Will Floyd Mayweather Come Out Throwing Bombs to Shock Everyone?

**Beanflicker** · 03-27-2015 04:16 PM

Floyd will be more aggressive because he has no choice. He needs to get Pac's respect and make him realize that he can hurt him, which he will do. Floyd and Pac are both lightning fast, but the difference is Floyd is always technically sound and defensively aware. I don't think most people realize exactly how much of a skill advantage Floyd has over him. Pac has a TON of bad habits that he gets away with when he's fighting the typical slower, one dimensional fighters.

When Pac is going to throw his 1-2, he drops his left hand as he's jabbing (it got him KTFO vs JMM). Guess who LOVES to counter jabs with lightning fast straight rights? Pac will throw a combination and drop his hands and admire his work. No problem against guys like Rios and Margarito. Guess who has the best counter punching and timing in the business?

IMO it's going to be the straight right and a big focus on body punching by Floyd. PBF is going to counter the fuck out of him and bang him hard to the body, and IMO he's going to stop Pac. People keep focusing on the troubles that Pac presents to Floyd. He's a big challenge, but people are forgetting the troubles Floyd presents a guy like Pac. Manny is going to get hit from angles he's never been hit from, he's going to get countered doing shit that he has always been safe doing, and people are going to be surprised when Floyd get tagged hard and doesn't go anywhere, doesn't fold up like people think he will and instead fires back and gets the better of the exchanges.

**Gandalf** · 03-27-2015 04:47 PM

Floyd might get desperate, but I doubt it will be early on. Once he sees how tricky and quick Manny is, he is going to be covering up and relying on power. In a funny way, I can see it being a bit like Pac/Bradley 2. Floyd cannot keep up with the work rate or the combinations and so he is going to have to lay something big down the middle. Floyd doesn't hit hard, so I don't think he can keep Manny off. There is every chance Manny will destroy Floyd and everyone will be in shock. Floyd was only squeaking by Cotto and DLH and Hatton years ago and Manny destroyed these guys. Floyd is in for a hard days night.

**erics44** · 03-27-2015 05:06 PM

i hope so

**Ron Swanson** · 03-27-2015 05:22 PM

Originally Posted by Gandalf

Floyd might get desperate, but I doubt it will be early on. Once he sees how tricky and quick Manny is, he is going to be covering up and relying on power. In a funny way, I can see it being a bit like Pac/Bradley 2. Floyd cannot keep up with the work rate or the combinations and so he is going to have to lay something big down the middle. Floyd doesn't hit hard, so I don't think he can keep Manny off. There is every chance Manny will destroy Floyd and everyone will be in shock. Floyd was only squeaking by Cotto and DLH and Hatton years ago and Manny destroyed these guys. Floyd is in for a hard days night.

If you think Floyd squeaked by those guy you don't get what he does. He was incompete control every minute of every one of those fights. I suspect you're being sarcastic though.

**brocktonblockbust** · 03-27-2015 05:30 PM

foo-foo Foo-Loid gets cold-cocked by the Pilipino Cock-Duster, he will dust his cock.

**erics44** · 03-27-2015 05:41 PM

Originally Posted by Ron Swanson

Originally Posted by Gandalf

Floyd might get desperate, but I doubt it will be early on. Once he sees how tricky and quick Manny is, he is going to be covering up and relying on power. In a funny way, I can see it being a bit like Pac/Bradley 2. Floyd cannot keep up with the work rate or the combinations and so he is going to have to lay something big down the middle. Floyd doesn't hit hard, so I don't think he can keep Manny off. There is every chance Manny will destroy Floyd and everyone will be in shock. Floyd was only squeaking by Cotto and DLH and Hatton years ago and Manny destroyed these guys. Floyd is in for a hard days night.

If you think Floyd squeaked by those guy you don't get what he does. He was incompete control every minute of every one of those fights. I suspect you're being sarcastic though.

he wasnt in complete control against DLH

it was a close fight, he was behind until the championship rounds

**ruthless rocco** · 03-27-2015 06:25 PM

CompuBox Punch Stats
Total Punches De La Hoya Mayweather
_____Landed 122__________ 207
_____Thrown 587 __________481
________Pct. 21%_________ 43%
Power Punches De La Hoya Mayweather
_____Landed 82___________ 138
____Thrown 341__________ 241
_______Pct. 24%__________ 57%

**Beanflicker** · 03-27-2015 06:29 PM

I never thought DLH/Mayweather was nearly as close as most people. Floyd controlled the fight for the most part, and DLH really couldn't do anything of substance. He got Floyd on the ropes and shoe-shinned him with some quick slapping punches (most of which didn't land), and Jim Lampley and the crowd would go nuts and people thought he was scoring with real punches... he wasn't.

**Beanflicker** · 03-27-2015 06:31 PM