Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao

[Guest The Beltster]

Floyd will beat Manny by boring him to death over the course of 12 rounds as he does to all his opponents. I've no idea how he's become such a big draw when everybody knows his fights are always going to be 12 round bore-fests.

[Guest Jack]

I think the fight promises more on paper because Pacquiao is a southpaw which doesn't suit Mayweather's preferred defence and he gets dragged into good fights because he doesn't have the same control. Instead of fighting out of the shell, looking for counter right hands, bringing the opponent onto the left hook etc., Mayweather stands a lot squarer and that doesn't suit his defence, which is the greatest attribute he's got. Zab Judah gave him real problems because of the southpaw stance and since that fight, the only two southpaws Mayweather has faced, Guerrero and Ortiz, have both had success. Neither of those are genuinely world level fighters either, so the stance, footspeed and handspeed that Pacquiao possesses makes this an interesting bout stylistically. People will argue that Pacquiao has problems with counter punchers, an argument which is built almost entirely on the Marquez/Pacquiao series, but Marquez is a very attack minded counter puncher who will force mistakes and then punish them whereas Mayweather is more defensive minded so I'm not sure that's a great example.

 

I think it's a very intriguing fight. I'm surprised at how big it is too because i expected the interest to have waned a lot more than it has done, due to the nonsense in negotiations. It's a huge, huge event, by far the biggest that has happened in my time watching boxing and you'd probably have to go back to the 80s for something which matches this in America, never mind globally.

[Guest bigmatt]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10nI8r22wcw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFF8NCWwddc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMKW7Z9WXFI

[Guest pheadley]

[Guest Kontrolled]

I see the piece of s*** is up to it again... Floyd had 2 female reporters who have confronted him about being a piece of s*** kept out of the fight!! "yeah I beat women, who are YOU to ask me that?"

[Guest bigmatt]

If you haven't made your prediction, get it in on the poll at the top of the page and don't forget Sportsbook is open until the fight starts.

 

Sportsbook : https://www.talkwhateveronline.com/sportsbook/floyd-mayweather-jr-vs-manny-pacquiao.23/

[Guest John Hancock]

The only thing Flyod loves more than #1 himself, #2 beating up women, is gambling.... Floyd throws the fight 9th round KO and banks his purse plus his winnings!!!!

 

If there's a fix on, it'll be a draw, but that's the most that'll have, more likely a majority decision instead of a unanimous. Any even insinuation that Mayweather takes a dive with a fight left on his contract is just nonsense.

[Guest Kontrolled]

nonsense... because he has a fight left on his contract? maybe nonsense just because he loves himself way to much to throw a fight, maybe nonsense because he has high morals and loves his sport... a 1000 reasons why him taking a dive is nonsense... except for the fact that he has a fight left on his contract. If you are going to take a dive you do it with a paycheck still in front of you. with-out a fight left than there is a chance, although slim, that nobody wants to put your comeback, against a boxer that he would clearly be better than, on a ppv and you than lose $$$$$$

[Guest John Hancock]

If there's a thousand reasons why him taking a dive is nonsense, why bring it up?

[Guest Kontrolled]

enjoy the conspiracy!!

Thinking out of the box trying to start a conversation..... everyone knows with how defensive Mayweather fights that this probably goes the full 12 rounds.... on top of that is probably a boring fight

[Guest John Hancock]

I'm all for a conspiracy, but, if it happens, I just think a dive is way over the top. There's been corruption in Mayweather fights before, but it's always been little things like turning a unanimous decision into a majority decision by having one of the judge's claim it's a draw while the other two score it fairly. Now that I can totally see happening, even if it's just the casinos putting pressure on them, because I'd imagine a unanimous decision victory for Mayweather is so obvious that it'll bankrupt Vegas.

[Guest pheadley]

just watched mayweather vs hatton for the first time. damn I wish hatton had of just punched the ref.

[Guest Jack]

Lomachenko is an outstanding fighter. In terms of technical ability, there are a handful of fighters in the last 20 years who match up to the skills he's got, he's a phenomenal boxer. Nice to see him get a chance on such a high profile card.

[Guest bigmatt]

I can't quite believe it's happening.

[Guest Jack]

Apparently the number of PPV orders is causing problems, so the fight is being pushed back for a while. It was set to start at 4:30 but I think it'd be lucky before 5am..

[Guest bigmatt]

I could do without any more delay. I'm struggling already, despite the enormity of the event.

[Guest Kontrolled]

suck it up big matt....you don't want to be the only human not to see this

[Guest BENZ79]

I think maywearther wins in decision after 12!!!

[Guest Kontrolled]

benz my phone just took a mayweather on me!!!!

[Guest BENZ79]

*Mayweather!!!