Why no habla Maidana?

I thought Maidana had a very good performance this weekend against the awkward Cayo. Maidana is not the most skilled boxer out there, but you can notice him dialing his punches in and adapting in every fight. Anyone else see it?

Dirrell is a shit actor, why can't he just be a man and get up like a man and fight instead of rolling round like... oh wait... wrong thread

Originally Posted by JazMerkin

Dirrell is a shit actor, why can't he just be a man and get up like a man and fight instead of rolling round like... oh wait... wrong thread

I have a thing or two to tell you about PEDs.

Can't see Golden Boy putting Khan in with Maidana for a very long time if ever, for my money Maidana would ko Khan within 5 rounds.

Originally Posted by killersheep

Originally Posted by JazMerkin

Dirrell is a shit actor, why can't he just be a man and get up like a man and fight instead of rolling round like... oh wait... wrong thread

I have a thing or two to tell you about PEDs.

Mayweather needs to stop thinking he's bigger than boxing.

Have not watched the fight yet. Plan on watching it tonight, but i agree with you Skel, i can't see Khan fighting him either.

Originally Posted by skel1983

Can't see Golden Boy putting Khan in with Maidana for a very long time if ever, for my money Maidana would ko Khan within 5 rounds.

Maidana gets the shaft, short end against Kotelnik, Khan won't fight him. You'll be seeing more of Maidana which is what I like, if he doesn't get a huge payday fight, he just books a good fight and takes it. The "elite" could take a page out of his book IMO. I think he will struggle against both Bradley and Alexander, even Urango might have some big success because Marcos is so hittable, BUT The rest of the field at 140 would have huge difficulties with him the guy is a tank.

With Maidana, I'm of the opinion he swings too much that the best guys at 140, Bradley, Alexander & Khan will all catch him off balance and take him out. I'd even favour Ortiz in a rematch. However, he's never in a bad fight, not even against Kotelnik, so hope he gets a few more fights to give him some exposure and he can stick around and get the shots he deserves.

You either stop him
Or he stops you

Originally Posted by killersheep

Originally Posted by JazMerkin

Dirrell is a shit actor, why can't he just be a man and get up like a man and fight instead of rolling round like... oh wait... wrong thread

I have a thing or two to tell you about PEDs.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. is ducking Ricky Hatton.

I love watching Maidana fight. He's a limited fighter with porous defense and a great chin, but he's got a ton of heart, a ton of power, and I get the impression he'd fight his own grandma if he could gather a half-dozen people to watch it. He's going to keep building up his name and the big guys will be forced to fight him at some point.

The fight against Cayo was very interesting. Watching Maidana deal with a fast-handed, awkward, and defensively competent fighter (albeit an unproven one) only increased my opinion of him. The body shot that ended the fight was deadly.

Unfortunately, I think he'll be exposed by the elite of 140, but with his power anything is possible, especially against a guy like Khan. I think Alexander and Bradley would absolutely dominate him though.

Originally Posted by CFH

I love watching Maidana fight. He's a limited fighter with porous defense and a great chin, but he's got a ton of heart, a ton of power, and I get the impression he'd fight his own grandma if he could gather a half-dozen people to watch it. He's going to keep building up his name and the big guys will be forced to fight him at some point.

The fight against Cayo was very interesting. Watching Maidana deal with a fast-handed, awkward, and defensively competent fighter (albeit an unproven one) only increased my opinion of him. The body shot that ended the fight was deadly.

Unfortunately, I think he'll be exposed by the elite of 140, but with his power anything is possible, especially against a guy like Khan. I think Alexander and Bradley would absolutely dominate him though.

That body shot was brutal watching Cayo trying to stretch out the pain was very telling.

I think Bradley and Alexander beat him but he's got a puncher's chance against both. The longer it went on, the closer he'd be getting to them. The Cayo fight was like the Ortiz fight in that it took him a few rounds to get his range but once he did he was landing massive punches. If he could walk through everything Bradley and Alexander threw at him he'd eventually start landing on them too but I'd still pick them over him. I think he beats everybody else at 140, Khan included.

porque no puedo hablar español

maidana could be following the footsteps of pacquiao. limited exciting fighter as a start.

Poor Cayo, a flawed yet talented fighter who had a ton of heart, he was gone in the last round. Maidana never panicked, he attacked smartly and crudely at the same time if that's possible, and he got the job done. Cayo was going to be put away soon in that fight, the body shot was just perfect icing on the cake though. Even though Cayo isn't the same caliber as Ortiz imo, I think it was as good if not better of a performance.