Mayweather vs. Pacquiao, both at their best 140 or 147 Lb. versions.

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  1. Hookie

    Hookie Affeldt... Referee, Judge, and Timekeeper Full Member

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    Ok, no doubt the shoulder was injured. No doubt they are both past their prime. Who wins had they both been at their very best... at 140 or 147 lbs. So basically, had the fight happened about 5 years earlier... what would have happened?
     
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  2. Thread Stealer

    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    The same result, but a faster pace, with more punches thrown. Mayweather has more rough moments, but puts together more offense than he did.

    Basically, the fans lost by getting this fight in 2015 rather than 2010.
     
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  3. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    Thread.
     
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  4. Big Ukrainian

    Big Ukrainian Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    To beat Floyd, Pac has to KO him. Would he be able to go through Floyd's defence and stop him? Unlikely IMO.

    If the fight lasts full 12 rounds Floyd is the likely winner.
     
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  5. Saad54

    Saad54 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Mayweather WU 12 Pacquiao (116-112)
     
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  6. sauhund II

    sauhund II Boxing Addict Full Member

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    When you cant cut off the ring, cant avoid a right hand thru your entire career, have no jab, have average power at 140/147, are small and have a low connect rate of your flurries that only impresses casual fans.. have fast feet but very poor footwork. cant adapt plus poor ring IQ and gets frustrated if you dont trade with him.dont have a granite chin...you aint never ever gonna trouble Mayweather.

    The chances that Pac is getting stopped a la Marquez is for real in those scenerio because of his poor defense and reckless lunging in.

    I predicted that if Pac lunges in on Saturday that he could get laid out or he tastes a couple of rights and goes for the pay check. he picked option two....five years earlier most likely he would have picked option one and beaten like a drum.

    It is crystall clear why Arum/Roach never wanted that fight until it came to cash out time. If Marquez would not have put him to sleep they would have never signed the fight until next year the earliest IMO>
     
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  7. sauhund II

    sauhund II Boxing Addict Full Member

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    When you cant cut off the ring, cant avoid a right hand thru your entire career, have no jab, have average power at 140/147, are small and have a low connect rate of your flurries that only impresses casual fans.. have fast feet but very poor footwork. cant adapt plus poor ring IQ and gets frustrated if you dont trade with him.dont have a granite chin...you aint never ever gonna trouble Mayweather.

    The chances that Pac is getting stopped a la Marquez is for real in those scenerio because of his poor defense and reckless lunging in.

    I predicted that if Pac lunges in on Saturday that he could get laid out or he tastes a couple of rights and goes for the pay check. he picked option two....five years earlier most likely he would have picked option one and beaten like a drum.

    It is crystall clear why Arum/Roach never wanted that fight until it came to cash out time. If Marquez would not have put him to sleep they would have never signed the fight until next year the earliest IMO>
     
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