Mayweather stood and traded with Cotto but not Pac?

cotto made him work harder behind a good jab.

 

Pacquiao was a higer volume puncher than Cotto, not to mention an unorthodox fighter whilst cotto is more textbook.

Cotto hits harder than Pacquiao, but with Manny you dont see the punches coming because theyre coming from bizarre angles.

 

mr_harry is back.. this almost confirms boxing_master was banned

 

It was a very interesting fight to watch because both guys have been the biggest PPV stars for the past 10 years so it was weird to see both of them fight so tentatively for pretty much the entire fight.

Both guys seemed nervous in there and it looked like neither guy wanted to make the first mistake. That probably was one of the major reasons the fight didn't live up to its expectations.

I thought Floyd clearly won, but his performance IMO was just above average. I was very impressed with his defense and even more impressed with his footwork and how crisp it was. But offensively, he could've done a lot more but I guess due to the magnitude of the event, he played it a bit more safely than he usually does.

 

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sorry, must have missed that

 

No surprise really. I called it months before the fight happened that it would be a failure.

The fight with two declined fighters could never live up to expectations.

 

I see it from a different perspective. Usually when you have 2 great fighters that are in the declining stage of their careers, that tends to make for a more action packed fight.

As fighters get older, they get a little slower, their reflexes are just a nanosecond too slow and their overall speed declines. With both guys past their primes, I thought there was going to be a lot more exchanges taking place.

Anyway, I'd rather not see a rematch between those 2 guys. Floyd already figured out how to get proper distance against Manny and how to control his offensive aggression. I'd expect an even more one-sided win in a rematch.

I also wouldn't mind it if both guys just retired at this point. Neither guy has anything to prove at this stage.

 

He made a ****** out of PAC. He demonstrated Pac's below average boxing ability and low boxing IQ.

 

This sums it up pretty good

As for the TS did it occur to you that it wasn't a power difference in Manny and Cotto that lead to more or less trading but speed?

Manny is a much faster fighter who made Floyd constantly move. Vs Cotto he could see everything coming and could afford to mix it up

Plus Cotto was much more aggressive

 

Cotto had an educated jab and could cut off the ring. Pac has neither in his tool box.

 

Further proof that the thread starter is a clueless mental loser, no wonder he's on the ignore list. Cotto forced Mayweather to exchange. It was clear and obvious that he will based on his style.

 

Sr. wasn't in Jr.'s corner for the Cotto fight and was critical of his son's defensive performance.

Since that fight, Jr. has had Sr. in his corner and has made it a point to be even more defensively conscious.