Comments Thread For: Canelo: Angles and Boxing Takes Away Pacquiao's Speed

[indystress]

since pac became a two handed puncher/boxer (mainly since diaz), using alot of movements and angles...every opponant from diaz to margarito and their trainers, thought they knew how to beat pac...how did those fight plan work out?

pac is the type of veteran, with all the experience, wars, and battled tested...would school this young gun

[ThePrince]

Canelo = Young Cotto = Easy Pac win by TKO

[lfc19titles]

To beat pac you need Morales basically, someone with an iron chin who can absorb big damage

Someone with quick enough movement and hand speed to fire off his own shots and land counters

The thing is there is nobody in boxing at 147 who can do that, not even floyd which is why I think pac will knock him out

[12_rounder]

This 20 year old dude, who is good (let me make that clear), is talking like a veteran saying how to beat Manny...the same guy who couldn't KO Lovemore because he said "He was fast." Let me see this dude take away those angles. By the way Canelo....talk about Khan, Berto, Alexander, Cotto....even Malinaggi first before the words Manny and Floyd come out of your a*s.

[maguirre]

This 20 year old dude, who is good (let me make that clear), is talking like a veteran saying how to beat Manny...the same guy who couldn't KO Lovemore because he said "He was fast." Let me see this dude take away those angles. By the way Canelo....talk about Khan, Berto, Alexander, Cotto....even Malinaggi first before the words Manny and Floyd come out of your a*s.

I don't even know why these fantasy kids like Alvarez have to dream of fighting Pacquiao to be recognized superstars in boxing. Truth is, you don't need any superstar. These boxers can create their own fantasy world by fighting impressively like Pacquiao does. That is exactly what he should do in his next fight. Soon everyone calls you out and want your a$$ badly. Of course, he can't. Pacquiao is one in a million. The rest are wannabes, boring and could barely survive fighting bums.

[trainhard_187]

Put Pacman in the ring against Alvarez so he can KO this Golden girl hype job.

[KingOfBox]

He's a smart kid. That's exactly what he should do, move around and box him. Maybe Pac's recent opponents knew that, but they just didn't had the talent to pulled it off.

Exactly.. its one thing to know and its another thing to have boxing ability to pull it off. Whenever Pac faces a pure boxer he looks sloppy, sluggish, confused, and a bit redundant. People have fallen in love with Manny but there isn't much to him outside of his step out and in technique. The in and out disguises his sloppy defense by stepping away from his opponent (making them feel comfortable enough to invite them forward), then he quickly "refills" the same spot while coming in with a jab, straight left, and finishes with another jab. A slow fighter has no chance at dealing with this. A fighter with any kind of speed can crack him on his way back in as JMM and Morales showed with effective counter-punching skills... Floyd is the master counter puncher in the sport. He is also smarter in the ring than anyone else (Manny is also smart but he isn't skilled at setting up, rather he uses his speed to hit whatever is in front of him). Floyd creates a sometimes painful to watch slow tempo that cripples any fighter... Manny would not be able to get off and Floyd would pick him apart with ripping straight right hands and check hooks that would make him pay. Floyd is all wrong for Manny because Floyd would be the first fighter that wouldn't have to "sell out" to beat him (meaning he wouldn't have to abandon his own boxing style as Cotto, Margarito, had too). He would make Pac chase him and his defense would be too good for Pac.. Manny is a good fighter, but Floyd is just better....Plain and simple. You can't beat what you can't hit...

[TheMexHurricane]

Malaki, you aint the one with the boxing or the angles to do it.

[KingOfBox]

To beat pac you need Morales basically, someone with an iron chin who can absorb big damage

Someone with quick enough movement and hand speed to fire off his own shots and land counters

The thing is there is nobody in boxing at 147 who can do that, not even floyd which is why I think pac will knock him out

...You forget he would ACTUALLY have to hit Floyd to do that... Not Happening. If anything, Manny is there to be hit and would get chin-checked several times. I've been saying all along that Floyd vs Manny will be a boring lopsided loss for Pacman. People will get all amped up, break ppv records, only to watch Floyd win by UD. Don't buy the hype guys, nobody is beating Floyd anytime soon... Shane vs Manny will be better to watch even though Manny should win

[OpaiSoma]

It sounds like he is discribing inorder to beat pac you need to be pac.

I dont see anything special about carnelo, i think his apperance with red hair and frinkles is what people is interested in for some odd reason.