Floyd Mayweather Jr. against Manny Pacquiao for the fictional "Pound 4 Best Fighter" Championship. My jaw is dropping just thinking about it. I spent my Saturday night at a friend's house watching Manny punish Miguel Cotto on pay-per-view. Months ago, I was at a different friend's house watching Floyd dominate Juan Manuel Marquez on pay-per-view. I ended the night in awe both nights. Boxing, which has lost relevance as the heavyweight division has lost its true superstars in the past 15 years or so, needs this super fight, wait, MEGA FIGHT, to happen to bring the fans back. In a sport that it losing attention to most outside of the sport's true fans (I've defined it before, it reflects dedication and knowin the fundamentals, not just some dude who's dissappointed every time no one gets knocked out), Floyd and Manny are the biggest draws left around. Manny's fight with Cotto the other night probably was ordered in over 1 million homes becuz of the stardom and national heroism of both fighters. Floyd has registered millions of orders in each of his last 3 or 4 fights; which is why he's deemed himself the sport's cash cow. So they gotta get it done. Manny Pacquiao, now 5'6 about 142 or so, is the sport's first fighter to earn belts in seven different weight classes. It's amazing because he started out fighting at about 110 lbs
or less and still has thud to his punches all these weight classes later. He's a naturally tiny guy but has enough power to supplement his speed. The things we learned from him fighting against Miguel Cotto, a naturally bigger guy who is powerful and hard-nosed bloodhound, are that he's hard to hurt and that semi-powerful speed will beat pure power in a big way. Cotto completely outboxed him and had him backing up the first round or two; from that point on, Manny was beating him to the punch with consistent power shots and Miguel's face at the end showed that. Manny showed off in his devestating 2nd round knockout that retired (seriously, he retired) Ricky Hatton in his last fight. If speed kills, who is the only person in the WORLD with faster hands than Pacquiao???? The overly cocky, shit-talking Floyd "Money" Mayweather Jr (5'8" about 148 or so). After taking off two years, most fighters need a tune up fight before going after a reputable opponent. Not Floyd. He went for Juan Manuel Marquez, ranked 2nd on everybody's pound-4-pound rankings at the time and the only man who can argue that he's beaten Manny recently. He fought Manny twice, once a controversial loss by 2 points and the other a controversial draw. Boxing experts argue that Marquez actually won both fights. In the two-point loss, he gave up 3 points in the first round cuz he got knocked down 3 times. He said it took him that round to adjust and he outboxed Manny the rest of the fight. Look at his profile on HBO Boxing Online (http://www.hbo.com/boxing/fighters/marquez_juan/bio.html) or google him if you don't believe me. They say he's one of the pound-4-pound best famous for his pin-point accuracy, toughness, and fight-en
ding power. No easy test after 2 years out of the ring. How'd he stack up with Floyd?? The commentators say he didn't win a single round and should've gotten knocked out. Honestly, as crazy at it sounds, you need to watch his combos and defense in slow motion to fully appreciate it. The "pin-point accurate" Marquez ended up wit about a 9 % hit percentage. Floyd's hit percentage?? Right about 60%. One of my favorite moments was a sequence where Floyd, turned sideways to Marquez at the time, jumped in landed two straight punches, leaned backwards to dodge Marquez's straight, jumped back in to land 3 more to the face, and ducked up under Marquez's hook. It was like he was in the matrix. It was otherworldly. People, including some in my inner circle, don't like Floyd becuz they say he's too cocky and his fights are "boring." His fights are "boring" becuz NOONE can hit him, his defense is amazing and they're scared of his blinding speed. If he wasn't so concerned about leaving himself vulnerable, he may let loose a little more and increase his knock out percentage, currently 63%(as compared to Manny's 69%). So all of this left me with questions that must be answered in the mega fight. Manny beat Oscar De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton in more devastating fashion than Floyd did, what does that mean?? Floyd pitched a shut out against the only fighter to beat (according to experts) Manny since 1996, what does that mean?? Floyd is the only one faster than Manny, can he be the one to beat Manny to the punch consistently?? Can Manny, who seemingly is always swinging for the fences, be the one to crack Floyd's defense and actually hit him?? 50 Cent and Triple H came to the ring with Floyd last time, who will it be this time?? Will Manny try to sing at a concert after a fight with Floyd like he did with Miguel Cotto?? THESE ARE THE QUESTIONS. They NEED answers. So somebody tell Bob Aram, Manny's promoter and Floyd's former promoter who pissed Floyd off, to keep the split 50/50 and get the fight done sometime next year. Boxing needs it and I need it. Let's Get Ready to Rumble...
