Comments Thread For: Pacquiao: I'm So Happy Killer Instinct of Old is Back!

[twosweethooks]

Pac is ready, NO EXCUSES

If Pac loses, well he is supposed to and they all made lots of money and we were wrong

BUT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If Dumbazzzzzzzz jr loses, its gonna be bad,,REAL BAD !

We will have to discuss with the JOY BOYS on NSB:

Now we know why he DUCKED Prime elites for the past ten years.

What would happen when Jr faces a prime elite

and Much Much More.

It will be fun no doubt and a learning experience for you boys out there

The best thing you can do is call Jr and encourage him to WIN

Hey if he wins then thats good for him in one way, just that he won, it will go to his head and make him a bigger fool, so he needs to lose to make him a better person.

Pressure is not on Pac, its ALL ON JR and WE SEE THAT IT IS !!!!!!!

[champion4ever]

It's Manny's bread and butter. Floyd needs to eat it and land one of his own. If he tries dodging it then it will be too late. Manny's feet are too fast, he will have moved out of the way by the time Floyd counterattacks.

Taking one to give one isn't Floyd's style so I don't see it happening.

THAT is the main difference between Marquez and Floyd. Marquez is willing to take that risk.

I agree but in order for Pac to land it he is going to have to feint Floyd in order to open him up for that counter because there is no way Money is going to stand flat-footed in front of Manny to allow him to land his straight left hand. Floyd is going to give him too much spacing and distance in order for him to implement that strategy.

Moreover, Floyd is the naturally longer fighter and can fight from the outside with his jab and not be open to Manny's counters. However Pac on the other hand is forced to take more risks because he is the naturally shorter man with a reach disadvantage which makes him more vulnerable to Money's counters.

[ThePunchingBag]

I don't. I think it's too much hocus pocus for a fighter to believe he doesn't need to study his opponent. I understand you don't want to settle on 1 plan based off 1 style your opponent constantly does in his fights, but you can pick up on little habits and situations that the guy doesn't do well in.

He may have his trainers watch videos, but it wouldn't hurt for the fighter to as well. Pac watched some vid on Oscar and it looked like he knew everything about Oscar as if he was just a shadow in there that could predict Oscar's movements and he couldn't be touched.

I really don't think Floyd has the attention span for it. Watching tape for hours would seem boring to him based on his perspective of boxing. He knows in his heart that he's the best and the smartest fighter in boxing.

He legitimately doesn't care how his opponents fight. He believes he will instinctively make the adjustment no matter what.

He rather be watching a Comedy Central special than worry about what his opponent will bring. It's a mixture of confidence and arrogance as well as habit.

[BuckToothed]

Tick, tock...

[ThePunchingBag]

I agree but in order for Pac to land it he is going to have to feint Floyd in order to open him up for that counter because there is no way Money is going to stand flat-footed in front of Manny to allow him to land his straight left hand. Floyd is going to give him too much spacing and distance in order for him to implement that strategy.

Moreover, Floyd is the naturally longer fighter and can fight from the outside with his jab and not be open to Manny's counters. However Pac on the other hand is forced to take more risks because he is the naturally shorter man with a reach disadvantage which makes him more vulnerable to Money's counters.

It really depends on how much Floyd uses his legs and how quickly he adjusts to Pac's timing.

Floyd is the X-factor in this fight. How he copes with the danger that Pac brings in the early rounds will decide everything. If he chooses to move around more than he did in the Maidana fight then he has a really good chance of neutralizing Pac's early advantages. If not, then Pac has a lot of opportunity to bank in early rounds and make Floyd desperate to take risks to take back control of the fight.

[TheSlickster]

Actually, in the past few years...Pacquiao did show the killer instinct and that was against Marquez. Sadly, it was a double edged sword. Against Rios, Bradley II and Algeri...there wasn't a need because he was dominating. With Mayweather, i think he'll be as aggressive as the Marquez fight, Pac was scary considering how he was out for blood after he go knocked down the first time eventhough it costed him dearly in round 6.

[Caught Square]

Nonsense. This is what he said before the 2nd Bradley fight. This killer instinct thing is a worn out concept for Pacquiao.

[BoxingFan82]

I think Pac neutralizes Floyd's reach by using footwork and exposing Floyd's defense.

I get that fans have their favorite fighters, but it's hard not to think that the rest of your comment is an attempt at turning emotion into logic after reading the words "exposing Floyd's defense."

Floyd is not a perfect fighter. I wasn't impressed with his fights against Maidana, for instance. But he's widely considered to be one of the best defensive fighters in the recent era, and perhaps all-time, for a good reason: he has demonstrated superb defensive skills consistently throughout his career.

In boxing, no defense is impenetrable, but when you use the words "exposing Floyd's defense," you are suggesting that Floyd's defense is significantly overrated. That just doesn't square with reality. Floyd isn't a young fighter who has a 10-0 record against C and D-level opponents. He is undefeated against 47 opponents, including some of the sport's best, over a career spanning nearly two decades and his defensive skills have figured prominently in his victories.

Anything can happen when two fighters enter the ring but comments like yours demonstrate that a lot of the so-called analysis around Mayweather-Pacquiao is based on biased, wishful thinking. You might as well have written "I think Pac neutralizes Floyd's reach by using footwork and waving a magic wand."

This said, good luck to both fighters tomorrow. Hopefully they give everyone at least $100 worth of entertainment.

[ThePunchingBag]

Actually, in the past few years...Pacquiao did show the killer instinct and that was against Marquez. Sadly, it was a double edged sword. Against Rios, Bradley II and Algeri...there wasn't a need because he was dominating. With Mayweather, i think he'll be as aggressive as the Marquez fight, Pac was scary considering how he was out for blood after he go knocked down the first time eventhough it costed him dearly in round 6.

He got reckless, double feint into a lunging right hand.

Marquez read him like a book. Pac should have known better. It was him making the wrong choice in the heat of the moment against his top rival.

I think he's more careful now, but in the heat of the moment who knows what can happen?

[New England]

i em ahhhh so hahppy to have my ahhh killur instinct.