Boxing News: Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao Who Has More Speed? It is a well known fact in boxing that speed kills and both Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather are ring cheetahs. If Mayweather defeats Mosley, which is not a given,  Floyd and the Pac-Man are on crash course to do battle. There is too much money on the table for the two best pound-4-pound boxers not to face off and our fight picks staff is already breaking down the super fight for the ages. A boxing betting line has already been set by reliable bookmaker SPORTSBETTING.COM and finding value now on the line is the way to go.  Below is a look at which one of these fighters has the edge in the vital speed factor.

Fight Picks Analysis: Both of these gifted boxers have mercurial speed that has overwhelmed the majority of their opponents. Boxing speed involves a combination of factors with hand speed, foot speed and combination punching as the determining factors in who is faster. For the hand speed factor the athletic freak Mayweather has the edge over Pacquiao with his superior velocity on his punches.  No fighter in boxing regardless of weight class can deliver a single shot as fast as Floyd does. Pacquiao has very-fast fists but he is a half step behind the “Pretty Boy”.  The Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao Fight Betting Odds  have Pacquiao as a +110 underdog.

Footspeed however is a different story, with the darting Filipino holding the advantage. Mayweather can move very-well but Pacquiao springs in and out on his pogo sticks before his opponents even realize that he is within punching range. Manny is also is the better combination puncher with the ability to deliver six punch combinations in fluid succession. In recent years Mayweather rarely throws combos and is content on firing two or three punch combinations before turning defensive. The Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao Fight Betting Odds give Mayweather a 56% chance of beating Pacquiao.

Floyd is the faster twitch athlete but Pacquiao’s fight speed is a hair better. Maywetaher has only faced a faster fighter once in his career against Zab Judah. In that bout Mayweather lost the first five rounds before Judah faded and Mayweather’s incredible endurance took over. The edge her goes to the Pac-Man by the slightest of margins.

Fight Picks Advantage 1-10 Scale: Manny Pacquiao 9.5 - Floyd Mayweather 9.0