Floyd Mayweather Jr. against Manny Pacquiao for the fictional "Pound 4 Best Fighter" Championship. My jaw is dropping just thinking about it. I spent my Saturday night at a friend's house watching Manny punish Miguel Cotto on pay-per-view. Months ago, I was at a different friend's house watching Floyd dominate Juan Manuel Marquez on pay-per-view. I ended the night in awe both nights. Boxing, which has lost relevance as the heavyweight division has lost its true superstars in the past 15 years or so, needs this super fight, wait, MEGA FIGHT, to happen to bring the fans back. In a sport that it losing attention to most outside of the sport's true fans (I've defined it before, it reflects dedication and knowin the fundamentals, not just some dude who's dissappointed every time no one gets knocked out), Floyd and Manny are the biggest draws left around. Manny's fight with Cotto the other night probably was ordered in over 1 million homes becuz of the stardom and national heroism of both fighters. Floyd has registered millions of orders in each of his last 3 or 4 fights; which is why he's deemed himself the sport's cash cow. So they gotta get it done. Manny Pacquiao, now 5'6 about 142 or so, is the sport's first fighter to earn belts in seven different weight classes. It's amazing because he started out fighting at about 110 lbs
or less and still has thud to his punches all these weight classes later. He's a naturally tiny guy but has enough power to supplement his speed. The things we learned from him fighting against Miguel Cotto, a naturally bigger guy who is powerful and hard-nosed bloodhound, are that he's hard to hurt and that semi-powerful speed will beat pure power in a big way. Cotto completely outboxed him and had him backing up the first round or two; from that point on, Manny was beating him to the punch with consistent power shots and Miguel's face at the end showed that. Manny showed off in his devestating 2nd round knockout that retired (seriously, he retired) Ricky Hatton in his last fight. If speed kills, who is the only person in the WORLD with faster hands than Pacquiao???? The overly cocky, shit-talking Floyd "Money" Mayweather Jr (5'8" about 148 or so). After taking off two years, most fighters need a tune up fight before going after a reputable opponent. Not Floyd. He went for Juan Manuel Marquez, ranked 2nd on everybody's pound-4-pound rankings at the time and the only man who can argue that he's beaten Manny recently. He fought Manny twice, once a controversial loss by 2 points and the other a controversial draw. Boxing experts argue that Marquez actually won both fights. In the two-point loss, he gave up 3 points in the first round cuz he got knocked down 3 times. He said it took him that round to adjust and he outboxed Manny the rest of the fight. Look at his profile on HBO Boxing Online (http://www.hbo.com/boxing/fighters/marquez_juan/bio.html) or google him if you don't believe me. They say he's one of the pound-4-pound best famous for his pin-point accuracy, toughness, and fight-en
ding power. No easy test after 2 years out of the ring. How'd he stack up with Floyd?? The commentators say he didn't win a single round and should've gotten knocked out. Honestly, as crazy at it sounds, you need to watch his combos and defense in slow motion to fully appreciate it. The "pin-point accurate" Marquez ended up wit about a 9 % hit percentage. Floyd's hit percentage?? Right about 60%. One of my favorite moments was a sequence where Floyd, turned sideways to Marquez at the time, jumped in landed two straight punches, leaned backwards to dodge Marquez's straight, jumped back in to land 3 more to the face, and ducked up under Marquez's hook. It was like he was in the matrix. It was otherworldly. People, including some in my inner circle, don't like Floyd becuz they say he's too cocky and his fights are "boring." His fights are "boring" becuz NOONE can hit him, his defense is amazing and they're scared of his blinding speed. If he wasn't so concerned about leaving himself vulnerable, he may let loose a little more and increase his knock out percentage, currently 63%(as compared to Manny's 69%). So all of this left me with questions that must be answered in the mega fight. Manny beat Oscar De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton in more devastating fashion than Floyd did, what does that mean?? Floyd pitched a shut out against the only fighter to beat (according to experts) Manny since 1996, what does that mean?? Floyd is the only one faster than Manny, can he be the one to beat Manny to the punch consistently?? Can Manny, who seemingly is always swinging for the fences, be the one to crack Floyd's defense and actually hit him?? 50 Cent and Triple H came to the ring with Floyd last time, who will it be this time?? Will Manny try to sing at a concert after a fight with Floyd like he did with Miguel Cotto?? THESE ARE THE QUESTIONS. They NEED answers. So somebody tell Bob Aram, Manny's promoter and Floyd's former promoter who pissed Floyd off, to keep the split 50/50 and get the fight done sometime next year. Boxing needs it and I need it. Let's Get Ready to Rumble...
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