Comments Thread For: Mayweather: It Only Counts in The Ring, Not in Sparring

[aboutfkntime]

If some how Manny does win the fight it's not going to be because Floyd wasn't prepared. Floyd's going to be ready.

Due to comments from both camps, nobody will have an excuse on May 2nd.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

The reach advantage is going to be a factor if Mayweather uses it.

Yeah, it will be an advantage, I just don't see it being a fight deciding advantage.. if floyd beats manny it won't be because floyd was longer, but yes I can see floyd making manny lunge, but I think manny has fast enough feet to close the distance on floyd that it won't be a major advantage..

[aboutfkntime]

AKA the stories about him getting wrecked in sparring by the likes of Jose 'Chon' Zepeda are true. Just like the stories about De La Hoya getting worked by Victor Ortiz and Edwin Valero were true back in '08.

So, all sparring " stories " are true.

Gotcha !

And, you are unbiased..... so will happily admit that the stories about Pacquiao getting wrecked in sparring by lots of fighters including Ortiz, Guerrero, Benavidas, etc..... are all true as well, right?

LOL

What I can tell you is this.....

Most sparring stories are just that, stories..... most are made up, exaggerated, or overblown.

And the examples that are not made up, exaggerated, or overblown..... are likely due to a number of things, including..... the fact that one guy is ready to go, and the other guy just hit camp.....

- now you get an example, the Spadafora myth..... Spadafora wrecked Mayweather, except when you watch the video and realise that it simply did not happen...... Spadafora performed way better than expected against a top guy who was not in training, that is all -

..... sickness..... an off-day..... recovering from an injury, and not wanting to commit 100%..... trying something new..... a particularly difficult style..... and a whole pile of reasonable/rational factors.

Just ignore the stories !

[joseph5620]

Yeah, it will be an advantage, I just don't see it being a fight deciding advantage.. if floyd beats manny it won't be because floyd was longer, but yes I can see floyd making manny lunge, but I think manny has fast enough feet to close the distance on floyd that it won't be a major advantage..

It might not be, I agree. But it can be a big factor if Mayweather is able to use it.

[Kagami Taiga]

He pretty much summed up everything that needs to be said about it. As long as he's getting in the work. May 2nd is what matters. Now taking a week off from sparring...that begs a lot more questions. Either way, I think both guys will he ready come may.

[firstborn]

People are putting way too much into these sparring stories, especially since they never come with a credible source. If you hire good sparring partners, you will get tested from time to time.

Happens to everyone, remember the story of Karim Mayfield giving Pac all he could handle in sparring. Roach actually alluded to there being truth to the rumor by stating Mayfield was dismissed from camp because he was too aggressive.

At the end of the day it didn't mean ****, Pac still won the fight he was training for and we all know he would beat Mayfield in a real fight.

[brickcityboxing]

So u're saying a fighter can eat junk food, half assed his training routine, doesn't do any conditioning work. And on fight night this fighter has a strong chance of beating his opponent?

Floyd can act how he wants but everyone knows Floyd takes his training seriously. It's just that Floyd treats media day work out like any other day so he doesn't feel the need to do anything special.

Can someone take a whole week off of sparring going into the fight of their life?

[Kagami Taiga]

People are putting way too much into these sparring stories, especially since they never come with a credible source. If you hire good sparring partners, you will get tested from time to time.

Happens to everyone, remember the story of Karim Mayfield giving Pac all he could handle in sparring. Roach actually alluded to there being truth to the rumor by stating Mayfield was dismissed from camp because he was too aggressive.

At the end of the day it didn't mean ****, Pac still won the fight he was training for and we all know he would beat Mayfield in a real fight.

There's a few stories about pac struggling with A class sparring. Vic Ortiz, Benavidez. Floyd supposedly struggled with Lamont Peterson, Spadafora, Spence. **** happens. Sparring when done right is supposed to push u.

[brickcityboxing]

If it was for all of the marbles, then he would get the full 200 million if he won. Floyd shouldn't try to repeat sayings that he's to dense to understand. Maybe he should try an read an explanation of it, lol.

I don't think you get it but that's ok the subject of mayweather vs PAC seems to bring the lowest common denominator to a lot of these threads. By "all the marbles" he was talking bragging rights, p4p status, ATG rankings, things of that nature . Prize fighters fight for a "prize" in the for of money, win or lose.

[v.cassiusali@ya]

chickenfloyd is short of saying that he got beat indeed by judah...if a has-been judah knocked down chickenfloyd, there is no reason why pacman can't do it...

i now have serious doubts of chickenfloyd's preparation going into the fight...