Do you think Pacquiao has lost his power?
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i think it has more to do with pac not committing to his punches as much as he used to (lack of killer instinct). plus he's been fighting guys with good chins.
margarito - tough as nails, hard to stop
mosley - never legitimately stopped
bradley - never stopped
rios - never stopped
marquez - never stoppedComment
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I agree with you 100%IMO his power has been overrated. He KO'd Hatton and the whole world went crazy over his power. Well, Manny hasn't KO'd anyone since Hatton and I doubt he will. Before that his last legit KO was in 07 against Solis when Solis couldn't beat the count. Manny beats people up with speed and combinations, he's no KO artist. Again, IMO.Comment
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Also true.........He was never a huge puncher at welterweight.
But what people also overlook, or forget, is the prevailing view five years ago that Pac was out of his depth at 140/147. Opponents expected to overpower him, but the Hatton and Cotto fights changed that.
No one walks into his shots nowadays like Hatton and Cotto did. He hasn't caught one opponent with the sort of shot he stopped Hatton with since.
So it's a combination of the two I think. He wasn't a monster puncher to begin with at 140/147, and opponents are a lot less reckless against him now.Last edited by StefanTosic; 10-08-2014, 11:48 AM.Comment
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What power? he never had real power at 147 to begin with, that whole thing was started by the scaredy cat Floyd Mayweather clan.
Pacman was never a power puncher at 147, he was at 122 though. Listen to Pacman drop ******* blast shots, you can hear them sounded like missiles landing.
This Pacman was a monster slugger awkward, fast, powerful relentless with accurate hard crisp straights
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Nooo, he never had welterweight KO power to begin with.
Back in the days under 135 he was a great knockout puncher.... fighters don't just lose their power, in fact some say it's the last thing that goes.Comment
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I LOL'd at that!BIngo!! it's his accuracy that I've seen degrade the most. I think it has something to do with him not being as fast as he used to be. He doesn't really catch opponents by surprise the way he used too back in the day. It's a bit troubling that he couldn't even knock Bradley down even though timmy went full ****** in the rematch.Comment
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Yes he did. He was able to knock Cotto into next week a few times and Cotto is a solid WW. Try again.Comment
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Yes. He lost some speed/acceleration hence lost power. People always forget that mass/weight isnt the only factor involved.Comment
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