Thread: Maidana vs Pacquiao

So we've established Chino is a pretty mean mofo in the division after all.

I was impressed, I didn't think he'd be so competitive with Floyd.

Enough chit chat, could Manny punch him up more convincingly than Floyd?

I think Manny would perform better than Floyd against this opponent, he's got the speed and the power and the volume to match Maidana but his shots are crisper. Of course I am not sure. It'll be a toughie but I don't think Pac will suffer another JMM fate here

I agree Pac would do better. He'd employ the lateral movement Floyd did not use that Marcos struggles with.

Maidana when he has gone down it was during exchanges so if he was to come in throwing or had Pac on the ropes I could see Pac dropping him with a right hook. The same way Ortiz dropped him.

Originally Posted by Ron Swanson

I agree Pac would do better. He'd employ the lateral movement Floyd did not use that Marcos struggles with.

I saw Mayweather use plenty of lateral movement. He'd move side to side and waste time out of range, think he could hurt Maidana with a check left hook then find himself on the ropes. Everyone struggles with lateral movement, both the bull and the matador, simply because its a farce in a squared circle. What Pacquiao would do is throw the lead left whilst slipping the jab then turn Maidana and circle away to Maidana's blindside. Lateral movement in a squared circle = getting caught on the ropes.

I have not seen the Floyd fight yet, exactly how crap did he look because I would think Manny Pac would beat Maidana with relative ease, yet I think Floyd beats Manny Pac easy.

Originally Posted by jahmez

Originally Posted by Ron Swanson

I agree Pac would do better. He'd employ the lateral movement Floyd did not use that Marcos struggles with.

I saw Mayweather use plenty of lateral movement. He'd move side to side and waste time out of range, think he could hurt Maidana with a check left hook then find himself on the ropes. Everyone struggles with lateral movement, both the bull and the matador, simply because its a farce in a squared circle. What Pacquiao would do is throw the lead left whilst slipping the jab then turn Maidana and circle away to Maidana's blindside. Lateral movement in a squared circle = getting caught on the ropes.

Even turning someone you escape laterally before re-engaging. Floyd backed straight back most of the night. You move laterally to avoid getting caught on the ropes. I don't even begin to understand what you are getting at with "lateral movement in a ssquared circle=getting caught on the ropes" are you saying moving laterally makes you get caught on the ropes? Because if so you are terrible wrong. Or are you saying Floyd was caught on the ropes repeatedly? In that case you are right. If you want to see how lateral movement can keep you off the ropes and not allow a big puncher get off because their feet aren't ready watch Mayweather/Corrales.

Originally Posted by Master

I have not seen the Floyd fight yet, exactly how crap did he look because I would think Manny Pac would beat Maidana with relative ease, yet I think Floyd beats Manny Pac easy.

I think people are under estimating what Maidana did. The fight looked as you would expect with Maidana coming out like a bull in a china shop. The difference was when Floyd started landing flush shots he stayed with the bull in a china shop mentality. Most guys don't like those flush shots and they hesitate. You could feel that night of your life nothing is stopping me energy from Maidana. I thought Floyd was a little off. In the first there was an spot where Maidana was wide open, Floyd went to hit him but he was a bit late so he stopped and he almost stumbled. It just wasn't that normal grace. There were moments throughout the fight he looked just a bit off. I think he thought the fight would follow the normal script and accidentally ended up in a fight, couple that with a cut and he was a little shook. It's tough to gauge how much of that Maidana created and how much was Floyds fault. Hence the need for a rematch. But make no mistake it was a special performance by Maidana. He was willing to be great, he just came up a touch short.

Originally Posted by Ron Swanson

Originally Posted by Master

I have not seen the Floyd fight yet, exactly how crap did he look because I would think Manny Pac would beat Maidana with relative ease, yet I think Floyd beats Manny Pac easy.

