Straight right is the key in the pacquiao-mayweather fight

could be. But straight left might also be key.

gotta look at both sides of the coin.

 

One of Floyd's main weapons, indeed. Some southpaws can't avoid it.

 

yup. The straight right is pretty much the proven antidote for southpaws.

 

The straight left can also be the key as well since orthodox fighters are open to it as well.

 

i dnt care i just wanna see them fight

 

the straight right is the key...watch the 1st morales fight were he threw the straight right to the gut and down the pipe...like wise with marquez....floyds money punch is that straight right which he throw with precision

 

There is a problem with this.

The lead left nullifies the lead right if the southpaw has a speed advantage. When the left comes under the guard during that exchange the left can't be seen.

Another problem is that the right hook counter can nullify the orthodox jab. So could a lead left. So if Manny is fast enough, Floyd won't be able to set anything up right. Remember Zab Judah made Floyd look pretty ordinary until he started to get fatigued/hurt.

Right now there is really no way of knowing who is faster of the two. Manny might very well be faster. If he is, a lead left and a short right hook combo is going to destroy Floyd.

The bigger problem for Floyd is that Manny is used to taking a shot to land his own. If Floyd doesn't have the power to hurt Manny it's going to be a crushing defeat because Manny will be coming back at him full speed and full power. He will pressure Floyd until he breaks him down.

 

same here!!! lets get it ON!

 

Yeah b/c we all know Judah made Floyd look ordinary.. :rofl Oh wait, is Judah a counter puncher? Yeah. Is Manny? no.

 

Zab wasn't hitting Floyd with all counters. He was beating him to the punch when he started leading with the straigt left/right hook. I suggest you go look at it again.

 

delete

 

atsch It's the same for orthodox fighters, left straight is the best weapon against them.

 

This is a very good point. Most of Floyd's previous opponents didn't know how to fire back punches while getting hit themselves. They would usually stop and reset their offense whenever Floyd hits them. In that, Floyd has a somewhat limited experience in dealing with fighters of that type. Boom, Here comes Manny who is one of the best in hitting back while getting hit thanks to the countless exchanges he had with Morales, Barrera and Marquez(who in turn are also some of the best in that regard).

So in a fight scenario involving Floyd and Pac, how is Floyd gonna react when he hits Pac with a punch but sees Pac still throwing 3-4 punches on him regardless? Unless Floyd lands a perfectly placed shot(which he is certainly capable of numerous times I admit) I don't see him bothering Pac with 1 or 2 punches majority of the fight. Floyd needs to open up more, just like he did in the lower weights.

This point of Ambition_Def goes perfectly well with my argument of why Floyd needs activity if he wants to beat Pac. 1 or 2 punches/counterpunches at a time ain't gonna save you from someone who likes to hit you with numerous punches regardless if he was being hit himself or not, especially if that someone is as tough as nails.

This also why I find it ridiculous that people compare Mayweather to Marquez. Unlike Floyd, JMM had activity going with his counter-punching. So whenever Pac hits JMM with 3-4-5 punches, JMM would hit Pac back with almost, if not the exact same, amount of punches. As a result, JMM made Pac tentative and prevented Pac from going off on JMM as much as he liked. Which was advantageous to JMM and his pace.

I'm not ruling a Floyd win ofcourse. I just truly feel Pac has more chances of winning if they ever fought.