Manny Pacquaio vs. Pernell Whitaker at 135lbs

**them_apples** · 12-05-2008, 05:25 PM

havent seen enough of Pacquiao at 135, so i'm going with Whitaker by UD.

**Pullcounter** · 12-05-2008, 05:30 PM

Originally posted by The_Bull

This would be a great clash of southpaws. Who do you got?

bad style match up for Pac... if JMM can go the distance w/ Pac Whitaker wins unanimously and might even tKO Pac late

**lexelterrible** · 12-05-2008, 05:34 PM

This is no contest. At any weight, Whitaker by decision. JMM is a great technician, and he argueably schooled PacMan in 2 fights. Whitaker wouldn't ko him, but win probably every round.

**Mr. Ryan** · 12-05-2008, 05:36 PM

Originally posted by Pullcounter

bad style match up for Pac... if JMM can go the distance w/ Pac Whitaker wins unanimously and might even tKO Pac late

I agree with this except for the TKO part. Whitaker was a better puncher than people gave him credit for but the knockout just isn't in his blood. This is probably the worst kind of style Pacquiao could have fought.

When someone asked me about Pacquiao-Zahir Raheem, I said Pacquiao takes it because of the internal makeup of the two fighters. I just didn't think Raheem could beat a guy like Pacquiao all night. Maybe for the first couple of rounds, but for 12 rounds? Nah.

Whitaker is not Zahir Raheem.

Manny Pacquaio vs. Pernell Whitaker at 135lbs