Pacquiao-Mayweather bout gaining ground

icehog3 · 05-03-2015, 09:19 AM

I agree with the decision as well, Bill, but I was disappointed with the fight. Manny's chances involved volume punching, using angles, and being the better power puncher. He did none of the first two and little of the third.

Agreed that he's the better man, and hoping his life continues to bring him good things.

For Floyd, still hoping someone like Keith Thurman can get lucky and catch him and keep him from the undefeated wins record. But Floyd is smart, and will likely pick someone like Khan, who should be an easier opponent matched up with FDloyd's skills.

Ashcan Bill · 05-03-2015, 05:27 PM

Yeah, two things did surprise me about the fight.

First, Manny threw less punches than probably any fight he's been in in recent memory. That really shocked me. Maybe his shoulder was hurting him as has been reported, but if that was the case he should have asked for a postponement, not only for his sake but for that of the fans paying all that money. If he was truly injured, going into a fight of that magnitude at half speed was really stupid.

Second was the post fight interviews. Floyd, who we all know has a rather inflated opinion of himself, was actually pretty gracious in what he had to say about Manny. No mouthing off at all. Manny on the other hand came across to me as being very whiny. Not what I expected from either of them. But that's just my two centavos.

05-03-2015, 09:19 AM	#1
icehog3 Admiral Douchebag Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tom Location: Clermont, Kentucky Posts: 71,793 Trading: (60)	Re: Pacquiao-Mayweather bout gaining ground I agree with the decision as well, Bill, but I was disappointed with the fight. Manny's chances involved volume punching, using angles, and being the better power puncher. He did none of the first two and little of the third. Agreed that he's the better man, and hoping his life continues to bring him good things. For Floyd, still hoping someone like Keith Thurman can get lucky and catch him and keep him from the undefeated wins record. But Floyd is smart, and will likely pick someone like Khan, who should be an easier opponent matched up with FDloyd's skills. __________________ Thanks Dave, Julian, James, Kelly, Peter, Gerry, Dave, Mo, Frank, Týr and Mr. Mark!

05-03-2015, 05:27 PM	#2
Ashcan Bill Ol' Dude Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Bill Location: Henderson, NV Posts: 1,903 Trading: (6)	Re: Pacquiao-Mayweather bout gaining ground Yeah, two things did surprise me about the fight. First, Manny threw less punches than probably any fight he's been in in recent memory. That really shocked me. Maybe his shoulder was hurting him as has been reported, but if that was the case he should have asked for a postponement, not only for his sake but for that of the fans paying all that money. If he was truly injured, going into a fight of that magnitude at half speed was really stupid. Second was the post fight interviews. Floyd, who we all know has a rather inflated opinion of himself, was actually pretty gracious in what he had to say about Manny. No mouthing off at all. Manny on the other hand came across to me as being very whiny. Not what I expected from either of them. But that's just my two centavos.