Mayweather vs Pacquiao – THE FACTS: Why You Should Bet on ‘Money’ and Not Gamble with ‘Pacman’
November 20th, 2009
By Mark Phillips: After millions watched in awe at Manny Pacquiao’s destructive TKO over Miguel Cotto on November 14th where Pacquiao claimed a record breaking seven world titles in seven different weight divisions, it seems as though boxing has finally been fully resurrected, standing proud in light of its most exciting weight class, with a new mainstream star seemingly unbeatable even against Puerto Reco’s toughest.
Unfortunately alas all the build up and anticipation in the minds of fight fans as they wait for the ‘dream fight’, it will sadly most likely see the seemingly invincible ‘Pacman’ enter into a mismatch with a far superior opponent, with many casual and real fight fans having overlooked many facts between the two fighters. Let’s look at the facts of each fighter’s contrasting tools that they will bring to the ring if they were to meet:
Offence:
Pacquiao may seem to throw the harder shots, but this can be a common misconception because of his dazzling combinations which appear to hurt his opponents, whereas in reality only a few of these shots are in fact landing. Pacquiao’s hardest and most devastating firepower is often from his right hook or two shot combinations which give his opponent little time to react and cover up. Though some analysts have pointed out that Pacquiao’s furious combinations will unhinge Mayweather’s defence as he is only used to blocking one or two punches, this in itself could also be the downfall of Pacquiao himself.
This is because even though Pacquiao frequently throws combinations that can range between a staggering 8-10 shots, this is also a lot of time that his chin is unguarded and susceptible to Mayweather’s shattering left hook as he is a notorious counterpuncher, always looking to catch his opponents off guard. Secondly, Pacquiao’s over eagerness can also leave him open for counters all night long, as he often explosively springs forward whilst throwing shots, causing higher impact as he steps into those big counters. Pacquiao may throw more shots per round, but this doesn’t necessarily mean anything, as Mayweather’s patience allows him to throw infrequent but accurate powerful punches that have often scored him as high as 60+% punches landed, a feat that many other boxers cannot boast.
Defence:
Pacquiao’s defence is great and he is often, as of post Marquez, able to avoid the majority of punches and take little damage from each bout. But he can get hit, and he does get hit. This is the problem, as his opponent on the night would be possessing arguably the best defensive tactics and intelligence ever seen in the history of the ring. Throughout Mayweather’s whole professional career, except for a bleeding nose, he has never received a beating, been knocked down or hurt, or been involved in a real war with any opponent. He doesn’t have to – this is what makes his skills unrivalled, as with his shoulder roll tactics and lightning reactions he can evade the hardest and fastest of punches, making his fight game complete, which is something his would be opponent is not.
Speed:
Pacquiao is without doubt fast, but lacks the piston like straight shots of Mayweather, who himself delivers amongst his array of arsenal an unforgiving solid jab that can land all night long.
Athleticism:
Both are superior athletes in the boxing game, but Mayweather still reigns supreme in this area, never showing fatigue even in the later rounds of energetic bouts, whereas Pacquiao has been seen to run low on gas towards the latter stages.
Size and Reach:
These are two very important key factors that many have not yet considered. The size between both fighters is quite contrasting, with Pacquiao being of similar size to that of Marquez when he fought Mayweather recently; a visible weakness that was clearly seen early in their one sided contest. Mayweather’s size is not something that should be overlooked as he is a big welterweight in build, standing at 5” 8, and his size will be evident against the smaller 5” 6½ Pacquiao. On the other hand if size really does mean nothing then here are some numbers that will make a difference: 67 and 72. Mayweather does have an unusually long reach for his stature, measuring a massive 72 inches, which will definitely cause his counterpart with just 67 inches reach problems.
In summary, a clear Mayweather victory will ensue, scoring an early or mid round knockout acquired by catching Pacquiao as he rushes in trying to land combinations leaving his chin exposed for counter after counter. If this is not the case and Mayweather chooses to not tangle with his opponent, then a clear unanimous points verdict will be seen in favour of him on the judges’ score cards. Remember this is a man who you really have to beat to beat – and he is unbeatable. You can’t knock him out because you can’t catch him. You can’t outpoint him because he is the technician. Only when Pacquiao becomes a complete fighter himself also, will he stand a chance of beating a fighter in the calibre of Floyd Mayweather Jnr.
