By Paul Williams: I want “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs “Pacman” Manny Pacquiao! With certain reservations, Floyd wins. First and foremost, lets get a huge point out the way. I am a Pacman fan and I want this to argue both sides. I don’t believe for a second the whole drug taunts are true, I believe it less than Floyd does. He is simply getting in Manny’s head, plain and simple. Floyd is a highly intelligent fighter who believes fights can be won before you enter the ring. He proved this against Hatton. its the exact same strategy he used get under Ricky Hatton’s skin, something no-one had done before.
Pre-fight we all saw him steaming around looking very tense and emotional-playing into Floyd hands. It was genius. Yes, I think the whole blood issue is silly but I also think if we both men sat down together they could easily just say lets make this happen. But I think the promotion companies are more to blame! They are the main issue here, as usual in boxing. what a shame.
As for the fight, I believe the the reason Floyd is a true great is he does what all time greats do, he finds a way to win! i get the whole he doesn’t please. it gripes me sometimes but he always adjusts to what is in-front of him, this is his main advantage over Pacman. If Manny has success then Floyd will change his style to neutralize this where as Manny does not possess that ability, if he’s having trouble he will carry on doing the same things until he goes back to Roach. Manny is very repetitive, ok knowing whats gonna happen and stopping it is so different I agree on that. I believe Roach will change Mannys tactics, he jumps in and out. This against one of the greatest counter punches of all time will be a big mistake, Manny jumping onto a punch with his speed will create more power. Team Roach will work to the body like De La Hoya did and they will use the jab that Roach believes is the punch Mayweather is weak to.
Pacman is open to uppercuts and also hooks. Joshua Clottey showed this and his head movement is poor. Shane Mosley showed against Antonio Margarito than even if you are an iron chinned fighter that doesn’t move his head, against quality can get you taken out. Pacquiao will come looking and I believe if Floyd can handle Pacquiao all over him he can win this fight. Mayweather always rises to the plate, so no one really knows how good he can be when he needs to be. For a few rounds, Miguel Cotto really troubled Pacquiao until he failed to realize they were gassing him. I don’t think either boxer will go out to try stop the other unless the chance comes up, just because there is too much respect and fear of what the other can do.
From Pacquiao’s point of view he needs to treat it like any other fight because if he comes in cagey because its Floyd that just plays into his hands. I think one point people are missing is, Floyd always throws back even if only ones and twos, so if Manny is constantly coming at him then that is still a lot of ones and twos. Mayweather wont just sit there and he does double up his combos more than people think!. The fighter who manages to neutralize their opponents strengths to maximum effect wins this fight.
I want Mayweather to win. because I think he has to win. Pacquiao has his legacy. This maybe puts Floyd in the top 5 all time bracket if he adds Mosley to the list. He needs this to get the credit he deserves, if he loses he will not go down as a great because people dislike him but this settles the argument. Personally, I fear Pacman will just out work Mayweather and win that way. My main argument is this. boxing is: not getting hit and hitting your opponent. That is the true essence of it. so do you separate for example Pacman who will do a Joe Calzaghe and throw over 1000 punches or Mayweather who in the de le hoya fight, threw 100 less punches but twice as many, 47 per cent, Oscars was in the 20’s..So pre-fight when the judges mentally decide if they will score for aggression or precision ….has this fight decided by three men before it stars?
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