What happened to Pacquiao??!!!

[Evol]

Pacquiao clearly beat Bradley in both of the fights, but he didn't look like the Pacquiao we know in the last fight. He was hesitant to engage especially after Bradley hurt him in the 3 Rd, he missed with quite a lot of shots even when Bradley had his hands down and was tagged quite easily. I do think the Marquez KO is still in the back of his head and that can be deadly if he faces Marquez next. What do you guys think? Did you pick up these signs as well?

yes he's showing sign of slowing down. he missed a lot even when bradley's hands were down but did u see bradley's upper body and head movements?? bradley was bobbing weaving down to the wist level, pac was head hunting so of course he's gonna miss a lot of punches doing so. the ko from marquez is definately still bothering pacman but if the 5th fight happens, expect pac to unleash hell win or lose. people is not giving bradley enough credit for making manny look like this. yall act like pac was in there with a c level fighter.

[Deevel916]

As a fighter especially one in his mid 30s who's been thru as many wars as Pacquiao has eventually u lose a step. Look at Floyd for example. Although he hasn't taken any punishment he doesn't throw punches the way he use to. He use to throw many combos and now he resorts to throwing one and done. It happens.

If you're saying he looks like a shell of his former self then thats even a bigger compliment given the fact that he just beat a top 5 pfp fighter.

[DeadLikeMe]

He looked really really bad.

[Evol]

He looked really really bad.

but he still beat a top 5 ranked p4p young prime fighter so i guess it cant be that bad then lmao!!!!!

[DeadLikeMe]

but he still beat a top 5 ranked p4p young prime fighter so i guess it cant be that bad then lmao!!!!!

Can't deny that. A solid win for Pacman.

[Light_Speed]

He's declining physically and he's more careful in his approach. He's just trying to be smarter, he's not scared of getting KO'd, he already got knocked out cold early in his career and he was still aggressive after that.

[WilkinsOlajuwon]

Lets not forget Bradley has serious whiskers and has never been stopped. I think a few too many people thought Pac should have KOed him when that has been an impossible task for every fighter TB has faced.

[Evol]

Lets not forget Bradley has serious whiskers and has never been stopped. I think a few too many people thought Pac should have KOed him when that has been an impossible task for every fighter TB has faced.

agreed, people always say pac is done or is not the same when he cant ko his opponents, but who has ko bradley before? what about rios?? nobody has! but one thing that has been done is manny made rios look like a amatuer in there and manny made bradley look like a kid when nobody has done this before to neither of these guys.

[Boxing Goat]

Pacquiao clearly beat Bradley in both of the fights, but he didn't look like the Pacquiao we know in the last fight. He was hesitant to engage especially after Bradley hurt him in the 3 Rd, he missed with quite a lot of shots even when Bradley had his hands down and was tagged quite easily. I do think the Marquez KO is still in the back of his head and that can be deadly if he faces Marquez next. What do you guys think? Did you pick up these signs as well?

I did see what you are talking about.

Two things:

1) Bradley has a lot to do with why Pac looked the way he did. He is young, hungry and one hell of a fighter with a lot of resources to his disposal.

2) The Pac we love is fading. His reflexes are very clearly not what they were even in the last Marquez fight. I'm not sure if it is age or the KO of the decade but he is not the crazy force he was. This still says a lot for just how good he was, that he can still beat Bradley when he's a step or two past his best.

This said: I still want to see the Mayweather fight but I simply cannot see a way Pacquiao can beat him given the performances of both men in their last outings. I just can't. It pains me to say that too.

[Strategic1]

hesitant to engage? ...more cautious perhaps. But hesitant, I don't agree with.

PAC was clearly the aggressor the last 6 rounds with Bradley more often than not, on the defensive or backpedalling.

It's not like PAC had a phobia of leaving himself open to shots. He was open to counters. He fought up close at times. ...He just didn't go swinging wildly.