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Just heard Mayweather Jr. state on last night’s “Joe Buck Live” (HBO) that he made $1.3 million betting on Pacquiao in one of his recent fights (chuckle)
No steroids: Manny was able to gain all the muscle because he was previously having difficulty keeping his weight -down-. He’s now at his natural adult fighting weight.
ray ray you wanted numbers? well how about this one for u….zero….number of people who beat mayweather!!!! manny is a great fighter but cant beat mayweather! bet on mayweather….people who bet with him since day one are probably driving the same cars and live next door to him now….lol
hahahaha EVERYONE is commenting on how you can see the future seeming you are already proclaiming victory on this fight. Well if that’s the case why are you still a writer here? You should use your skill of fortune telling in business or stocks or something. Never mind, I’m as crazy for reading this, I’ll just go to the experts website cuz this is a joke.
very good article!
I’m a Filipino born boxing fan. So is my whole household ( including the Wife, who loves and screams for the Pac-Man in his fights). But, I can honestly say that Mayweather poses the greatest threat to Pacquaio’s dominance.
I’ve watch and purchased every single pacman fight on pay per view. And will always do. But, I fear that if pac-man does fight Mayweather and Mayweather fights his fight ( in the point cards ). My fellow country man will lose to him…
I just hope “Master” Freddie Roach has some sort of plan to dismantle Mayweather’s defense and his fighting game. But the only thing Pacquaio has going for him against Mayweather is his ability to throw punches from weird angles and angles which are also very very hard to see coming. But, I dont take any credit away from Mayweather’s skills but as me being a Proud Filipino… I have to support my country man.
I hope and pray that Our “Pambansang Kamao ( National Fist)” will rising to the occasion and will overcome this great opponent…
Mabuhay Pinoy !!!!
u hit all points i see an have it the same
forgot to type in my name…and yes i’from italy and a former boxer myself…ciao and peace.
mark philips ,where in the name of God did you get your facts?pacquiao’s right hook?he was a one handed straight-left slugger before roach developed his “manila ice”,the right hook.his most deadly punch is the straight left.ok,so most of his punches don’t connect.but still inflict damage to his opponents,IMAGINE what his opponents will look like if HE CONNECTS ALL THOSE PUNCHES.mayweather will eventually get hit and when he does,he be looking up at the ceiling lights from the canvas.marquez tagged him a coupla times,but since marquez doesn’t have the power of pacquiao,mayweather just brushed them off,even smiled at those shots.stamina?mayweather just runs around the ring,heck,even you could do that.but try delivering 100 punches per round for 12 rounds,see where you end up….and like the guys here said,unless you see the future with your crystal ball or sumthin’,nothing is a clear cut victory.boh fighters have their chances of victory.nuff said.
it easy to look like a defensive genius when u fight a low level of competition…seems a little biased because you can argue the same for pacquiao…but how many times have we talked about pacquiao losing to bigger fighters compared to how many times we favored Mayweather over B and C listers…you cant talk about Money being a defensive genius when he fought weak comp…Pernell Whitaker was a defensive genius cuz he fought the best in his division
Well argued – though it wont be a walk in the park for either of them…
all this talk is a waste of time and energy…
can’t you all just shut up until early next year when
“pacman” meets “the punishser”!!!!
I THOUGHT COTTO WOULD BEAT MANNY WITH HIS POWER, BUT MANNY WAS JUST TO FAST AND ACCURATE SO COTTO ALOT OF THE TIME JUST TOOK THE HEAVY SHOTS. HE DIDNT REALLY MOVE UNTIL THE SECOND HALF OF THE FIGHT BUT THIS WAS DOWN TO NOT WANTING TO KEEP TAKING THE PUNISHMENT. I THINK MANNY IS BRILLIANT HE IS GREAT FOR THE SPORT AND APART FROM THE MUCH BIGGER PAUL WILLIAMS IS UNRIVALLED AROUND LIGHTWELTER/WELTER WEIGHT, UNTIL HE COMES UP AGAINST MAYWEATHER. MANNY TENDS TO PLANT HIS FEET GENERATING MORE POWER WHEN HE PUNCHES. HE BOMBED DE LA HOYA,HATTON AND COTTO BECAUSE THEY TRIED TO OUTBOX AND EXCHANGE MANNY BUT WERE ALL STATIC WHEN MANNY USED HIS AWESOME OFFENCE, WHILE MAYWEATHER WOULD BE MOVING THE WHOLE FIGHT. I LIKE BOTH OF THESE BOXERS BUT MY GUT FEELING IS SEEING MANNY JUMPING IN PLANTING HIS FEET AND MAYWEATHER MOVING AND COUNTERING. I COULD BE WRONG I HAVE BEEN B4 BUT ITS JUST THE WAY I SEE THE FIGHT HAPPENING.
