I was recently asked if I thought that Pacquiao and Mayweather were trying to out do one another? My answer was that in many ways depending on how you look at it, that yes I think that they are trying to out do one another. I then was asked if I thought that Pacquiao was cherry picking by simply going out there to fight Floyd Mayweather left overs? My answer to that question was that to the naked eye it sure seems to be that way, but if you look deeper you will find that Pacquiao does it to out do Mayweather. Anything you can do, I can do better.
Rapper 50 Cent and friend of Floyd Mayweather Jr., recently tweeted and basically said that he strongly feels that Pacquiao is out to fight Floyd Leftovers. This is what 50 Cent tweeted:
?Floyd Mayweather beat fighters 1st then Pacquiao gets his leftovers Delahoya Hatton now he?s fighting Shane?
So I ask you all this, does 50 Cents comment carry any weight? Pacquiao is no dummy, he can see that Floyd outclasses his opponents, so Pacquiao goes out there and destroys those same opponents. We all saw how Mayweather struggled with Oscar, but then we saw Pacquiao toy and destroy Oscar. I for one gave Floyd a little more credit in the victory over Oscar because Floyd got the close win over Oscar at 154, where with Pacquiao, Oscar was drained to the bone fighting at a wight that he hadn?t fought in years.
Even though Mayweather was able to knock out Hatton, in the early going Hatton was placing Mayweather in tough spots and almost knocking down Mayweather early in the fight. When Pacquiao faced Hatton, Pacquiao crushed Hatton in 2 very easy rounds. For this one here, I give the edge to Pacquiao. Floyd beat Hatton at 147, 147 is a weight class that Hatton had never fought at before. Pacquiao however, was able to demolish Hatton at Hatton?s best fighting weight which is 140 pounds. Just because Hatton walks around at 180 pounds that doesn?t mean that 147 would be a better weight for him, Hatton was at his best at 140 and that is where Pacquiao smashed him at so I give Pacquiao more credit in the Hatton victory.
Now enter Marquez, Yes it is very true that Money Mayweather beat the pee-pee out of Marquez by beating him easy to cruise through a unanimous nod. And yes I am very well aware that Pacquiao went through hell and back in both Marquez fights. So Floyd should get more credit for his win over Marquez right? WRONG, I give Pacquiao more credit because even though his fights with Marquez were very close, Pacquiao was able to get the win fighting Marquez at Marquez?s best fighting weights 130 and 135 pounds. Mayweather on the other hand toyed with Marquez at 147 pounds. At 147 Marquez was slow and fat, at 130 and 135 Marquez is ripped and the combinations fly out smoother. So Pacquiao gets more credit from me on the Marquez victory.
It must also be noted that Paquiao demolished Clottey, Cotto, and Margarito, 3 fighters that for whatever reason Mayweather never fought.
Note this also if you may, and that is that Pacquiao fought Marquez first then Mayweather went on to fight Marquez a few years later. So maybe someone should ask 50 Cent if Mayweather was then also fighting a Pacquiao leftover?
If we are going to play this out do game, let?s play it right. Floyd at this time must not only make a statement but Floyd must make a BOLD statement. The way you do that is by fighting Sergio ?Maravilla? Martinez and separate yourself a bit. If Floyd challenges and beats Martinez, maybe then can his friend then tweet statements that actually carry weight. Until then, time is running out and the steam is almost gone, you got to strike while the iron is hot.
So now Shane Mosley enters the picture. Last May, Floyd was able to beat the fight out of Shane by outclassing and out smarting Shane. Shane however for the first 2 rounds was able to humble Floyd, but after that Shane was forced to face an up hill battle. Will Shane Mosley be able to give Pacquiao the same humbling moment? If so, how will Pacquiao re-act? This is yet to be determined, so you can bet that all eyes will be on Pacquiao/Mosley come May 7, 2011
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