"it's gonna happen" Pacman/Mayweather

[Marciano490]

Originally Posted by Culley22

marciano, what do you give on the size difference? That is my biggest concern for Manny. I think his pressure is key, however, Floyd's counterpunching is the BEST, and he is much bigger than Manny...in fact I was stunned to see the size difference. Recently Floyd has been the smaller fighter, which is one reason I think he was hit more and bullied more (but yet still great defense against those bigger fighters). I do think he is slowing down, but not enough to get caught cleanly...not yet anyways.

100% agree with your take on Manny's "slippage"...BS decision, and Marquez is an all time great. IN boxing, against a pro, it just takes one punch. That happens.

I feel, Floyd's size will be his biggest advantage.

Floyd is the bigger fighter - about an inch taller and with a bigger frame. He started out heavier and walks around heavier than Manny.

However, Floyd is not a guy who ever - even in the lower classes - used his size to his advantage except to counterpunch smaller fighters as they came in. That is, if you want to see a bigger fighter who knows how to use his size, look at a guy like Klitschko, who physically dominates his opponents - pushing them back, leaning on them, shoving them into the ropes, wrestling them in clinches. Dealing with that physical exertion can wear a fighter down into the middle and later rounds.

However, Floyd doesn't like to scrum. He doesn't do much in clinches, doesn't lean on opponents, doesn't like to push them into the ropes or manhandle them.

Like I said, the only instance in which he leverages his size is using his reach advantage to make opponents come to him, and strafing them on the way in. However, that's not so much of a size issue as a strategy; he likes to counterpunch. Moreover, even with his size advantage, he doesn't have more power than Manny, so the one-off shots aren't going to wear Manny down. They may discourage him, as they did Oscar, but frankly Manny has more heart than Oscar did - especially at that point in his career - and is not going to be detered by Floyd's counterpunching.

The fight will be won or lost on the inside. Manny will have to continually work his way in. He'll need to go back to working angles like he used to; he has the best footwork of any athlete in any sport. It's uncanny. If he can jump to Floyd's flank, especially against the ropes, he'll be able to land effective shots and hurt Floyd. If Floyd is able to keep his back off the ropes, and Manny at a distance, he'll win.