Pacquiao vs Mayweather Official Thread...May 2nd!!!

[Mook]

Which is the same with floyd

 

[ThaGlow]

Eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao ripped into two sparring partners going four rounds with each at the Wild Card Gym of celebrated trainer Freddie Roach.

Pacquiao sparred four rounds with 21 year old Kenneth “Bossman” Simms Jr, the undefeated Chicago lightweight with a record of 5-0 with 2 knockouts and went another four rounds with 25 year old undefeated welterweight Keandre Gibson who has a record of 12-0 with 5 knockouts and is believed to be a fighter from the Floyd Mayweather Gym in Las Vegas.

According to publicist Fred Sternberg, Pacquiao went eight “vigorous rounds” and “looked tremendous.”

He said Roach had to hold him back because Pacquiao wanted to do more even after a full schedule of punching the heavy bag, working on the speed ball and the punch-mitts.

A report by Anson Wainwright on New Faces said that Gibson had fought current professional standouts like Sadam Ali, Jessie Vargas and Terence Crawford during his amateur career and has enjoyed training and sparring with the likes of Shane Mosley, Pacquiao and Ruslan Provodnikov.

Wainright reported that Gibson was the chief sparring partner for “Canelo” Alvarez and worked with him for two months prior to Canelo’s liss to Mayweather Jr.

Veteran trainer Kenny Adams said Gibson has “very good strength, good flexibility.”

Meantime, longtime pound for pound king and four division world champin Ron Jones Jr has dismissed claims by trainer Freddie Roach that age has taken its toll on Mayweather and that his legs are gone.

According to featured columnist Matt Jones in a piece on Bleacher Report, Jones warned Pacquiao that Floyd Mayweather “is capable of doing things now that he wasn’t doing a decade ago and that Pac-Man should be careful of underestimating the American's power.”

From Jones’ point of view the fact that Floyd “can't do things at 38 that he did at 28 makes him more dangerous.”

As Roy Jones pointed out, Mayweather has “always been a great puncher, but he's never had to use it because he was so much better than everyone skillfully, and he had so much athleticism that he hasn't had to depend on his punching power.”

From what we have seen so far in some training videos, Mayweather appears hell-bent on focusing on his punching power and as Roy Jones Jr notes, Pacquiao “may think he'll be able to outwork him and not worry about (Mayweather's) power because he hasn't had to use it. Now that he's gotten older he will use his power, and that's going to be a bigger problem for Pacquiao. Because, to me, the only way for him to beat Pacquiao is to get him out of there.”

Both fighters are in the midst of their respective preparations for this showdown at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and it’s going to be hugely intriguing to see how this fight pans out. Some detractors claim the pair are arguably past their very best, it may not live up to the hype, but as noted by Jones Jr. the experience of both could offset any deterioration in sharpness.

Indeed, Bob Canobbio of Compubox told Bleacher Report that statistics show the upcoming bout will actually be more entertaining for the scrapped fight five years ago.

Mayweather is certainly a canny operator and a fighter revered for his immaculate defensive work. His counter-punching is forensically accurate, his movement is slick and his in-ring nous makes him extremely difficult to catch with any kind of combination.

Although Jones Jr. refers to it, Floyd’s power is not typically an area that many assess as a major strength. After all, he hasn’t won a fight by knockout or a stoppage since beating Victor Ortiz with a potshot in 2011.

Gotdayum I hope this is true! Floyd walking Manny down, throwing blows, trying to end the fight!? Don't play with my emotions!

It would be if it became a war in the ring, but I kind of doubt it. Manny will leave it all in the ring and go down swinging, don't know if Floyd is about dat life anymore.

 

[patscorpio]

Also Algeri was let out his cage and manny didn't knock him out. Last Ko he had was hatton. Which is the same with floyd.

Last ko was cotto breh

 

[krackdagawd]

These dudes are getting it in training, in almost every clip I see of both Floyd and Manny they got the

 

[LauderdaleBoss]

Last ko was cotto breh

yep and too his credit, Algieri and Margarito fights could have been stopped around the 9th or 10th round.

 

[HARLEM AL]

Last ko was cotto breh

That wasn't a knock out. The ref stopped the fight(which he could have finished).

He's talking about manny knocking floyd out in 6rd.

 

[HARLEM AL]

Let me guess Ortiz was knock out?

 

[HARLEM AL]

yep and too his credit, Algieri and Margarito fights could have been stopped around the 9th or 10th round.

But were they knocked out?

I mean the nightmare was down numerous times. He still didn't knock him out.


My point is like Manny isn't a knockout artist.

