Comments Thread For: Manny Pacquiao's hopes of fighting Mario Barrios damaged by Rukiya Anpo exhibition

[elfag]

I cant find the full fight replay only the highlights which only show exchanges.

Manny is very flat footed and that was not his style at all. He is also getting hit a lot.

This anpo guy has good compact punches, he is a kickboxer, still not an actual boxer but he boxes better than most MMA strikers. He is actually far better than most of the guys Jake paul has been fighting.

I googled him and just realized its the same guy that MMA striker sean strickland uploaded their sparring for anyone interested. Strickland got 30-40 pounds on him but Anpo is the better boxer of the two.

strickland is interesting because he made boxing work in MMA which is pretty impressive i didnt think that style with almost no kicks and almost no take downs could actually work. he keeps his hands super low to catch kicks so its not really a traditional boxing stance and leaves him super exposed in pure boxing scenarios.

Pac should not be fighting for a world title or fighting barrios, i cant imagine how gassed he would be in a 12 round fight, he lost his entire style which was based on foot work, reminds me of old tyson trying to just load up on once punch and abandoned the style of his youth that depended on footwork and combinations and distance control.

[Oregonian]

I agree with you.

Pacquiao actually did very good on this match and he started putting out more precise counters near the end of round 3, no doubt with more rounds, he could have won the fight, BUT the bigger problem remains, Manny like in the Ugas fight 2 years ago, his footwork isn't there anymore and he gets tagged easily, which isn't good for his age.

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Floyd would have knocked the guy out!!
(… here it comes!! Wait for it - the outrage from Manny’s loyal fans)

[JuniorTorres720]

It resembled a real fight rather than an exhibition at times. Anpo looked like he came to fight and reveled in the opportunity to go toe to toe with a legend. Manny looked flustered. Maybe he wasn't expecting Anpo to come out to try to prove a point. Pacquiao had little chance to warm up. It was in the 3rd where we saw some shades of what make Pac-Man the fighter we've known to love. He was looking better in the 3rd round but his conditioning didn't look up to par. Anpo looked ripped and better conditioned. Pacquiao didn't look ripped like he usually does when he weighs in at 147. He looked a little flabby. If anything, I'd like to see him drop down to 144-147 to see if that has any effect on his performance.

[fouc33]

Who cares. At least we're finally over that whole "Manny never used PEDs" nonsense.

[mattconan]

Please stay retired Manny

[JOITATS]

Anpo went pretty easy on Manny.

Can't believe they are the same weight. Manny looked utterly trying to survive in there.

[Pac=Duran]

Hang them up for God's sake Manny

[JonDP]

fans like you would really like to see pacquiao fight until he seriously gets injured or becomes another roy jones. If he couldn’t win one round against an unknown mma and novice boxer you really think he should give it another shot in the pros and beat a top 5 contender?
he is 45 years old for christ sake with nothing to prove and had wars on his body and you still want him to carry on after that performance? He was gassed after round 1 and the reason he only attacked the last 30 seconds of round 3 is because he knows the fight is getting over and he just let go of his remaining energy.

I call them I see them, as opposed to the haters, who fail to see this was just and exhibition and expect to see the Pacquiao who beat Coto. And a three rounder none the less. The list of pro fighters who lose the first few rounds is deep. Pacquiao can still kick some serious ass with the right preparation

[JonDP]

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Floyd would have knocked the guy out!!
(… here it comes!! Wait for it - the outrage from Manny’s loyal fans)

Mayweather hasn’t knocked anyone out since around 1993. All these casual fools who don’t know what they’re looking at fail to see that the Japanese guy was no joke, an mma champion for good reason.

[MONGOOSE66]

Barrios is a soft welterweight, even an 50ish Pac can beat him.