I agree with alot of your points but I think Floyd has slowed down just enough where he is vulnerable to getting caught and his legs arent quite what they used to be to get out of danger. I just see these visions of a slow Maidana catching and hurting him and I can only see him getting caught at some point by a quicker Pacquio. This is what makes the fight interesting to me. They both have slowed down enough to where this will be a technical slugfest....
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I agree with alot of your points but I think Floyd has slowed down just enough where he is vulnerable to getting caught and his legs arent quite what they used to be to get out of danger. I just see these visions of a slow Maidana catching and hurting him and I can only see him getting caught at some point by a quicker Pacquio. This is what makes the fight interesting to me. They both have slowed down enough to where this will be a technical slugfest....THANKS FOR THE TRADE SANDIEGO KEEP RIVERS WE'LL TAKE ELI -
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Just BTW... I illustrated the official Ring Magazine cover for the fight edition
It hits shelves 3/24.
As for the fight itself, as much as I'd love to see Pac win, I think Floyd takes a split decision win, with the slim possibility of a KO via a nasty counter if Manny decides to start lunging in. I hope not though. I'd kill for a Manny KO/TKO.Comment
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Re: Mayweather Vs. Pacquiao DEAL DONE
Just BTW... I illustrated the official Ring Magazine cover for the fight edition
It hits shelves 3/24.
As for the fight itself, as much as I'd love to see Pac win, I think Floyd takes a split decision win, with the slim possibility of a KO via a nasty counter if Manny decides to start lunging in. I hope not though. I'd kill for a Manny KO/TKO.Comment
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Unfortunately this fight is probably 4-5 years too late. Will probably still generate an unbelievable amount of revenue, but from a pure boxing standpoint, this won't be the show that we could have gotten.
In addition, after Pacquiao got knocked out by Marquez, he really hasn't been the same. There have been multiple former fighters that it takes quite a few years to recover from something like that. You could even make the argument that he had been declining his previous two fights, as both were fairly controversial wins.
Even if this fight were to have happened those 4-5 years ago, I still think Floyd wins easily. I do think Pacquiao is a great fighter, but Floyd is in another stratosphere at this stage. An absolute tactician in the ring, and maybe one of the most driven, prepared fighters that boxing has ever seen. I just feel that Floyd is going to pick him apart from round one until he either stops the fight or it goes to a decision.Cubs | Bulls | Dolphins | 'Noles
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OK, so how do you use the controversy of Pacquiao getting robbed in the first Bradley fight to show him declining?
Yeah, some thought Marquez won their third fight (the one before Pac gets KOed), but opinions were pretty split.Comment
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Because he lacked the aggression and power that we generally see from Manny in later rounds. Once Bradley made an adjustment around the 6th, 7th round, Manny wasn't able to adjust his gameplan to get inside and really hurt Bradley again. Wasn't sure if it was fatigue, or a slight loss of power, but it wasn't something that I was used to seeing from him.Cubs | Bulls | Dolphins | 'Noles
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Because he lacked the aggression and power that we generally see from Manny in later rounds. Once Bradley made an adjustment around the 6th, 7th round, Manny wasn't able to adjust his gameplan to get inside and really hurt Bradley again. Wasn't sure if it was fatigue, or a slight loss of power, but it wasn't something that I was used to seeing from him.
So Floyd gets "on the rise" points for his two bouts with Maidana? Please don't play the "awkward style" card.
Neither fighter's skill level is peaking.Comment
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He still beat a world class fighter handily, despite the score cards.
The point is if measuring the two fighter's peaks, Floyd is in another class in comparison to Manny and has been for some time. Not just in the last two fights.Cubs | Bulls | Dolphins | 'Noles
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