Is pacquiao a Pressure Fighter?

[GrandpaBernard]

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[DeadLikeMe]

He can apply pressure when he wants, but it isn't as effective as when he can comfortably zip in and out against guys and butcher them with the same combo over and over again. That is what always makes me laugh when the Pac diehards talk about everyone running from Pac and not being willing to stand and trade. Really what they want is someone to stand in front of Pac and trade while he goes in and out and boxes circles around them.

[Light_Speed]

He can apply pressure when he wants, but it isn't as effective as when he can comfortably zip in and out against guys and butcher them with the same combo over and over again. That is what always makes me laugh when the Pac diehards talk about everyone running from Pac and not being willing to stand and trade. Really what they want is someone to stand in front of Pac and trade while he goes in and out and boxes circles around them.

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[Kagami Taiga]

hes not really. imo hes a swarmer. hes doesnt use his footwork to pressure as mentioned above he jumps in, swarms and jumps out. hes also not good at cutting off the ring, thats why it makes no sense to stand in front of him in the center of the ring. with that said, there have been some good posters who have described him as apressure fighter like irondan, so it depends on your definition.

[GrandpaBernard]

hes not really. imo hes a swarmer. hes doesnt use his footwork to pressure as mentioned above he jumps in, swarms and jumps out. hes also not good at cutting off the ring, thats why it makes no sense to stand in front of him in the center of the ring. with that said, there have been some good posters who have described him as apressure fighter like irondan, so it depends on your definition.

A swarmer is a pressure fighter

[KnockUTheFukOut]

NO...he need space to get off with his Speedy, so I would say he works better from the outside and when he is able to dart in and out

[Kagami Taiga]

A swarmer is a pressure fighter

not to me, different type of fighter. let me change that, there are certain swarmers that fight with a pressure style, then there are others that dont. so yea, a swarmer can be a pressure fighter. but they arent necessarily the same thing. jake lamotta is a pressure fighter but he isnt necessarily a swarmer

[The Big Dunn]

He can apply pressure when he wants, but it isn't as effective as when he can comfortably zip in and out against guys and butcher them with the same combo over and over again. That is what always makes me laugh when the Pac diehards talk about everyone running from Pac and not being willing to stand and trade. Really what they want is someone to stand in front of Pac and trade while he goes in and out and boxes circles around them.

excellent post again DLM!!

[GrandpaBernard]

not to me, different type of fighter. let me change that, there are certain swarmers that fight with a pressure style, then there are others that dont. so yea, a swarmer can be a pressure fighter. but they arent necessarily the same thing. jake lamotta is a pressure fighter but he isnt necessarily a swarmer

don't you mean all swarmers are pressure fighters but not all pressure fighters are swarmers?

[Rome-By-Ko]

I think PAC is a lot like Duran..They are skilled pressure fighters..