Roaches gameplan was thrown off by one simple thing

Back in 2008. On a jet ski. Yes. 2008. Never had it operated on.

He, his trainer, his manager, and his promoter have all come clean on the issue. His fans are the only ones we're waiting for to come around.

 

:deal

And it was never an issue until he lost to Mayweather. He was saving that one.

Ether.

 

I partially agree with the OP.

It wasn't Floyd's chin, it was how easily Floyd was able to control the distance and pace of the fight. Pacquiao was expected to win the first round with activity, volume and aggressiveness. All which was nullified by Floyd's movement and use of the jab (something which I'm sure caught Pacquiao and Roach off guard).

The fight was pretty much over after round 1. Casual fans couldn't see it, us on here could see that a mile away.

 

Roach i believe has always been an over rated trainer. But i blame pac for the defeat. The game plan was very ****ty. For someone who was desperately calling for Money all these years, i expected him to go for broke, its not like he had anything to lose, he will always be regarded as the second best P4P fighter of this generation after Floyd and will still be regarded as a legend, no shame in that plus he had lost previously anyways so i was shocked by his cowardly fear of getting hit approach.

No one can out box and out point floyd. No one can match Floyd for foot speed and dancing around the ring as well. The only chance and the only chance anyone has to make an impact is to literally rush in Tyson style fearlessly going for Knock out punches, combinations, angles, warrior style willing to take punches to land punches. For this style Pacman has to be in the best physical shape and condition to do this for 12 whole rounds.

It was clear the Marquez knock out has scarred Pacman forever.

 

This is why I feel Roach is so over rated. Everyone knew that Floyd would have a reach advantage. How Roach and Pac were not able to foresee Floyd using his jab and dancing around the ring is beyond me.

 

Team Pacquiao claim it was round three, then round four. No shot as no injury was declared pre-fight on legally binding paperwork.

Arum claims injury was from 2008!

Wrong socks, God doesn't want him to KO opponents anymore, leg cramps, wind blowing in the wrong direction...

No excuses.

 

Exactly this, spot on. Never effected him in the ring or playing basketball. It's a BS excuse and hankering for a rematch/big money retirement fight after getting schooled.

Floyd won nine rounds to three. Easy work.

 

He didn't hurt him like Mosley did but he did stun and back him off numerous times.

 

Maidana has the right style to trouble someone like Mayweather, but he definitely lacked the proper experience/ring IQ. Whenever Pacquiao posed, Mayweather quickly developed momentum to start landing and keeping active. If you wait and think against Mayweather, he's going to eat you up. The right strategy is to never allow him to develop a rhythm by keeping in his face and throwing nonstop. It's easier said than done, but that's how it goes. Even then, Mayweather still won't make it easy and the fight will remain close.

 

pac was never "desperately" calling floyd out though..he was just posturing....knowing theyd find a way out whenever they wanted....he was using floyds name to keep the money coming in and ppv numbers up

 

Pac bearly tap Floyd and Floyd was doing the dance already, I tought Floyd was Khan for a minute . If you think Khan has a glass jaw Floyd has a paper jaw.

 

:rofl

 

Floyd was not running into to shots like Hatton or Cotto

 

Bottom line- Pac thought he was good enough that he didn't have to fight a Floyd specific blueprint: which we know is volume punching. Heck, Oscar didn't land a damn thing, but people thought it was a close fight because he threw a bunch of punches.

Maidana/Robert Garcia (great trainer) knew his limitations and knew he had to tailor a gameplan for Floyd - volume punching...hence him having more success than most Floyd opponents

The key is that you can't get flustered when most of your shots don't land, you have to continue volume punching...Pac didn't do that.

 

Then he woke up.