I’m gonna bet on Pacman. You will eat your words Mr. Mark Philips. Mayweather is a Fraud & Pac-Man is the real deal here.
Great Article.
Mayweather is a genius in a boxing ring, hence why he has never been on the canvas and never lost!
manuel perez all over again….
same result in the end. lol
Please Everyone! Yes, Pacman gave Cotto the beating of his life! And yes also Cotto was at least one of the top 5 five Welterweights out there. But please look at Cotto in his last few bouts. When he fought Clotty in June, everyone knew he lost but because he fought through a cut that made him a man of Heart, which is true! But do any of yall think that he won that fight because he dominated or because he fought through it? Ive watched that fight over again! Please do NOT expect the same from Floyd! Manny jumped on the chance to beat an opponent that was already beaten. Expect different from Floyd!
Go ahead . fool . Bet all you’ve got on the Duck!!! Then you will really know what its like to be in recession. Ha ha ha ha
Two years ago, nobody would think of Pacquiao vs Mayweather simply because of weight difference. I even concede then that Pacquiao was simply no match against Mayweather in terms of skills. But after Pacquiao consistently showed, against David Diaz, Oscar dela Hoya, Ricky Hatton and now Miguel Cotto, that he improved and continues to improve his skills while going up in divisions, I now believe that Pacquiao has a very good chance of beating Mayweather. Pacquiao is now a legitimate welterweight, with even more power, great footwork, offense, defense and without sacrificing his speed. While I agree that Mayweather has a great defense, I also believe that the best defense is great offense, which Pacquiao has. Boxing is suppose to be surprises. Pacquiao may just surprise everybody, again, by beating Mayweather.
what an analysis! “pacquiao has…but mayweather…” c’mon man, give us a break!
Articles like this is like an old tune to me. And IMO, I want to keep it as that. A lot of people will bet on PBF making my money after the fight bigger. Thanks for the article, though I dont agree, your opinion will surely help me get a lot of money in the end.
“This is because even though Pacquiao frequently throws combinations that can range between a staggering 8-10 shots, this is also a lot of time that his chin is unguarded and susceptible to Mayweather’s shattering left hook as he is a notorious counterpuncher, always looking to catch his opponents off guard.”
floyd can’t land those counterpunches coz his busy defending himself against all those power punches that the pacman will throw.. he can’t stagger pac, cotto’s punch is much stronger than floyd’s but manny just shook it off..
I’ll bet my rediculous government salary mayweather won’t be able to knock out pacquiao. Cotto is way much stronger a puncher than floyd and with the way pacman toke cotto’s punches last time, floyd can hit pacquiao all night and nothing will happen. The more interesting prospect is what will happen to floyd if pacman hits him.
Well, if floyd choses not to engage and would rather just run and dance hitting cheap shots in the process in the hoped he gets a points decision he won’t be getting it even in a long shot.
I KNOW BOXING TOO WELL THAT IF THE FIGHT COMES CLOSE ENOUGH FOR THE JUDGES TO DECIDE THE OUTCOME, PACQUIAO WUOLD SURELY WIN.
WHY? PACQUIAO IS THE KIND OF GUY THAT WILL MOST LIKELY GIVE MAYWEATHER A REMATCH RATHER THAN THE OTHER WAY AROUND.
THIS IS GOOD FOR BUSINESS AND ARUM AND GOLDEN BOY KNOWS IT. THAT’S GARANTEED!
“Pacquiao may seem to throw the harder shots, but this can be a common misconception because of his dazzling combinations which appear to hurt his opponents, whereas in reality only a few of these shots are in fact landing.” are you not reading the news, don’t you know how many punches he landed on cotto.. ah i knew it, because it was so fast that you, mr phillips cannot see them.. are u blind?
Mark… I have to admit you make some valid points. You shouldn’t be writing articles but preping politicians to do battle on the debate stage.
I however must disagree. Although, I rarely make predictions before a fight happens let alone make a prediction before a fight is actually signed, I make “out of the gate” predictions and of course this could change. But, I do feel “out of the gate” Manny Pacquaio will win this fight. Trust me I’ve gone back and forth but my early pick is The Pacman. I will write a counter article in response and maybe we can get a FRIENDLY rivalry on the site up, with ideas, opinions and respect until the fight is set and done.
