I would expect Pacquiao to stop Alvarez, but against anyone with speed and power at 154 Pacquiao will not look brilliant. It's a weight class too high IMO.
granted, but Alvarez's chin may not be as good as Margo's, he was rocked by Cotto Jr, Alvarez might also struggle with the high pace at which Pacquiao fights. I think it could be a KO.
on the flipside, could Pac take Canelo's power? he's probably a bigger puncher than Cotto and Margarito.
Don't buy that HBO crap, he's not a bigger puncher than those 2, especially Cotto in his 140 pound days...
Once Pac is on the decline, you will see Bob Arum will agree with Top Rank to have a fight with Canelo.
Manny Pacquiao vs Saul Alvarez in 2012. This will be the revenge for the Mexicans.
granted, but Alvarez's chin may not be as good as Margo's, he was rocked by Cotto Jr, Alvarez might also struggle with the high pace at which Pacquiao fights. I think it could be a KO.
on the flipside, could Pac take Canelo's power? he's probably a bigger puncher than Cotto and Margarito.
as you said, it could very well be a win by KO by Manny. as for canelo's power, i really can't say if he hits harder than cotto or margarito. i've never been punched by any of them, so i can't compare. :)
the problem here with canelo is that he's not in that many fights with notable fighters for us to have a reasonable gauge of what he's capable of.
one thing is for sure though, Pac would most likely win with the only question being how he will win.
Its not the weight but the height. Ask Margarito (who had to have facial reconstructive surgery on his face) if Pac has power at that weight. And Pac had to throw his punches upward which takes away pop. It was a massacre and he showed mercy the last 3 rounds.
Canelo is 5' 9" and Margarito is 5' 11" and they both have no head movement at all. Pacquiao would TKO Canelo around round 7-8 and even quicker if he wanted to trade with Pacquiao.
i'd like to think so. plus, at that weight, pac's power isn't as effective.
granted, but Alvarez's chin may not be as good as Margo's, he was rocked by Cotto Jr, Alvarez might also struggle with the high pace at which Pacquiao fights. I think it could be a KO.
on the flipside, could Pac take Canelo's power? he's probably a bigger puncher than Cotto and Margarito.
that would depend at what weight class they're gonna fight at. The higher the weight class, the longer alvarez would last i imagine.
154/catchweight..............
how many rounds would it last and do you give Alvarez a glimmer of hope to win?
that would depend at what weight class they're gonna fight at. the higher the weight class, the longer alvarez would last i imagine.