Mayweather vs. Pacquiao: Who do YOU got?

MightyMouse13

Ok to clarify- boxer, not fighter. Misspoke. The better fighter would be pac.

Mayweather's strategy has been the same for years, and, as is obvious by his record, has worked to perfection. Win by all objective measurements (punch stats), and dare the judges to give you the loss based on the subjective data (even if the subjective stuff, like who's actually winning the fight) is right. If you're sitting in the judges' chair, and the compubox numbers are coming back that Floyd's landed punch to getting hit ratio is over 3:1 (Floyd's career stats) while Pac's is only a little over 1:1 (Pac's current career stats), you've got to feel like you're in a pretty tight spot even if your eyes are telling you otherwise. It's not pretty, it doesn't always yield the correct decision, but it's pretty hard to question who's the better "boxer".

adidascanada

I want Pacquiao to win but I think Mayweather will prevail...

sylenze

Umm still incorrect statement... Just because mayweather is a better counter puncher and has a defensive style of boxing doesn't mean he is the better boxer... feints, movements, punch combination, ring generalship, chin, aggression and such are also other attributes of being a boxer... mayweather is not necessarily better "by a wide margin" than pac at those regards... they just box differently...

On the flip side, Pac is one of the best offensive boxers... that's why you think he is a better "fighter" (which also an incorrect statement)... in offensive boxing attributes I think Pac has mayweather edged out...

The correct statement is that Mayweather's style of boxing is way less riskier than Pac's style is... more importantly, it is easier to score points being a defensive boxer than being offensive especially at Mayweather's skill level... SO, to generalize that one is a better boxer than the other is just wrong...

UNKNOWN_370

But you're also negating the quality of fighter they compete against. Floyd handpicks people when they recently been defeated or are out of there prime to fight, to give himself better stats. Pac fights ANYBODY, ANYTIME at anyplace. PACMAN baby!!!!

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kuruzero

Floyd fought De La Hoya before Manny..Cotto before Manny...Hatton before Manny...Mosley before Manny..Canelo before Manny will get a chance at him.
You can say whatever you'd like but the handpicking thing makes no sense unless you also apply it to Pac.