The punch statistics that prove Floyd Mayweather was fortunate to beat Manny Pacquiao

[V.WEBB]

Undefeated doesn't = loved and/or respected. Those are 2 things Floyd wishes he had but can never buy despite all the money he has.

All I read was tears.

[-PBP-]

Undefeated doesn't = loved and/or respected. Those are 2 things Floyd wishes he had but can never buy despite all the money he has.

Why do you care about who loves him or respects him? Ol' young and the restless ass, Lifetime, Oprah Channel ass dudes on here.

[Robbie Barrett]

Undefeated doesn't = loved and/or respected. Those are 2 things Floyd wishes he had but can never buy despite all the money he has.

Mayweather is respected. The majority of fighters give him nothing but respect, they know how good a fighter he is. On the other hand the majority are calling Pacquiao out for making excuses.

[Deevel916]

What is a counter-puncher? When you find that out you'll realise why Mayweather didn't step out of first gear and why Pacquiao is to blame for the boring fight.

So the guy that was in control and dictated the pace has no fault in it being a boring fight despite that he had the ability to do as he pleased.

Is that what your saying?

[SplitSecond]

Why do you care about who loves him or respects him? Ol' young and the restless ass, Lifetime, Oprah Channel ass dudes on here.

i dont think he does, the floyd boys sure do tho

everytime there's any thread showcasing the respect people around the world have for manny, in come the crybabies e.g refer to pacquiao hero welcome thread

lol

[sunny31]

I have been beating the same drum since the fight ended. The fight was really competitive, just because neither guy was tested physically, everyone assumes that it was one sided, I think Manny proved himself technically, granted he came up short, but a bit of perspective is in order here. Manny has never been a pressure fighter, you as hardcore fans should know this so I am puzzled why everyone was so disappointed with Manny's performance. He was never going to walk straight through Floyd with volume, he has a good chin, but he is still a small fighter who can be hit and hurt.

Manny Pacquiao went from a fast slugger to the best boxer/puncher of this era. He fought a good fight and made adjustments which gave Floyd problems in the MIDDLE of the ring. Floyd admitted he was surprised by how good Pacquiao was. Floyd won rounds 1,5, & 11 clearly, Manny won rounds 4 & 6 clearly. The rest were competitive and open to interpretation, I personally felt Floyd edged most of them (8-4). I predicted before the fight, the only way for Manny to win the fight was on points, but he would need to score a knockdown somewhere in the first 7 rounds to get the judges attention, and that might allow him to win a few rounds thereafter whilst Floyd was in a recovery phase, he couldn't manage it. Also for whatever reason Manny did not fight with intensity in the championship rounds, he says shoulder, I say father time.

Having said all that, this is going to sound crazy to some but I feel Manny added to his legacy even in defeat, he did not shame himself in the ring, this was far from one sided. If you take the other small great fighters from this era, Barrera, Marquez, Morales, I don't think they could get anywhere near Pacquiao's performances in the higher weights, this includes May 2. Floyd is undoubtedly the greatest fighter of this era, he is better than Pacquiao in lots of departments and for me is the best technical fighter of all time, but Manny limited him greatly. Everyone seems to be focused on what Manny couldn't do in the fight, but Floyd wasn't able to do a lot of the stuff that he is normally able to do to lesser fighters.

I think as time goes past and people watch the fight not around the hype of the event and will realise that there was not that much between both guys in the ring.

[The Big Dunn]

So the guy that was in control and dictated the pace has no fault in it being a boring fight despite that he had the ability to do as he pleased.

Is that what your saying?

The ability to dictate the pace in a fight with someone who you and others touted he couldn't doesn't mean he is responsible for the fight being boring.

The fight was boring because it lacked action. Manny was there to provide the action. Just like he was the hero when they called this "hero v villain", just like he was the good when this was called "good v evil".

Floyd played his role as expected. he did what the villain, evil, great defensive boxer/puncher was supposed to do. Manny failed to live up to his responsibility, volume puncher, hero, good guy, power puncher.

Time to stop faulting, blaming Floyd for Manny's inability to man up and do as advertised.

[Robbie Barrett]

So the guy that was in control and dictated the pace has no fault in it being a boring fight despite that he had the ability to do as he pleased.

Is that what your saying?

A counter-puncher can't counter if he's got nothing to counter.

[b00g13man]

Undefeated doesn't = loved and/or respected. Those are 2 things Floyd wishes he had but can never buy despite all the money he has.

Being the universally accepted fighter of the generation/era means he's respected.

[b00g13man]

A counter-puncher can't counter if he's got nothing to counter.

But, but, but, his shoulder....