I think people are under estimating what Maidana did. The fight looked as you would expect with Maidana coming out like a bull in a china shop. The difference was when Floyd started landing flush shots he stayed with the bull in a china shop mentality. Most guys don't like those flush shots and they hesitate. You could feel that night of your life nothing is stopping me energy from Maidana. I thought Floyd was a little off. In the first there was an spot where Maidana was wide open, Floyd went to hit him but he was a bit late so he stopped and he almost stumbled. It just wasn't that normal grace. There were moments throughout the fight he looked just a bit off. I think he thought the fight would follow the normal script and accidentally ended up in a fight, couple that with a cut and he was a little shook. It's tough to gauge how much of that Maidana created and how much was Floyds fault. Hence the need for a rematch. But make no mistake it was a special performance by Maidana. He was willing to be great, he just came up a touch short.

Just saw the post fight and Floyd said he chose to fight more to entertain the crowd and next time he will box more. Could he be right?

Originally Posted by Master

Originally Posted by Ron Swanson

Originally Posted by Master

I have not seen the Floyd fight yet, exactly how crap did he look because I would think Manny Pac would beat Maidana with relative ease, yet I think Floyd beats Manny Pac easy.

I think people are under estimating what Maidana did. The fight looked as you would expect with Maidana coming out like a bull in a china shop. The difference was when Floyd started landing flush shots he stayed with the bull in a china shop mentality. Most guys don't like those flush shots and they hesitate. You could feel that night of your life nothing is stopping me energy from Maidana. I thought Floyd was a little off. In the first there was an spot where Maidana was wide open, Floyd went to hit him but he was a bit late so he stopped and he almost stumbled. It just wasn't that normal grace. There were moments throughout the fight he looked just a bit off. I think he thought the fight would follow the normal script and accidentally ended up in a fight, couple that with a cut and he was a little shook. It's tough to gauge how much of that Maidana created and how much was Floyds fault. Hence the need for a rematch. But make no mistake it was a special performance by Maidana. He was willing to be great, he just came up a touch short.

Just saw the post fight and Floyd said he chose to fight more to entertain the crowd and next time he will box more. Could he be right?

That's why I want a rematch, I'm not sure. I could see him coming back with a gameplan more like the Corrales fight but is he still capable of that, I'm not sure. He's fought the other guys plan before, he out jabbed Oscar, he stood in the pocket and fought Shane, in the corner of the Hatton fight Roger was instructing him to get inside. These things are all counter intuitive but they worked. He said before the fight he would be right in front of Maidana and he was. But that doesn't mean it was by choice. I would expect him to move and get off his shots before Maidana got his feet right in a rematch but maybe he can't. That's the intrigue.

Originally Posted by Ron Swanson

Originally Posted by jahmez

Originally Posted by Ron Swanson

I agree Pac would do better. He'd employ the lateral movement Floyd did not use that Marcos struggles with.

I saw Mayweather use plenty of lateral movement. He'd move side to side and waste time out of range, think he could hurt Maidana with a check left hook then find himself on the ropes. Everyone struggles with lateral movement, both the bull and the matador, simply because its a farce in a squared circle. What Pacquiao would do is throw the lead left whilst slipping the jab then turn Maidana and circle away to Maidana's blindside. Lateral movement in a squared circle = getting caught on the ropes.

Even turning someone you escape laterally before re-engaging. Floyd backed straight back most of the night. You move laterally to avoid getting caught on the ropes. I don't even begin to understand what you are getting at with "lateral movement in a ssquared circle=getting caught on the ropes" are you saying moving laterally makes you get caught on the ropes? Because if so you are terrible wrong. Or are you saying Floyd was caught on the ropes repeatedly? In that case you are right. If you want to see how lateral movement can keep you off the ropes and not allow a big puncher get off because their feet aren't ready watch Mayweather/Corrales.

