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Floyds defense is great, no doubt about that. He is a defensive first fighter, this is why he never throws combinations.
Pacquiao being a southpaw is going to make his defensive game a little uneven, he will have to resort to a Winky Wright style defense (much like he did against the southpaws he had faced). However, this defense simply isn't as good as his traditional defense he uses against orthodox fighters.
Anyways, regardless of skill etc, what will Floyd do when Manny does land on him? It seems all of Manny's punches do damage, even his jabs. Cottos face was red and had a little nick by round 2. Everyone Pacquiao has faced has developed swelling from 1 or 2 punches even. So what's the deal here? Floyd is the smallest guy Pacquiao will have faced since David Diaz. I don't buy into Floyd being that big, it's easy to look big beside a blown up featherweight - but that doesn't change the fact that Ricky Hatton was throwing him around like a ragdoll for 6 rounds that people seem to forget.
Pacquiao being a southpaw is going to make his defensive game a little uneven, he will have to resort to a Winky Wright style defense (much like he did against the southpaws he had faced). However, this defense simply isn't as good as his traditional defense he uses against orthodox fighters.
Anyways, regardless of skill etc, what will Floyd do when Manny does land on him? It seems all of Manny's punches do damage, even his jabs. Cottos face was red and had a little nick by round 2. Everyone Pacquiao has faced has developed swelling from 1 or 2 punches even. So what's the deal here? Floyd is the smallest guy Pacquiao will have faced since David Diaz. I don't buy into Floyd being that big, it's easy to look big beside a blown up featherweight - but that doesn't change the fact that Ricky Hatton was throwing him around like a ragdoll for 6 rounds that people seem to forget.
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