What was Pac's "game plan"?

How can you give credit when one guy had a torn rotator cuff

Pac did look incharge in round 4 even though he was disabled

 

Yea and Bradley beat pac in the first fight
Castillo actually won clear

casto landed 173

mayweather landed 66

casto thrown 377

mayweather thrown 151

so yea mayweather shoulder did kind of had a effect

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Pac's game plan surprisingly was to try and out think Floyd, hit him with fast, accurate combinations, and overwhelm him into a decision, possibly TKO.

If Pac lost, there was always gonna be excuses in the horizon. He has excuses for every lost. Itchy socks, too green, steroids, robberies, and now an injured shoulder.

 

For God to deliver Floyd into his hands.

 

Exactly. There wasn't his usual combinations because Floyd was rarely in Pac's range it wasn't about Pac being confused, you can't land punches if your opponent is out of range it doesn't matter how many punches you throw. Floyd took zero risks and Pac did his usual come forward strategy so there was only going to be one outcome. Pac's style is made for Floyd.

On the injury thing, either you can fight or you can't. Pac fought so the injury is a none issue.

 

Floyd either countered the first jab, or stepped back immediately. He threw off his rhythm. It's really that simple. I honestly don't recall Pacquiao even landing that right hand cleanly but maybe one time, and he threw it plenty throughout the entire fight. Shoulder at 75% or 100%, that right hand was not going to land anyway.

 

It appeared to me that Freddie had convinced Pacquiao that Mayweather's best punch was the jab to the stomach in the middle of the ring. It seemed like Pacquiao was waiting for this punch to be thrown so he could counter with a hard right hook. Mayweather barely threw it because he is 10 steps ahead of most fighters.

Overall, Roach tried to get Pacquiao to out think Mayweather which led to his downfall. Poor game plan.

 

So NOW you accept his injury?? Pac lost, and it had little to do with his shoulder. Trust me.

 

You give Castillo credit all the time :roflatsch

 

Be a man of your word.

 

I don't think Manny has the fire anymore to attempt to risk being countered by Floyd to land big shots of his own. And that was the only chance he had, even when he was peaking 6 years ago. He was never going to outbox the longer, more technically sound Mayweather. This was a sparring session, and thats why I'm so disgusted. The more PPV's that were sold, the worse off the sport is IMO. This doesn't elevate the sport at all.

 

I think you're right

 

Ironic but probably true.