Who Got More Punch Power at 147: Pacquiao or Maidana?

[shenmue]

Why can't people be honest, I understand that Mayweather has two wins over him but that's no excuse to disregard the man. This notion that one could see Maidana's punches a mile away is laughable, Maidana isn't slow. You'd think we were talking about Angulo with the way people describe Maidana.

True, if Maidana was as slow as the fans say eh is, then he would not land the shots that he does, hell he landed some great shots on Floyd.

He is not the fastest, but all the years i have watched him, i have never thought he was incredibly slow, in fact in some spots he looks reasonably fast.

[ButtScratcher^^]

Raw power = Maidana, as to overall power efficiency it's Manny's.

Maidana is strong but wastes a lot of his punches which probably contributes to his eventual tiredness later on.

With Manny, believe it or not, despite the aggressiveness and spitfire combination punches manny is throwing, he is still way more accurate than everyone not named floyd out there, but darn it, floyd only throws half as much. This is one of the testament on how genius his offensive prowess is.

[sargo]

i don't think pacquiao can hit floyd with a harder single shot than the one maidana planted right on mayweather's chin during the rematch at the end of one of the rounds

Yup. That's why Floyd is going to be very hard to stop. And it is unlikely that Pac will be able to hit him enough to make him quit like dela Hoya. Pacquiao's best chance is to outwork him and win by decision.

[Southpaw93]

Maidana might have more single shot power but Manny is more likely to knock you down. Just like i would say Maidana hits harder than Danny Garcia, but Maidana couldnt knock down Khan but Danny could, cuz he hits hard and has timing. Maidana does not time his shots or has speed. This means his opponents see the punch coming and might get hurt by the punch but wont fall sometimes. Manny hits almost as hard but has speed and timing and punches from angles so he will hit you when you dont expect it, and that will hurt you even more.

[hectari]

Yup. That's why Floyd is going to be very hard to stop. And it is unlikely that Pac will be able to hit him enough to make him quit like dela Hoya. Pacquiao's best chance is to outwork him and win by decision.

Pacman is not going to be able to outwork Floyd, because Pacman wont be able to trap him in the corner and Pac fights in explosive spurts.

[boliodogs]

I am glad you put the about the same choice in the options because I voted their power is the same. The difference is Maidana always hits his hardest and goes for the KO while Pacquiao sometimes doesn't even try to KO his opponent. In his fight with Rios he just safely and clearly won every round but he never punched with full power. Against Mayweather I think he will put full power in many of his punches and he can punch damn hard.

[creekrat77]

True, if Maidana was as slow as the fans say eh is, then he would not land the shots that he does, hell he landed some great shots on Floyd.

He is not the fastest, but all the years i have watched him, i have never thought he was incredibly slow, in fact in some spots he looks reasonably fast.

Most of his punches are dog slow. However his money shot is his over hand right which is very quick and deceptive. He also throws it every chance he can. He is incredibly slow, but very durable, and a great natural fighter with great instincts and ring IQ for his brawling style.

Pacquiao is the better all around puncher with more efficient quick punches that do for sure have plenty of power, considering his size.

Maidana is a strong built, heavy handed fighter, who is slow but has his angles and select punches that are quick.

[jas]

Pacquaio does

[Helm]

Maidana's hands aren't that bad.

He is pretty fast with his hands, but his feet are slow.



Manny definetly got POWER and SPEED, check this one

https://instagram.com/p/0PTXBwOd5d/?taken-by=emmanuelpacquiao

[VatoMulatto]

Maidana is definitely the bigger puncher but Pac is the more dangerous puncher because of his speed....Pacquiao's speed and continual movement help him create different angles and he hits you with punches you don't see coming.