
Originally Posted by
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I think ang mga komentaryo nga boring ang fights ni PBF is finally getting to him. He tried to go toe-to-toe with Cotto and ditch his usual style on several rounds--didn't work out so well. In the end PBF played enough of his style to lead in the scorecards.
After seeing this fight, I am convinced that Pacquiao is indeed Mayweather's kryptonite. He avoided Cotto's punches by using his patented shoulder roll, but consider this--when Cotto improvised on his angles they landed on PBF's face (causing the initial damage to PBF's nose)....We know, (1) Pacquiao is the master of using unreal angles to connect, (2) is faster (than Cotto) and can put up the volume to overwhelm, and (3) is comparable to Cotto's power. I say Mayweather still leads in the odds, but it's not that big and he'll definitely have a long night with Pacquiao. If Mayweather is TOO cautious, there is a chance he will allow Pacquiao to dictate and lead in the scorecards, if he is TOO careless and get in a slugfest with Pacquiao, he'll end up with more than just a bloody nose. But if he does get into the right rhythm and game, he'll probably win.
I respectfully disagree when you say that Pac is Mayweather's kryptonite.
1. Manny plants his feet before he engages and is easily countered. Pacquiao is a one dimensional fighter his strategy is the same relying solely on his speed and works well against sluggers and slower opponents.
Move around wait for opportunity - rush in to opponents weakside - flurry - get out. Wash, rinse, repeat.
Against Mayweather (who is by far faster than Pac) this simply won't work. Pac has a sorry a$$ jab that can't save his life and once he starts getting hit in the face he goes back to what he was programmed to do which eventually leads to him getting.... you guessed right, get hit in the face more.
A. Rush in - plant feet - about to start flurry xxxxx gets jabbed in the stomach
try again
B. Rush in to Floyd's weakside - plant feet - meets Floyd's shell defense can't hit sh!t captain
try again
c. Try to slowly back Floyd to the ropes to set him up for a devastating left xxxxx gets countered by a 72" reach right straight
D. Try plan A again.