Will Floyd get Pac to respect his power?

Mad Artist · Post by **Mad Artist** » 04 Mar 2015, 02:32

Discuss.

Badhusker · Post by **Badhusker** » 04 Mar 2015, 08:16

Yes. Floyd's power is under-rated, and Pac will find that out. I expect both guys will be surprised at first by the other guy's power and skills. The toughest thing I see with fighting Pacquiao is he is so unorthodox. His punches have sting and snap to them but not big force. He has quick feet but poor footwork. His punches odd angles can be dangerous, but Floyd will begin to time him and make him pay. Pac has a high guard when not throwing, but when he lunges in he drops his hands. Floyd will also attack his body, which is one of the weaknesses of Pac. After the first few rounds or mid-way its all Floyd though.

tiny_acres · Post by **tiny_acres** » 04 Mar 2015, 09:49

Pretty much every fighter that Floyd has fought has commented on his under rated
power.Pac will be no different.
Both guys will be cautious of getting ko'd in this fight.Neither are stupid when it comes to
the sport.It should be interesting.

KBB · Post by **KBB** » 04 Mar 2015, 10:42

That's one of the biggest misconceptions that Pacquiao fans have is that they believe Floyd can't punch and Manny will simply walk through his shots, Packy is weak in the body and once Floyd stings him a couple of times Manny will become reluctant to let his hands go just as many other Mayweather opponents have done and then when that happens people will say that Floyd is boring because he will shutdown Packy and it'll be a simple walkdown and potshot affair.

There will be no rematch because people will already know that they will see Mayweather dominate again.

Rodian · Post by **Rodian** » 04 Mar 2015, 11:32

sure why not. At this level you should be able to bust up people.

drunkenpiper36 · Post by **drunkenpiper36** » 04 Mar 2015, 11:37

I don't think power is the key to winning this fight for Floyd. He's facing a man who hasn't stopped anyone in years and whom I think he can comfortably outbox while applying his elite defensive skills.

IKSRTFO · Post by **IKSRTFO** » 04 Mar 2015, 11:39

tiny_acres wrote:Pretty much every fighter that Floyd has fought has commented on his under rated
power.Pac will be no different.
Both guys will be cautious of getting ko'd in this fight.Neither are stupid when it comes to
the sport.It should be interesting.

Except DLH. He said Floyd's punches felt like pity pats

crusader · Post by **crusader** » 04 Mar 2015, 11:43

To those who say Floyd's power is underrated, how should it be rated? One stoppage in his last eight and two in his last twelve doesn't suggest much power considering that he invariably lands an abundance of clean punches.

Rodian · Post by **Rodian** » 04 Mar 2015, 11:46

Manny just needs to protect himself at all times and watch out for those sucker punches. Because thats the only way Floyd knocks him out.

koolkc107 · Post by **koolkc107** » 04 Mar 2015, 11:51

IKSRTFO wrote:
tiny_acres wrote:Pretty much every fighter that Floyd has fought has commented on his under rated
power.Pac will be no different.
Both guys will be cautious of getting ko'd in this fight.Neither are stupid when it comes to
the sport.It should be interesting.
Except DLH. He said Floyd's punches felt like pity pats

Maidana also said nothing Floyd threw concerned him.

Problem with both of them saying that is the obvious question that naturally follows...

...namely, if his punching power was nothing to you, why didn't you just walk right through it?

KBB · Post by **KBB** » 04 Mar 2015, 12:39

="koolkc107"]Maidana also said nothing Floyd threw concerned him. Problem with both of them saying that is the obvious question that naturally follows...

...namely, if his punching power was nothing to you, why didn't you just walk right through it?

Exactly!!

There are always a plethora of excuses by sore losers and by so called "boxing fans" who Hate Mayweather. Two things to remember is that Floyd is small and these guys he is facing with the exception of JMM are naturally bigger/heavier than him by up to 18lbs or more and let's not forget that Oscar is a big dude who hasn't been KO'd by far bigger punchers so it is unlikely that he would be KO'd by Floyd who isn't known for his punching power anyway.

