Manny should just go after the early KO

[Mark TKO]

this is exactly what I want to see from the opening bell. Go looking for him and force him into a fight - because that's the last thing he wants

Has to be Manny's strategy. Has to be



"....but the man kept coming after you !!!!"

[Gandalf]

If the opportunity comes then he should take it, but he has to be careful himself. Floyd is no puncher, but if Manny gets reckless he will be eating punches and Floyd has the historically stronger chin. I think Manny needs to pressure, but not be careless with it. He can throw more than Floyd and must do so, but winning the rounds on activity should be the focus and if Floyd is hurt, then sure he should pounce. Manny hasn't been stopping anyone lately and Floyd is a defensive kingpin and cool customer. If he can land something like Mosley did, then Mayweather is going to have a much harder time this time out as Manny won't gas after a flurry and is quicker with his hands and feet too. But at the end of the day, you have to assume that the fight will go 12 based on previous fights. Would be a joy if it doesn't though!

[Beanflicker]

Yeah but that's assuming that Floyd can't fight and Floyd can't hurt Manny. He can do both.

It's easy to say "yeah go throw a ton of punches at Mayweather", but that's a lot harder to actually put in to practice when you're fighting a guy who's nearly impossible to hit clean and is constantly spring loaded to fire a hard counter with laser precision. People say "well Floyd isn't a puncher"... neither was JMM at WW, but if you walk into a good punch, it doesn't have to be thrown by Julian Jackson or Thomas Hearns to put you to sleep.

So no, I think going for an early KO would be one of the dumbest things he could do, especially when you consider he hasn't KO'd anyone in 6 years. If Pac is going to win, he's going to have to win with speed, intelligence and a controlled aggression.