Comments Thread For: Pacquiao: Spence is a Very Difficult Fight, Perhaps The Most Difficult of My Career

[Ganondorf]

Spence is….

Too young
Too Big
Too Strong
Too busy

Spence also has a terrific jab and great control of distance. (When he chooses to use it).

I got Spence by KO.

[RuleOfTheSpear]

Mannny never said this in any of his fights. Spence by KO!

[Spoon23]

Please save this post for later consultation. After Spence is challenged he gives aways his biggest advantage which is his long jab and outside fighting. You can re-watch the Porter fight and you will se the two Spences, the one of round 1-2 and the one from rounds 3-12. If not because the 11th round KD and going away with the low blow he wasn't penalized for he could end up losing that fight to a very aggressive, strong but basic and average puncher in Porter.

If he pay attention to the odds and everybody saying how this will be a walk in the park for him and he doesn't respect Pacquiao, he will be shocked. Rather if he stay disciplined and fight behind his long jab and doesn't engage, hi will be fine but my heart and evidence from so many fight from both fighters, tells me that he will end up giving his advantages.

Style make fights and I think Pacquiao is a bad matched for Spence due to the big difference in speed and quickness. And contrary to a lot of fast fighters, Pacquiao can actually punch. Team spance is counting on capitalizing on Pacquiao's age but unfortunately, this is not your classic 42yo fighter.

Final thought: I see this as a 50/50. Pacquiao will only win if the score cards are wide or by TKO, a close fight, Spence will get the win.

I agree. A close fight, they won't make it a draw but a win for the future of boxing. Pac has to win this in a lopsided fight or a KO. This is mountain to climb for a 42 year old fighter.

But damn if he pulls it off.

[PunchyPotorff]

Originally posted by PunchyPotorff
It will be tough... but IMO Manny pulls out either a wide UD or a mid/late rounds stoppage. It will be interesting to see how spence reacts to Manny's speed and power. There is always a chance Manny gets caught, but I think he'll be safety first, while making an art out of picking the right spots to sneak in just the right jabs, body shots, power punches at the exact right time. We'll know soon enough if Manny is getting into the right comfortable rhythm. I feel like he will, nearly from the start.

Manny hasn't stopped any since Lucas Matthysse retired after their fight in 2018, and before that it was Miguel Cotto in 2009.
Spoken like a true casual. Keep that same energy after the fight is over.

You're the one who sounds like a casual, son. I've kept up with the sport since the 60s. We're just talking opinions here, and of course you can have yours and I'll have mine.

[PunchyPotorff]

Originally posted by PunchyPotorff
It will be tough... but IMO Manny pulls out either a wide UD or a mid/late rounds stoppage. It will be interesting to see how spence reacts to Manny's speed and power. There is always a chance Manny gets caught, but I think he'll be safety first, while making an art out of picking the right spots to sneak in just the right jabs, body shots, power punches at the exact right time. We'll know soon enough if Manny is getting into the right comfortable rhythm. I feel like he will, nearly from the start.

Mid/late rounds stoppage??? I'll have what you're having. I'd love to see pacquiao do it but Spences jab will allow him in for those brutal body shots. Freddie might throw in the towel late on

If Pac is attacked he will attack back. He's easily as fast as spence, even at this age. You expressed your opinion, I expressed mine.

[FLY TY]

Originally posted by PunchyPotorff
It will be tough... but IMO Manny pulls out either a wide UD or a mid/late rounds stoppage. It will be interesting to see how spence reacts to Manny's speed and power. There is always a chance Manny gets caught, but I think he'll be safety first, while making an art out of picking the right spots to sneak in just the right jabs, body shots, power punches at the exact right time. We'll know soon enough if Manny is getting into the right comfortable rhythm. I feel like he will, nearly from the start.



You're the one who sounds like a casual, son. I've kept up with the sport since the 60s. We're just talking opinions here, and of course you can have yours and I'll have mine.

True. We can all have opinions, but when yours is based on no level of reality, you sound like a casual. 42 years old, 2 stoppages in 12 years, and he's going to stop the undefeated #1 WW in the world, who's been buzzed once in his career, and it was 8 years ago?

Casual talk.

