Roaches gameplan was thrown off by one simple thing

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  1. itsa

    itsa Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Floyds chin.

    Manny couldnt hurt him. Thats why he became so frustrated after he hit him with big shots. He saw that floyd wasnt hatton or cotto and that he wasnt going to crumble from a shot like they thought they would.

    I would bet you that freddie expected floyd to succumb to mannys punches by at aleast round 4. even if that means landing one single power shot at a time.

    Nope. :good
     
  2. Enigmadanks

    Enigmadanks Boxing Addict Full Member

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    While FLoyd does have a solid chin, I think where Roach really went wrong was that he was under the impressions for YEARS that FLoyd's legs were shot.

    Pacman could've done well if he was fighting a stationary target. Unfortunately for him, Floyd doesn't fight in that manner. All that match showed was that Floyd has a lot left in the tank, his footwork was the best I've seen from him since he signed his Showtime contract.
     
  3. markq

    markq Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Excusequiao never hurt Floyd. Floyd always covers up like that on the ropes. Maidana, Mosley, Corley hurt Floyd. Excusequiao hit Floyd with a gnat bite.
     
  4. ryan_c

    ryan_c Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Pacquiao won the fight.
     
  5. markq

    markq Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    :|:|:| June 5th and the butt hurt continues.
     
  6. Azzer85

    Azzer85 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    True. He won the fight 3-9 or 4-8 if your generous.
     
  7. mr. piff

    mr. piff The Ring General Full Member

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    This.....
    There is no way the multi award winning trainer of the year and the FOTD, who had 6 years to work on this game plan, could have realized that Floyds chin was certified granite.
    People get master degrees from colleges in 6-7 years, all they had to do was beat one featherfisted, two bad hands, two bad shoulders, legs damn near shot, 40 year old man. And they couldn't do it.

    It had to be the chin that threw them off
     
  8. N17

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    From what I saw Roach was awful on the night, he looked so confused, had no real fight changing ideas.

    Roach was banging on for 5 years that he had the perfect gameplan and when his time came he couldn't get Pacquiao to execute it.

    The fact he has gone so quiet recently suggests he is still confused :lol:
     
  9. Zimornsky

    Zimornsky King Fluid IV = CHEAT banned

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    Pac hurt Floyd. Pac countered the !@%! out of Floyd. Floyd ran most of the night. Floyd was called a coward by his father in the corner.

    7-5 Pacquiao
     
  10. northpaw

    northpaw Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Freddy Roach never realistically believed Pacquiao would beat Floyd in this fight.
     
  11. N17

    N17 Loyal Member Full Member

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    :lol: just :lol:
     
  12. alexthegreatmc

    alexthegreatmc Sound logic and reason. You're welcome! Full Member

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    This. :deal

    He hurt him, only once, but it wasn't significant. Maidana and Mosley hurt him way more. A couple of other shots Pac landed only got Floyd's attention and he did the smart thing by covering up and/or clinching.

    I agree.
     
  13. The Shockmaster

    The Shockmaster SOG has 4 children...he pulls out of nothing banned Full Member

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  14. markq

    markq Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I agree with the degree of hurt on Floyd. Hurting someone means they're about to topple. Nothing Pac landed ever came close. He got a blind counter in but far from hurtful. When Mosley rocked Floyd you could see his legs buckled. That never happened in the May 2nd fight. It's a wishful attempt at a moral victory for Excusequiao fans.
     
  15. mr. piff

    mr. piff The Ring General Full Member

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    As did everybody else, except a legion of pacturds