Can Pacquiao beat JMM?

[xoalvinox]

Pacquiao by KO in the early rounds.

I hope he proves me wrong. Being Asian, I suppost Manny in everyway.

[chito]

if JMM succeeds over chris john, will this fight happen this year? im re-living this thread because pac i think now have a slight edge over JMM, and that is because of his improvement in movements and counter-punching! and his right hook is slowly becoming to be very handy in times of need.

i hope this fight happens. just imagine... pac's name that says... the counqueror of MAB, EM, and JMM (?). this will put pac close to being nominated to the HOF im very sure of that LOL!!

[abdiel2k3]

still havent watched the fight
but from what i hear
pacs no longer the one handed puncher
so JJM wont have as an easy time as the first in out boxing him
but i still think he can do

[Zab Super Judah]

The first fight showed us that Pacquiao can really punch but it also showed us how good is JMM that Pacquiao need not just to send him three times to the canvas but to beat him totally and smartly!

The second fight will keep us guessing what pacquiao's camp has been thinking? Can Pacquiao continue what he claimed he didn't finish the last time? Is it true he had injured his hand and this led to limit his attack on JMM?

My opinion is this, JMM will be tougher to beat this time than the last time. My basis? JMM is a very scientific boxer, he now knows he can't get careless over the Pacman, what he will try to do is get that punches counted in and try to win as many rounds as he can!

I'm a Pacquiao fan but i know how good a boxer is when i see one, this Marquez is a good counter-puncher Pacquiao needs a lot of focus and determination to be able to beat him!

It's still 50/50 for either boxer, what's your opinion?

BEfore Pac beat Morales I would have said marquez would have a 70 percent of winning. Now after seeing the variety of punches Pac was throwing I would say 50/50

[j]

can pac beat jmm? hell yeah!!!!! he actually beat him when they fought except for that dumbass judge who thought you couldn't take off a point for every knockdown in that first round. damn, bad judges just really get under my skin.

jmm did even up the score more as the fight went on, but now pacquiao has shown massive improvements in many areas: he's shooting out the jab very well now(he didn't really have much of a jab earlier in his career), his right hook is vastly improved - better accuracy and seemed to get more pop into it, and his overall ring generalship especially his movement around the ring is definitely looking better for the most part. his counterpunching is also looking very good.

i don't think jmm will try to fight pac again, at least not in the near future. perhaps barerra is a good next step since he has a couple of belts. besides jmm having no belts, they are in different weight classes. i apologize if some of this has been covered already as i didn't read through the whole thread yet.

the current pacquiao is not the one that fought jmm a couple of years ago, he's even better now.

[Hendrix]

BEfore Pac beat Morales I would have said marquez would have a 70 percent of winning. Now after seeing the variety of punches Pac was throwing I would say 50/50

Yeah but Marquez is a counter puncher. Manny throwing other punches could also even be better for Marquez.

[flanker]

boinks! he can beat the old version pacman.

but the devil version of the pacman right now i dont think so he can.

he wont last either 8 rounds.

[AIR_KENG]

i'm thoroughly w/ prboxingfan on this one. come feb and the day after when JMM dismantles pac i'll wait and laugh at all the mexicans on this board to come out in full ambush of the filipinos on the board, i can care less, i'm PR too ... but JMM has too much for pac now that there are no surprises. JMM by lopsided decision. smart boxers are better than wild ones.

remember, pac was raw in his fight with JMM compared to his fight with erik... pac was just the straight left in that fight and now he has some more to offer JMM... close match... pac will break down JMM and tire him and win a split D... i can see no KD's however...

[dep_violator]

Yeah but Marquez is a counter puncher. Manny throwing other punches could also even be better for Marquez.

Better for Marquez? how?

Have you forgotten the rearranged face of Morales? lol!

Remember Marquez is weak-chinned.

[AIR_KENG]

Better for Marquez? how?

Have you forgotten the rearranged face of Morales? lol!

Remember Marquez is weak-chinned.

i think what he meant was JMM being the counter puncher, and manny throwing more punches, JMM will also have more chances to counter punch...

@HENDRIX - on the contrary, having a wider variety of punches will make it not easy for JMM to predict what punch pac is going to throw... not lik the first fight