Quote Originally Posted by smashup View Post
That's not your cleverest post really is it....

Mayweather hasn't stopped anyone in years either so that fact equals that out, Manny is still knocking people down at least and recently too.
I'm basing this on what a limited skilled fighter (Maidana) was able to do to Floyd for a goo chunk of the first fight.
Now swap Maidana for a southpaw super fast fighter with great footwork and KO power (Pacquiao).

Of course he should go at Floyd like a maniac from the start because Floyd always finds a way to suss people out, re adjust and win on points.

You need to force Floyd to fight at speed and drag him into a situation where he has to fight back- not easy I know but it really is the only way to beat him.

He simply hasn't got the engine to compete like that anymore.

I'd actually be surprised if Floyd won this fight and have Manny as a favourite.
Floyd isn't the KO artist: that was supposed to be Manny. When this fight was proposed years ago when both were in their respective primes, the people who backed Manny to win didn't back him on the notion that he would outfox Floyd, be smarter than him and win a decision. The idea was that Manny would lay hands on him and get him out of there like he had done to so many others. Well, it's been 6 years without a KO and if he couldn't get it done against guys like Chris Algeri and Brandon Rios, it stands to reason he's going to have a tough time doing it to Floyd Mayweather.

Suggesting someone go at Floyd like a maniac is moronic. Anybody who knows boxing knows that Maidana fought a great technical fight against Mayweather, but Mayweather made the adjustments in the second fight. Pac is not Maidana, that's never been his style. Why would he fight a different style in the biggest fight of his life? It makes no sense.