DREAM MATCH 2: FLOYD MAYWEATHER VS MANNY PACQUIAO

THIS IS PART 2 IN MY ON GOING SERIES DREAM MATCH. IT PITS 2 GREAT FIGHTERS WHO NEVER MET IN THE RING IN A FANTASY MATCH AND THEN I GIVE YOU THE OUT COME. DREAM MATCH 1 WAS MUHAMMAD ALI VS MIKE TYSON.

FLOYD MAYWEATHER-42-0 with 26 knockouts. He won the bronze medal in the 1996 olympics. Mayweather has won titles in 5 weight classes.

MANNY PACQUIAO- 53- 3-2 WITH 38 KNOCKOUTS. Pacquiao has won titles in an unprecedented 8 weight classes.

This match is a classic dream match up pitting one of the best defensive fighters in boxing history against one of the best offensive fighters in boxing history.

ROUND 1- Manny comes out firing strait lefts which are picked off easily by floyds gloves and elbows. Floyd sticks the jab with ease. Manny lands a right hook, floyd ties him up. Floyd spins around a pot shots manny with 2 lead right hands to end the round. round 1 MAYWEATHER 10 PACQUIAO 9

ROUND 2- At the start of round 2 Floyd decides to box around the ring which gives him an instant advantage with his height, reach, and speed. Floyd lands several lead rights, Manny lands a strait left, floyd smiles and lands 2 lead left hooks. manny fires 4 shots in a row but only lands 1. Floyd lands the jab, then another and a cracking strait right to end the round, already Manny is showing redness around both eyes. round 2 MAYWEATHER 10 PACQUIAO 9

ROUND 3- Manny comes out firing, floyd sticks the jab. Manny lands a right hook, floyd lands a lead right and clinches. Floyd lands a leaping left hook out of the clinch. Manny throws a 4 punch combo but only lands one. Floyd sticks in a 1-2 in mannys face. Manny comes back with a 3 punch combo, then another. Manny did not land much solidly but he out worked Floyd to take a close round. MAYWEATHER 9 PACQUIAO 10

ROUND 4- Floyd comes out on his toes and fires a few jabs in Mannys nose. Manny pursues him but cannot corner him. Floyd pot shots manny with several lead rights. Manny lands a hard strait left, his best shot of the fight and Floyd smiles and clinches. Manny throws several fast combos, most of which Floyd parrys with his elbows and gloves. Floyd is more accurate but Manny is throwing a lot of leather. MAYWEATHER 10 PACQUIAO 10

ROUND 5- Floyd comes out postured up and flat footed. Manny tries to take advantage by throwing combinations but floyd picks off his shots. Floyd begins using his shoulder roll defense and his counters are starting to swell Mannys eyes.Midway through the round Floyd lands a check hook on an onrushing and frustrated pacman and Manny falls face first to the floor. Manny gets up at the count of 4 and the bell rings. MAYWEATHER 10 PACQUIAO 8

ROUND 6- Floyd comes out and lands a leaping left hook and uses his shoulderr to make room and lands a short right then ties up. Out of the clinch manny lands a short right hook, the only punch he has had any success with. Manny fires several jabs and a strait left, they all hit gloves and air. Floyd lands several crisp jabs anda strait right, then another hard jab and circles out of range. At the close of the round Manny lands a glancing strait left but he is now reduced to landing single shots here and there. MAYWEATHER 10 PACQUIAO 9

ROUND 7- Floyd comes out smirking, Manny looking frustrated loads up with 3 big shots missing them all, Floyd counters with a short, chopping right, then a left hook and ties Manny up. After action resumes Manny lands a hard right hook but misses with his left and Floyd lands a counter left hook. Floyd is now landing lead right hands almost at will. Manny continues to press but most of his shots are not landing cleanly. Floyd throws 2 jabs, a srait right and a left hook and lands 3 out of 4 of the shots to punctuate the round in his favor. MAYWEATHER 10 PACQUIAO 9

ROUND 8- Mannys left eye is nearly closed from Floyds lead right hands. Manny, the warrior that he is keeps swinging but Floyd is now in the pocket easily pounding the swollen Pacman Floyds height, reach and especially skills and reflexes are proving to be too much. Manny leaps in with his strait left only to run into Floyds counter right and he staggers slightly and holds. Floyd lands a 1- 2 followed by a left hook and they both miss right hooks to end the round. MAYWEATHER 10 PACQUIAO 9

