Comments Thread For: Roach: If Mayweather Rests His Legs, He Will Get Beat

[megadeth]

Thats exactly what he said. Thats kind of *cked up if u think abt it. If I was Manny I would be pissed off. Im sure Manny really believes he will beat Floyd, but Roach just put doubt in people's mind. Im a Manny fan and got to agree with what he said. If Floyd box and potshot him we all know he will win a UD but as a coach u cant say those kind of stuf. Crazy...

I agree as well, but certainly as his trainer, he shouldn't be saying this. Roach is the type that REALLY needs a monitor standing by him AT ALL TIMES! Before he says something he should whisper to him what he wants to say and ask "can I say that"?

[BoxingFan82]

1. Pacquiao not finishing Algieri means nothing, Floyd most likely wouldn't have even dropped him.

You're missing the point. Floyd has never been a devastating knockout puncher. Notwithstanding his hand problems, even though he has enough pop to keep his foes honest, he doesn't focus on KOs and will err on the side of not taking risks even when there might be an opening for a KO. Floyd's game is to outclass his opponents and beat them handily on points.

For all of the Pacquiao fans who believe he's going to enter the ring and walk through Floyd, the fact that he couldn't knock out a C-level fighter like Algieri or a tomato can like Brandon Rios suggests that Pacquiao needs a Plan B.

2. Pacquiao Is no where near as careless as he was before Marquez caught him with the KO shot.

This is silly. You can't learn much of anything from the Algieri and Rios fights because they had no challenges to offer Pacquiao. The fact that Pacquiao even fought these guys tells you where his career is post-Marquez.

Pacquiao did beat Tim Bradley in their rematch but Bradley hurt Pacquiao in the fourth round and still managed to land more than 30% of his power punches.

At this stage of his career, Pacquiao is who he is. If he tries to tighten up his defense, the overwhelm-and-finish strategy is going to be very hard to execute against Floyd. Realistically Manny won't be able to push Floyd out of his comfort zone unless he takes the type of risks he's paid for dearly in the past.

3. Mayweather better hope his legs work, he better continue to move and he better hope he Is prepared for the speed that Pacquiao brings and sparring Judah and Corley ain't gonna get It.

If you actually believe that Floyd's legs are shot (or on the verge of being shot), you are not basing that on real evidence. Floyd is obviously not the same fighter physically as he was at 28 but he still moves better than 99% of the fighters out there and his ring IQ is a lot higher than it was at 28. His recent opposition is decent, and it includes a lopsided defeat of a full-blown middleweight (Canelo) who is supposedly the future of the sport.

Pacquiao isn't the same fighter either. He hasn't scored a knockout since 2009, he suffered a brutal knockout and his recent level of opposition leaves a lot to be desired. You can't tell me he has sparring partners who can prepare him for Floyd's movement and angles.

If recent history and quality of opposition is any indication, Floyd will have all the advantages on May 2 and Manny will have to pull a rabbit out of a hat to win. But you can keep hoping that Floyd's legs fall off.