Floyd Mayweather - " I will be aggressive from the opening bell"

He's gonna have to be and im starting to really believe this fight will more than live up to the hype and be an all out war :cool:

Floyd Mayweather: I will be aggressive from first bell | Boxing News | Sky Sports

Theres no way Floyd can win this sitting back and pot shotting Manny as he's simply too busy and throws too many punches, he's gotta stand and fight or he's gonna be 5-6 rounds behind by mid way then he HAS to fight.

This is when i see Manny catching him with a massive left and finishing him off.

Mayweather is gonna be Massively outside of his comfort zone he's fought in Since he fought Oscar ;)

And on Older legs now too ;)

Pacquioa by 5-8 round stoppage :cool:

I was thinking about the fight earlier considering all the lies Roach and Arum said on Mayweather/Pacquiao At Last. I thought why do they bring these things up and tell lies that anyone who paid attention knows are lies? Like not debatable, not I think, but in print and on film we know for a fact this is not true lies. That program really brought my hype levels down. If Floyd was scared it wouldn't necessarily mean Floyd would lose but we would be sure that Pacquiao would trouble him. But the fact they are still lying and lying undermines the idea Floyd was scared. It really could just be cashing out.

Then I thought about Floyd's biggest fights. He out jabbed Oscar, he beat Hatton on the inside as well as outside(in between rounds you can actually hear Roger telling Floyd to get inside that he's better than Hatton inside), he stood right in the pocket and took Shane's will. In the big fights he seems to like to show he can beat his opponents at their game. He might have this thought again. If Floyd took the fight inside it's a mismatch. If he keeps Pac on the end of his jab he wins comfortably. But I'm starting to convince myself he wants to fight Pacs fight and we have a firefight coming.

Spot on. Only way he can win is to play with fire. If he does that, the fans also win. If Marquez was able to do it, he can do it. Like I always say Pacquiao is a pitbull and a counterpunch is like a shock collar that snaps him out of his aggressiveness. Pot shots won't stop Pacquiao from his track.

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Originally Posted by smashup

Theres no way Floyd can win this sitting back and pot shotting Manny as he's simply too busy and throws too many punches, he's gotta stand and fight or he's gonna be 5-6 rounds behind by mid way then he HAS to fight.

This is when i see Manny catching him with a massive left and finishing him off.

Mayweather is gonna be Massively outside of his comfort zone he's fought in Since he fought Oscar ;)

And on Older legs now too ;)

Pacquioa by 5-8 round stoppage :cool:

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Pac's on old cramped up legs with a shaky chin.

Even Tim Bradley had him wobbling.

Bradley had him wobbling? Bradley hit him and that was it really. Many people have hit Pac and how wobbly is that chin? Pretty good actually.

The trouble with Manny for Floyd is that he is so sharp and versatile too and that is why this fight is so compelling. If Manny can keep the pace for 12 rounds, then this is going to be a tough ask for Floyd too. People always underestimate Manny and I am guilty as charged too. I've been watching a lot of Manny fights recently and now truly appreciate him and it was always hard as he was beating up Barrera and Hatton. Time heals and he was great. I hope he can still be great and hopefully retire with a great win rather than going on too long like all too many do.

I think what you're going to see from Floyd is CONTROLLED aggression. He's not going to come out swinging wildly like Provodnikov. I see it more like Wladimir/Haye. He's going to stand his ground, try to keep Manny on the back foot, peck away and constantly look to counter. You're going to see a lot of jabbing to the head and body, and I think we're going to see Floyd use a stiff right cross to the body.

People talk about Floyd being out of his comfort zone, which is true because obviously you can't fight Manny the same way you fight Maidana or Canelo. But the same goes for Manny: he's used to being the much faster man and he does his best work against slow, one dimensional guys. He's not used to fighting a guy with the same speed as him, he's going to get hit in positions and from angles he's never been hit before, and he's going to get countered in ways only JMM has done. Manny has a ton of bad habits that he gets away with against slower guys, Floyd will make him pay for those habits.

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Originally Posted by smashup

He's gonna have to be and im starting to really believe this fight will more than live up to the hype and be an all out war :cool:

Floyd Mayweather: I will be aggressive from first bell | Boxing News | Sky Sports

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] I hope that's true coz as I far as I can remember, nobody came out winning going toe-to-toe with Manny. They either went down or were forced to retreat.

I don't think the entire quote was posted.

Floyd Mayweather - "I will be aggressive from the opening bell. And if you believe that..... I've got some beachfront property in Las Vegas I'd like to sell you."



Really??

Floyd is gonna change his style after 47 undefeated fights? Floyd is a counterpuncher. It's up to Manny to bring the aggression. Getting involved in a chess match is not Manny's style nor is it in his best interests. He'll have to bring it. That's where Floyd will be waiting. Pressing the action will be on Manny.

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I think what you're going to see from Floyd is CONTROLLED aggression. He's not going to come out swinging wildly like Provodnikov. I see it more like Wladimir/Haye. He's going to stand his ground, try to keep Manny on the back foot, peck away and constantly look to counter. You're going to see a lot of jabbing to the head and body, and I think we're going to see Floyd use a stiff right cross to the body.

