**2001 Diego Corrales vs 2007 Manny Pacquiao @130**
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At 130 you would have needed to be slick. Been able to tie him up, or have a pretty good defense. Pacquiao at that time would have been the type of opponent Corrales would feed off of. Pacquiao would have been the smaller guy looking to trade. I could see Corrales going down, Joel Casamayor dropped Corrales. In fact Corrales has been dropped by lesser punchers then Pacquiao, but regardless, Corrales would continue to get up time after time after time.
Also I'd like to add that boxers that moved troubled Corrales, Freitas (Although he lost), Casamayor, Floyd Mayweather. If you watch Corrales vs. Joel Casamayor a southpaw, Joel drops Corrales with a left hand, Joel tries to jump on Corrales and in return gets dropped himself. Everyone knew Corrales wasn't the dude to stand in front of. I don't see Pacquiao outboxing Corrales, especially at that time, I believe he was incapable of that. And standing in front of him would have been suicide, especially for the smaller Pacquiao. If Pacquiao gets hurt (Which he most likely will) would be he able to survive? Would he be able to tie up the much stronger Corrales? I think not.
Same with Oscar.
Pac moved up and fought on the move since he was unsure how he would do going up.
Pac was pretty damn fast at 135 and strong too. At 130 he wasn't as powerful IMO.
Close fight I would favour Manny to take his shot but could Corales deal with Manny's speed and shots?Comment
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