Mayweather can negate Pacquiao's Flurry

[Gandalf]

Also, who else stops the likes of Bradley or Rios? They are teak tough and eat punches for breakfast.

[Beanflicker]

That's the problem: people see Pac (or any other fighter for that matter) do things against a tailor-made opponent like a Brandon Rios and assume he'll be able to do it against anyone. Those people are going to be gravely disappointed.

Against the big plodder Margarito, Pac threw over 1000 punches. Against Brandon Rios, well over 700.
In the 3rd Marquez fight, he threw just over 500. In the 4th fight, over 6 rounds he threw 256 punches, so he was on pace for about 500 punches. That's about 40 punches a round against Marquez, so the amount of punches Pac throws is totally dependant on the style he's fighting. And keeping in mind that Floyd is a much better technical boxer than JMM, much longer, much better defensively and much less likely to stand and bang... those who think Pac is going to have this huge punch output against Floyd are going to be sorely disappointed.

[Beanflicker]

The 40 punches per round Pac threw vs JMM is well below the 58.2 punch WW average.

[chris6878]

That's the problem: people see Pac (or any other fighter for that matter) do things against a tailor-made opponent like a Brandon Rios and assume he'll be able to do it against anyone. Those people are going to be gravely disappointed.

Against the big plodder Margarito, Pac threw over 1000 punches. Against Brandon Rios, well over 700.
In the 3rd Marquez fight, he threw just over 500. In the 4th fight, over 6 rounds he threw 256 punches, so he was on pace for about 500 punches. That's about 40 punches a round against Marquez, so the amount of punches Pac throws is totally dependant on the style he's fighting. And keeping in mind that Floyd is a much better technical boxer than JMM, much longer, much better defensively and much less likely to stand and bang... those who think Pac is going to have this huge punch output against Floyd are going to be sorely disappointed.

If pac comes with the low punch output he will probably lose. I think he needs to swarm floyd to win. I think swarming non stop pac style will show floyds age......no swarm no win for pac.

[Fenster]

Pac's output will dwarf Floyd's regardless. Floyd threw just over 300 punches last time against Maidana yet won clearer than the first time when he threw over 400 punches.

Quite simply... the amount of punches Floyd throws will be determined by the amount Manny throws.

[Beanflicker]

I just don't see Pac as that kind of guy. Yeah, he loves to throw big punches in volume, but he's not cut from the Maidana/Castillo/ect cloth where he's going to bully Floyd into the ropes and rough him up. Pac likes to box, get in land his shots and get out, move, and look to counter. I see this fight taking place primarily in the center of the ring (ala Pac/JMM) and I don't see that working out in the end for Pac.

[toto]

That's the problem: people see Pac (or any other fighter for that matter) do things against a tailor-made opponent like a Brandon Rios and assume he'll be able to do it against anyone. Those people are going to be gravely disappointed.

Against the big plodder Margarito, Pac threw over 1000 punches. Against Brandon Rios, well over 700.
In the 3rd Marquez fight, he threw just over 500. In the 4th fight, over 6 rounds he threw 256 punches, so he was on pace for about 500 punches. That's about 40 punches a round against Marquez, so the amount of punches Pac throws is totally dependant on the style he's fighting. And keeping in mind that Floyd is a much better technical boxer than JMM, much longer, much better defensively and much less likely to stand and bang... those who think Pac is going to have this huge punch output against Floyd are going to be sorely disappointed.

If pac comes with the low punch output he will probably lose. I think he needs to swarm floyd to win. I think swarming non stop pac style will show floyds age......no swarm no win for pac.

Swarming by hitting the thin air? Pacquiao would not do that, he would be wasting his energy. I see already the fight, Pacman unleashes a flurry while Floyd stick, run, and circle him just like what happened to Maidana 2 and Saul Alvarez. Pacman would look bad on this fight

[IamInuit]

Lol. This thing cant be over soon enough but chances are this will also be a case of the cure being worse then the disease. If there is a God there wont be any controversy. Trouble is, my skeptical, cynical side believes that with the money involved it simply wont end cleanly. Something is going to happen and I think its inevitable. Worse perhaps if nothing does, something will surly be invented.

I've always thought Floyd beats Manny but what cracks me up about the opening remarks now merged in this case is once again the myopia that seems to encircle some Floyd fans.They carry on as if Manny has experienced atrophy but Floyd has not slid a lick. The way some talk, you'd think Floyd was just coming off his Gatti win. I'm convinced that some Floyd fans would not notice a weakness or kink in the guy if he himself showed it to them. Well I hate to be the one to break it to you but the Floyd I have witnessed over the last 3 years is nowhere near the Floyd of even 5 years ago let alone a decade back. Besides if this fight is going to be as easy as some say it is for Floyd then I expect there wont be any boasting should it happen as predicted. After all according to what I see here, its just another over matched no hoper. Even Ray Leonard will be mistaken when he claimed its legacy defining because according to some Floyd fans its like beating Baldomir


And ftr Floyd is just as susceptible to a straight left or hook. Even more so against speedy movers that dont stand in front of him. His entire D is based on orthodox fighters. Southpaws on the whole have an advantage because they fight more right handers then righties fight southpaws. I think Floyd will struggle to keep his lead foot on the outside of Manny's. Floyds lead right will be key but Mannys right jab could take it away while he moves right. Then there's the activity level and the fact that Floyd is not near the fighter off the back foot that he used to be.

This fight is not the same fight it was 3 or 5 years ago because neither man is the same fighter, not just one of them.