Manny Pacquiao is an illusion

[Shattered Jaw]

Floyd hadn't KOed anyone in ages. Hatton was finished brutally quick for Floyd's standards above 140.

I agree Hatton had shown diminshed punch resistance but if you don't think Pac is THE MAN at 140 just ask yourself who could beat him there? The answer is noone - he'd smash them all in devastating fashion. Even the good ones like Bradley.

Still, this fight against Cotto (so long as Cotto doesn't drain himself and comes to the ring strong) will answer a lot of questions. If he beats Cotto convincingly you have to tip your hat to the man - he's freakin' awesome.

[strugler]

thats true



style match up...just like castillo was KO'd by hatton in 4 , mayweather went the distance with castillo twice. and look wat happened to hatton. plus hatton was already ****ed coming into the fight with mayweather sr. and got his **** pushed in by mayweather

Its ok to be skeptical i guess.............but if you believe PAC was "just lucky"........... hes been lucky for how long?...............even if he loss against Cotto......his performance is legit..........imo

[larry x]

Floyd hadn't KOed anyone in ages. Hatton was finished brutally quick for Floyd's standards above 140.

I agree Hatton had shown diminshed punch resistance but if you don't think Pac is THE MAN at 140 just ask yourself who could beat him there? The answer is noone - he'd smash them all in devastating fashion. Even the good ones like Bradley.

Still, this fight against Cotto (so long as Cotto doesn't drain himself and comes to the ring strong) will answer a lot of questions. If he beats Cotto convincingly you have to tip your hat to the man - he's freakin' awesome.

he ko'd shamba mitchell in his first fight at 147

[Steak]

styles make fights, although Pacquiao is an excellent fighter, he wouldnt look like a destroyer if he fought guys that werent old and didnt love to eat left hands.

dont forget Hatton almost got KOed by Collazo...the guy has always been open to left hands especially by southpaws, its no coincidence his first knockdown came from a southpaw.

and this is coming from someone that picked Pacquiao to beat De La Hoya. I knew De La Hoya was ready for a beating after getting so chopped up by Forbes.

[No Ceiling]

floyd was struggling in early rounds vs hatton

[Cadillac Man]

I could see how one could question Pac...A limited Diaz,Weight drained DLH and a over-rated Hatton. I'll say this though if he beats Cotto or stops him he'll end those questions.

[Fights]

Manny Pacquiao is an illusionist, a magician, a wizard:

[Shattered Jaw]

he ko'd shamba mitchell in his first fight at 147

Oh great. What an amazing win.

[TheSurgeonMDMPH]

Manny Pacquiao is overrated and he should've fought the Zahir Raheem's and Nate Campbell's of the world. He didn't improve at all and he's exactly the same fighter he was when he beat Ledwaba. He lost to JMM twice and he ducked Valero. He's fighting a weight-drained Cotto and it won't be impressive if he beats him because Cotto was already ruined by Margarito. I will not be satisfied until he grows the balls to fight someone his own size.

Wladimir Klitchko or bust.

this coltrane out of philly wit gygb?

i agree until the fight someone his own size comment but then again he is a Natural ww/jww(meaning he walks around at the ww/jww weight-u guys tend to confuse the meaning of that often)!

he did once again pick the weakest champ(via vacancy) in the division.

[Mary Jane]

Oh great. What an amazing win.

Mitchell is 10x better than Diaz. He was actually a tenured champ at 140. And for Floyd's first fight at 147, it was an impressive win and KO.