Finally..... Manny And Floyd May 2nd .......?

I may be the only person in America (male at least) who isn't going to watch the fight. I'll just look at FB and see people b**** like its a Gameday live chat lol

On the topic of Mayweather being boring I disagree. He is a tactician in the ring. His attack and counter-attack are masterful. People say he runs because they don't like him but he literally makes guys miss him for an entire fight while landing more blows. At first I really thought Pac would be able to bring it to him but the more and more Roach talks I think it indicates that Pac's camp really don't believe he can. I could be wrong though.

SOmething I thought of today. You know why Mayweather is smarter than all of us? Win, lose or draw he gets paid. Everyone wants to see him lose. If he loses then its an automatic rematch and ANOTHER 100+ mil payday. Yes a loss could mess his legacy up but people been trying to diminish it forever anyway. In an odd way it works in his favor to actually be beat by Manny especially if Manny wins in a split-decision. cha-ching. All that will be moot cause I think not only does Floyd beat Manny I think he is going for the knockout. don't be surprised to see more powershots by Floyd tonight.

 

I want Manny to win because he's the underdog. I always root for the underdog.

 

Hyped, go Pacquiao

 

Huge waste of time and money. This fight would have been "the fight of the century" 5 years ago. Mayweather hugged and ran his way to the win.

 

I was disappointed. Now if this happened while Manny was at his peak and Floyd was a little younger then the outcome would have been different. But obviously this was about generating money. I'm sure they all knew Manny wasn't the same fighter after that K.O. Floyd isn't a great boxer he's a smart boxer, sue me.

 

Well, it's not the first time he lost
Castillo, cough, cough...

 

boy the Manny fans are funny.

A couple things about this fight.

1) If everyone knew floyd would move (or run depending on who you talk to) then why be mad that he did that? The fact is Manny had floyd against the ropes a lot and just hit arms or missed. Apparently the Pac camp didn't have any secondary strategies.

2) People who made this good vs evil, God vs Satan etc etc are stupid. Its a fight between two boxers that is it. I get that people dislike Floyd but some of these soapboxes are pretty damn comical. I find it hypocritical to say how much you hate this dude and all he stands for then spend $100 bucks to put 120 million (or more) in his pocket.

3) Pac did not do much to prove he could handle Floyd at all. Floyd basically dictated the whole fight and really didn't seem in trouble.

4) I figured it would come out that Manny had some "injury" to excuse his lack of success. Apparently he was injured 2 weeks before the fight. Like I said, Roach was talking too much and this is probably why.

5) the fight was boring because Floyd didn't have to fight. Why take a risk if you don't have to do it? Especially against a guy (pac) who has knockout power? People want to get mad get mad at the Manny camp for not having a plan B, C or D

 

It all came down to the 5" reach. Or 4" according to fight night stats. Floyd's too good a fighter to have that much reach advantage. Manny couldn't get inside except on rare few occasions and punches. For all Floyd's sharpshooting you'd think Manny's face would have shown more of it but neither fighter was marked much. Oh well.

 

I really wanted Manny to win, but I agree with this view completely.

Mayweather fought like he does, and how we expected. This is not a street fight, and there is no obligation for Mayweather to lose his advantages just to be a man or whatever. These new boxing fans would have hated Lennox Lewis who always used his super long jab to win on points or force his opponent to make mistakes in order to break past this advantage. Is it unfair, yes just like 7 footers playing against 6 footers.

Ali, Jack Johnson, defensive boxers, there is a reason it is called self defense.

If anybody is running their mouths about Mayweather saying he was a coward and running, then they clearly don't understand how boxing works.

Sorry if this is a rant, an extremely loooooooooooooooooooong day.

 

^I was going to mention Lewis but for a slightly different reason. He got knocked out by Razor Ruddick (I think thats the last name) because he got careless and went toe to toe instead of using his advantages. Manny has knock out power why would Floyd take unnecessary risk? He has been a brilliant boxer his whole career.

 

Did anyone expect a different outcome from this?

Even if this fight was 3-4 years ago, I think it would have been the same. Floyd is like the Spurs, he may not be the most exciting, but he knows how to win. Simple as that.

Did anyone also notice that Floyd looked so much bigger than Manny did too?

 

To each there own, as with the way Mayweather boxes. Some people like his defensive style, as it may be technically beautiful to those who enjoy the sport.

I do like what the Spurs do, but it's not my cup of tea.