Best Sparring Partner for Pacquiao in Prep for Mayweather

a Chicken.

kabir variety. the bigger the better.

 

hmmm Timothy Bradley would actually be a nice sparring partner come to think of it

 

Guzman and Judah.

Pacquaio needs to learn and practice how to attack atletic, fast boxer while they are on the defensive mode, i.e, dodging, rolling, backpedalling while also potshotting and countering. Moreso with Guzman.

He must not only have the workrate, but extreme accuracy as well. He hits from all angle imnaginable, but he needs to land them. Can he do it against perhaps the best defensive fighter in the world?

I think he can. Unlike Marquez whose reflexes seemed to left him when he moved up above 135, Pac has shown he can deliver the same workrate with above average accuracy in the higher divisions, and his punches looked like they have more power and telling effect.

Floyd whole stance is based on defending himself first and foremost, and then setting up himself to land his counter. At this point, I would say Pac will take Mayweather's punch and counter, especially when you consider that Mayweather's hands are what not exactly what you call hard.


If Pac can find ways to force Mayweather to engage him, rather than have Mayweather control the action by moving well and potshotting him, (like Cotto did in his survival mode in the latter rounds), Pac will have a good chance to beat him on points.

 

No one ... he would never be able to find a fighter that could somewhat resemble Floyd.

But if he had to ... just find a boxer who was orthodox ... that wouldn't be too hard.

As long as he doesn't take the route that most opponents of Floyd had, try to find someone who immulates that shoulder roll ... thats a no no ...
Oscar tried to get Shane to do it
Marquez got one of his local soccer league teammates to attempt it
Hatton got someone who didn't help him at all

 

^^
gawd the guy marquez got to imitate floyd was just ****in awful- i can do a better potshot shoulder roll impersonation- his guard was so loose and amateur.

one thing i do beiieve- and as does fredddy- is that no expense should be spent on sparring partners. freddy roach pays his sparring partners up to 5 000 a week- so he can get the best in to give manny a good workout- those are the pros. other figters will just get young bucks to beat up on for free. if i were a fighter- i d spare no expense and get whomever was available - like a guzman- or a mosely or judah - or even a campbell - to come in and spar.

 

Guzman but pac has been ducking him for years for a reason.

 

I would like to see what Freddie has in store ... the corners aren't compareable ... even though Freddie Roach is a hall of fame trainer - there aren't many things he knows personally about being on the championship level as a fighter, things that he can't point out to his fighter no matter what kinda gameplan he comes up with.
Thats going to be the main difference ... Floyd has a former world champion and a trainer who doesn't have to twist his arm when it comes down to training.
Unca Roger has seen what it takes to overcome and seen what it takes to become a champion and to remain a champion ...

Thats why you don't hear much strategy from Unc Roger unless it's involving aggression and lack of aggression.

 

Joan Guzman

 

Pac should get a chicken.

 

:rofl:rofl:rofl

 

lamont peterson,steve forbes,andre berto(never),paulie?(nah he thinks pacs on the juice),tim bradley....lotta good guys out there

 

Cory Spinks