Comments Thread For: Pacquiao: I'm a Better Fighter Since Marquez Loss

[therealpugilist]

Just like Roy Jones was better after getting ktfo in his 30s, Tito was better too, arguello, jcc....dream on



He may be a lil more patient but his technique and chin leave a ? Mark against the best of our generation

[Rolaz]

Pacman simply learned his lesson from that KO loss.

He's got a good chance of winning against Floyd Jr. the 3rd UNDEFEATED CHAMP, that Pacman will be facing.(Bradley and Algieri got beaten).

[therealpugilist]

QUOTE=hanzoh74;15540222]Bradley is much better than those 3 uved mentioned[/QUOTE]


Corrales is on the same level if not better
Corrales won one of the greatest fights on tape....IMO the best fight I've seen live
In his prime....skill, will, power, desire in that fight on spades

@130-135 Corrales Actually outboxed casa in fight 2,then went on to beat Jose Luis castillo and an undefeated acelino freitas.....that first fight with jlc took his prime....went on to lose last few fights....that was an absolute war...... and before all of that beat or kayoed Robert Garcia, Angel manfredy, john brown, Gary st. Claire, and derrick gainer



People actually favored Diego over Floyd..... That's how good he was



I doubt anyone picks desert storm over Floyd @ 22, 28 or 38 years old

[jjsmyth87]

I don't know if he is a better fighter, but he has adapted a more boxing first, war second tyoe attitude and seems to content to jump in and out, using hand speed and volume punching...

Weird to say but a boxing manny using angles and movements reminds me of JOE calzaghe but with better punching..

Manny seems much more content on boxing to a decision instead of going for the kill.. And this makes him very hard to beat because he has such fast footwork and high punch output..

That's why I think it's in Floyd's best interest to walk down manny behind the high guard and straight rights as opposed to sitting back like hopkins did vs calzaghe and taylor..

Trying to walk pacquiao down is a big mistake. He turned de la hoya, margarito, and Brandon Rios in to punching bags when they tried that. This fight is going to be how well mayweather can run.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Trying to walk pacquiao down is a big mistake. He turned de la hoya, margarito, and Brandon Rios in to punching bags when they tried that. This fight is going to be how well mayweather can run.

None of those guys possess the high guard and straigh right that floyd does..

You can't compare shot or limited guys like Oscar, margs, and rios to floyd mayweather...

[jas]

He's more cautious

Manny of 2010 has faster feet and better stamina and Js more relentless

[Dan Gutierrez]

A more patient, more faster, more stronger and smarter Pacman on the loose to launch oplan chicken.

[SolonGee]

Mayweather fights undefeated fighters

Corrales
Canelo
Hatton

Pacquiao fights Oscar, Mosley, Hatton after Mayweather.

Name an undefeated fighter Pacquiao has fought

Pacquiao was 10-1 vs undefeated fighters(got robbed in Bradley fight)
Chris Algieri, Tim Bradley, Tim Bradley (2nd fight), Jorge Solis, Emmanuel Lucero, Nedal Hussein, Seung-Con Chae, Medgoen Singsurat '3K battery' and 2 other not worth mentioning.

How many times Pacquiao and Mayweather step in the ring against an ELITE fighter IN THEIR PRIME?

Pacquiao step in the ring 12 times
1 Chatchai Sasakul
2 Lehlo Ledwaba
3 Marco Antonio Barrera
4 Juan Manuel Marquez
5 Erik Morales
6 Erik Morales 2nd
7 Erik Morales 3rd
8 Marco Antonio Barrera 2nd
9 Miguel Cotto
10 Juan Manuel Marquez 3rd
11 Timothy Bradley
12 Timothy Bradley 2nd

Mayweather step in the ring just 1 time
1 Juan Manuel Marquez

Cotto is another fighter that took Floyd 5+ years to fight. Floyd didn't fought him until he was TKOed twice. After fighting Mayweather, Cotto lost to Trout, proving beyond a doubt that this was not the Cotto of years past. And don't mention Cotto beating a disabled Sergio.

Not all champion Floyd fought are considered ELITE. All the ELITE fighter he fought is out of their prime except Marquez who go up 2 weight class to fight him.

How many fights Floyd have where he is the underdog or at least a 50/50 fight? Only Diego Corrales? Pacquiao has many.
vs Sasakul
vs Ledwaba
vs Barrera 1st fight
vs Morales (2nd fight)
vs David Diaz (1st time at lightweight)
vs Dela Hoya
vs Cotto
vs Margarito
vs Tim Bradley (2nd fight)
vs Mayweather

[elishua F]

I don't even consider the rios and algieri fights legit.. those weren't welterweight fighters .. since the KO he's faced two trash bags ..Timmy was legit though ..

i do agree that now hes more patient. but you still see the same old manny when hes frustrated, when he couldn't cut off algieri he would just leap in.. he'll pay dearly for that May 2

and the fact that he's boxing more sounds good but he better not try to outpoint floyd. hes getting washed 12-0 in a boxing match.. best chance is to blitz him early

[ThePrince]

Now compare them to Corrales, Canelo, Hatton.

Hatton was arguably the easiest fight of Manny's career (with Floyd joke coach Mayweather Sr in his corner). You really think him having an '0' would've made that fight competitive like it was with Floyd? Canelo is a poor man's Cotto and Chico was drained like a pool in the dessert.

Floyd will be the third straight undefeated fighter Manny will face and clown come May 2nd. That's all he's been doing lately, exposing guys who were previously unbeaten. Floyd will be just another victim who used to be X-0.