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crusader wrote:

squiggy wrote:The "Floyd by KO" talk is weird. Last time he stopped somebody that was watching the fight instead of whatever Ortiz was doing, people were still talkin about don Imus and the sopranos finale. Floyd doesn't stop welterweights.

Before nearly every fight he's had over the last decade or so I've seen a sizeable number of predictions that he'll win by stoppage, but of course in the large majority of those bouts he never came close to stopping his opponent despite repeatedly hitting them flush. I regularly see people suggest that his power is underrated but in my opinion it's more likely overrated; even the oft-maligned Amir Khan only needed about a minute to drop Maidana, something Mayweather didn't accomplish over 24 rounds.

crusader wrote:

squiggy wrote:The "Floyd by KO" talk is weird. Last time he stopped somebody that was watching the fight instead of whatever Ortiz was doing, people were still talkin about don Imus and the sopranos finale. Floyd doesn't stop welterweights.

Before nearly every fight he's had over the last decade or so I've seen a sizeable number of predictions that he'll win by stoppage, but of course in the large majority of those bouts he never came close to stopping his opponent despite repeatedly hitting them flush. I regularly see people suggest that his power is underrated but in my opinion it's more likely overrated; even the oft-maligned Amir Khan only needed about a minute to drop Maidana, something Mayweather didn't accomplish over 24 rounds.

caldo2025 wrote:LOL. I bet if Floyd loses then you will abandon his fanclub and jump on the next undefeated fighter's wagon. I know your kind.

IKSRTFO wrote:

koolkc107 wrote:A one-sided beatdown of Manny, with him fortunate to escape with his senses intact if that happens.

This will look like the Gatti fight except Gatti took a punch much better.

The current worst version of Pacquiao is better than the best Arturo Gatti ever was. While entertaining, the notion that Gatti was one of the best of his era would be a joke.

brilo33 wrote:but how many times has pacquiao been the big man in fight, not stopped him. i would say Medina cause mayweather more problems then most, and pac man is in a different class to him though medina is tougher . heart pacman head mayweather

KBB wrote:

brilo33 wrote:but how many times has pacquiao been the big man in fight, not stopped him. i would say Medina cause mayweather more problems then most, and pac man is in a different class to him though medina is tougher . heart pacman head mayweather

Who is Medina?? :?? :??

koolkc107 wrote:

KBB wrote:

brilo33 wrote:but how many times has pacquiao been the big man in fight, not stopped him. i would say Medina cause mayweather more problems then most, and pac man is in a different class to him though medina is tougher . heart pacman head mayweather

Who is Medina?? :?? :??

Damn KBB, do you have to be told everything?

Obviously he means this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OP5EnaaYjQ

KBB wrote:

caldo2025 wrote:LOL. I bet if Floyd loses then you will abandon his fanclub and jump on the next undefeated fighter's wagon. I know your kind.

Newsflash!! IMHO Floyd has already lost (Castillo 1) and I'm still a fan, in fact I've been a fan since he was in the AMs.

You don't know jack about MY kind.

Badhusker wrote:To me what makes this an interesting fight is the awkwardness of Pacquiao. It has been said, but Mayweather has not encountered a guy that is so unpredictable. It's so much harder to time a guy and counter a guy when he does things so erratic. Pac's weird style will be a challenge for Floyd to figure out. Its funny to hear that Roach and Pac have this precise game plan, and style adjustments planned to counter Floyd's every move. A lot of it is Roach being in full retard mode.

I think everyone knows pretty much what Pac is going to bring. What the big question mark is what type of style will Floyd choose to bring? Will he stop Pac in his tracks and school him like he did Canelo, or lay on the ropes like he did in Maidana I? I think - my prediction - is the first 2, 3, 4 rounds will be Hagler-Hearns like, with Floyd finishing Pac in the mid to late rounds. I think Pac will force Floyd to actually fight, and later regret it because he brought out he best in Floyd.

brilo33 wrote:(Pacquaio is pretty predictable)he is not ruslan, he comes in at every angle , when he is on his game

caldo2025 wrote:I respect you a lot more than I used to with that comment. Honestly, good luck tomorrow night. We're both clearly rooting for opposing outcomes but i think that we can both agree that we hope to see some magic tomorrow night.

jamesmcdonnell wrote:

brilo33 wrote:(Pacquaio is pretty predictable)he is not ruslan, he comes in at every angle , when he is on his game

He has quick feet, but he tends to come in and back out in a straight line.

ade the grenade wrote:Mayweather v PacMan - not a slugfest?

I really think the fight is going to be a stinker.....I hope I'm wrong!!!!