Pac has a better shot at beating Floyd NOW than several years ago

[powerpuncher]

I actually agree with this. Back when this fight was first talked about, I thought that Floyd would easily outbox then TKO Pac. At this point, Floyd has slowed down enough to where I think that he would really play it safe and just stay on the outside and hold like we saw in the maidana rematch. I think he still wins but it's tougher and uglier.

[J_Undisputed]

I can see the original posters argument here. I still think things are a bit skewed. Floyds legs have rusted up a little and he's not quite as mobile. He's slowing down and might not avoid every punch he's trying to avoid. I still consider Floyd sandbagged with using a bad style for the first part of 1st maidana fight.


With Pac, i'm not saying he's dead in the water but I don't think he's back to his best. A knockout like that changes a fighter. Not to mention he's taken his foot off the gas in fights prior to that. Pac fought on and that's great. Rebounding against rios (who was a limited slugger that's there to take a beating) and Bradley rematch (but everyone knew pac won the first fight anyway)


If we still believe these too are the best 2 fighters at the weight. I'd like to see Pacquiao win but I still think Floyds bigger at the weight and his style will be the ace up his sleeve. Unless Freddy's got a hell of game plan up his sleeve and Manny pressing every minute of every round.. its hard to really feel that Manny would be in control of the fight unless Floyds mentally distracted which is entirely possible considering the split with golden boy (forcing him to be lead promoter) and Ellerbe.