On Saturday night, I’m expecting an even more competitive
bout between Floyd Mayweather and Marcos Maidana. While the first bout was a tale of two halves,
I foresee a little more back and forth between the two.
Maidana needs to parlay his aggression from the first fight
with a little more poise early on. He
doesn’t need to go for broke like he did in the first few rounds. By no means does he need to lose the aggression,
but he needs to pace himself a bit more.
Maybe he throws 75 punches a round instead of 100? Ruggedness mixed with a relentless attack is
the key for Maidana. He must make Floyd
uncomfortable for ALL twelve rounds. Also,
his jab was key… not many fighters use the jab against Floyd and you could tell
it bothered him in the first bout.
Floyd can win this fight rather easily if he’s able to keep it
in the middle of the ring for the majority of the rematch. Unfortunately, I don’t believe Marcos will
allow that to happen. So, Floyd needs to
counter off the ropes and evade Maidana.
If he sits on the ropes like he did in the first fight, it’ll be a
rougher night than it needs to be. Floyd’s
key to victory is to frustrate Maidana by making him miss and making him
pay. If he’s able to do that
consistently, Floyd Mayweather will walk away with his undefeated record
intact.
Ultimately, I’m expecting Floyd to do a much better job of
evading Maidana’s attack early on. Maidana
will have his moments and I truly believe the majority of the rounds will be
very competitive, but in the end Floyd will win a close fight.
Floyd by split decision.
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