Floyd Mayweather Jr.
vs.
Marcos Maidana
Photo by Esther Lin/Showtime
Gino Garcia, Contributing Writer
Floyd Mayweather vs. Marcos Maidana will be an interesting fight. I am curious to see how Maidana is able to handle the adjustments of the pound-for-pound king. In the end, I see this fight completely one sided as Mayweather will control the tempo and direction of each round. Mayweather wins by UD.
Prediction: Mayweather
Jordan Echavez, Contributing Writer
I’m going to go with a victory for Floyd Mayweather over Marcos Maidana. Between Mayweather’s intelligence, speed and stamina, Maidana will have a long night of trying to find his target. However, Maidana does have more than just a punchers chance of pulling off a huge upset. His awkward and relentless style can give Mayweather problems if he gives him an insane amount of pressure not letting his opponent have the chance to adjust. But, it takes more than pressure and relentlessness to take out the king. I’m going with Floyd Mayweather via unanimous decision.
Prediction: Mayweather
Rob Anthony, Contributing Writer
In 2013 Floyd Mayweather made mince meat out of Robert Guerrero and Canelo Alvarez in two easy peasy fights where he was never challenged. Many pundits expect this fight to go the same way, but I don’t. Even if you beat Marcos Maidana, it’s never easy. If Floyd stands and trades with Maidana, he will be taking risks that could see his undefeated record disappear. Maybe Floyd is telling media he plans on trading with Maidana to sell tickets and pay-per-views or maybe he’s upset by the way Maidana violently destroyed his little bro, Adrien Broner. Either way, it’s not wise for him to be in the pocket if he doesn’t need to be. If Mayweather is defensively brilliiant as he normally is and keeps away on the outside and just counters Maidana with his precise and hard counter shots, he will cruise to victory. If he tries to please the fans and go toe-to-toe like he did with Miguel Cotto he will pay for that with his first defeat. I think Floyd takes more punishment than normal, but still comes out on top in a decision, eight rounds to four.
Prediction: Mayweather
Sarah Gruber, Contributor
Floyd Mayweather will strategically pick Marcos Maidana apart by moving in and out with lightning speed, which will make Maidana frustrated as well as setting him off balance and thus making him ridden with mistakes. I predict this fight will end in a Mayweather knockout victory over Maidana in the late rounds. Click here to read Sarah’s full breakdown.
Prediction: Mayweather
Brendan Montenegro, Sr. Corespondent
This is really a hard fight for Mayweather, as Maidana is RUTHLESS. Maidana is not your typical opponent, as he does not let his opponent get to his head. He will bring Mayweather to the brink in this fight, but hard nose, relentless aggressive attacks. This is not saying Mayweather will lose, as Floyd will adjust as he always does, but will take a lot of punishment in this fight. Maidana does have a punchers chance, and in his case, a HUGE Punchers chance, but it will only be one chance as Floyd again will adjust and show us why at THE MOMENT he is P4P #1, that’s until he takes on Pacquiao. Mayweather by SD
Prediction: Mayweather
Lenin Acevedo, Photographer
If you’re giving Marcos Maidana a chance of winning this fight solely on the fact that he beat Adrien Broner, stop it right now. Fact is that, Broner should’ve never been compared to Floyd Mayweather. There are no similarities in any department. I like Maidana, but what does he really bring versus Mayweather? Floyd has fought guys like this since day one. Stylistically speaking these types of opponents are his bread and butter. Mayweather is an artist in the ring and this fight will be a boxing masterpiece.
Prediction: Mayweather
Juan Carlos Burgos, Contributing Writer
Will this be the time that someone finally catches Floyd Mayweather? Marcos Maidana? Father Time? Or both? No. I can’t bring myself to pick against Floyd vs. 99.9 percent of fighters, let alone someone who went life and death with the likes of Victor Ortiz and Amir Khan. I suppose lightning could strike, but don’t count on it. If Maidana hopes to make history he has to throw caution to the wind and cutoff the ring, throw punches and don’t just aim for the head, but go to the body, arms and shoulders. Don’t make the mistake most boxers make vs. Mayweather and try to get cute and box. Maidana must go in and throw punches and not just wait and let him pot shot him all night. Mayweather will do what he does and I actually think it’s possible he could stop Maidana who can tire out. The most likely scenario is a slightly more competitive Mayweather vs. Carlos Baldomir.
Prediction: Mayweather
Alex Burgos, Editor-in-Chief
Floyd Mayweather’s fights are usually called the “Superbowl of boxing.” While the promotional portion is already in high gear, the fight itself hasn’t really captured the public’s imagination likely because it seems to be a big mismatch. This time around, the opponent is Marcos “Chino” Maidana who seemingly came out of nowhere to win the Mayweather sweepstakes when most signs pointed to Amir Khan getting the opportunity to face the pound-for-pound king. While Maidana was successful against Adrien Broner in his most recent bout, most of us can agree that fighting Mayweather will be a totally different task. Mayweather will feel out Chino in the early stanza’s and once he gets into a groove, he will break the hard-nosed Argentine down with well-placed shots to the body and head. If Maidana is in trouble–like he was with Josesito Lopez just two fights ago–look for Mayweather to close the show with a crowd-pleasing KO.
Prediction: Mayweather
