Everybody talks about Mayweather's straight right hand.

Mayweather has all the shots, it is just whether he chooses to use them.
I think we'll see Floyd jab a lot in this fight. I wouldn't be surprised to see him walk Pacquiao down either.

 

I'm not arguing this, Algieri didn't have any business in the ring with Pacquiao. To tap and run was Algieri's only chance at winning, but no one expected him to win.

 

The biggest lie Pacs fans tell themselves is that Floyd will run.

Floyd will be right there in front of Pac. He isn't running anywhere.

 

I don't think he'll use the lead hook tbh. I think he's gonna fight most of this fight behind a high guard and either counter with a check hook, or force an ugly inside fight. Those are 3 positions where he will be safe against PAC. If he leads with his hook, he's in danger of catching a straight left and that could be disastrous.

 

Exactly. Pac isn't fighting another big slow guy, he's fighting a long fast ww who has the best defense in the world. Pac's in trouble.

 

The high guard, combined with Floyds footwork(speed) will confuse PAC and frustrate him. PAC won't have a clear target. To get through the high guard, you have to throw combinations at it (Floyds footwork, either step IN to crowd, or OUT to counter hook) or you have to punch around it (which will force Pac to reach from the outside, again opening him up to a pull counter from Floyd)

Just my opinion. But this style, is the one I see giving Pac trouble. Maybe not beating him but troubling and frustrating him. Pac won't know when he's gonna get rushed, or when Floyd will pull and pivot away. He'll fall into chasing him one moment, then being crowded the next, without a clear target in between.

 

Def good points with the angles. This fight confuses the **** out of me, I go back and forth on it all the time.

 

no way floyd will even try to walk down Pac! LOL

 

He still has his jab, check left hook, and all other tools at his disposal, including roughing up Pac on the inside.

Bradley pretty much defeated and frustrated JMM through his jab + getting out of range and bobbing and weaving.
Can definitely see FMJ doing the same to Pac if it comes down to that.

 

Algieri has decent boxing ability.
He may not be on Mayweather's nor Pacquiao's level but he is a LW champion FFS.
And "made PAC look like easy pickings for the right" is a bold statement to make when Algieri got dropped repeatedly while using that right of his.

 

Yep they are both counter punchers. Floyd let's you throw and then counters. Manny feints and counters as you throw.

The biggest difference between them however is that guys will throw with Mayweather for 12 rounds. With Manny by the 6th round most opponents are scared ****less and have stopped fighting all together.

 

Said it before, and I will say it again.

Floyds Jab to the body will be his most effective punch. It will set up a range of other attacks.