By the way, I really enjoyed the article!!!
I thought I was going to read something that would really sway my bet to Mayweather, but everything you wrote was speculation and conjecture. I need numbers. Where are your statistics to back up your claims? As a writer you are missing your main ingredient…proof.
team j&j you sound like a lawsuit happy person, you’re probably the kind of person that fakes a slip in front of macdonalds to get money.. how about you bet on pacman on his next fight, trust me you wont be disappointed.
id rather bet on the fighter than the runner
Hey Floyd did Mark swallow too?
Top Rank doesent sue for Libel or Slander: Floyd Mayweather Jr and his father both have accused pacman of taking perfomance enhancing drugs. Bob Arum is an attorney why wouldnt he seek relief and damages for his top prize fighter’s reputation being questioned? Because if top rank sues and they testify and its proven later that manny took drugs than they can go to jail for perjury. Some will say he wants to fight mayweather so he wont sue but other fighters as Kermit Cintron have already accused him. NO LAWSUIT yet. Even boxer Paulie Maglignaggi has suggested he is on PEDs on two occasions. Why not even a press conference denying it?
Many people keep saying that Manny is a good Christian guy and his character wont allow him to cheat. Ask his wife Jenkie about that. She was loyal to him before he was a big star. Now it is revealed he has cheated likely numerous times. I personally dont care about his personal life. But it raises an interesting question? If a man is willing to cheat on a loyal wife and mother of his kids is it impossible to believe he would cheat in a sport to make millions?
nice> a crystal ball and cards plus a makeshift tent with banner saying ‘The dumbest fortune teller in the world’ is all this writer needs.
Pacman is on Steroids: Not overtrained after taking 8000 calories a day: Pacman takes 8000 calories a day to make weight. But he also needs to burn that, to burn all those calories without PEDs would be impossible without overtraining and having nothing left for the fight.
Unfortunately, we have seen boxers as Vargas, Jones, Toney, Mosley get caught. We were foolish to believe that Mcgwire and Sosa hit 70 home runs and 66 home runs due to hard work and talent. Than Barry Bonds breaks the record a few years later, a record that couldnt be touch for nearly 40 years. Now we have a boxer that is Henry Armstrong with shocking power. When De La Hoya fought Hopkins at 160 he was KOd with one body punch. THe Great Jose Napoles couldnt handle the naturally bigger Monzon, Arguello couldnt finish Pryor on his quest for his 4th weight division crown. Now we have a Flyweight knocking out welters SO EASy. He is like a God. But he didnt look like a god before at 122. He is not a god. He is JUST JUICED UP
Part #1 I have seen almost every pacman fight from 112 pounds to now. Here is why i think it is likely he is on perfomance enhancement drugs:
1- Physique: Just recently Juan Manuel Marquez moved up alot of weight to fight Mayweather, Marquez unlike Pacman retained some water weight. He was muscular but not ripped as pacman who now looks like bruce lee. Boxer Kermit Cintron has said there is no way without some perfomance enhancement drugs can you gain over 20 pounds of muscle in such a short time. Even Duran, De La Hoya, and Mayweather didnt look that ripped.
2- He seems to get stronger with weight. If you look at pacman he was actually knock down 5 times at 126 and lower. He was knocked out twice by torrecampo and Singurat 3k batter, and was taken down by a stiff jab by Hussein at 122. But now he is willing to allow Cotto give him free body shots on the ropes. Cotto a man who can knockout a natural welter with ONE body shot and couldnt do any damage to pac with dozens. He had to go 12 rounds with Marquez twice, Larios, and Morales (1st fight) but now he can physically dominate naturally bigger fighters as David Diaz, De la hoya, Hatton, and Cotto.
I have seen almost every pacman fight from 112 pounds to now. Here is why i think it is likely he is on perfomance enhancement drugs:
1- Physique: Just recently Juan Manuel Marquez moved up alot of weight to fight Mayweather, Marquez unlike Pacman retained some water weight. He was muscular but not ripped as pacman who now looks like bruce lee. Boxer Kermit Cintron has said there is no way without some perfomance enhancement drugs can you gain over 20 pounds of muscle in such a short time. Even Duran, De La Hoya, and Mayweather didnt look that ripped.
