Sunday, November 20, 2011

Pacquiao Wants NONE of Floyd Maweather

Say what you will about Floyd Mayweather, but one thing is for certain, he is the BEST boxer in the sport, bar none.  After watching Manny "Jesus in boxing boots" Pacquiao fight Juan Manuel Marquez on tonight, I can say with certainty that Manny wouldn't stand a chance against Floyd Mayweather.  Marquez was robbed of that fight, however he could have changed the outcome had be been more aggressive in the later rounds.  Marquez is 6 years older than Pacquiao but he did not show it at all.  He was catching Pac-Man and timing his right hands perfectly- so much so that Pacquiao's corner felt that he was losing the fight.

As I watched, I know that Mayweather watched as well.  He should be salivating after such a lackluster performance by Manny Pacquiao.  Manny did not even sound confident at the post-fight interview about winning against Marquez or about fighting Floyd.  Marquez gave Manny fits all night with his counter punching and head movement.  He ducked at least 10 right hooks from Pacquiao which showed that he studied a ton of film and that he was well adjusted to Manny's speed.

Floyd Mayweather would not only beat Manny, I believe that he could even knock him out.  Floyd is faster, bigger and stronger than both Pacquiao and Marquez.  Couple all of those factors with this: he is an even better counter puncher than Marquez and you have a recipe for certain victory.  If Marquez was able to catch Manny with hard overhand rights all night, how many will Pacquiao eat from Mayweather, who is blindingly fast, even at 34 years old?  You don't have to worry about Floyd laying an egg either, this brother trains incessantly and he doesn't take any opponent lightly.  Aside from the brashness and the bravado, Floyd Mayweather is a model that any athlete could learn from.  His dedication in the gym is unmatched by any athlete in any sport.  He often asks rhetorically, "who works harder than me?"  He is the Michael Jordan of boxing just like Tom Brady is the Michael Jordan of football or like Tiger Woods WAS the Michael Jordan of golf. 

Steroids or no steroids, Manny Pacquiao is just Felix Trinidad with better footwork.  Technically skilled fighters with good defense that do not get overwhelmed by his punch output can hang with him.  He also has 3 losses on his record, something that Mayweather hasn't even conceived of yet.  Pacquiao is a product of the American Hype Machine.  Jim Lampley went on and on about his footwork yet was completely oblivious to the fact that Pac-Man was eating right hands as he darted in and out against Marquez.   If Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao do fight, I don't see how anyone could pick Pacquiao to win.  I don't even see how Marquez was a 9-1 underdog, which probably explained the scorecards- you know, Vegas will always be Vegas.  I wonder if Floyd put money on the fight.  If he and Pac-Man square off in May, he should probably lay a fat stack of cash on himself to win by knockout.

2 comments:

  1. I did not see the fight but my husband told me that Manny now wants to fight the man again to prove that he really won.

    Good blog, Albert!

    Lynn from Hicktown

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  2. Thanks Lynn! A rematch between these two would be dumb. These are always grueling fights and Marquez has proven, at least to the boxing world, that he is one opponent that Pacquiao will never dominate. Floyd annhilated Marquez and would probably do the same to Pac-man.

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