Can Manny Pacquiao do a Bernard Hopkins?

[bojangles1987]

Not a chance. He's a fight or two from being far enough gone to lose to very good fighters, rather than just elite fighters.

[Bushbaby]

Wait, we're comparing a no defense Manny to 1 of the greatest defensive techs of all time?? No way. Absolutely not. Pacman will never be the complete fighter that it takes to do what B-Hop has done.

[miron_lang]

Wait, we're comparing a no defense Manny to 1 of the greatest defensive techs of all time?? No way. Absolutely not. Pacman will never be the complete fighter that it takes to do what B-Hop has done.

Bernard Hopkins was once an offensive Juggernaut. He just adapted in his late 30's.


its a long shot but the chance is not zero imo.

[JOM'S]

Not a chance. He's a fight or two from being far enough gone to lose to very good fighters, rather than just elite fighters.

I don't see that bro? Pac @147 is still as fast, as strong and as durable as anybody, I dont see him loosing just to anybody....

[JOM'S]

Wait, we're comparing a no defense Manny to 1 of the greatest defensive techs of all time?? No way. Absolutely not. Pacman will never be the complete fighter that it takes to do what B-Hop has done.

Bernard Hopkins was once an offensive Juggernaut. He just adapted in his late 30's.


its a long shot but the chance is not zero imo.

lolz I think I am the only one who voted yes and have to agree that the chance is not zero hehe ...

[bojangles1987]

I don't see that bro? Pac @147 is still as fast, as strong and as durable as anybody, I dont see him loosing just to anybody....

Guys who last as great fighters into an advanced age are guys who have something that continues to push them, an edge, a feeling of disrespect driving them to constantly prove people wrong. Pac hasn't had that edge for a while, and he isn't going to suddenly rediscover it.

Pac may still be fast, he may still be great, but he is losing it obviously now. He has a year left IMO before he won't want to fight anymore. I think he only barely wants to fight now.

[Bushbaby]

Bernard Hopkins was once an offensive Juggernaut. He just adapted in his late 30's.


its a long shot but the chance is not zero imo.

lolz I think I am the only one who voted yes and have to agree that the chance is not zero hehe ...

Here's to hoping. But has Manny lived a lifestyle as clean as B-Hop's where his body hasn't taken the abuse necessary to do that??

[JOM'S]

Guys who last as great fighters into an advanced age are guys who have something that continues to push them, an edge, a feeling of disrespect driving them to constantly prove people wrong. Pac hasn't had that edge for a while, and he isn't going to suddenly rediscover it.

Pac may still be fast, he may still be great, but he is losing it obviously now. He has a year left IMO before he won't want to fight anymore. I think he only barely wants to fight now.

i see your point that Pac has been missing that drive and I have doubts of him rediscovering it, last time he lost to morales he cried, now he just smiled it off...

I am only banking that in each pacquiao loss he came back better and enjoyed a streak and achieved a higher plateu .... after torreocampo he bacame world champion, after singsurat he bacame p4p by beating marco, after morales we all know the story....

[JOM'S]

Here's to hoping. But has Manny lived a lifestyle as clean as B-Hop's where his body hasn't taken the abuse necessary to do that??

this is a good call, Pac is having that rockstar lifestyle will pacquiao'd him at the end...

[P4P_No1]

Don't think he has the boxing IQ to change up his style. It's just not in his nature.

He would have to change his style totally and I don't think he can and to be honest, I don't think he wants to.

He doesn't have that hunger to continue in the sport, to prove himself over and over again like B-Hop does. They both have very different mentalities.