[harry-greb]

Originally posted by PunchyPotorff
It will be tough... but IMO Manny pulls out either a wide UD or a mid/late rounds stoppage. It will be interesting to see how spence reacts to Manny's speed and power. There is always a chance Manny gets caught, but I think he'll be safety first, while making an art out of picking the right spots to sneak in just the right jabs, body shots, power punches at the exact right time. We'll know soon enough if Manny is getting into the right comfortable rhythm. I feel like he will, nearly from the start.



If Pac is attacked he will attack back. He's easily as fast as spence, even at this age. You expressed your opinion, I expressed mine.

I guess we'll find out in August

[PunchyPotorff]

Originally posted by PunchyPotorff
It will be tough... but IMO Manny pulls out either a wide UD or a mid/late rounds stoppage. It will be interesting to see how spence reacts to Manny's speed and power. There is always a chance Manny gets caught, but I think he'll be safety first, while making an art out of picking the right spots to sneak in just the right jabs, body shots, power punches at the exact right time. We'll know soon enough if Manny is getting into the right comfortable rhythm. I feel like he will, nearly from the start.

Originally posted by FLY TY
Manny hasn't stopped any since Lucas Matthysse retired after their fight in 2018, and before that it was Miguel Cotto in 2009.
Spoken like a true casual. Keep that same energy after the fight is over.

Originally posted by PunchyPotorff
You're the one who sounds like a casual, son. I've kept up with the sport since the 60s. We're just talking opinions here, and of course you can have yours and I'll have mine.

Originally posted by FLY TY
True. We can all have opinions, but when yours is based on no level of reality, you sound like a casual. 42 years old, 2 stoppages in 12 years, and he's going to stop the undefeated #1 WW in the world, who's been buzzed once in his career, and it was 8 years ago? Casual talk.

Pac has the mental edge, experience edge, speed edge. You can try your intimidation all you want, son. I don't bend to that teenager stuff. Pac will respond accordingly if spence tries to take him out... but if he has any sense he'll just try to win a UD. I'm not going back and forth with your taunts. So if you wanna keep talking, you'll talk to yourself.

[Spoon23]

Originally posted by PunchyPotorff
It will be tough... but IMO Manny pulls out either a wide UD or a mid/late rounds stoppage. It will be interesting to see how spence reacts to Manny's speed and power. There is always a chance Manny gets caught, but I think he'll be safety first, while making an art out of picking the right spots to sneak in just the right jabs, body shots, power punches at the exact right time. We'll know soon enough if Manny is getting into the right comfortable rhythm. I feel like he will, nearly from the start.

Originally posted by FLY TY
Manny hasn't stopped any since Lucas Matthysse retired after their fight in 2018, and before that it was Miguel Cotto in 2009.
Spoken like a true casual. Keep that same energy after the fight is over.

Originally posted by PunchyPotorff
You're the one who sounds like a casual, son. I've kept up with the sport since the 60s. We're just talking opinions here, and of course you can have yours and I'll have mine.

Pac has the mental edge, experience edge, speed edge. You can try your intimidation all you want, son. I don't bend to that teenager stuff. Pac will respond accordingly if spence tries to take him out... but if he has any sense he'll just try to win a UD. I'm not going back and forth with your taunts. So if you wanna keep talking, you'll talk to yourself.

But there's this big question mark that an aging fighter has to face. Getting old overnight. I just hope its not this time.. Father time is undisputed. Pac can go in the ring and suddenly feel old and uncoordinated. He can get hit hard, but this time he can't take those big hits like he did before.. That's what I fear the most for Pac.

In the Connor fight awhile ago. I can sense he's not the same fighter anymore. He was easily hit, and his legs were uncoordinated that he broke his ankle. Those are signs of an aging fighter. The glow of invincibility wasn't their with Connor anymore. I just hope this Spence fight isn't the night Pac suddenly gets old in front of our eyes, coz if he still has one last fight left in him, assuming he still has all his skill set and advantages. Pac can win this. His speed TRUMPS all in my book.

I just hope that he doesn't become a beaten up drag racer that stops in the middle of the track on fight night due to mileage.

[Roadblock]

The Bookies had Manny a hot favorite over Thurman, they have Spence a red hot favorite over Manny, they know Thurman was a shadow of himself 2 yrs earlier and they know Spence is a totally different animal.