Comments Thread For: Roach: Pacquiao a Much Better Boxer Than Mayweather

[ManAnimalX]

Nice post, rack em

Roach is getting under Floyd Sr. skin, it is working, watch when he replies he is going to get get all emotional. But the problem with Roach tactic is it will not effect Floyd because like Roach said Floyd basically trains himself and just uses his uncle for mittwork if you watch the corner Floyd does what he wants to do he doesnt listen to any of the instructions there really isn't much technical instruction Roger or Floyd sr give anyway during fights.

But Roach is tripping hard, if Pacman was so smart at recognizing traps how come he didn't recognize JMM setting up the right hand off the back foot? If Pac was so smart he would have adapted to that right hand he had 4 fights to do so.

Pac is one of the strangest boxers ever, he is brilliant at taking away or adjusting to a jab, but he cannot avoid right hands, Floyd will just back up and unleash the right hand like Marquez did and Pac will walk into it every time.

If Pac is able to counter the right of floyd and counter him I will be blown away and shell shocked, I would throw cold water over my head if Pac is able to hang with Floyd in terms of boxing and out classes him. It would be unreal and almost unbelievable,

Also Floyd rarely uses the shoulder roll agianst a southpaw so that goes to show Roach hasn;t really figured out his style unless he is witholding that from the public.

Well said, I agree 100% :ANYWORD:

[tiliheels]

We never thought Marquez would KO Pac either. In fact four years ago we would have given Floyd a better chance of knocking out Manny than we would have given Marquez. Before the third JMM fight most people on this forum were saying Marquez had no shot at Manny above 140 pounds. Vegas odds had him as a 9 to 1 underdog. And we all saw what happened in the third and fourth fight.

Being the bigger man, Floyd Knocking out Manny is certainly possible.

i thinkn the first flush shot floyd lands u will see manny's body language go silent...i really do..think manny throws 350ish punches if this fight goes th distance...he will be hit and hit hard

[mrjoeblive]

So why are his compubox stats similar to Floyd's against mutual opposition?

They are not similar at all! when jmm fought floyd he scored his worse stats of his career as far as punchs connected and landed. How is that similar? And vs oscar floyd fought oscar at 154. Roach made him drop to 147 and he had to wt 147 on fight nite preventing him from rehydrating. prior to that fight oscar last fought at 147 7 1/2 years ago.When the fight was 1st proposed roach said he wanted the fight at 140 to "make floyd work a bit before the fight". Roach always seeks a pre fight advantage. He is always crying about something and bragging pac is going to ko his opponent. Which hasn't happened in some time.

[tiliheels]

Pacquiao has better footwork, in and out movement, quicker feet and is just as accurate, he probably has a better guard than Mayweather too.

quicker feet doesnt mean better..and really nothing u can do to prove they are quicker..manny is wild floyd is composed and waist no energy..manny landed 25% on bradley in the 2nd fight..floyd on pure boxers still lands nearly 45% of his shots...nothing about manny's defense and i mean nothing touches floyd..and u know it...manny is good at being manny not being a pure boxer

[hitking]

These idiots think you can be an 8 division world champ beating multiple greats just by being a face first brawler wit no skillz.

Truth is they're blinded by prejudice, to them you have to be a particular complexion if you want to be labelled as having "skillz"

I respect Manny. But this 8 division champ stuff needs to stop. His title at jr featherweight was a joke. That was arguably the deepest division in boxing when he was there. Amd he beat a Ledwaba, who was barely top 10, if top 10 at all. David Diaz at lightweight was a joke. Casamayor was the lineal champ. Amd Nate Campbell held like three of the ABC belts. And that farce at jr middleweight against Margarito was an embarrassment. No one else has held major titles in 8 divisions. So I give Manny credit bevause obviously, if it were that easy, more people would have done it. Best let's not act like he didn't have a couple of those titles gift wrapped amd handed to him.

[ManAnimalX]

Truth Serum

These idiots think you can be an 8 division world champ beating multiple greats just by being a face first brawler wit no skillz.

Truth is they're blinded by prejudice, to them you have to be a particular complexion if you want to be labelled as having "skillz"

Lomachenko said that is complete BS,

oh and Joe Calzaghe said "You need to get out more if you aint heard of me chump". lol


You either got Skillz, or you don't. Manny has a lot of Skill, but like Mayweather Jr. said.......there's "Levels to this"........don't believe the Hype :ANYWORD: lol

[mikemurni]

I respect Manny. But this 8 division champ stuff needs to stop. His title at jr featherweight was a joke. That was arguably the deepest division in boxing when he was there. Amd he beat a Ledwaba, who was barely top 10, if top 10 at all. David Diaz at lightweight was a joke. Casamayor was the lineal champ. Amd Nate Campbell held like three of the ABC belts. And that farce at jr middleweight against Margarito was an embarrassment. No one else has held major titles in 8 divisions. So I give Manny credit bevause obviously, if it were that easy, more people would have done it. Best let's not act like he didn't have a couple of those titles gift wrapped amd handed to him.

Pac had 4 lineal titles in different weight class, which is still the most by any fighter in the modern era...So before you diminish his competition which you can do to any fighter's resume, maybe you should take that to perspective first..

[elishua F]

pac shoulda fought joan guzman in 2007 when joan was calling him out.. we would've had somewhat of a preview to may 2.. floyd sr was guzman trainer. .that guy had some serious skills, defense and combos just sick, but no power.. it woulda been nice to see how pac woulda adjusted to that style.

i had guzman destined for P4P greatness in 06, but the guy lacked discipline and ruined himself.

[mrjoeblive]

I respect Manny. But this 8 division champ stuff needs to stop. His title at jr featherweight was a joke. That was arguably the deepest division in boxing when he was there. Amd he beat a Ledwaba, who was barely top 10, if top 10 at all. David Diaz at lightweight was a joke. Casamayor was the lineal champ. Amd Nate Campbell held like three of the ABC belts. And that farce at jr middleweight against Margarito was an embarrassment. No one else has held major titles in 8 divisions. So I give Manny credit bevause obviously, if it were that easy, more people would have done it. Best let's not act like he didn't have a couple of those titles gift wrapped amd handed to him.

I always lol at that jr mw "title fught" pac nor margarito ever fought at jr mw so how did they leap frog every other fighter for a title fight? Pure joke politics.

[mrjoeblive]

Lomachenko said that is complete BS,

oh and Joe Calzaghe said "You need to get out more if you aint heard of me chump". lol


You either got Skillz, or you don't. Manny has a lot of Skill, but like Mayweather Jr. said.......there's "Levels to this"........don't believe the Hype :ANYWORD: lol

Lol that was a good one!!!!!!!