The "All Things Mayweather/Pacquiao" Express!!!!!!

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  1. cassiusbrit

    cassiusbrit Active Member Full Member

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    Its because he has brittle bones in his hands. Therefore he has adapted his style to protect the longevity of his said hands by outpointing rather then going for the power shot KO.
     
  2. freddy-wak

    freddy-wak M O D E R A T O R Full Member

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    ever since they banned those injections he would always take, he's been spongebob fisted
     
  3. victor879

    victor879 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Typically guys fighting in their 5th weight class do not get a lot of knockdowns or knock outs. Guys at the championship level are harder to knock out, and Floyd has fought over 20 championship fights. Add in the fact that Floyd is a defensive fighter and there you go. Nobody was dissing Floyd's KO% as a Featherweight.

    Duran finished with approximately a 58.8% KO rate (Mayweather is 57.8% for his) in his career due to moving up in weight class. Duran was an absolute beast at lightweight with a KO rate in the high 80%. This is just an example and not meant to imply Mayweather hits as hard as Duran did. It is just an example of how much a KO rate will drop as guys move up in weight.

    Even Manny Pacquiao who has great pop in his punches, has not KO'd an opponent at welterweight since 2009. And Manny is an offensive fighter and I don't think anybody would claim he doesn't hit hard.
     
  4. P.4.P.G.O.A.T.

    P.4.P.G.O.A.T. Q Boro Killa Bee Full Member

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    Thank you for clearing that up for everyone. A full size welterweight does not walk around at fight weight all year.
     
  5. Sadono

    Sadono Active Member Full Member

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    He rarely punches off the front foot or sits down on his punches. He has power just rarely uses it.
     
  6. goata

    goata New Member Full Member

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    I have a feeling there's a part of Floyd that is sorta happy his boy lost. knowing how insecure and competitive Floyd is. Now all the comparisons are finished (relief for Floyd).I was one of those people that thought Broner would actually some day be better than Floyd. He had flashes of Floyd, except he had a fan friendly style, and he wasn't scared to stand and fight flat footed. Although a douche of a person he legitimately wanted to ko everyone that was in front of him.
     
  7. tennis

    tennis Boxing Addict Full Member

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    If he want flat footed he would already be better than floyd

    I give broner credit for having the balls to take on a live fighter with a bunch punch

    Lets remember

    At this exact stage in floyds career he got destroyed by Castillo
     
  8. jonze86

    jonze86 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    :rofl
     
  9. Hulkamania

    Hulkamania What ya gonna do!!! Full Member

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    Nah, I think all of this big brother/little brother garbage was Mayweather brainwashing him towards him signing with Mayweather promotions at the end of his contract... Which is why Mayweather and Floydhype are going on a campaing to have Shane, Floyd and others speak good about Broner loosing... FloydHype looses a lot of credibility because of that...
     
  10. eltirado

    eltirado Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He started at 130 & his style doesn't through the whole body in jump in combos...ala Pacman

    Floyd is doing the best his body allows him to do
     
  11. freedom2013

    freedom2013 Boxing Junkie banned

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    Lots of fighters started at lighter weights.

    Pacquiao started at minimum weight, and had much of the early part of his career at 112 (flyweight).

    Floyd isn't feather-fisted, he's just afraid to go for the KO.
     
  12. tennis

    tennis Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Sme guys can bang and some can't

    Floydbob soft hands is never going to ko anyone
     
  13. modernfonzie

    modernfonzie Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Robert Guerrero is NOT smaller. Because he campaigned at 135 means nothing if he was cutting 20 pounds to make it. If you rewatch the All Access video for that fight. He had trouble making 147.

    Floyd walks around 150, which means he could still make 140. Canelo walks around 170+ Guerrero 160+

    Its not about the weight class you fight at, its about what you come in as for a fair barometer.

    Guerrero been coming in 150+ since 135, I wouldnt say he's a smaller guy than Floyd.

    I met him before at a glove signing for the Hatton fight. He's pretty small.
     
  14. BoneKrusha

    BoneKrusha Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Oh really??? Then why at lower weights did he KO plenty of people????
     
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