 

[Newzz]

FLOYD MAYWEATHER SR.: "I'M ON TOP OF THE WORLD RIGHT NOW BEING IN MY SON'S CORNER...PACQUIAO IS NOT ON THE SAME LEVEL"
By Percy Crawford | March 26, 2015

"Man, I'm gonna be honest with you, I always thought that my son and Manny Pacquiao would eventually fight, but I'll be honest, I wasn't sure if I would be in his corner or even involved at all. So I gotta tell you, man, I'm on top of the world right now being in my son's corner," stated world-class trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr., who is extremely pleased with what he's been seeing in training camp as his son, undefeated pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather, prepares for the highly-anticipated May 2 showdown with Manny Pacquiao. There was a time when Mayweather Sr. wasn't sure about the status of both his professional and personal relationship with his son, but not, both father and son appear to be on the same page and are working in harmony leading up to the biggest fight in boxing.


"I'm on top of the world in terms of being able to corner him period, but especially for this fight because that was never a guarantee with the way it had got at one point. I'm as happy as I can be and come May 2nd, it's here. The talking and shyt is over and we gonna show the world what I have been telling you for years, and that's that Manny "PacMan" Pacquiao is not on the same level as my son," Mayweather Sr. explained during a recent conversation with FightHype.com "Me and you have discussed this fight for years, both me being on the outside looking in and now that I'm in his corner, and the outcome has always been the same in my mind. But honestly, I feel like I'm on top of the world, man. There ain't no other way to say it because I have the opportunity to be involved in the biggest fight of my son's career. That means a lot to me!"

http://fighthype.com/news/article19831.html


I got 2 sons brehs....I feel Big Floyd on this

 

[LauderdaleBoss]

But were they knocked out?

I mean the nightmare was down numerous times. He still didn't knock him out.


My point is like Manny isn't a knockout artist.

Manny ain't a KO artist.

Aight, ya'll win. I officially have to fall back from this thread for a while.

 

[iceberg_is_on_fire]

FLOYD MAYWEATHER SR.: "I'M ON TOP OF THE WORLD RIGHT NOW BEING IN MY SON'S CORNER...PACQUIAO IS NOT ON THE SAME LEVEL"
By Percy Crawford | March 26, 2015

"Man, I'm gonna be honest with you, I always thought that my son and Manny Pacquiao would eventually fight, but I'll be honest, I wasn't sure if I would be in his corner or even involved at all. So I gotta tell you, man, I'm on top of the world right now being in my son's corner," stated world-class trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr., who is extremely pleased with what he's been seeing in training camp as his son, undefeated pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather, prepares for the highly-anticipated May 2 showdown with Manny Pacquiao. There was a time when Mayweather Sr. wasn't sure about the status of both his professional and personal relationship with his son, but not, both father and son appear to be on the same page and are working in harmony leading up to the biggest fight in boxing.


"I'm on top of the world in terms of being able to corner him period, but especially for this fight because that was never a guarantee with the way it had got at one point. I'm as happy as I can be and come May 2nd, it's here. The talking and shyt is over and we gonna show the world what I have been telling you for years, and that's that Manny "PacMan" Pacquiao is not on the same level as my son," Mayweather Sr. explained during a recent conversation with FightHype.com "Me and you have discussed this fight for years, both me being on the outside looking in and now that I'm in his corner, and the outcome has always been the same in my mind. But honestly, I feel like I'm on top of the world, man. There ain't no other way to say it because I have the opportunity to be involved in the biggest fight of my son's career. That means a lot to me!"

http://fighthype.com/news/article19831.html


I got 2 sons brehs....I feel Big Floyd on this

I said this eariler in the thread. Floyd Sr. is happy now. Getting back with his son gave him a second lease on life. After the birth of my son last year, I reached out to my dad. We've been estranged my whole damn life. Both of us are stubborn and my premise is this, I'm grown, but your grandkids aren't. I'm only going to open the door for you to have a relationship with us, from then on, its on you. I'm not going to want this relationship more than you do. So, with some real shyt happening like that in my life, I've always had an understanding of the dysfunction that the Mayweathers have had at times and know that Floyd is mentally strong as a result of it.

 

[Black_Jesus]

Also Algeri was let out his cage and manny didn't knock him out. Last Ko he had was hatton. Which is the same with floyd.

He made Algieri touch the canvas 6 times while being on his bike the entire fight... And nikkas talking bout Floyd gonna walk manny down?. Floydie will have his hands full, especially if he brings his ego into the ring..

 

[HARLEM AL]

Manny ain't a KO artist.

Aight, ya'll win. I officially have to fall back from this thread for a while.

Question, is manny in the same boat as GGG and Kov?

 

[GzUp]

all these videos floyd is releasing has some people gassed up thinking hes going to walk manny down just cuz hes going hard in the videos.

u would be tripping if he didnt go hard like this in his past camps, its just now hes releasing video of it.

Floyd will fight the same way he has in the past... control the distance and pot shot manny while countering him going inside.

the best part of the fight will be when manny goes inside that space and see them exchange tbh.

 

[LauderdaleBoss]

Question, is manny in the same boat as GGG and Kov?

Oh cuz all KO artists are the same.

Gotcha.