Does Pac possess the required ring intelligence?

Pac has been picking his spots as of late... and coming in at angles.. as we saw in the Cotto fight. Mayweather is WITHOUT QUESTION going to eat a good amount of punches from Manny. If Pac can handle the straight right of Floyd as well as he handled Cottos shots... the fight is over. I feel that mayweather will not be able to operate under his usually masterful game plan as he eats serious punches a few times each round... he will be ground down and beaten over twelve rounds in a UD loss.

 

Short answer, NO.

Freddie Roach IS Pacquiao's ring intelligence.

 

Pacquiao's ring intelligence will be tested when Mayweather figures him out and adapts to stop his gameplan, I'm not sure Pacquiao has the boxing brain to figure out Mayweather mid fight.

 

Pac doesn't cut off the ring well, that's true. However, Floyd isn't quite the ring general he's made out to be, either. He does well because he works so well out of a defensive shell, but he's quite easy to back up in straight lines and put against the ropes simply because he doesn't mind it. That could and should be an issue against Pac. If this were the young Floyd that took apart Corrales utilizing great ring control I'd have no issues whatsoever with picking him, but these days my confidence in Floyd is waning. He just hasn't shown the ability to keep up a gameplan like that in a while. I see this fight as more or less 50/50 these days.

 

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i already figured out floyd im surprised these super trainers havent watch floyds feet you always know when he is gonna throw the rite hand he leans forward and points his rear foot at his apponet watch his fights closeley

 

He looked brilliant against Hatton, de la Hoya, Diaz, but, he has been banged up a lot more as he has moved up. His last 2 fights he has received more punishment than usual. Probaly the move up in weight has decreased his lateral movement. If Cotto, and Clottey can fug him up a little bit, Floyd will outbox him easily.

 

No he doesnt. Floyd will box and move. I see Pac getting frustrated, and the more he does that I see Floyd just continue to pot shot and move all the way to a UD.
Its 1 thing to have great boxing skills, but if you dont have the mental fortitude to stick with something and change and adapt to what your opponent is doing. Especially Floyd @ that, you're going to lose. Boxing is not only a hit and not be hit game, its a thinking man game. Only few fighters are able to adjust mid fight and use their skills to get the job done.
I dont see Pac as that fighter. He has qualities that can trouble Floyd as the OP stated, but in the end I just dont think thats enough. And the skills Pac has I wouldnt even call it an advantage, b/c its not like Floyd doesnt have speed and stamina either. They merely help Pac b somewat competitive.

 

You can't watch a guys feet when you're in the ring with them.

 

Pac has been improving his overall skills and movement over the years with Roach and team, but we will have to wait and see. A Pac-FMJ fight can go many ways.

 

:good

 

Tell that to Hank Armstrong.