Kelly Pavlik and uh....Arthur Abraham. I think Edison Miranda might have a chance too. In all seriousness, Floyd has a chance, but with the workrate he's shown in at least his past 4-5 fights, he might just get outworked if he wants to run al l night. A Floyd UD is not a given. A lot of people have bet against Pac in his last three fights and he monster'ed over all of them. A lot of people have been handed their crow or been put on the suicide watch list.
Mayweather. 'Can' beat. I won't say 'will beat', not yet. Williams would never happen, Roach ain't going to be making that fight. Manny would have to hit his knee caps. Apart from that, Margarito and Mosley..I don't see a lot of threat in them. I see Pacquiao just winning those fights on points. Margarito would be like a bee stinging an elephant but Margarito ain't gonna be hitting **** with his handspeed and footspeed. Mosley got the offense and toughness to fight with Pacquiao but in the end Pacquiao's movement is the key.
at true welter weight limit they all have a good chance at beating Manny, like Manny has c chance as well, i'm convinced. No more Catchweights!
It sounds absolutely CRAZY but so did Pac fighting Oscar a few years ago. I never thought that could happen and I never thought Pac could dominate him. NOTHING Pacquiao does from now on could ever shock me. Bring on the Klitschkos! Both at the same time!
From that list and below 147, its definately Floyd. Floyd has the footwork and offense to tag Pacquiao. However since Pacquiao is a lightning fast southpaw he also has the offense to lay some clean punches on Mayweather pretty consistantly. IMO this is one of those fights where both fighters' offenses work well on the opponent's defense. While PBF has the better D, Pac's offense is much better. The strength advantage might be just what PBF needs to tip the scale in his favour. Going by several of the Pac vs Cotto rounds you can see that when Pacquiao is faced with a patient boxer who is fighting off the backfoot and moving he will reach in with his combinations. His punches are so fast and accurate that PBF won't be able to block and slip them all and so powerful that Floyd will get hurt when he gets hit. On the flip side a strong and quick jab can be just what the doctor ordered to put off Pacquiao's combinations when he reaches in. Against a JrWW Pacquiao would just walk through a jab and land his harder, more powerful blows, but against a WW, as we saw against Cotto, a quick jab or short left hook can be strong enough to break Pac's rythm.
This would be a dream matchup. I believe though Floyd Mayweather Jr. would beat Pacqiao. He has the reach, speed, power, skills and defensive capabilities that no other opponents possess. Pacqiao might be faster then him but Mayweather could counter his speed the same way he countered Marquez's. Mayweather knows how to figure out opponent thats in the ring with him and can adjust to make them fight his fight. I think it would go to 12 rounds and it would be a split decision. Don't get me wrong I think that Pacquiao would have a better chance being able to knock Mayweather out vs. Mayweather knocking out Pacquiao, but I still feel that Mayweathers skills and knowledge is what gives him the edge and what gives him the ability to outlast any opponent.