Comments Thread For: Roach: Mayweather Would Be a Priority if Pacquiao Returns

[Sledgeweather17]

Naah it's not.

Even uncle roger Mayweather knows there wasn't any closure.


Uncle Roger says:

Roger Mayweather says Floyd has got to beat Manny Again earn respect from boxing fans
http://**********boxing.com/

If you can't link, just go to, on the ropes boxing.com, interview is all there.

Roger Mayweather: Floyd's legacy is going to be good but he needs to close that legacy with Pacquiao. He needs to go back and him and Pacquiao need to do it again. Thats what I think. To close the door in terms of victory, thats what he needs to do.

Jenna J: If Floyd does that, where does that put him amongst the greats?

Roger Mayweather: That would put him amongst the greatest fighters, but Floyd had a good, long legacy anyways. He will be amongst some of the greatest fighters but hes got to close the thing with Pacquiao before he ever does that, because thats one of the known guys that people respect and I think thats the guy that he's gonna have to beat or have to show something with.

Even Roger Mayweather knows Floyd didn't conclude anything that night.

The truth cuts like butter.

Lol, that's because Roger predicted that Floyd would KO Pacquiao within five rounds, so of course he was disappointed when Floyd potshotted his way to victory.

Also, Roger has never liked the defensive approach, Floyd was much more aggressive and attack minded under his guidance.

[Sledgeweather17]

Yup, nacho knows what's up.

Nacho about Floyd: The kid caved. Over defensive on the most important fight of his life.

"He knew he was supported by the judges to give a luck luster fight."

"He (floyd) lost so much credibility"

"the only one throwing punches was Pacquiao"

"how can they gave the rounds to a guy who even looks ridiculous running away scared?"

"or giving hugs to turn off the fight?"




# rematch written all over the place. Floyd needs to redeem himself with this poor display of boxing.

Yet Floyd threw more punches and landed more than Manny. Can Nacho please explain that?

[Spoon23]

Yet Floyd threw more punches and landed more than Manny. Can Nacho please explain that?

Here count this. All documented punches per round. Enjoy.

[Spoon23]

Even in Spain, they saw Pac winning.

[thack]

These two ring greats are both retired and unless they do decide to take one last fight together should stay that way.Leave it to the Thurmans , Porters, Garcia's ,Brook's and Spence's , the division should be thriving with these guys fighting each other instead of trying to get one big shot at a big name and Pac and Floyd just by who they are don't always help this.

[Bronx2245]

This was an interesting prediction by a writer who hates Mayweather:

May 2, 2015:
Frank Lotierzo

The in-ring combat and style clash:

I've read for the better part of the last two years that Mayweather's legs are gone and how Pacquiao has the more judge friendly style of fighting. To that I say, yes, and it won't matter regarding his legs being gone - and as far as the more judge friendly style, Pacquiao will not have that going for him when he touches gloves with Mayweather tonight. And probably the most overlooked thing regarding the two fighters is; Mayweather is clearly the bigger man. Don't be surprised by how much bigger Mayweather is when they are standing face to face during the referees final instructions. Floyd's size advantage will be a factor in the outcome because it truly takes a toll on the smaller fighter who has to attack the bigger fighter, especially when their skill sets are equal.

As for the case pertaining to Mayweather's legs, he no longer moves and uses them like he used to. He's now filled out and is very physically strong. Look how he handled strong powerful hitters like Miguel Cotto, Saul Alverez and Marcos Maidana. He held his ground and actually won many exchanges with them while his feet were planted and with his back against the ropes.

Pacquiaio will lose because Mayweather holds the style advantage. Manny is not a fighter who applies bell-to-bell sustained pressure like a vintage Roberto Duran used against Sugar Ray Leonard the first time they fought. Thus Mayweather will not be forced to do much of what he doesn't want to do. Manny's pressure comes in spurts and waves. Mayweather will be able to time him and counter Pacquiao's aggression and attacks with his accurate and straight punching. Which leads to another problem for Pacquiao, which is Manny is easy to hit these days and has been prone to fighting more upright than when he used to come in low. If Pacquiao is getting hit cleanly as he's attempting to bring it to Mayweather, his aggression will be blunted and stymied along with him being knocked out of punching range. This in turn will cause him to come up short with the meaningful shots he’ll be looking to send Mayweather’s way. Thus he'll have to start all over again working his way in, and most like he'll be blunted at the front door again. And while he’s looking for the side door Mayweather will score.

Pretty soon the round will be over and Mayweather will have landed the more telling and memorable punches during it to carry the round. And as the fight progresses the better Mayweather's read on Pacquiao will become and the more upright Manny will start to get during his runs at Floyd. With that pattern unfolding Pacquiao will need to turn the fight with one punch. And therein lies another problem for Pacquiao. And that is he doesn't have the single shot power to freeze Mayweather with one punch, which is mostly all that he'll get, to the point to where Floyd is momentarily defenseless and vulnerable to Pacquiao going in and really pushing him to the edge of the cliff.

http://www.thesweetscience.com/news/...cquiao-tonight

[GOD-FR33]

Smh...

No, instead Pacquiao took a different strategy...he boxed focusing on countering the counter puncher with short combos. Kind of like what JMM did to him the first 3 outings. Not saying he did enough to win, just think its stupid to not knowledge the fact that Pac/Roach never intended to Blitzkrieg Floyd.

