The official Mayweather vs. Pacquiao aftermath trash receptacle

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by IntentionalButt, Mar 20, 2013.


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  1. mmalik37

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    Was that something old? Or did he pick that up from Tim Bradley? lol
     
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  2. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    Agreed that Floyd was always clearly the smarter fighter. And yeah, Floyd's footwork was better in 2009, too. But I strongly maintain that Pac's feet deteriorated far worse than Floyd's since that period.
     
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  3. Mac mand

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    http://youtu.be/LRueJoZM8u8

    You can actually hear him quacking
     
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  4. icarus1

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    because he was focused on getting the ko. planting his feet gets more power. meanwhile floyd was very fast on his feet because he is threatened by pac's powerful left. he avoided getting into a fight with pac by controlling the distance, hugging, and running hence there was not much action.
     
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  5. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    And you blame Floyd for the lack of action, or Pac's inadequate strategy/poor execution?

    :smoke
     
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  6. Flexb

    Flexb Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I also mentioned this. It could be because when he does that he throws punches from odd angles and with a shoulder injury you don't want to throw those types of shots, Maybe he felt straight in was his safest route. He still could've used the foot work but I think he's used to punching with it. He was VERY and abnormally stationary IMO
     
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  7. Flexb

    Flexb Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Well gee, that's pretty easy. The guy backpeddling and clinching everytime there's an exchange is the one to blame.
     
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  8. abuffy

    abuffy Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    His footwork looked exceptional against Rios. He was floating on top the ring. It fell off a cliff when he met Bradley again
     
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  9. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    But of course I did. You said it yourself, I'm an aficionado! :yep

    I even credited Pac's counters in my video, showing one in slow motion (ironically), and mentioning that Pac's best moments came when he had Floyd pinned and/or when he got Floyd to bite on his feints (which he then countered).

    He did OK with that, too, at times, but it was a poor primary strategy against a boxing juggernaut like Floyd.

    :smoke
     
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  10. StreetsOfGold

    StreetsOfGold Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Because it's WHEN he fights them (just look at the marquez fight marquez immediately has to put on 20lb no tune up fights etc etc floyd fans probably claim floyd fought an at his best marquez lol) and which circumstances ? he doesn't unify a division or take fights against bad style matchups.

    And get Guerrero off that list guy fought nobody at 135 then jumps 2 weight classes to fight Berto then floyd he isn't even a proven fighter let alone proven welter.

    The people with the agenda are his fans, before they fight floyd they are bums or out of their primes / looked bad, after floyd beats them they were legit opponents all at their best in their primes.

    EVEN KHAN BEAT MAIDANA he couldn't even knock out Khan :patsch
     
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  11. MVC!

    MVC! The Best Ever Full Member

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  12. Rumsfeld

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    Not necessarily. The guy failing to close the distance is equally to blame. I mean surely Pac knew Floyd was going to be a tricky target to find. It was up to him to make Floyd fight.
     
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  13. BIG MIKE

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    Are you all now putting the jigsaw pieces together ?
    ARIZA=MILKSHAKES
    FOOT SPEED=MILKSHAKES
    TAKING A PUNCH=TORODOL
    GOING 12 ROUNDS=MILKSHAKES

    GETTING KNOCKED OUT=NO TORODOL
    NO FOOT SPEED=NO MILKSHAKES
    NOT GOING CONSTANT FOR 12 ROUNDS & TAKING A BREATHER=NO MILKSHAKE & NO MILKSHAKE=ARIZA
     
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  14. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    I only saw that fight the night it happened, and have no interest in seeing it again, but I don't recall Pac's feet looking all that great that night, and certainly not "exceptional".

    Exceptional compared to what? Surely you don't mean the level he showed from DLH to Margo?
     
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  15. BIG MIKE

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    It's not age or injury it's no drugs
     
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