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CTaylor1999 wrote:Chris Eubank Jnr has officially said on his twitter feed that he is going to be part of The Money team in the build up to the fight..

So that is one of Floyd's sparring partners.

Seems a bizarre choice. Eubank is pretty rough around the edges skill-wise & isn't a southpaw either. I can't imagine what Floyd could learn from sparring with him, other than perhaps to gain a little sharpness.

VG_Addict wrote:Who would make good sparring partners for Floyd and Manny, to prepare for their fight?

I think Manny should spar with Dulorme or Crawford.

Roach said he already has two sparring partners lined up for Pacquiao in 21-year-old pros Kenneth Sims Jr. (5-0, 2 KOs), a junior welterweight and former amateur standout from Chicago, and Rashidi Ellis (13-0, 10 KOs), a welterweight out of Lynn, Massachusetts, both of whom he said have worked out at Wild Card and caught his eye.

KBB wrote:Both should go to Hollywood and get them to make some holographic projections made of one another and have it incorporate all of each other's moves and spar against that, lol.

I really don't know who would be possible to emulate the other fighter, there isn't anyone I know of in boxing that fights like either man.

Exactly this.

How about Hank Lundy for Pacquiao?

For pacquiao:
Andre berto, just to get him acquinted with the shoulder roll defense
Adrien broner, for obvious reasons and even insiders info in exchange for a million bucks

Realistically:
Shawn porter, has the aproximate speed and power
Nonito donaire, he has the aproximate speed and has imitated floyd during training
Mercidito gesta, also uses the shoulder roll extensively

Broner (Lil Floyd) for Pacquiao!

Danny Garcia's or Guerreros' dad for Floyd.

Truth be told, it won't matter who either guy gets.

Just read that Chop Chop Corley will be Floyd's sparring partner for Pacman. Chop chop was a good fighter in his prime and should be a good sparring partner. i remember when chop chop hurt Floyd in their fight, that worst I've seen Floyd shaken.

Floyd would be sparring Sammy Vasquez Jr if he knew what was good for him......

best unknown southpaw in the game.

for mayweather:

no one...

no boxer has the same style as pacquiao, the darting in and out style and left handed unorthodox multiangled offense is unique to him

I dont know if its true, but haymon seems to be bribing potential sparmates to not get involve in mannys camp:

http://mobile.abs-cbnnews.com/video/spo ... ty-tricks/

Bernie Villorente · Top Commenter
The reason why Floyd doesn't want to deal with Bob Arum is the fact that he wanted to talk to Manny personally to "stage" the fight. Mark, this fight is fixed. Floyd is so sure to win this fight that even 50 cent is betting $1.6 million on Floyd to beat Manny. Manny has a huge tax obligation back home amounting to more than a billion peso and the only way he could pay it is to fight Floyd. Floyd knows this and took advantage of it.

The only way Pacquiao defeats Floyd is to bum rush and pepper him with punches. But Manny's not going to do that. Come fight night, both fighters will dance to Floyd's choreography - and throw punches just enough to fool the paying public into thinking that the fight was close or exciting enough to merit a rematch.

Manny's chances of beating Floyd is zero because he has now put his greed for money, fame and power above glory. Boxing has given him so much but in return he turned his back on it(by indulging in politics, showbiz, etc). That's why the gods of boxing punished him with that knockout against Marquez.

No matter how many dream about Manny beating Floyd, reality is that, it's all written in stone - Floyd will beat Pacquiao on May 2nd - and that's coming from a staunch, diehard, Filipino Pacquiao fan.

bnovelist wrote:Bernie Villorente · Top Commenter
The reason why Floyd doesn't want to deal with Bob Arum is the fact that he wanted to talk to Manny personally to "stage" the fight. Mark, this fight is fixed. Floyd is so sure to win this fight that even 50 cent is betting $1.6 million on Floyd to beat Manny. Manny has a huge tax obligation back home amounting to more than a billion peso and the only way he could pay it is to fight Floyd. Floyd knows this and took advantage of it.

The only way Pacquiao defeats Floyd is to bum rush and pepper him with punches. But Manny's not going to do that. Come fight night, both fighters will dance to Floyd's choreography - and throw punches just enough to fool the paying public into thinking that the fight was close or exciting enough to merit a rematch.

Manny's chances of beating Floyd is zero because he has now put his greed for money, fame and power above glory. Boxing has given him so much but in return he turned his back on it(by indulging in politics, showbiz, etc). That's why the gods of boxing punished him with that knockout against Marquez.

No matter how many dream about Manny beating Floyd, reality is that, it's all written in stone - Floyd will beat Pacquiao on May 2nd - and that's coming from a staunch, diehard, Filipino Pacquiao fan.

I was half asleep last night (FNF was on late in deference to some dull college basketball game) but I thought I saw Zab Judah being interviewed and disclosing that he is one of Mayweather's sparring partners.
He said he wasn't being brought in to mimic Pac but to provide Money with some southpaw preparation.

I haven't seen or heard from Super Judah since he was slapped around by Malignaggi a few years ago. Facially, he looked about 50, but he's only 37.
Supposedly, he has a fight lined up for April.

zab is nowhere near the semblance of pac, of course hes a southpaw, hes speedy, but there styles are as alien to each other as andromeda is to the milky way

d_franco wrote:zab is nowhere near the semblance of pac, of course hes a southpaw, hes speedy, but there styles are as alien to each other as andromeda is to the milky way

They wanted the late great Bruce Lee, but had to settle for Zab.