Exactly. Good post. These people who claim to know boxing, including the commentators, all looked stupid on May 2nd, 2015. Manny proved them all wrong. Everyone thought Floyd was a better fighter but he never has been. Whatever Floyd can do, Manny can do. They expected Manny to steam roll Floyd with meaningless activity, but didn't realize how SKILLED he really is. He didn't fight that way because he didn't have to. That's how good he is. He made Floyd look scared to engage, he made him look ordinary. He neutralized Floyd's jab and was countering beautifully. He hit Floyd with fast, straight lefts to the mouth, hooks to the head while Floyd was trying to throw his signature straight left to the body. Smh. And when you look at common opponents, it PROVES that Manny is a better fighter. If anyone proved anything in that fight, it was Manny. Floyd fought GAY and knew he had outside help. All he had to do was make it to the distance. On top of all of this, he cheated. And this isn't the first time either. Floyd has been roiding for years, just like Lance Armstrong. Everything Lance did, Floyd followed. He was impressed by how long Lance got away with it and said, "Hmmm". From vampire facials( which are illegal), to flushing his system before fights, to test clean after. Floyd hasn't stepped on an unofficial scale in 5-6 fights. Now, this is a fighter who is always proud of his fight night weights. Smh. And just remember, he had to pay Manny around $12 million in court because he didn't wanna reveal his tainted drug tests over the course of his career. Which fights? It's all speculation BUT they are rumored to be Cotto, Alvarez, and Ortiz. His "A" samples were all abnormal for those 3 fights. Just look at how BIG he is. Floyd is a big welterweight. Do not let HBO and their false numbers fool you. Name the last opponent Floyd was smaller than?????? Boxing is a joke and will do better once his name is forgotten. He'd rather come back for Garcia or Connor but not Manny????? Okay.

[The Big Dunn]

Exactly. Good post. These people who claim to know boxing, including the commentators, all looked stupid on May 2nd, 2015. Manny proved them all wrong. Everyone thought Floyd was a better fighter but he never has been. Whatever Floyd can do, Manny can do. They expected Manny to steam roll Floyd with meaningless activity, but didn't realize how SKILLED he really is. He didn't fight that way because he didn't have to. That's how good he is. He made Floyd look scared to engage, he made him look ordinary. He neutralized Floyd's jab and was countering beautifully. He hit Floyd with fast, straight lefts to the mouth, hooks to the head while Floyd was trying to throw his signature straight left to the body. Smh. And when you look at common opponents, it PROVES that Manny is a better fighter. If anyone proved anything in that fight, it was Manny. Floyd fought GAY and knew he had outside help. All he had to do was make it to the distance. On top of all of this, he cheated. And this isn't the first time either. Floyd has been roiding for years, just like Lance Armstrong. Everything Lance did, Floyd followed. He was impressed by how long Lance got away with it and said, "Hmmm". From vampire facials( which are illegal), to flushing his system before fights, to test clean after. Floyd hasn't stepped on an unofficial scale in 5-6 fights. Now, this is a fighter who is always proud of his fight night weights. Smh. And just remember, he had to pay Manny around $12 million in court because he didn't wanna reveal his tainted drug tests over the course of his career. Which fights? It's all speculation BUT they are rumored to be Cotto, Alvarez, and Ortiz. His "A" samples were all abnormal for those 3 fights. Just look at how BIG he is. Floyd is a big welterweight. Do not let HBO and their false numbers fool you. Name the last opponent Floyd was smaller than?????? Boxing is a joke and will do better once his name is forgotten. He'd rather come back for Garcia or Connor but not Manny????? Okay.

We know, you are still upset Floyd won. you could have just typed wahhh and saved time.

[boksingero]

Pacquiao disappointed everyone with his performance in the first fight.

He was supposed to be THE ONE who would finally beat Mayweather but instead he was made to look amateurish and scared to throw. Even Maidana put up a better fight against Floyd.

There's no need to see this again.

Floyd only won rounds 1,5 and 11
Pacquiao won rounds 2,3,4,6,7,8,10
Both tied at rounds 9,12
Best rounds of pacquiao : 3,4,6
Best rounds of floyd: 5,11

Judges unanimously gave round 9 to pacquiao. but when watched carefully, it was the closest round in the fight

Its not that pacquiao was not throwing much, it was floyd who was running and hugging and was afraid to engage but still got outpointed by pacquiao using one hand

[GOD-FR33]

Good post.

Floyd only won rounds 1,5 and 11
Pacquiao won rounds 2,3,4,6,7,8,10,12
Both tied at rounds 9,12

Its not that pacquiao was not throwing much, it was floyd who was running and hugging and was afraid to engage but still got outpointed by pacquiao using one hand

Great post. Facts are facts. Based on the way Floyd behaved in the biggest fight of his career, he wouldn't even have fought past ATGs. NO WAY!!!!! All of these fantasy match ups his fans argue over wouldn't have ever happened. First of all, he is overrated as a fighter. May 2nd proved this. The first fight with Castillo. The first fight with Maidana. The fight with an old Hoya. And the fight with Manny. He looked ordinary and people act as if he punished and dominated the fight. Idiots. Smh. BAsed on Manny's last fight, Floyd would need a tune up for the rematch because Manny would F him up. A one armed Manny beat Floyd. What does a two armed Manny do???? He would be too fast and too strong for Floyd. And his reflexes are still too good. Floyd has been declining for YEARS. It wouldn't be smart on Floyd's end to accept a rematch.