Neithertheless we have heard nothing but excuses from DLH (his shoulder is the reason he stopped jabbing, lol) and Maidana---"I couldn't wear my puncher's gloves".

Like I said, nothing but excuses.

IKSRTFO · Post by **IKSRTFO** » 04 Mar 2015, 12:41

KBB wrote:
="koolkc107"]Maidana also said nothing Floyd threw concerned him. Problem with both of them saying that is the obvious question that naturally follows...

...namely, if his punching power was nothing to you, why didn't you just walk right through it?

Exactly!!

There are always a plethora of excuses by sore losers and by so called "boxing fans" who Hate Mayweather. Two things to remember is that Floyd is small and these guys he is facing with the exception of JMM are naturally bigger/heavier than him by up to 18lbs or more and let's not forget that Oscar is a big dude who hasn't been KO'd by far bigger punchers so it is unlikely that he would be KO'd by Floyd who isn't known for his punching power anyway.

Neithertheless we have heard nothing but excuses from DLH (his shoulder is the reason he stopped jabbing, lol) and Maidana---"I couldn't wear my puncher's gloves".

Like I said, nothing but excuses.

Just like Floyd's excuse when Castillo should've beat him. "My shoulder"

KBB · Post by **KBB** » 04 Mar 2015, 13:18

IKSRTFO wrote:Just like Floyd's excuse when Castillo should've beat him. "My shoulder"

You saw the rematch right?? What happened? You still think his shoulder wasn't the problem? Nevermind, I just realized I was replying to you.

King of the Mayweather Haters.

SenorPipino · Post by **SenorPipino** » 04 Mar 2015, 16:38

Mayweather has power. I've seen plenty opponents, including recent conquests Canelo and Guerrero, stopped in their tracks by his punches.
Mayweather simply has no interest in being a finisher. No interest in going for the kill.

He's a cautious guy by nature and is satisfied to land a quick combination, move aside and observe.
He won't take a chance of getting caught in a shootout, and I wouldn't expect him to change for the Pacquiao fight.

The Filipino will find that Money has plenty kick to his punch.
It will be a big mistake for Manny to think that he'll simply be able to walk through Mayweather's shots.
By the 5th round, Floyd will full have Pacquiao's full respect when it comes to power.

Dennis · Post by **Dennis** » 04 Mar 2015, 17:52

SenorPipino wrote:Mayweather has power. I've seen plenty opponents, including recent conquests Canelo and Guerrero, stopped in their tracks by his punches.
Mayweather simply has no interest in being a finisher. No interest in going for the kill.

He's a cautious guy by nature and is satisfied to land a quick combination, move aside and observe.
He won't take a chance of getting caught in a shootout, and I wouldn't expect him to change for the Pacquiao fight.

The Filipino will find that Money has plenty kick to his punch.
It will be a big mistake for Manny to think that he'll simply be able to walk through Mayweather's shots.
By the 5th round, Floyd will full have Pacquiao's full respect when it comes to power.

True. My expectation as well. Mayweather has decent power but also has excellent timing, quick reflexes, fast hands, long arms and great accuracy. That adds up to Pacquiao getting hit when he doesn't expect it and that spells trouble for a boxer. Pacquiao will soon be reluctant to attack just as Oscar became reluctant to throw his jab after a few rounds.

koolkc107 · Post by **koolkc107** » 04 Mar 2015, 17:53

fergusg wrote:
koolkc107 wrote:Maidana also said nothing Floyd threw concerned him.
"Maidana: Mayweather's Power Respectable"
http://www.BS.com/maidana-mayw ... ter--81206

Marcos Maidana (35-4, 32KOs) has felt a lot of power punches during his career. He says the punching power of Floyd Mayweather Jr. (46-0, 26KOs) is "respectable" and he can't be taken for granted.

"[Mayweather] never hurt me, but he's got a respectable punch. You've got to respect him," Maidana said

Maidana was able to tag Mayweather a few times, but never with a flush power punch. Maidana was brutally honest that he didn't have Mayweather in trouble at any point of the fight, stating "no, I don't feel I hurt him."