2- He seems to get stronger with weight. If you look at pacman he was actually knock down 5 times at 126 and lower. He was knocked out twice by torrecampo and Singurat 3k batter, and was taken down by a stiff jab by Hussein at 122. But now he is willing to allow Cotto give him free body shots on the ropes. Cotto a man who can knockout a natural welter with ONE body shot and couldnt do any damage to pac with dozens. He had to go 12 rounds with Marquez twice, Larios, and Morales (1st fight) but now he can physically dominate naturally bigger fighters as David Diaz, De la hoya, Hatton, and Cotto.
3-Stamnia – Most fighters show fatigue and less sting in their punches in the late rounds. But pacman never shows any signs of that. in fact, the volume of punches get higher often. People say steroids hamper stamina for boxing. WRONG. If steroids don’t help stamina why would pitchers like Clemens and Pettite take them if they decrease and not increase pitches thrown and innings pitched . In addition, these drugs help increase recovery time. Most importantly, pacman has been active for 15 years as a fighter and he never shows any effects of his tough fights. His energy seems to be get higher even after numerous slugfests. After Duran fought Hagler in a 15 round battle he had nothing left for Thomas Hearns and was knocked out in 2 rounds.
4-Head- His head seems to get bigger in proporation to his body. These are signs of HGH and other substances.
5- Designer Steroids can’t be Traced- The fact is synthethic steroids as THG, Madol and Genabol can’t be traced. There are also synthetic stimulants that can’t be traced. So of course he hasen’t tested positive. Futhermore, as boxer malginaggi said they dont check even the blood. That means HGH cant be traced, and even blood tests are limited in finding HGH. Morevoer,boxing dosent do random tests so the boxer can even cycle it out of the system before and after a fight. Cycling and Track and field give numerous random testing. In addition, they have a system in place where they can check for abnormalities in blood as hemoglobin, RBC,WBC, and Testesterone to see if designer drugs are being taken. The same can be said about stimulant and painkiller drugs used to have more energy and take pain. Many MMA Fighters have admitted taking painkillers used to take blows without being drowsy and never caught.
6-Never heard of Steroids: Manny has stated he never heard of steroids. That is both humorous and preposterous at once. I guess when they do his urine drug tests he thinks they are checking if he takes Flinstones Vitamins for kids or if he takes energy bars. Of course, HE KNOWS. They even have to sign papers with drug tests. That sounds very defensive to say i never heard of steroids.
7-No Wear Down: All fighters are human after numerous fights they start to show age and wear down. Pacman has been active for 15 years as a fighter and he never shows any effects of his tough fights. His energy seems to be get higher even after numerous slugfests. After Duran fought Hagler in a 15 round battle he had nothing left for Thomas Hearns and was knocked out in 2 rounds. Even Hagler after the Duran fight looked shaky with Roldan early on. He even had his only official knockdown on the 1st round. Although some will argue it was half slip and half punch. Pacman has had tough wars with Morales, Marquez, Sanchez, Barreras etc., yet he seems to be impervious to slowing down as a fighter. Hagler a very conditioned fighter definitely started to slow down after his fights with Duran, Hearns, and John Beast Mugabi. Hagler was very slow in the Leonard fight due to the constant wars he had. Ray Leonard was never knock down early in his career but was knockdown several times late in his career,
8- Top Rank doesent sue for Libel or Slander: Floyd Mayweather Jr and his father both have accused pacman of taking perfomance enhancing drugs. Bob Arum is an attorney why wouldnt he seek relief and damages for his top prize fighter’s reputation being questioned? Because if top rank sues and they testify and its proven later that manny took drugs than they can go to jail for perjury. Some will say he wants to fight mayweather so he wont sue but other fighters as Kermit Cintron have already accused him. NO LAWSUIT yet. Even boxer Paulie Maglignaggi has suggested he is on PEDs on two occasions. Why not even a press conference denying it?
9-Philippine culture: This dosent sound politically correct but i know the culture, I been to the philippines. I can speak some tagalog and cebuano. The country has a long history of corruption, scandals, and political wrong doing. The manila airport is the only major airport that charges a terminal fee for using their facility. Hotels are known to trump up charges on visitors. Manny knows the culture wells. The motivation is to make millions of dollars by cheating. If Manny stays at Featherweight and lower he wont make $10-$20 Million fight. He at best will be like Chris John of Indonesia a featherweight making at most $1 million a fight.
