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Pacquiao could just have stayed at the low weight limits and beat up everyone there even without using much strategy. All he had to do was move forward and mow down everybody. But no! he wouldn't have any of that!
Instead, he moves up and challenges himself by bigger an tougher opponents who over matched him in every measure imaginable.
But sooner or later, anyone who possesses this legend creating weakness of going to the edge of danger will meet his limits. And I think that is what will happen when he faces this Goliath of a monster, Antonio Margarito whose intimidating presence was a primary reason Mayweather left boxing a few years ago.
Pacquiao reached legendary all-time great top 10 pound for pound status after he beat Hatton and cemented that status when he beat Cotto. He could just had taken the money and run. But guess what! His weakness, like a shadow that constantly lurks in the background, once again makes its presence known.
He could have easily met Juan Manuel Marquez at a catchweight (around 144 lbs.) at which Marquez has proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that he would just be an ordinary sparring partner for any top 20 level contender of that weight limit. But Pacquiao would not stoop to the level of that cowardice.
He instead challenges a monster who has a 7 inch reach advantage and a 6 inch height advantage. And therein will Pacquiao succumb to his weakness of always courageously challenging himself instead of picking on easy opponents from to weight limits below.
Pacquiao's greatest weakness will finally be exposed on November 13.
Instead, he moves up and challenges himself by bigger an tougher opponents who over matched him in every measure imaginable.
But sooner or later, anyone who possesses this legend creating weakness of going to the edge of danger will meet his limits. And I think that is what will happen when he faces this Goliath of a monster, Antonio Margarito whose intimidating presence was a primary reason Mayweather left boxing a few years ago.
Pacquiao reached legendary all-time great top 10 pound for pound status after he beat Hatton and cemented that status when he beat Cotto. He could just had taken the money and run. But guess what! His weakness, like a shadow that constantly lurks in the background, once again makes its presence known.
He could have easily met Juan Manuel Marquez at a catchweight (around 144 lbs.) at which Marquez has proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that he would just be an ordinary sparring partner for any top 20 level contender of that weight limit. But Pacquiao would not stoop to the level of that cowardice.
He instead challenges a monster who has a 7 inch reach advantage and a 6 inch height advantage. And therein will Pacquiao succumb to his weakness of always courageously challenging himself instead of picking on easy opponents from to weight limits below.
Pacquiao's greatest weakness will finally be exposed on November 13.
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