fight, that pace never changed..in fight two, floyd wasn't having it and tied him up to slow the tempo down

fast tempo , manny wins... slow tempo, floyd dominates

roach over thinking his plan is bad news.

That's kinda the pickle Manny is in. The same way Floyd can no longer stay on a bicycle for 12rds any more. Manny can't fight at a swarming, fast pace for 12rds any more. So there's gonna be lulls in the action. And in those lulls, Manny can't afford to get picked apart.

[jas]

meanwhile floyd sr: "pac is a bum who will get knocked out"

lol

we all know which trainer we would rather have
the one who is taking nothing for granted and seeing the opponent as a major threat

[Stebs]

The Biggest Challenge of My Life ( Freddie Roach )

I don't see the challenge, (1) Floyd has slowed down, (2) he only throws one punch at a time, (3) his legs are gone, (4) Floyd has no idea of the speed and power of Manny, (5) Floyd is scared (6) Floyd has the worst corner and trainer with Floyd Sr, (7) Floyd has no power, (8) Manny is gonna knock out Floyd.

Every comment is attributed to Freddie Roach and I'm sure everyone here could come up with another dozen or so statements from Freddie.

Sounds like a walk in the park, where's the challenge if he believes what he says.

[Evol]

This fight has rematch written all over it. Get ready for Mayweather vs Paquaio 2 come November or December

that depends on if the fight deliver or not. all the hype leading up to this fight, 5-6 years in the making, and if the fight doesnt live up to it, i dont think anyone cares for a rematch. people waited 5-6 years for this, and if its a flop, nobody would care for a rematch since they've waited this long just to see a crap fight. again, thats only if the fight doesnt live up to the hype.

[Evol]

meanwhile floyd sr: "pac is a bum who will get knocked out"

lol

we all know which trainer we would rather have
the one who is taking nothing for granted and seeing the opponent as a major threat

floyd sr: pac is a bum, no skill. lil floyd is gonna put a beating on him, pacman getting knocked out!

3 days later---

floyd sr: floyd beating manny would be huge for his legacy.

[hitking]

that depends on if the fight deliver or not. all the hype leading up to this fight, 5-6 years in the making, and if the fight doesnt live up to it, i dont think anyone cares for a rematch. people waited 5-6 years for this, and if its a flop, nobody would care for a rematch since they've waited this long just to see a crap fight. again, thats only if the fight doesnt live up to the hype.

Its likely to be a "crap" fight. The only intrigue is Manny winning. If the most like result, a Floyd decision win, happens, its gonna be a huge disappointment among most watching. Because most of the hype is that Floyd could lose. And if Floyd wins, its very unlikely to happen in an action packed affair.