Bob Arum On Pacquiao-Mayweather: "So Now The Ball's In Mayweather's Court"

Better skilled than Mayweather? None.

Or did you mean better skilled than himself?

 

Mark my words Mayweather will beat the **** out of Pac! Just wait and see. That **** that Pac does only works on flat footed fighters. He is going to get the sweet science put on his ass.

 

I mean better skilled than Pacquiao.

 

honestly...who did he face that was better skilled than him?

E-Mo

JMM matched skill not necessarily better

MAB

other than that who was better skilled than him when he fought them?

There is no one he has faced lately who has better skill than him! And thats actually a compliment.

 

Oh ok...theres a long list of boxers who I'd say were much better skilled than Pacquiao, yet he still has big victories over.
Yet now...if you look around 147lbs, Pacquiao is arguably one of the more skilled boxers in that weight class...with arguably the best arsenal at his disposal.

 

...:huh

 

One fight does not decide the fighter of the decade or the fighter of the year. We will see how Floyd performs from 2010 to 2019.

I mean PAC KO'ed or defeated some better skilled boxers than him.

 

Why? What's the difference between the situation then and the situation now? Floyd does not want to fight Pacquiao. Period.

 

He beat future HOFs like MAB, Morales, Marquez, Hatton, Cotto and even dela Hoya.

 

E-Mo, JMM, MAB, DelaHoya, Ledwaba, Sasakul. Most of these better skilled boxers tasted the canvass courtesy of Pacquiao.

 

in this case...i would go with this...u act as if Floyd hasnt done his share either for this decade and in fact had he not retired still would P4P #1 consensus and would have won fighter of the decade IMHO....so i say this ONE fight does decide or comes as clos to deciding as any one fight ever.

 

im not sure why your scratching your head

 

no ones arguin how many HOF'ers he has.....this is terms of skill.


MAB MORALES JMM

Cotto does not have more skill - only reason they thought he could win was because he was bigger and stronger with a great jab....he was not a better fighter than Pac.

Hatton HELL NO

Oscar at 147 that he fought...HELL NO

He lost to Emo and struggled twice with JMM

When he faces someone who can match skill level....shyt changes

problem is...there arent many who can match his skill level so im not sure why people think he mopping the floor with fighters who are more skilled than he is...he is beating some good fighters but there is not many that he has faced better skilled....Floyd has the same problem.....its a compliment to both fighters...NOT A KNOCK!

You can say they thought he wouldnt beat the BIGGER fighters...ok yea i can go for that...but no one thought anyone he faced was a better fightr than he is...it was always they are too big for him.

 

Oscar at 147 :huh I don't think boxing skills will be lost or gained by going up or down in weight. Boxing skills will always be there if you have it already.

 

did Oscar have the speed reflexes strength and power to be able use those skills?

NO

However...i guess i can see what your saying...for me though your skill is everything combined....if Pac loses his speed and Power do u still think he wins the matches he has won....i dont think he does....thats why you have to include everything and Oscar certainly was not more skilled than Pac when they met.