If pacquiao fought like that every fight he would be undefeated

Problem is PAC is not smart enough to fight that way against elite fighters So how do you go through 8 weight classes a feat that Mayweather has never been able to accomplish and your ring IQ is low. What I think is your IQ is very low I'm surprise you can actually write

TBH, Pac should just go to a safety first fighter to prolong his career. Like you said, other than Floyd, who can really beat him if he chooses to fight off the back foot? I'm not saying he will be undefeated but he will win more than he loses. Problem is PAC is not smart enough to fight that way against elite fighters

Damn the hype is strong with manny after this one,, I thought it was a good performance but it was vs a limited fighter in rios who could make no adjustments,,,,

Im talking about a mix between the two styles, he obviously wont outbox floyd, but if he mixes it up and not go directly with for the knockout like he did against marquez 4, then i dont see anyone beating him ( bar floyd) TBH, Pac should just go to a safety first fighter to prolong his career. Like you said, other than Floyd, who can really beat him if he chooses to fight off the back foot? I'm not saying he will be undefeated but he will win more than he loses.

Im saying that at this stage of his career manny needs to be careful and fight the way he did right there against rios with the mentality of not knocking someone out at all costs but be more cautious

Like I always say impressive performances no matter who they are against always get guys hyped in boxing. It was a come back fight and Manny proved he is not totally gone, so I can understand certain fans being happy after all the shit they had to deal with but c'mon man no need for that sort of hyperbole.

Yeah people seem to misinterpret what im saying, yes rios is obviously far from the best fighter and of course pac is going to look super good against him, BUT the style with which pac fought was so good. He used his speed to full effect there and im telling you now thats a hard pac to beat but that only works against guys like Rios with poor footwork and no boxing skills . I don't get your point

No. At the elite level, Manny can't win boxing matches against the very best. He just doesn't have the skills and ring IQ. He has to use his intangibles to even the playing field. Those intangibles are why Floyd will not fight him. Im talking about a mix between the two styles, he obviously wont outbox floyd, but if he mixes it up and not go directly with for the knockout like he did against marquez 4, then i dont see anyone beating him ( bar floyd)

I was thinking the same thing cause the way Pac turns hid opponents .Floyd would have to abandoned the shoulder roll cause the shoulder roll is best used when your opponent is standing in front of you so that you can land your lead right or right upper cut Yeah people seem to misinterpret what im saying, yes rios is obviously far from the best fighter and of course pac is going to look super good against him, BUT the style with which pac fought was so good. He used his speed to full effect there and im telling you now thats a hard pac to beat

I don't think so. Props to manny he did what he was supposed to do, but yohink manny can just punch and move vs p4p opponents? Manny hasn't fought many punching bags like that since clottey. Manny won't be out boxing anybody else like that unless he fights another weak fighter like rios

Manny really is undefeated his first 2 loses he was weight drained and very young so they do not count Morales lose-he didnt have on his clitoris gloves and got headbutted so that does not count Bradley-he was robbed Juan 4 -Juan was on roids and it was a lucky punch Manny in reality has never truly lost

No. At the elite level, Manny can't win boxing matches against the very best. He just doesn't have the skills and ring IQ. He has to use his intangibles to even the playing field. Those intangibles are why Floyd will not fight him.

You mean if he fought opponents like Rios? lol

For all those wondering about the KO, here is the post fight video! You need to listen to Brandon around 8:33. "If I went for the KO, I probably would have been knocked out myself!" Why? He didn't "open" up to get KO'd. Atleast better than Clottey! It was quite similiar. http://www.mp8.ph/videos/videos.php?id=1390

Floyd fans swearing that floyd would have put on a offensive blitz versus a puncher. No he would have done the same sh*t with a lot more movement and a lot less punches. BUT MORE ACCURATE. Boring? Sure because Rios wouldn't get off and Pac showed you guys that he can be a lot more technical in clinching up when needed or get on the move with his footwork. We need to call for that Pac vs Bradley rematch ticket. It's for showing Pac is 10x Bradley and you al can say Bradley only lost because he is flat footed and not as good as you guys are posting right now. That he would give Floyd a much better match than Pac because he's better "overall". PAC BY KO. He won't let him get another gift decision.

Pac would have to carefully pick mismatched opponents all the time, beat them even before they enter the ring and Never fight a fight you can't win. They would also trick the masses into thinking his opponents have a chance. That said, Pacquiao would not be where he is now if it wasn't for relentlessness. "In the sport of boxing, nothing is more universally celebrated than relentlessness, a fighter who does it victoriously will know what it's like to ascend from man to legend". That's the best quote I heard from HBO's 24/7.

Exactly!! :lol1: Rios is tailored for Pac....but we already knew this!!! He would also beat Canelo if he drained him to 152

He looked smart, FAST AS ALL HELL, and accurate with his shots. That Pac would indeed be hard to beat.

If the knockout comes then it comes, but dont go looking for it. Absolute masterful performance, i had floyd easily beating manny before this fight, but if he fights like that, it will be close. Congrats to the champ, hes back. I was thinking the same thing cause the way Pac turns hid opponents .Floyd would have to abandoned the shoulder roll cause the shoulder roll is best used when your opponent is standing in front of you so that you can land your lead right or right upper cut

when you say he can only do that to people who can't box, do you mean he can only do it to people that aren't running away? umm, no sht if so otherwise, rios is a great pressure fighter, pacquiao's circling was just elite, punching on the move, on the move while being punched Haha. Boxing isn't running away. It's about giving movement to set up angles, counter shots and keep your opponent off balance. Watch Marquez-Pac 3 and 4 for examples.