While some are under the impression that Mayweather finally started showing his age against Maidana, the Argentine boxer disagrees.

"No, he's fine. he prepares himself very well and he's still very strong," Maidana said.

I think that when a 165lb man admits to not being able to hurt a 148lb opponent, whilst also admitting that his foe has a “respectable punch”, you’ve got to believe that Floyd isn’t as feather-fisted as most people claim him to be.

Bingo! Tell me where to mail the cigar!

KBB · Post by **KBB** » 04 Mar 2015, 18:05

SenorPipino wrote:Mayweather has power. I've seen plenty opponents, including recent conquests Canelo and Guerrero, stopped in their tracks by his punches.
Mayweather simply has no interest in being a finisher. No interest in going for the kill.

He's a cautious guy by nature and is satisfied to land a quick combination, move aside and observe.
He won't take a chance of getting caught in a shootout, and I wouldn't expect him to change for the Pacquiao fight.

The Filipino will find that Money has plenty kick to his punch.
It will be a big mistake for Manny to think that he'll simply be able to walk through Mayweather's shots.
By the 5th round, Floyd will full have Pacquiao's full respect when it comes to power.

This +1!!!

IKSRTFO · Post by **IKSRTFO** » 05 Mar 2015, 12:26

fergusg wrote:
koolkc107 wrote:Maidana also said nothing Floyd threw concerned him.
"Maidana: Mayweather's Power Respectable"
http://www.BS.com/maidana-mayw ... ter--81206

Marcos Maidana (35-4, 32KOs) has felt a lot of power punches during his career. He says the punching power of Floyd Mayweather Jr. (46-0, 26KOs) is "respectable" and he can't be taken for granted.

"[Mayweather] never hurt me, but he's got a respectable punch. You've got to respect him," Maidana said

Maidana was able to tag Mayweather a few times, but never with a flush power punch. Maidana was brutally honest that he didn't have Mayweather in trouble at any point of the fight, stating "no, I don't feel I hurt him."

While some are under the impression that Mayweather finally started showing his age against Maidana, the Argentine boxer disagrees.

"No, he's fine. he prepares himself very well and he's still very strong," Maidana said.

I think that when a 165lb man admits to not being able to hurt a 148lb opponent, whilst also admitting that his foe has a “respectable punch”, you’ve got to believe that Floyd isn’t as feather-fisted as most people claim him to be.

"respectable" doesn't = hits hard as Maidana also said Floyd didn't hurt him while Khan, Ortiz, and even old Morales clearly hurt Maidana

Impractical Poster · Post by **Impractical Poster** » 05 Mar 2015, 12:42

IKSRTFO wrote:
tiny_acres wrote:Pretty much every fighter that Floyd has fought has commented on his under rated
power.Pac will be no different.
Both guys will be cautious of getting ko'd in this fight.Neither are stupid when it comes to
the sport.It should be interesting.
Except DLH. He said Floyd's punches felt like pity pats

Didn't look like Maidana respected Floyd's power either.

digzee · Post by **digzee** » 05 Mar 2015, 13:11

Dennis wrote:
SenorPipino wrote:Mayweather has power. I've seen plenty opponents, including recent conquests Canelo and Guerrero, stopped in their tracks by his punches.
Mayweather simply has no interest in being a finisher. No interest in going for the kill.

He's a cautious guy by nature and is satisfied to land a quick combination, move aside and observe.
He won't take a chance of getting caught in a shootout, and I wouldn't expect him to change for the Pacquiao fight.

The Filipino will find that Money has plenty kick to his punch.
It will be a big mistake for Manny to think that he'll simply be able to walk through Mayweather's shots.
By the 5th round, Floyd will full have Pacquiao's full respect when it comes to power.
True. My expectation as well. Mayweather has decent power but also has excellent timing, quick reflexes, fast hands, long arms and great accuracy. That adds up to Pacquiao getting hit when he doesn't expect it and that spells trouble for a boxer. Pacquiao will soon be reluctant to attack just as Oscar became reluctant to throw his jab after a few rounds.

Exactly, its not just power as Senor says its his accuracy, speed and timing.