If you move laterally/side to side in a square all your going to do is eventually hit the sides. It's just common sense. Circling is how you avoid hitting the sides (ropes), keep the fight in the centre of the squared circle, conserve energy and, most importantly, ensure that you are always in a position to throw effective punches whilst literally being one step ahead of your opponent. Floyd was at his worst when he used lateral movement against Maidana. He was needlessly wasting time and energy against a swarmer which could have been put to better use early on attacking the body and turning him into punches, he was only negatively reinforcing the impression that Maidana was forcing him to run and, worst of all, he was not in a position to throw effective combinations to keep him at bay. That was the real reason he kept finding himself against the ropes. Believing that simply moving side to side in a box will greatly alter the course of a fight is not only a terrible mistake but an absurd insinuation.

Styles make fights and I don't think pac would go through the same struggles.

Maidana is tailor made for pac imo. Despite the fact that floyd is great and all, his choice of punches are pretty much txtbook and unconventional fighters can give him problems.

Pac is different. If anything, pac is under the same category as maidana in terms of being unconventional except that he just flat out more advanced.

Maidana would be up against somebody who is so much faster and throws punches from odd angles just like him.

Maidana does not know how to cut off the ring and he sure as hell wouldn't be able to deal with pac's unpredictable movement.

It would look like the rios fight but maybe a little more competitive.

Originally Posted by Ron Swanson

I agree Pac would do better. He'd employ the lateral movement Floyd did not use that Marcos struggles with.

Pac can't even beat Floyd's tuneup...JMM.

Maidana would put Pactrash back to sleep.

Originally Posted by FinitoElDinamita

Styles make fights and I don't think pac would go through the same struggles.

Maidana is tailor made for pac imo. Despite the fact that floyd is great and all, his choice of punches are pretty much txtbook and unconventional fighters can give him problems.

Pac is different. If anything, pac is under the same category as maidana in terms of being unconventional except that he just flat out more advanced.

Maidana would be up against somebody who is so much faster and throws punches from odd angles just like him.

Maidana does not know how to cut off the ring and he sure as hell wouldn't be able to deal with pac's unpredictable movement.

It would look like the rios fight but maybe a little more competitive.

Pac falls in with his hands down...to call him more advanced than anybody is retarded.

Why bother with this convo...you know DAMN WELL Pactrash ain't going near Maidana.

Originally Posted by Master

I have not seen the Floyd fight yet, exactly how crap did he look because I would think Manny Pac would beat Maidana with relative ease, yet I think Floyd beats Manny Pac easy.

The very reason Floyd vs Manny is so appealing. Even though I think the same as you, we don't know for sure. Now Maidana comes along and changes the scales a little.
It's getting interesting!

Originally Posted by Master

Originally Posted by Ron Swanson

Originally Posted by Master

I have not seen the Floyd fight yet, exactly how crap did he look because I would think Manny Pac would beat Maidana with relative ease, yet I think Floyd beats Manny Pac easy.

I think people are under estimating what Maidana did. The fight looked as you would expect with Maidana coming out like a bull in a china shop. The difference was when Floyd started landing flush shots he stayed with the bull in a china shop mentality. Most guys don't like those flush shots and they hesitate. You could feel that night of your life nothing is stopping me energy from Maidana. I thought Floyd was a little off. In the first there was an spot where Maidana was wide open, Floyd went to hit him but he was a bit late so he stopped and he almost stumbled. It just wasn't that normal grace. There were moments throughout the fight he looked just a bit off. I think he thought the fight would follow the normal script and accidentally ended up in a fight, couple that with a cut and he was a little shook. It's tough to gauge how much of that Maidana created and how much was Floyds fault. Hence the need for a rematch. But make no mistake it was a special performance by Maidana. He was willing to be great, he just came up a touch short.

Just saw the post fight and Floyd said he chose to fight more to entertain the crowd and next time he will box more. Could he be right?

Nobody knows for sure, but the way Floyd was fighting the first two rounds I thought he was playing around, after that it was clear to me he couldn't stay off the ropes. Spending the night on the ropes is not the way Floyd fights, and would not chose to fight in my opinion.