Prime Meldrick Taylor vs. Prime Manny Pacquiao: who wins,...and How??

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Meldrick was hittable too, he would move his head but still get hit, I've seen him get hit against slow plodding mexican boxers. Dude had speed but for some reason his reflexes were off from time to time, and he would mix it up but with his chin up.

Pac throws power combos, Meldrick had fast hands but he tended to throw shoe shine stuff.

exactly, spot on,,,

[soul_survivor]

speed kills but you gotta have some pop with that speed. Taylor does not h ave what Manny at his absolute best had. Plus Manny is a better defensive fighter and has 10x the footwork. Manny is an ATG, Taylor was once a very good fighter but nothing more.

Manny by KO/TKO in 7.

[thuggery]

Pacquiao toys with him and lays him unconscious in the 9th

[HarvardBlue]

Taylor frustrated Chavez for 11 rounds, 2 minutes and 58 seconds in their first fight. That was a focused, pressuring, body snatching Chavez. Pacquiao has speed but a prime Taylor was extremely fast. Yes he lacked focus in the ring but I think he would be focused enough to frustrate the heck out of Pacquiao. If the fight went 12 rounds Taylor would win a wide UD decision. Pacquiao would have a good chance of getting a KO early but the longer the fight went the less chance he would have of stopping him.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Taylor frustrated Chavez for 11 rounds, 2 minutes and 58 seconds in their first fight. That was a focused, pressuring, body snatching Chavez. Pacquiao has speed but a prime Taylor was extremely fast. Yes he lacked focus in the ring but I think he would be focused enough to frustrate the heck out of Pacquiao. If the fight went 12 rounds Taylor would win a wide UD decision. Pacquiao would have a good chance of getting a KO early but the longer the fight went the less chance he would have of stopping him.

yeah but manny would lay him out before the judges could render a decision,,

manny and chavez both ATG but fight nothing alike,,, manny is a whirlwind that would splatter taylor in under 8

Manny wouldnt miss with the straight left,, think about it,, if manny can land at will he is stopping you, unless your jmm

he did it to hatton, barrera, morales, shane, etc

manny by ko all day

[Pony Incognito]

Pac Makes Taylor do the Harlem Shake

[NearHypnos]

yeah but manny would lay him out before the judges could render a decision,,

manny and chavez both ATG but fight nothing alike,,, manny is a whirlwind that would splatter taylor in under 8

Manny wouldnt miss with the straight left,, think about it,, if manny can land at will he is stopping you, unless your jmm

he did it to hatton, barrera, morales, shane, etc

manny by ko all day

And he looked terrible against the fastest and oldest one there. The fact Meldrick took the punshment he took from Chavez for so long was crazy. Meldrick wasnt a Malignaggi type of puncher and was noticeably faster than Pac in terms of letting his hands go. Manny is fast at puttng together powerful strings but Meldrick is faster in every way. Where does one get off thinking Pac wins because he beat a bunch of significantly slower mexicans. Pac was out oxed by Tim once tim decided he had enough ass whuppin . People need to stop acting like Pac has ever fought an beat a guy like Him. Hes literally the type of fighter people criticize we never seen him fight. This fights 50/50 for me as much as i like pac! Taylor looked GREAT pre Chavez. He took a slow and steady beating from an ATG. Chavez had better defense than Pac and also had nerves of steel. He could and would take a shot to land one if he had to. Pac CAN and has been pushed back or been put into defensive mode where he just retreats with his hands up when the person he hits doesnt retreat. Meldrick was no Zab judah he was a real fighter and though he had his faults his style is just too unlike the Mexicans he (Pac) excelled against.

If I was threatened to pick it'd be Pac but we never got to see him vs someone faster than he who was durable and can throw as much as him with the ability to box.

That being said if i was forced AGAIN to pick how Pac wins its be via KO as I dont think he could out throw or outland Taylor who could in essence bo a few rounds and win some quiet rounds.... If Meldrick takes his power he wins. If Chavez dont discourage you..no one does.

[Larry the boss]

yeah but manny would lay him out before the judges could render a decision,,

manny and chavez both ATG but fight nothing alike,,, manny is a whirlwind that would splatter taylor in under 8

Manny wouldnt miss with the straight left,, think about it,, if manny can land at will he is stopping you, unless your jmm

he did it to hatton, barrera, morales, shane, etc

manny by ko all day

when did Manny stop Shane?

[Joe Grizzley]

Taylor KO 5.

[HarvardBlue]

yeah but manny would lay him out before the judges could render a decision,,

manny and chavez both ATG but fight nothing alike,,, manny is a whirlwind that would splatter taylor in under 8

Manny wouldnt miss with the straight left,, think about it,, if manny can land at will he is stopping you, unless your jmm

he did it to hatton, barrera, morales, shane, etc

manny by ko all day

I actually think Pacquiao would have a hard time landing that straight left or any other punch against Taylor. Like I said, Taylor in his prime was extremely fast with his combos and his foot work. He would move in and out at blinding speed. I remember a few instances against Chavez he was in and out so fast Chavez was punching air. Unlike Taylor, Pacquiao is easily timed coming in. I don't think Taylor would KO Pacquiao so the question would be if Taylor lost focus (even for a minute) would he get caught. It would be competitive if Pacquiao started landing because there is always that chance of a KO. However, if Taylor can take his power, he would box circles around the Pacman.