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Only a few fights ago I definitely favored Mayweather over Pacquiao but after last nights performance against Mosley, I think Pacquiao has gained the defensive skills, the upper body movement and ring discipline to cause Mayweather all sorts of problems.
Pacquiao showed he can be a ring tactician and stick tightly to a game plan. Mosley isn't the fighter he once was but he's still near the same level as to when he fought Mayweather. Pacquiao was always cautious of his power, he implemented continuous and consistent upper body movement that would severely reduce the punch accuracy of any opponent, including Mayweather.
If we consider Pacquiao's power and speed along with the fact that Mayweather, like Mosley, would find it hard to hit Pacquiao accurately because of improved defense, the Mayweather vs Pacquiao fight is now a 50/50 fight in my mind. It won't be the almost one-sided contest that I previously thought it could be. Pacquiao's newly found defensive discipline makes him a very live threat to dethroning Mayweather because he has all the other tools to do it. The only thing missing until now was an excellent defense. Pacquiao NOW has that and if he uses it against Mayweather it could be a game-changer. It's not a Mayweather defense, but it IS still very effective.
This fight has become a 50/50. If Mayweather fought Pacquiao early last year it would have been an easier fight for him IMO.
Anyone else changed their opinion on the fight?
Pacquiao showed he can be a ring tactician and stick tightly to a game plan. Mosley isn't the fighter he once was but he's still near the same level as to when he fought Mayweather. Pacquiao was always cautious of his power, he implemented continuous and consistent upper body movement that would severely reduce the punch accuracy of any opponent, including Mayweather.
If we consider Pacquiao's power and speed along with the fact that Mayweather, like Mosley, would find it hard to hit Pacquiao accurately because of improved defense, the Mayweather vs Pacquiao fight is now a 50/50 fight in my mind. It won't be the almost one-sided contest that I previously thought it could be. Pacquiao's newly found defensive discipline makes him a very live threat to dethroning Mayweather because he has all the other tools to do it. The only thing missing until now was an excellent defense. Pacquiao NOW has that and if he uses it against Mayweather it could be a game-changer. It's not a Mayweather defense, but it IS still very effective.
This fight has become a 50/50. If Mayweather fought Pacquiao early last year it would have been an easier fight for him IMO.
Anyone else changed their opinion on the fight?
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