So hier ist dann Red Shadows wohldurchdachte und formulierte prediction die ich so gut es eben ging übersetzt habe und hier und da ein klein wenig verändert habe...
Falls ihr noch Fehler findet, bitte schnell sagen, um 24 Uhr muss ichs abschicken... oder 24 Uhr Ami-Zeit... keine Ahnung...
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Sometimes the boxing world goes crazy in anticipation of a big boxing event. Two or three times a year a fan's dream match-up is made despite the various contractional obstacles of the business. The upcoming mega-fight between Oscar de la Hoya and Floyd Mayweather though is more a "once in a decade" affair. This is modern box history in the making. Two fighters whose careers have been closely followed by boxing fans will step in the ring and although most experts believe to know what to expect from either on, it is hard to anticipate exactly how it will play out in the ring. Puncher against boxer, power against speed, size vs. skills - what will be deciding? An interesting question that needs to be evaluated.
I. rounds 1-4
With the physical advantage on his side de la Hoya will try to chase Mayweather from the start. If he's smart, he will not go all-out on Floyd but throw a lot of jabs in preparation for his right hand or the left hook. Mayweather, who said will trade with the bigger man, will of course do the exact opposite from the start and will box his defensive style that got him the win against guys like Baldomir or Castillo - reacting instead of being the aggressor. Floyd will box behind his elusive shoulder-roll guard and try to weather the storm de la Hoya might bring early. For him to let his hands go more de la Hoya has to slow down significantly and start missing most of the shot. Mayweather will test de la Hoyas power and then decide how much he can risk in the early rounds. The bigger "Golden Boy" will win two or three out of the first four rounds just by being the busier fighter and Floyd being very careful.
-38-38 de la Hoya after four rounds-
II. rounds 5-8
Mayweather will happily pay that price to weather the early storm and letting his hands go more and more in the following rounds - fast combinations out of a tight defense. Most of the action will take place in the middle of the ring after Floyd gets more comfortable and more in control of the fight. De La Hoyas punches will more and more miss his elusive target what will make him hesitate to throw as much as he did in the early rounds. The right hand will do more waiting than throwing. De La Hoya being forced to defend more will have trouble to overcome the distance. Sidesteps were never a strength of Oscar and here he will miss them. Taking a step back and regrouping his own offense will diminish his reach and take too much time to get to Floyd. Speed and reflexes on the other hand will allow Floyd to counter effectively and land his punches from all angles.Successful, as the scorecards of the middle rounds will show.
-78-74 Mayweather after eight rounds-
III. rounds 9-12
By the ninth round Mayweather will be in as much control as it gets against a very good boxer-puncher like de la Hoya. Speed and reflexe more than equal out the size disadvantage. Oscar might get a little discouraged after getting hit easier than usually and not being able to land his punches. Mayweather has build a lead on the scorecards and gets more comfortable firing more combinations. He won't do anything crazy of course. Mayweather is a safety first boxer and would not risk the fight by engaging in a brawl with de la Hoya. What might happen like against Baldomir is when Floyd gets to comfortable with the fight going his way he might get a little lazy in the final rounds. The fact that he won't be able to seriously hurt Oscar throughout the fight will keep the "Golden boy" in the fight and press the smaller man into the ropes at times. He will unload some barrages of punches there cheering up the crowd but not land anything of significance in terms of hurting Floyd. Both will win two out of the last four.
-116-112 Mayweather after 12 rounds-
Mayweather wins by three or four rounds. The judges might see it a little closer though, so my pick for the score cards would be 114-114, and 115-113 twice in favor of the winner ... and NEW! ;-)
