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As usual the race trolls have been on here posting all kinds of crap about Manny for no reason, other than their own nationalist or racist agendas.
Here's some perspective:
Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao had 52 fights coming into this fight. He was known primarily as a brawler, a guy with a great punch who broke your will and destroyed you. I felt like JMM figured him out in their two fights together but the Knockdowns kept him from beating Manny. But in terms of boxing skill, JMM always seemed like the smarter fighter, the guy who could adjust his gameplan, stay on the outside and counterpunch.
The most interesting thing about this fight (and Manny's previous fight) was the he changed up his tactics. People don't understand how hard it in ANY sport, let alone a combat sport to change up your physical style. In any sport you have things that come natural. Some guys naturally are dunkers in baskteball, some guys are natural 3 point shooters, some guys are better driving up the lane etc. And when the going gets tough, when there are championship challenges, when your will is tested, it is incredibly hard to not revert to what is physically comfortable to you. In boxing it could be that you are drawn back into a brawl etc.
I have never seen a guy with this many fights who was a brawler, move up this many weight classes in a year, and all while doing it completely change his style up to a boxer/counterpuncher who uses his skill and head to destroy his opponents. The skill level being displayed in this fight vs. what he showed in the JMM fights is a quantum leap in improvement. And he wasn't fighting a scrub. You can say Oscar was shot or whatever, but he was still dangerous and way bigger than many. Manny was not just faster and more athletic, but he had a better gameplan and was the smarter fighter. He feinted to create openings, mixed up his straight leads bringing them in to the face, then the body, then firing them from outside Oscars guard when he saw Oscar adjusting.
His circling was incredible, his angles were smart, and most of all he adapted to anything Oscar tried to do. This is a different fighter after 50+ fights. Can you think of anyone else who has done that?
I think the "haters" and the trolls really need to think about this stuff before they spew their crap.
Here's some perspective:
Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao had 52 fights coming into this fight. He was known primarily as a brawler, a guy with a great punch who broke your will and destroyed you. I felt like JMM figured him out in their two fights together but the Knockdowns kept him from beating Manny. But in terms of boxing skill, JMM always seemed like the smarter fighter, the guy who could adjust his gameplan, stay on the outside and counterpunch.
The most interesting thing about this fight (and Manny's previous fight) was the he changed up his tactics. People don't understand how hard it in ANY sport, let alone a combat sport to change up your physical style. In any sport you have things that come natural. Some guys naturally are dunkers in baskteball, some guys are natural 3 point shooters, some guys are better driving up the lane etc. And when the going gets tough, when there are championship challenges, when your will is tested, it is incredibly hard to not revert to what is physically comfortable to you. In boxing it could be that you are drawn back into a brawl etc.
I have never seen a guy with this many fights who was a brawler, move up this many weight classes in a year, and all while doing it completely change his style up to a boxer/counterpuncher who uses his skill and head to destroy his opponents. The skill level being displayed in this fight vs. what he showed in the JMM fights is a quantum leap in improvement. And he wasn't fighting a scrub. You can say Oscar was shot or whatever, but he was still dangerous and way bigger than many. Manny was not just faster and more athletic, but he had a better gameplan and was the smarter fighter. He feinted to create openings, mixed up his straight leads bringing them in to the face, then the body, then firing them from outside Oscars guard when he saw Oscar adjusting.
His circling was incredible, his angles were smart, and most of all he adapted to anything Oscar tried to do. This is a different fighter after 50+ fights. Can you think of anyone else who has done that?
I think the "haters" and the trolls really need to think about this stuff before they spew their crap.
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