ROUND 9- Floyd comes out the aggressor, Manny feels his chance is now and opens up. Not to be, because Floyd is a defensive master and he picks off most of Mannys shots then lands 2 rights and a right uppercut to stop Manny in his tracks. Manny is launching bombs all of which Floyd can see with ease. Floyd stays in the center of the ring like a matador now, manny looks beaten and confused as Floyd lands a lead right and misses a hook. Manny has a closed, bleeding eye and a bloody nose from Floyds accurate counters. Manny lands a jab followed by a strait left hand to end the round, his best combination of the fight but not enough to close the round in his favor. MAYWEATHER 10 PACQUIAO 9

ROUND 10- Floyd starts the round landing a lead right and Manny connects with his own hard hook. Floyd lands the stick twice but misses the strait right and ties up. Floyd lands the jab and a double right to leave Mannys face a mask of blood. The referee calls time and the doctor looks at Mannys multiple cuts but lets the action resume. Floyd continues to slice away with jabs and the occasional lead rights, rarely missing now. Manny keeps pressing but can not time Floyds punches and he can not keep up with Floyds defensive prowess. Floyd has been standing right in front of Manny for 4 rounds now and landing solidly. To close the round manny lands a right hook but has his knees buckled by Floyds leaping left hook followed by a potent right uppercut. MAYWEATHER 10 PACQUIAO 9

ROUND 11- Manny comes out looking dazed and confused, Floyd well he looks bold and cocky maybe too cocky but Manny is too beat up to capitalize on it. Floyd continues to pt shot an onrushing Pacman with lead rights and lead left hooks, sometimes followed by an uppercut other times followed by head snapping double jabs, leaving Manny swinging at air and floyd catching shots with his elbow. Floyd lands a 4 punch combo with force ala Arturro Gatti and a dizzy manny swings wildly with his left and is countered by Floyds now deadly stiff right followed by another 5 punch flurry, 4 of which land with full force, Freddie roach jumps in the ring at the same time the referee stops the fight. Manny is still on his feet full of fight and energy but badly out classed and beaten. Floyd Money Mayweather raises his arms in victory and Manny Pacman Pacquiao bruised and bleeding grabs and hugs Floyd and the 2 fighters embrace in a great show of good sportsmanship.

To sum up the fight with Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather is plain and simple. Speed kills and the truth is a great defense will always overcome a great offense especially since Floyd has a great offense to go with his legendary defensive wizardry. Manny is a hall of famer no doubt about it, first ballot. Floyd has advantages in height, reach, speed, foot work, technique and most importantly the biggest difference is the gap between there skill level. During the post fight interview Manny praises money Mayweathers performance and retires a bruised, battered and beloved champion. Floyd tells Larry Merchant that everything he said about Pac was just to sell the fight and that he thinks of Manny Pacquiao as a great fighter and said Manny hit him harder than anyone else ever has.

In all honesty my favorite fighters ever that are: 1. Mike Tyson 2. Evander Holyfield 3. Felix Trinidad 4. James Toney 5. Miguel Cotto. My point is that is my all time top 5 fighters i have watched since i began watching boxing in 1988. Having said that Floyd and Pacman will possibly squeeze in my top 10 when they are done. Pacman fans are blind, the truth is in boxing just like every other sport defense wins. Floyd Mayweather has a better defense and more speed, it is as simple as that. As of December 22, 2011 Mayweather was sentenced to 3 months in jail which may scuttle what was going to be the largest grossing fight in the sports history. Floyd Mayweather had a fight reserved for a casino in Las Vegas for May of 2012. When he gets out of jail that would give him only 2 months to prepare for the biggest fight of his stellar career.

POWER: Mayweather- B Pacquiao-A+

SPEED: Mayweather-A+ Pacquiao- A-

CHIN: Mayweather- A Pacquiao-A

FOOTWORK: Mayweather-A+ Pacquiao-A-

DEFENSE: Mayweather-A+ Pacquiao-B-

HEART: Mayweather-A Pacquiao-A+

HEIGHT- MAYWEATHER 5 FT 8   PACQUIAO- 5 FT 6

NICK NAMES: MAYWEATHER- MONEY MAYWEATHER AND PRETTY BOY

PACQUIAO: PACMAN OR THE MEXICUTIONER( WHICH HE DOES NOT LIKE)

RING GENERALSHIP: Mayweather-A+ Pacquiao- A

OFFENSE: Mayweather- A Pacquiao- A+