http://www.eastsideboxing.com/forum/showthread.php?t=268018 <-- Re-vote there

pac by close decision, cause his workrate will make mayweather work harder than he ever has

but I change my mind on a daily basis

 

Mayweather Jr. by UD/T.K.O. (Late)

 

From what I've seen of both fighters so far (disclaimer on PEDs or other cheating methods), I have to believe Pacquiao is too accurate and too busy to lose to Mayweather.

Not many guys can get to Mayweather but with Mosley we saw it. It was brief and what Mosley did for two rounds Pacquiao will do for 12.

TKO for Pacman in 10 brutal exciting rounds.

 

I expect Mayweather to do three things in this fight.
#1 Use his slight size and strength edge to clinch, hold, wrestle, and elbow to gain advantage for close in-fighting.
#2 Use his footwork and longer reach to potshot and attempt to keep Manny at range.
#3 Avoid the mid-range at all costs either by immediately moving in to clinch/hold or shelling up and getting away. Floyd is good in the mid-range but this is the area where one mistake can see him waking up in the hospital.

Floyd will attempt almost nothing in the mid-range. He will rarely even attempt to counter as a miss could leave him open to getting KO'd by a Manny re-counter. He can win if it's a close in brawl. He can potshot and counter Manny from long range effectively. He will get brutally KO'd if he attempts to spend much time with Manny at mid-range. There will be no attempts to adjust and adapt to fight here. He will simply avoid it at all costs.

If Floyd cannot keep Manny out of the mid-range but succeeds in shelling up most of the time until he can adjust the range to his advantage then it could be a wonderful fight with a decision going either way depending on who succeeds at doing what they want the most. I don't think Floyd will be able to avoid the mid-range enough to win and will get hurt, slowed, and stopped by Manny.

 

Pac by KO.

 

I want to see Floyd turn into a dragon against Manny. The fight would be epic regardless of who won.

 

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Pinoys eat dragons for breakfast.

Pac by late stoppage.

 

pac by ko/tko

 

I want Pac to win with all my heart. But Mayweather takes this. A great big guy always beats a great smaller guy.

 

Where is the Pac by KO option?

 

Mayweather-Pacquiao would look like a Hopkins-Calzaghe, but with a better volume puncher and a better counter/defensive fighter.