10- Character: Many people keep saying that Manny is a good Christian guy and his character wont allow him to cheat. Ask his wife Jenkie about that. She was loyal to him before he was a big star. Now it is revealed he has cheated likely numerous times. I personally dont care about his personal life. But it raises an interesting question? If a man is willing to cheat on a loyal wife and mother of his kids is it impossible to believe he would cheat in a sport to make millions?
11- Not overtrained after taking 8000 calories a day: Pacman takes 8000 calories a day to make weight. But he also needs to burn that, to burn all those calories without PEDs would be impossible without overtraining and having nothing left for the fight.
12-Defies Reality: Unfortunately, we have seen boxers as Vargas, Jones, Toney, Mosley get caught. We were foolish to believe that Mcgwire and Sosa hit 70 home runs and 66 home runs due to hard work and talent. Than Barry Bonds breaks the record a few years later, a record that couldnt be touch for nearly 40 years. Now we have a boxer that is Henry Armstrong with shocking power. When De La Hoya fought Hopkins at 160 he was KOd with one body punch. THe Great Jose Napoles couldnt handle the naturally bigger Monzon, Arguello couldnt finish Pryor on his quest for his 4th weight division crown. Now we have a Flyweight knocking out welters SO EASy. He is like a God. But he didnt look like a god before at 122. He is not a god. He is JUST JUICED UP
cmon… in the pacquiao-cotto fight, thousands have also gambled their money on cotto with their money, those predicted that cotto will win and they lost. why? they cannot predict the true outcome of a fight unless at fight night. what makes you, the writer of this article, give a clear outcome of a fight? unless you are a good fortune teller… if you are, can you give me winning numbers on the next lottery?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6J-DbULeMgo&feature=related
Watch this in youtube.com Castillo knocked down Floyd with a body shot but the referee was too slow to see and ruled it as a slip and Floyd was complaining of low blow although the shot was above the belt. Play and Pause and you will see the body shot. Watch the whole fight and judge it for your self who won… Floyd had difficulty fighting very aggressive fighters … much more heavily handed and fast as Pacquiao. This writer does not know what he is talking about the comparison. Style makes fights.
This is an anti pacman website. Same goes to writer Manuel Perez who booted pac to win over cotto.
Very obvious this author does not know how to analyze fights. He compared Marquez and Pacquiao against Mayweather. Marquez is a counter puncher, he is not effective against Floyd because Marquez became the aggressor. Floyd lost to Castillo in the first fight based on boxing experts and HBO commentators of that fight. Watch in youtube… you’ll see how Mayweather can be mauled too. Hatton was able to rock Mayweather and was able to run many rounds because he’s an aggressor with fast hands. Any aggressor with fast hands and footwork may give Floyd a problem in the fight. Zab was also effective against Floyd but Zab ran out of gas. And what did you say… Manny’s stamina tends to fade… you are obvious a writer who does not know how to really analyze fights, skills and attributes.
*did u saw judah vs mayweather mr phillips? judah did actually floored the moneyman, his gloves touch the floor but the referee did not count it a knockdown. biased referee by the way…
*mayweather cannot knockout pacquiao. even the hard hitting welterweight cotto did not knock him down once.
biased article…
Do u say that PAcquiap will be KO’d by PBF?
Are u nuts? Even Cotto cant KO’d Pacquiao and Cotto is far stronger than your MAyweather hahaha lol.
Mayweather will keep on running and when pacquiao cathed him once it will be a career destruction for Maywether.
PAC does not get tired. PAC’s footwork will make up for the reach disadvantage. MAY punches won’t hurt PAC’s iron chin.
Pacquaio will beat Mayweather. Size does not matter to him. He will KO Mayweather Jr. and Senior both of them including his trainer…
floyd is a great fighter but pac is on a ridiculous roll…not just winning fights but, also gaining lopsided victries…something clicked w/ pac after marquez #2, where he’s been destroying opponents easily…this is a tougher fight but I see floyd not being able to adjust to pac’s speed and volume of punches…Pac can turn this into a brawl by constant pressure…if this occurs
I don’t see floyd keeping up since that’s not his style…floyd’s punches will land here and there but not enough to stop pac who has proven he can take a punch against welterweights…
All I can say is compare the PBF vs. OLH and PAC vs.OLH fight. PBF barely pit on a fight against OLH and that was a lot earlier. PAC put OLH into retirement. OLH won’t say anything about PBF because he promotes him, but OLH knows who the real winner would be!
