Stop making an excuse for for Rocky for losing big fights. That's simply lame.
Common sense buddy, he is an up and coming fighter who is seeking recognition why would he take anybody lightly at this stage of his career? If he is already on top and has beaten the great ones then it's more acceptable and believable that he under estimate fighters with the likes of Sotto. :)
at any level this hurts a fighter
I gurentee you he does this to his next opponet be it barrera or pacquiao, rocky always looks better following a fight where he could have done more.
we shall see
yeah and he had a "emotional letdown"
why not have a "showcase my talent" fight and destroy the lesser opponent
I gurentee you he does this to his next opponet be it barrera or pacquiao, rocky always looks better following a fight where he could have done more.
he was suppoed to fight injin chi, but fought soto instead and took him lightly, its not like he got walked through it was a close fight
yeah and he had a "emotional letdown"
why not have a "showcase my talent" fight and destroy the lesser opponent
you must not have seen his fight with barrera
why would you say that?
because my opinion differs?
of course i saw it
close loss, almost draw, moral victory - it doesn't matter its not as if he dominated the fight
if he did we wouldn't be discussing this in the same context
i like rocky man i just can;t stand watchin him fight when he won't turn on the offense
imo if he had he could have dominated mab
but he didn't
he needs a rebound fight with a fading name
then fight for the right to challenge a champ
rocky has skills- i agree
he's had two big fights
lost both of them
throw out the raheem fight because he's awkward
still he lost to soto and mab
he's not relaxed man he's timid to throw punches
i like rocky i hope he truns it on but he doesn't even deserve a big fight right now
you must not have seen his fight with barrera
its not that rocky doesn't have confidence, its that lately hes developed into a relaxed fight, too relaxed. this is why pacquiao is tailor made for rocky, pacquiao is going to attack rocky, and you never follow a punch, rocky has good eyes and timing, perfect to defeat a wild brawler like pacquiao with nice compact punchs
pacquiao will make rocky fight, and this is what will wake up rocky, and i think somewhere along the line pacquiao will find himself on the canvas after running into a right hand or a left hook
rocky has skills- i agree
he's had two big fights
lost both of them
throw out the raheem fight because he's awkward
still he lost to soto and mab
he's not relaxed man he's timid to throw punches
i like rocky i hope he truns it on but he doesn't even deserve a big fight right now
rocky has shown to be too timid in the ring
unless he gained a wealth of confidence in the "moral" victory with morales i don't think this is a fight he can win at this point
mind you i am not a pac fan
but lets face it rocky has lost 2 big fights and failed to put on the testosterone pedal in both
tocky has skills and abilities no doubt
unfortunately he has not been able to utilize them
pac knows who he is and what he is capable
and fights that way
its not that rocky doesn't have confidence, its that lately hes developed into a relaxed fight, too relaxed. this is why pacquiao is tailor made for rocky, pacquiao is going to attack rocky, and you never follow a punch, rocky has good eyes and timing, perfect to defeat a wild brawler like pacquiao with nice compact punchs
pacquiao will make rocky fight, and this is what will wake up rocky, and i think somewhere along the line pacquiao will find himself on the canvas after running into a right hand or a left hook
rocky has shown to be too timid in the ring
unless he gained a wealth of confidence in the "moral" victory with morales i don't think this is a fight he can win at this point
mind you i am not a pac fan
but lets face it rocky has lost 2 big fights and failed to put on the testosterone pedal in both
tocky has skills and abilities no doubt
unfortunately he has not been able to utilize them
pac knows who he is and what he is capable
and fights that way
Power wise, they could be equal, but speed will make a difference.
If Rocky can't get to Raheem who was a pure runner and not a puncher, he wouldn't be able to get through Pacquiao who will smother him and move out. Rocky looks good when someone doesn't move, but even then, he got beat by Velasquez who was about just as fast as him. Lucky Juarez got a gift decision, fighting in his hometown.
Pac by 8th round ko.
its hard to look good against raheem
he defines an awkward fighter
IMO rocky would be too slow for pac and will get KO'd by pac in the late rounds, unlike barera in their fight pac will be constantly moving and will not be a stationary target
Wrong thread! This thread is about Pacman vs Rocky, but u mentioned in one or ur reply(s) that Morales dominated Pacman. So how can my reply be in the wrong thread. If u mean in their first match it was 7-3, as in 7 rounds for EM and 3 rounds for MP. R u sure? I and other forum members knew that they fought 12 rounds, 7 for EM and 5 for MP. Like i said, EM won fair and square, but MP fought back. If u want dominating an opponent, Pacquiao vs Barrera is a good example, but MP vs EM 2 is not, EM outboxed MP, but EM did not dominate.
and this is called School of Boxing 101. :D
Ferocity is obviously extremely biased in favor of fighters who got stomped by Manny Pacquiao.
wrong thread, but even larry merchant aggrees with me that morales dominated pacquiao in their first fight 7-3 is domination of your opponet
Wrong thread! This thread is about Pacman vs Rocky, but u mentioned in one or ur reply(s) that Morales dominated Pacman. So how can my reply be in the wrong thread. If u mean in their first match it was 7-3, as in 7 rounds for EM and 3 rounds for MP. R u sure? I and other forum members knew that they fought 12 rounds, 7 for EM and 5 for MP. Like i said, EM won fair and square, but MP fought back. If u want dominating an opponent, Pacquiao vs Barrera is a good example, but MP vs EM 2 is not, EM outboxed MP, but EM did not dominate.
wrong thread, but even larry merchant aggrees with me that morales dominated pacquiao in their first fight 7-3 is domination of your opponet
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
juarez cant put barrera away. got schooled by soto. why even mention rocky's name next to a legend and future hall of famer like pacquiao. thats disrestpect
I am neutra between u and Manny P, but what fight are u talking about?
EM-MP 1, Morales won by UD but its not really a one sided beating. It was a candidate for the fight of the year because both figthers were giving it all.
EM-MP 2, EM dominated round 3-5, then Manny took over, u know the result.
wrong thread, but even larry merchant aggrees with me that morales dominated pacquiao in their first fight 7-3 is domination of your opponet
1st you can say morales was using the jab, 2nd fight he hardly threw in combination but he did throw more right hands that stopped pacquiao cold in his tracks
I am neutra between u and Manny P, but what fight are u talking about?
EM-MP 1, Morales won by UD but its not really a one sided beating. It was a candidate for the fight of the year because both figthers were giving it all.
EM-MP 2, EM dominated round 3-5, then Manny took over, u know the result.
same fight as you, but I wasn't wearing "Bias Goggles" On. :D
1st you can say morales was using the jab, 2nd fight he hardly threw in combination but he did throw more right hands that stopped pacquiao cold in his tracks