The Floyd that beat Angel Manfredy is the ONLY one that could take Manny Pacquiao NOW

he got caught by old arse mosley. lucky mosley is a 152 years old. that is why floyd wants drug testing all the way up to the fight so pac wont have any advantages over him as in youth, speed, etc. he is a snake by imposing this strict drug testing. he does it for a reason. the guy always has to have all the advantages. it is the way floyd rolls.

 

Why does PBF need foot speed so bad? He normally stands in place and makes you miss while he is standing in one spot. So his game does not rely on foot speed like Pac which is jumping in and out.

How about his counter punching skill?
Hand Speed?
overall boxing skill?
Size?

Are those enough advantages to beat the mighty Pac?? And yes i think PBF is faster with single shots.
You are right though. that PBF from the Manfreddo fight was a beast and probably would TKO Pac. The PBF more than likely takes a UD dropping Pac a few times along the way.

 

You are linking foot work and foot speed together. Floyd has the best foot work in boxing hands down. He has slowed a tad bit with his foot speed though which doesn't matter bc he can overcome that.

 

most people dont know chit about boxing but this guy does

 

That was back when I was a fan of Floyd. I remember cheering when he started pummeling that piece of **** Manfredy on the ropes.

 

The more stationary Mayweather becomes, the better shot Manny has, I guess it just comes down to your interpretation of whether he can still use his legs enough to offset Manny.

If Floyd had a bit more power, maybe he could stand his ground more, use less footmovement cause he can keep his opponent in their place, reluctant to keep stepping to him, but maybe that lack of power might be why he needs his legs more to offset Manny? although having said that, I wouldn't rule out Mayweather's ability to hurt Manny momentarily.

 

Floyd has an inside game. Pacquiao doesn't. A bit more complicated than that, but ultimately distance will decide this one.

 

Manny has a southpaw stance, which means staying inclose, you have the potential to bend into his power hand, and he's relentless with offense.

 

Yes, but on the inside the Southpaw stance is a non issue bc both fighters square up Gooner.

 

thing is its not so much floyds speed but his timing

He wasnt expecting mosley to throw those shots...

He will be expecting pac to be throwing hundreds a round

 

:rofl:rofl

 

You're about to see an old, inactive Mayweather whoop his ass in November.

 

Floyd is a little more versatile to have problems with Manny's stance, he does every inside move and trick by the book except maybe for head butting, so he's hardly gonna "bend into Manny's power hand". The challenge would be handling Manny's footwork, output and intensity, though Floyd has tremendous stamina himself, just rarely pushed into a high energy fight to show it off.

The way I see it, Manny MUST keep the fight outside or else, once Floyd gets in Pac will be exposed as a defensively very flawed fighter (at that range) with the sole ability to brawl back. That won't work vs. Floyd who's just as good defensively there. So it comes down if there's a well timed shot to somehow catch Floyd moving in - that's some serious headache in the Wild Card to get rid of, and learning some dirty inside moves wouldn't hurt Manny's chances either.

As far as I'm concerned, Floyd's ability to effectively box on the inside decides the tight outcome in his favor.