Originally posted by mhager91490
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Manny Pacquiao vs. Azumah Nelson @ 130lbs
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Pac was very beatable at any of those weights. An amazing fighter for the fact that he is as good as he's ever been this high but he was certainly beatable and guys like Sanchez and Nelson had perfect styles to do it.
Both were excellent counter punchers and boxers with great stamina and who could take shots with the best of them and give back more than their own share. Both of them were better boxers than Barrera, in my opinion (though Barrera didn't exactly look flash in their first fight), and if we're talking at their best then I think they would take it.
While Pac is great I think at 130/126 I would favour both Sanchez and Nelson over Pac. Although, you know what, if him and Nelson had a first fight it's possible Pac would beat him but then Nelson would demand a rematch and then honestly dominate him with amazing boxing skills.
Nelson was truly one of the greatest rematch fighters in the history of the sport I think. He would often underestimate an opponent and would either be beaten closely, or beat them closely, but in a rematch he would utterly embarrass them or completely dominate them. He was a freak like that.
Both would be very exciting fights either way though. Kind of like Morales/Pac I.
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Nelson was a better fighter at those weights IMO but it's one hell of an amazing style match-up. The version who fought Wilfredo Gomez looked damn near unbeatable. I don't know, man. I've been thinking about this fantasy matchup for months now.
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Originally posted by IMDAZED View PostNelson was a better fighter at those weights IMO but it's one hell of an amazing style match-up. The version who fought Wilfredo Gomez looked damn near unbeatable. I don't know, man. I've been thinking about this fantasy matchup for months now.
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Originally posted by Roger Mellie View PostI think Nelson's performance against Gomez actually enhances Nelson's credentials. He had only had eleven or twelve fights and was in the fight all the way up to the end. I think he gives Pacquiao an absolute nightmare.
126 i think i favor nelson, 130 i lean towards pac who is starting to use the right hand more. Anything over 130 pac is taking it.Last edited by DonTaseMeBrah; 11-30-2009, 12:04 PM.
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I'd actually go with Pacquiao in this one, I think Nelson would be the one stalking forward while Pacquiao darts from side to side, if there was one thing Nelson wasn't great at, it was cutting off the ring. Pacquiao's in and out and lateral movement I think would win this for him but Nelson would definitely have his moments because he was an excellent counterpuncher. This would have to be the Pacquiao we have now in a 130 pound body though, if we're talking about the more one dimensional Pacquiao then Nelson would win.
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Originally posted by Silencers View PostI'd actually go with Pacquiao in this one, I think Nelson would be the one stalking forward while Pacquiao darts from side to side, if there was one thing Nelson wasn't great at, it was cutting off the ring. Pacquiao's in and out and lateral movement I think would win this for him but Nelson would definitely have his moments because he was an excellent counterpuncher. This would have to be the Pacquiao we have now in a 130 pound body though, if we're talking about the more one dimensional Pacquiao then Nelson would win.
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Originally posted by Silencers View PostI'd actually go with Pacquiao in this one, I think Nelson would be the one stalking forward while Pacquiao darts from side to side, if there was one thing Nelson wasn't great at, it was cutting off the ring. Pacquiao's in and out and lateral movement I think would win this for him but Nelson would definitely have his moments because he was an excellent counterpuncher. This would have to be the Pacquiao we have now in a 130 pound body though, if we're talking about the more one dimensional Pacquiao then Nelson would win.
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