Fight week was amazing, the vibes both sides were just happy to be there from both fan bases in Vegas all week!
You knew after Round 4 or 5 when Pacquiao backed off pressure, it was over. Floyd controlled the pace opening round with his right.
We were all expecting Pacquiao to go out like Maidana did, but fought like a settled, paid not as hungry fighter.
Floyd should get more props for this though, he could have never fought Manny in the first place even if Manny was out of his prime. Just glad it happened so no what if.
Only what if is if he fought Pacquiao in 2010
You put a master boxer vs a tin can MMA fighter. A fights a fight Floyd has a shot if he stays on his feet.
Look at Holly Holm and the Brazilian fighter who beat Rousey. Both were good boxers.
These guys dont know head movement . Put Floyd in with a trash can mma guy hell win
Pac can def range from either top 10 or top 25 boxers of all time!!
The amazing thing with Pacquiao is his legacy got enhanced since he moved to TBC. If he takes on either Crawford, Spence or even GGG and manages to win at his AGE & height/weight disadvantage, that would solidify him as a top 5-10 fighter.
Clearly, can't be top 3 or 5 right now with losses to Marquez, Mayweather , early fights in Philippines, Morales... Everyone knows Horn and Bradley don't really count
I can see Pacquiao outboxing Canelo just like Amir Khan was until, caught by a big left hook, overhand rand or huge body shot.
Pacquiao ain't big like GGG , he's like a 5'4 frame guy and can only max out weight to 150 lmao.
But, people would def be more hyped with this fight than Mayweather II.
If Pacquiao did pull the upset in his last fight, that would be historic like how he beat De La Hoya
65 mill for PacquiAo vs like Marquez 30-40mill in hishome Mexico City for the 5th fight in September mexican holiday...i hope marquez would "like that feeling"
IF this was the 2008-2010 Manny, I could see a huge brand like Under Armour (who released a bible verse shoe for Steph Curry); Adidas; or Puma taking a chance on him.
But this is 2016!! Its Pacquiao's LAST fight. What is the worth in sponsoring Pacquiao if he is already 37 years old, and on his way out.
Paccquiao should just wear his old "NO FEAR" brand or make his own company in the Philippines with the MP logo.
It's his last freakin fight LOL there is no gain for either side
Lmfao, I love GGG but are you slow brah?!
GGG will never ever come close to Mayweather or even Pacquiao's draw/appeal.
Mayweather's appeal was that he was a loud mouth, flashy arrogant undefeated fighter who claimed cant be beat.
Pacquiao was an ASIAN let alone FIRST FAMOUS FILIPINO boxer , in history. Had the whole country behind his back, and also was different than most common boxers. No one had ever seen an Asian dominate a sport like Pacquiao from the Phillippines.
GGG is special, BUT he aint taht special...yet
Mayweather is fn 40 years old, GGG is not in the same generation as him, GGG's big fight is with Canelo or Ward or Kovalov. That era
I was AT VEGAS MGM fight week, weigh - in, CHANTING MANNY MANNY MANNY!!
I know like every pacquiao fan should know MANNY FN LOST!!!
Get over it. Look at it like this. What does Manny do best? Non-stop punch output, over 1000 punches, not afraid to go in with combos, and giving the fans excitement and action. What happened during the fight? Manny swinging at air, not doing what he normally does, and no action.
What does Floyd do best? Neutralize his opponents offense, and pot shot to points victory all night in a boring but effective fashion. What happened during fight? Floyd did exactly what he always doesto be 49-0.
Floyd did what he always does , and Manny didnt.
Get over it Pacquiao fans, im as die hard Pac fan as ever but Manny blew his chance.
Dont give me the injury excuse, cuz Bradley hurt his foot vs Pac I, and many other fighters come into the fight with injuries, thats the way sports are.
Only the strong survive
Pac clearly lost ( no excuses) and im a die-hard Pac fan.
But just so people know, look at Pac's right shoulder, you can clearly see it red around the shoulder area in the pic Floyd has his hands on his shoulders.
Also, on boxingscene it said Pac sat out from training for a week.
But in the end FLoyd won, just so people stop thinkin Pac is b.s.ing about his shoulder
I remember Floyd saying Pacquiao wore lifts in his shoes, and Floyd looked much taller during the prefight pressers, yet in the post fight they were the same height, Another thing I noticed is when Floyd kept saying Pacquiao head grew, yet Pacquiao head and Floyds are pretty big I would say Floyds head is slightly bigger,Manny just has a wider face, is Floyd using projection? was he deflecting things he does onto someone else so nobody would think he is doing it like wearing the lifts, and the head growth thing?
Look at the height difference
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All of a sudden he shrank on fight night
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That was a b.s. move from ESPN to delay the start just for 4 minutes of soccer lmao.
Disrespectful for boxing and their first showing of a boxing legend
i honestly never heard of pac before the hoya fight. i thoguht it was just a cherry pick like when they bring over those asian guys with weird names like fahsan battery 9k
LMAO THEN.. "YOU DON'T KNOW ISH BOUT BOXING"
That's like saying you didn't know Floyd before the Gatti fight.
Yea thoughtd it be another cringe worthy Manny trying to speak English, BUT
they did a perfect Rush Hour type comedy for Mannny ahaha
love his little shadow boxing grunts he always does after thinking Flyods fighting him
Everyone's star eventually fades over time.. Look how Tyson went out.
