Is this the nail in the coffin of Pac/Mayweather?

[Taeth]

I just don't see how Mayweather can keep Pac honest. Manny is more explosive, just as fast, punches harder and throws so much more. It's a fight I just struggle to see Mayweather winning. Pac just has too much of everything.

I think deep down, Mayweather probably knows this and seeing what we saw here, he is unlikely to want to step up and face this beast any time soon.

Mayweather signing a contract to fight Pac will in itself earn my respect. But I do think Manny needs to agree to drug testing with no windows. The fight should also be at 147.

So many people didn't know how Mayweather would keep Mosley honest, but he totally nullified Shane's offense. One I might add that destroyed Margarito even worse than Pacquiao.

Mayweather doesn't beat guys with just his speed, it's his timing his defense. Manny needs to be faster than you to win, he needs to be allowed to fight his fight, and he looks great when he is allowed to do his style of fight, but his last few opponents have been picked to make him look exceptionally good. When was the last time we saw him against a skilled counter punching type fighter? Marquez and Barrera, and in both those second fights Pacquiao didn't look all that impressive offensively. Look how much faster and better Mayweather is than them.

People are getting too caught up on the wrong aspects of speed when they think Mayweather-pacquiao. Pacquiao isn't any faster on the outside than Mosley was, I'm sorry but he didn't look all that fast last night except when he was throwing combinations, and you need a relatively stationary target to throw combinations the way he does. I mean look at Marquez he is tireless in there ring and a great combination puncher, his offensive almost rivaled Pacquiao's when they fought, but he couldn't get off at all on Floyd because Floyd either landed a stiff jab before he ever good started or danced away. Watch the last half of Pacquiao-Cotto fight when Cotto is moving and PAcquiao can't get off combinations the same way because he had a moving opponent, the same thing happened with Mosley against Cotto as well, but you take a guy like Floyd who won't be moving away because he has to and Manny will not look good offensively at all.

[Dizaster]

The fact Pac is a southpaw triples his chances alone compared to most of Mayweathers opponents mentioned..

But Taeth is right about Mayweathers defence making ANY output fighter look slow and inaccurate.. He is possibly the best fighter of any era at nullifying his opponents offence..

It's Pac's angles and stance that hold him in decent stead...

The question is whether he can win enough rounds... Like Cotto v Margarito.. Cotto won a lot of rounds simply from landing meaningful counterpuches and having better ring generalship.. Mayweather is the best in the business regarding that. 10 times better than Cotto...

Roach would just need a gameplan to win rounds... The rest after that would be gravy.,

[Nameless]

To win against Mayweather, you need speed, enough power to damage him, throw LOAD of combo and enough stamina to last 12 round. Pac brings that to the table and even more. At some point, Mayweather will have to open up and he will get tagged. Moseley did nicely till the 4-5th when he started to run out of gas and to seriously decrease his work rate otherwise he would have had a chance. It won't happen with Pac. PErsonally, I quite like his chances in that duel, I am not counting Mayweather's out but I definitely think Pacman could win that one.