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

[TheSlickster]

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?

Without a doubt! But I think he's an even better fighter because he fights much smarter since then. I think the KO was actually needed to make him an even better fighter.

[ThePunchingBag]

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.

Nah, you simply just misinterpreted what I meant by exposed. Probably due to the amount of sheer nuthuggery and hyperbole that happens around here.

I meant Pac would use his footwork to expose gaps in Floyd's defense. It is certainly a possibility considering Pac is fast and a southpaw. Floyd's defense has shown to be vulnerable to those two factors in previous bouts. Yes he's beaten every southpaw in the past, but none as good as Pacquiao and Floyd's gotten a bit slower due to age. Not using his legs as much and more willing to go to the ropes in recent bouts.

If that sounds like emotional wishful thinking to you than perhaps you should re-examine your own stance of how fights and fighters should be analyzed.

[jbpanama]

Sense Cotto, Pac has been on Cruise Control...

He Could have KO'd Margo & Shane, but let them slide...

Had Manny been KOing everyone sense Cotto, U think FRAUD

Would have put his all important Health issues aside, and Maned Up???

[jbpanama]

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?

Smart Cats learn from their Mistakes..

Pac's best defense, is his offense, and Win or Lose...

FRAUD will be fighting for His life, to preserve his Health, Manana!!!

[jbpanama]

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

U should give more credit, to Bradley's very good Whiskers...

[jbpanama]

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 !!!!!!!

Ha ha ha...Joy Boys...

Don't expect Joy to reign supreme.

at the Victory Party, on May 2nd...

Hell be in no condition,

and Pac the Mon, might not invite Him!!!

[C-SHO]

U should give more credit, to Bradley's very good Whiskers...

Bradley does have a good chin but he has been knocked down in a few fights. Pac couldn't knock him down or even hurt him in 24 rounds.

[Lou Cipher]

"I want to win, thats my goal." Yeah manny that's a pretty good goal to have in this situation. But you shouldn't have let that go public. Now Floyd Mayweather might decide to shoot for the same goal. So much for secrecy.

[Caught Square]

U should give more credit, to Bradley's very good Whiskers...

I wouldn't really say that, he didn't pummel Bradley's chin like he did Margarito for example....

One of the main talking points builiding up the rematch was killer instinct, Manny and Roach promised it was back but he turned out to be very tentative, only throwing around 550 punches and never looked like stopping Bradley.

[STREET CLEANER]

Killer instinct. Looks like he found a new way to take an Ariza shake