People talk about Floyd being out of his comfort zone, which is true because obviously you can't fight Manny the same way you fight Maidana or Canelo. But the same goes for Manny: he's used to being the much faster man and he does his best work against slow, one dimensional guys. He's not used to fighting a guy with the same speed as him, he's going to get hit in positions and from angles he's never been hit before, and he's going to get countered in ways only JMM has done. Manny has a ton of bad habits that he gets away with against slower guys, Floyd will make him pay for those habits.

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Definitely controlled aggression, no way Floyd comes out swinging like Hager - Hearns.

Not his style, not what he does.

When you use controlled aggression, you peck away and you're always ready to counter, you can make a guy second guess himself and get him flustered. Aggressive doesn't have to mean brawling, slugging toe to toe or looking for the one-punch KO like Mike Tyson. Floyd can fight aggressive, but he usually does it in spurts. In all his fights at some point he decides to stand his ground and advance forward, and he's always very effective in doing so.

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Bradley had him wobbling? Bradley hit him and that was it really. Many people have hit Pac and how wobbly is that chin? Pretty good actually.

The trouble with Manny for Floyd is that he is so sharp and versatile too and that is why this fight is so compelling. If Manny can keep the pace for 12 rounds, then this is going to be a tough ask for Floyd too. People always underestimate Manny and I am guilty as charged too. I've been watching a lot of Manny fights recently and now truly appreciate him and it was always hard as he was beating up Barrera and Hatton. Time heals and he was great. I hope he can still be great and hopefully retire with a great win rather than going on too long like all too many do.

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I've been watching Manny's fights since he started and I was wondering why people had been underestimating him. Especially with his fight against Barrera. I was sure that he would knock Barrera but people couldn't see it. I was a lone voice during those times. Probably, I was the lone pactard here. I was ridiculed then when I said Manny's going to be a great fighter.

Now, in this fight with Mayweather, I know that if Pac's would simply do his "in and out" fight, he will knock Mayweather out.

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Originally Posted by Gandalf

Bradley had him wobbling? Bradley hit him and that was it really. Many people have hit Pac and how wobbly is that chin? Pretty good actually.

The trouble with Manny for Floyd is that he is so sharp and versatile too and that is why this fight is so compelling. If Manny can keep the pace for 12 rounds, then this is going to be a tough ask for Floyd too. People always underestimate Manny and I am guilty as charged too. I've been watching a lot of Manny fights recently and now truly appreciate him and it was always hard as he was beating up Barrera and Hatton. Time heals and he was great. I hope he can still be great and hopefully retire with a great win rather than going on too long like all too many do.

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I've been watching Manny's fights since he started and I was wondering why people had been underestimating him. Especially with his fight against Barrera. I was sure that he would knock Barrera but people couldn't see it. I was a lone voice during those times. Probably, I was the lone pactard here. I was ridiculed then when I said Manny's going to be a great fighter.

Now, in this fight with Mayweather, I know that if Pac's would simply do his "in and out" fight, he will knock Mayweather out.

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Cant see it myself bro but good luck I hope you are right.
I hope to at least see Floyd hurt and rethinking I want to see him fully tested.

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Originally Posted by Gandalf

Bradley had him wobbling? Bradley hit him and that was it really. Many people have hit Pac and how wobbly is that chin? Pretty good actually.

The trouble with Manny for Floyd is that he is so sharp and versatile too and that is why this fight is so compelling. If Manny can keep the pace for 12 rounds, then this is going to be a tough ask for Floyd too. People always underestimate Manny and I am guilty as charged too. I've been watching a lot of Manny fights recently and now truly appreciate him and it was always hard as he was beating up Barrera and Hatton. Time heals and he was great. I hope he can still be great and hopefully retire with a great win rather than going on too long like all too many do.

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I've been watching Manny's fights since he started and I was wondering why people had been underestimating him. Especially with his fight against Barrera. I was sure that he would knock Barrera but people couldn't see it. I was a lone voice during those times. Probably, I was the lone pactard here. I was ridiculed then when I said Manny's going to be a great fighter.

Now, in this fight with Mayweather, I know that if Pac's would simply do his "in and out" fight, he will knock Mayweather out.

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Cant see it myself bro but good luck I hope you are right.
I hope to at least see Floyd hurt and rethinking I want to see him fully tested.

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Bro, it's weird that, just like Pacfan, I feel that this will be an easy fight for Pac. Mayweather's defense will certainly fall with Pac's handspeed and weird angles. Pac's punching power may have diminished in effect as he goes up in weight but you can't deny it as he was knocking his opponents (Rios, etc.) even in the welterweight. Imagine its effect on Mayweather if he is knocked down. He hasn't been in that situation before.

Floyd has height and reach advantage and he will sit back and use that for 12 rounds if he could because he is a boring boxer who can not and is not interested in entertaining any fans.

PAC Man has to initiate the fight but will be scared of making a mistake.

The fight may end up a borefest with moments of excitement.