But Pacquiao everyone knows, once the first knockdown came in PacMarquez IV he was no longer superman.
Then, came
- Round 5 KO by Marquez
- Becoming a religious Christian nut
- The easy fights: Algieri, Rios, Bradley, now Vargas
- The ALL EYES ON BOXING fight vs Mayweather: Here was the huuuge fault!! Pacquiao had gained back his brand to respectable again to finally launch the hype vs Mayweather.
I remember fight week of MayPac was insane. Then, came the fight and it was such a dud. Pac was not constant aggressive, and not throwing. Mayweather just pot shot and move to another decisive , boring win.
Boxing has yet to recover from that fight. HBO is not televising fights as much; Canelo is hiding from GGG following mayweathers steps to hype fights.
No one really took the torch from Mayweather & Pacquiao as the next great fighter. Canelo lost to Mayweather.
At this point, Pacquiao just finding for himself with extra checks. Only way hype is back is if he knocks out Vargas, then goes out to challenge Canelo
People forget... WHERE WAS PACQUIAO ROUNDS 1 -3 BEFORE he hurt his shoulder!!! I am a die-hard Pacquiao fan, but seriously c'mon guys. Pacquiao lost. He didn't get beat down nor embarassed. He just got out point by Mayweather's typical pitty pat here and there, stick and move.
It was like watching 2 guys practice/ spar kind of fight. But Mayweather's presence alone showed who was the superiorer BOXER not fighter. This is BOXING , tough pill for a pacquiao fan like me to swallow but May clearly would have won either with pac right hand or not.
Pacquiao had a better shot if he went all out like Maidana or how he used to before getting KOd by Marquez.
I'm as big as a pacquiao fan as the next guy went all out, bought plane, hotel and fight tickets to Vegas.... BUUUUT DUDE FN LOST!!!!!!!!!
Let it go , its over!! Both fighters put on a sparring sesion of a show, and should be ashamed of themselves for all the money and hype people bought into it. they knew the whole world was watching and didnt step up. Both fought very careful not to be hurt and didnt go all out. And thats what Mayweather is best at , and he won .. game over
Mayweather = Officially the best of this generation.
Yea that dude spoon needs to give it up! Dude i am a full fledged filipino, my parents were born and raised in Manila. Theyve been watching boxing since Muhammad Ali's thriller in manilla.
We all got rooms and flights and MGM closed circuit tickets to watch our boy Pacquiao win...
BUT HE LOST!!! Give it up Pacquiao fans, our boy let us down and didnt go all out like what got him to the top. All that he still has his killer instinct b.s. was nonsense. My parents 100% Filipino and delusional both even said Pac LOST.
Its been more than a month now guys let it go. Both men got paid and made monetary history, but NOT boxing history. They put on a sparring show, not a fight for history nor fans
Yes Pacquiao did ruin his legacy for either being a YES man to Bob or greedy for money by taking pointless rematch fights/not top fighters : Margarito, Mosley, Rios,.
That KO by Marquez gave his haters so much ammo against him, he should have never taken that 4th fight nor 3rd. I remember there were rumors of him just sitting out until he got that Floyd fight, which he should have just done. Should have just waited to fight floyd especially after the margarito fight. his legacy was on top of the world at that time
Why the hell do people forget Pacquiao agreed to testing but with a 14day cut off PLUS testing right after fight lmfao. People wanna remember what they want to.
Also, Pac did random testing for Rios and dominated him much like how he beat Clottey. Nothing too impressive but a shutout none the less.
Only guys hes knocked out cold was Hatton, lol Pac has been a TKO boxer not a KO artist, Paulie is just a damn hater and hes been like that for years. Usually italians r like that when theydont see a white man or black man doing great things like an asian man. Thats his culture , they either love italians or imitate black culture ala floyd
Doesnt do it good, BUT Gamboa did not look like some chump out there. He was striking good in the first few rounds, until Crawfords size took charge and power, which Gamboa could not take anymore. Gamboa showed warrior spirit still going toe to toe trying to tag Crawford though, so still some hope
LMFAO I wish Vince McMahon would come out and confront Manny like "WHERE'S THEE OLD MANNY PACQUIAO?" "THE GAMBLING, WOMEN PLEASING, KNOCKOUT GIVING, #1P4P BOXER?"
Chavez Jr showed vs Martinez he was f'n iron chinned! Barely buckled with all those shots he took. Woulda said Margarito but hes been knocked down by Mosley.
Dunno if Rios has even been knocked down, but hes got a pretty damn good chin along with Provodnikov for all the clean, flush shots thye take
From boxers i met, Pacquiao, Roach, Bradley joel diaz, rios, martinez , michael buffer, lucien bute, have all been mad chill with fans. They have all taken their time to talk n take pics, sign autographs for fans.
Cotto doesnt really sign, n spend toomuch time with fans but thats just his personality i guess. Very reserved n family oriented
Khan def would pose mad probs for Pac as he can match hand speed, power and combos with him. And hes bragged hes done well vs him in sparring , so take that for that.
Even if Pac picked Amir Khan, Mayweather fans would complain, and if he didnt they complain hes ducking lmfao. Hows Pac scared dude wanted an immediate rematch vs Marquez who decapitated him and nearly killed him.
Hell they even wanting to fight him again even after Marquez's pimpled up chest lmao