So I ask the inevitable:

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  1. Mike_b

    Mike_b Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Who did better/ worse against Floyd Mayweather? Manny Pacquiao or el Canelo?
     
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    Richmondpete Real fighters do road work Full Member

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    Canelo looked lost/outclassed. Pac was outfoxed/outboxed but clearly had more of Floyd's respect
     
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    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Manny of course but to be fair he was injured and Floyd was on PEDs

    Clenelo was dead at the catchweight against Floyd ''I’ve never fought a guy at a catchweight. I don’t fight guys at catchweights. I look at Miguel Cotto as an undefeated fighter. He faced Pacquiao, but Pacquiao caught him at a catchweight. It wasn’t the best Miguel Cotto. He was drained; he wasn’t hydrated. Give me the guys where they are comfortable at their weight so there are no excuses" Mayweather
     
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    Mike_b Well-Known Member Full Member

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    The guys at work told me that "supposedly Canelo got paid 1 million to take it easy on floyd.'' it sure looked that way ahha.
     
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    kiwi_boxer nighty night, ellerbe ☠ ☠ ☠ banned Full Member

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    Welcome to the mindset of Canelo fanboys. Despicable children. Canelo could **** their wives and they'd still sit back and make excuses for him.

    I never thought I'd see more simp'esq fans than the 08-12 Pac & Floyd fans, but these PED excusers are something else.
     
  6. Mike_b

    Mike_b Well-Known Member Full Member

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    For the record I never thought he did. But to be fair and honest I don't think Pacquiao should have been taking selfies before the Floyd fight. Never meaning that he squandered his talents, but he shoulda been taking it a little bit more serious lol. Jmo
     
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    Fogger Father, grandfather and big sports fan. Full Member

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    I actually think Alvarez did both better and worse against Junior. He did better in that he pressured Mayweather more often and had Floyd on the defesivive a bit more often. He did worse in that, despite his efforts, he achieved even less than Pacquiao who had a couple of good flurries but that was about it.
     
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  8. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    ...well, Pacquiao actually managed to win a few rounds, so...
     
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    Braindamage Baby Face Beast Full Member

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    Canelo- "I can make 152 to make a fight with Floyd".
     
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    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    Pac did better. Won an extra round or two and Floyd was more offensively conservative and controlled.
     
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    northpaw Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    It wasn't a very close fight, but Pac did better against Floyd. Floyd was on point (as much as a post prime Floyd could be) against Pac, he was worried about Pac's speed and unorthodoxy. He played with Canelo, I can't remember after what round it was, but Canelo was in the corner and looked like he wanted to die from being outclassed (which makes the draw scorecard all the more ridiculous).
     
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    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council banned Full Member

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    They were both schooled. I found it hard to score any rounds for Canelo while Pacquiao might have won a couple to 3 maybe 4 rounds at most.
     
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    Noel857 I Am Duran Full Member

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    Neither
     
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    Safin Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    "and Floyd was on PEDs"

    No ****. Just like Pacquiao and every other top level boxer.
     
  15. miniq

    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

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    Neither were good wins for Floyd...