PRIME Floyd Mayweather vs PRIME Manny Pacquiao, Who would win and how?

[Primo Carnera]

Reliving the greatest moments from the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight

For those who have forgotten, Mayweather beat Pacquiao but UD in May 2015. However, both were well past their prime, as the fight should have happened in 2009.

If the fight happened while both were in their prime (probably around when Pacman beat Margarito, and when Floyd was still Pretty Boy Floyd and was knocking people out because his hand was not damaged), who would have won and how?



My prediction on prime Pacman vs Mayweather
- Pacquiao starts off aggressive, hoping to land an early knockout or TKO
- Floyd gets caught a few times, but no major damage done
-Floyd slips and evades most punches using his signature shoulder roll
-Floyd utilises the jab and counter punching with great accuracy.
-A clearly frustrated Pacquiao gets furious and goes in for the kill at round 9, but Floyd counters him and sends a flurry of lightning fast punches, knocking him out.

What is your prediction?

Welcome to the Forum. I can't believe some people still think Floyd waited till Pac was done. we do know Pac is 2 years YOUNGER than Floyd , don't we?
if it happened in their primes , the result would be the same as it was..........only Floyd would win easier.

[p4pking]

It’s funny that PAC never seemed to be anywhere near his prime the 4 times he fought Marquez over 8 years. All off nights I guess.

[Master]

It’s funny that PAC never seemed to be anywhere near his prime the 4 times he fought Marquez over 8 years. All off nights I guess.

JMM was his nemesis and I had him beating Pac Man every time they fought. Marquez counter punched the hell out of Manny.

[p4pking]

Hmmm, counter punching.. I wonder if there was anyone else even better at that who pac didn’t fight during his prime... will have to think about that for a while..

I haven’t watched any of their fights in ages, remember thinking pac getting the nod in the second fight was fine though. All classics really.

[Master]

Hmmm, counter punching.. I wonder if there was anyone else even better at that who pac didn’t fight during his prime... will have to think about that for a while..

I haven’t watched any of their fights in ages, remember thinking pac getting the nod in the second fight was fine though. All classics really.

Manny seemed clueless against JMM who had him figured. That right cross was always landing on Manny's head. Bet he wished he stopped him in the first round the first time he met him.

[powerpuncher]

It’s funny that PAC never seemed to be anywhere near his prime the 4 times he fought Marquez over 8 years. All off nights I guess.

The second and third fights were what I feel people consider the beginning and end of his prime. He was on a tear coming into the third fight. Everybody thought that Pacquiao had improved so much because he beat bigger guys. JMM was small and wouldn’t be able to handle Pacquiao at that point of his career. Reality hit though and we realized that Pacquiao hadn’t progressed as much as everybody thought. He was just an anomaly that did better against bigger fighters.

I had JMM winning every fight. First and third were obvious JMM wins while the second was extremely close. I had JMM by a point, but it could have gone either way.