THE FACTS: Why You Should Bet on ‘Money’ and Not Gamble with ‘Pacman’ By: Mark Philips
Hey! Mr. Philips…You Bet first and show us your proof that you’ll bet to floyd and be sure that you bet your house!ok?
Ok, I hate the ignorant and slanderous writers on this site as much as anyone does, but I think that some of the commentators are just as bad.
I’m a huge Pac fan (with heart as well as head, though I realized that’s not objective) and really don’t like Mayweather that much at all, though I respect his skills. I would LOVE to see Pac knock Mayweather’s head off, but honestly, I don’t really know if it’s possible.
Like this writer, regardless of his personal opinion of Pac or Mayweather, I’ve looked at the facts and played out the fight in my own head. Some people would agree with me, and some people wouldn’t.
Yes, this article makes a prediction in one boxer’s favour, but it has no personal hatred or slander involved. Whether or not you agree with what it says, this is NOT a biased article.
Cotto with his superior size will destroy Pacquiao…what do you mean that didn’t happen?
cotto came down 2pounds as well remember, floyd defo wont, i dunno its a tough one but i think floyd is just to good in defence a clear decision for me by about 5 rounds
PUERTO RICO!!!!! NOT PUERTO RECO. COME CORRECT, OR DON’T COME AT ALL.
I give Manny all the credit in the world for his impressive win over Miguel Cotto but i just cant see him beating Mayweather. To be honest, because of the styles i would even favour Cotto to put in a better performance against Mayweather than Pacquiao would. I think Pacman would get picked off all night with counter punches. And im still not too sure if Manny could last 12 rounds in a tough fight with a fully blown welterweight.
Now i know people are gonna say im crazy but hear me out. We all know that Manny has carried his speed going up the weights very well, and the power is definatly there aswell but im not too sure if his body could take a too much punishment at that weight. Look at him after the Cotto fight, his face looked like he had been in a real war and yet Cotto only won 3 rounds.
Now i know Pacman has speed, power and heart but this is one of those fights where i think that still wont be enough. And i’d like to point out that i cant stand Mayweather and would love to see him get knocked out. My heart would want Pacman to win but my head says he cant. However i wouldnt bet against Pacman, ive lost too much money in the past lol
Looking at PBF’s performance against JMM I don’t see him being able to keep Pac off. The “shattering left hook” of PBF couldn’t accomplish anything more then a flash knockdown against JMM. and Pac was able to absorb Cotto’s punches with no problem. PBf’s shoulder roll, though very effective, probably will not be as effective against Pac because of the unorthodox angles Pac is capable of.
I wholeheartedly agree that PBF will win,however to predict an early to mid-round stoppage is a bit presumptuous,plus from the start you show bias,which is not sound basis for analysis!!!!!!
i could not agree more
THis author doesn’t know anything about footspeed. That’s the biggest part of Floyds defense, is being able to move from side to side quicker than his opponent. This is why he is so good at escaping from the ropes. It’s also why he often holds his hands out to tie up his opponents arms as he backs out when they are in the center of the ring. Floyd cannot do these things with Pac because Pac has the same type of footspeed as Floyd, and he throws from ALL angles. As soon as FLoyds hands come away from his body, he’ll get popped by a shot he never saw coming. There will be things that Pac needs to learn, but if we’ve learned anything from his past four fights, his learning curve is amazing. Pac by thrid round knockout.
Dela Hoya, Hatton and Cotto. I always thought they were going to be too much for Pacman. But of course we know what happened in all three. After Cotto, I don’t think I can doubt Pacman’s abilities again. There are just some people in this world who will defy every odd thrown at them and will overcome it everytime.
Just because it’s written on paper that Mayweather has better all around boxing skills means squat.
Hmmm, did manuel perez change his pen name? lol This guy is not even half serious. He is obviously full of sarcasm(if not totally biased for floyd)
splendid article. im a pac man fan but even i admitt its gona be tough him
i’ll gamble on pacquiao. even a knockout by pacman. wanna bet?
Your STUPID with your biased opinions of Mayweather. All you have to do is examine Cotto, De La Hoya, and Hattons fights with Pacquiao, and see the technician that Pacman is on how he easily adapts to bigger fighters. No doubt it will be a difficult fight for both, but the Pacman has easily shown his progression in fights of how he has evolved.
Good article well argued.