Comments Thread For: Mayweather Outpoints Pacquiao Over 12 Rounds

[!! Shawn]

I don't think it's that Floyd cannot throw it. He can throw it, but he fights so cautiously these days. Floyd Sr gave him similar instructions versus Guerrero, to throw the right hand immediately followed by a left hook. But instead, Floyd would just throw the right hand, land it, and that's it. Doesn't want to risk the follow-up, doesn't want to risk throwing combinations.

I agree, he was fighting smart, any time to throw another punch, is extra time for pac to get off shots, he just wanted to use the hook to escape with. Papa Floyd wanted him to sit down on it.

[Hype job]

All this fight confirmed is what I said from the beginning, Floyd is TBE at picking the exact moment when a formerly great fighter no longer has it.

I said before the fight, this story of this fight would be Mannys lack of legs and his inability to create angles like he made his name doing.

Thats all we saw. A guy that couldn't move around anymore. More than that, Manny was having trouble pulling the trigger, another sign of old fighter syndrome.

Its really disgraceful that we as fans were treated to a fight between this version of Pacquiao who as I said before, isn't even a shell of himself, and Floyd.

Floyd for his part did excellent, and showed why he is a legitimate great, but it was on show for the entire world how badly fadded Pacquiao is.

Also disgraceful was Kenny Bayless...

He didn't issue a single warning to Floyd for holding, even though he was not just holding, he was refusing to let go even as he tried to pry them apart.

What we did find out is that Pacquiao has the power to hurt Floyd. 5 years ago, I am now convinced that Pacquiao would have won.

Its a shame that we didn't get to see that fight, biggest travesty in the sports history.

Great post I agree.

[JStill Unbiased]

Where the fuck is that piece of shit idiot Evol? Somebody cut the rope, quick!

[!! Shawn]

All I saw was Pac miss.

That is what I am saying. Pac was showing signs of aging well before this fight, signs that were glossed over and people were pretending were not happening.

[Sosay]

All this fight confirmed is what I said from the beginning, Floyd is TBE at picking the exact moment when a formerly great fighter no longer has it.

I said before the fight, this story of this fight would be Mannys lack of legs and his inability to create angles like he made his name doing.

Thats all we saw. A guy that couldn't move around anymore. More than that, Manny was having trouble pulling the trigger, another sign of old fighter syndrome.

Its really disgraceful that we as fans were treated to a fight between this version of Pacquiao who as I said before, isn't even a shell of himself, and Floyd.

Floyd for his part did excellent, and showed why he is a legitimate great, but it was on show for the entire world how badly fadded Pacquiao is.

Also disgraceful was Kenny Bayless...

He didn't issue a single warning to Floyd for holding, even though he was not just holding, he was refusing to let go even as he tried to pry them apart.

What we did find out is that Pacquiao has the power to hurt Floyd. 5 years ago, I am now convinced that Pacquiao would have won.

Its a shame that we didn't get to see that fight, biggest travesty in the sports history.

If that^^^^^^^^ is was you tell yourself, that's sad! We all get them wrong sometimes, the would haves are pitiful!

[!! Shawn]

If that^^^^^^^^ is was you tell yourself, that's sad! We all get them wrong sometimes, the would haves are pitiful!

Get them wrong? All I said in the lead up to this fight was that odds are it would be non competitive, because Pacquiao is past his prime?

I was right.

We were still robbed of watching both fighters compete at their peaks.

[SkillspayBills]

Pac didn't use to attack in straight lines. Floyd was still quick firing off all his shots. I don't think he is much slower than 2009. If anything Id give modern Floyd an edge, because he has more confidence in his ability to walk people down, and push the action when he needs too.

Pac has ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS attacked in straight lines. He ALWAYS drops his left hand when he throws a right handed punch and he has ALWAYS been open to right hands. These are FACTS from watching all of his fights since Morales 1. Floyd was always faster (Manny has quicker hands but Floyd is faster to the punch) than Manny and had better ability to land his counters in 09. Trust and believe it would have been a much worse beating for Pac in 09.

[sargo]

Hopefully the **** sucking can stop and Filipino people can see him as just an average boxer with a good promoter.

Well if that's how you see him then you are the ****-sucker. Lol.

[Sosay]

Its still highly debatable, mainly because of the way he acquired all of the names on his resume. At the end of their primes. His is a story of careful management, great skills, and good timing.

Its like Leonard vs Duran 2, where Leonard is on record as saying they waited until it was clear Duran was so far out of shape that he wouldn't be able to prepare by the time of the fight before they made it.

He has made a career of moves like that.

Its a shame because maybe he would have still come out on top if he fought all of these fighters when the fights were relevant.

Maybe if he would have fought Margarito, Cotto, Mosley, Kostya Tszyu, etc he would have beaten them all.

Greatest fighter of their generation still goes to Pacquiao, just as greatest fighter of their Generation still goes to Duran, even though he went on to lose to Hagler, Hearns, and Leonard 2 times.

Pacquiao Did Barrera, Morales, Cotto, Margarito, Marquez etc... He fought the tough fights when they were relevant, instead of fake retiring several times to wait for all of the legitimate threats to fight each other and then to come back and fight the left overs.

Although I do give Floyd credit for the win over Canelo, that was good win, but he should have followed that up with other top competition. Not Guerrero, not Maidana, not Ortiz, not moving Marquez up from 135 to 147.

He created a career full of asterisk for himself, like Roy Jones did, but unline Roy, he doesn't have wins over the other two best fighters of his generation in their prime.

Its really sad, and Floyd is going to regret it after he has retired.

The saddest one yet^^^^^^^^^^^, but got a lot to go!

[NearHypnos]

Why are people making excuses for Pac? I wanted him to win as much as the other guy but this is what happens when he fights someone faster than him. Many of us said it... Floyd has the quicker single ****s and most of all the faster mind and reaction time. Pac said it himself...if only he'd have stayed still.

Pacquiao would have done more 5 years ago? Based off what? Beating on come forward fighters?

I love the comments that Floyd waited til pac got older but the irony is how everyone was talking about how Floyd has slowed down including Roach.


And Floyd is older... So that makes zero sense.

Floyd out threw, out landed and landed at a higher percentage. It was sad to see Pac look like a one dimentional fighter with zero adaptability. He looked like an amateur at times... Now I need to find someone else to KO floyd. :/