Is Stewart Wrong For Saying Juarez hits harder than Pacquiao?

[slavik18]

**** Stewart, he hates sluggers and guys with more heart than skill.

[Manny_P]

**** Stewart, he hates sluggers and guys with more heart than skill.

exactly!!! He dissed Mayorga like Mayorga's biggest wins were utter luck/crap.

[grayfist]

Holy ****! I really thought that this issue was already settled.

Bro, Bro, Bro, enlighten up. Pacquiao's High K.O. percentage maybe attributed to his handspeed and combinations alright {b]BUT[/b] the punched that rocked MAB in the 2nd or third round was a solid left. The punch that send JMM down is also a solid left straight not a combination. The punch that rocked Morales early in their fight is also a solid left not a combination. The punch that send Lebdwada in the dreamland is also a solid left not a combination not to mention the one punch that hit Julio that made him do the chicken dance.

Common people, Pacquiao came from all the way down from 108 lbs division and he has been hurting top fighters at 130 at present how can you not see that?

Props, pal! ...factual and passionate!

[Mr. Ryan]

I'd have to generally agree with Emanuel Steward here. Rocky Juarez is a devastating puncher, and he is perhaps more dangerous with one shot. Juarez is a better technical boxer. He fights in a boxing shell, eyes wide open anticipating his opponent's next move. As direct consequence of his lethargy, he lulls his opponents to sleep.

When he gets on the inside, his punches are short and acurrate. When coupled with the fact that his opponents have acclimated to his inactivity, he catches them off guard with hard shots thrown with perfect balance that the opponent doesn't see and isn't prepared to handle. Thats why he has so many impressive one punch knockouts in recent years, especially his brutal knockout of Guty Espadas Jr.

Pacquiao, on the other hand, is just a wild animal thirsty for blood. He fights as if he has a bomb on his neck that will detinate if he stops punching for 10 seconds. He is a very active fighter who just buries his opponents with punches, each one designed to end the fight early. As Jim Lampley stated during the broadcast of Pacquiao's fight with Juan Manuel Marquez "Manny Pacquiao is a storm! Juan Manuel Marquez hasn't ever seen anything like that." He fights with an intensity that is unrivaled in boxing and is extremely overwhelming to fighters who are unprepared to handle the combination of Pac Man's southpaw punching power and impossible work rate.

But Pacquiao has alot of faults that inhibit his knockout percentage. He tends to get over excited and throw his punches with a bow and arrow motion, tipping his foes off so they can brace for his shots. Pacquiao is always looking for the knockout, which is another issue. In boxing, it is extremely difficult to knock someone out when your opponent knows that that is your intention. Fighters can relax and brace for punches, which delays the effect of the punishment, enabling them to survive his onslaughts for the time being.

Pacquiao is also fighting at higher weights than he should be. In his first fight as a professional, he weighed in at 106 pounds. After winning his first world title as a flyweight, his body's natural growth required that he climb weight divisions at an accelerated rate. When he won the 122 pound title by knocking out Lehlohonolo Ledwaba, it showed that he could carry his punching power up in weight. While he knocked everyone out he faced as champion, he didn't do it with one shot.

Besides his frightening one shot KO of Emanuel Lucero, he hasn't really gotten his opponents out of there with a single punch in a long time. His signature wins, against Barrera and Morales, were accumulation beat downs, glorified street muggings, that were ended in the championship rounds.

Its really a clash of Juarez's shorter, more accurate blows, to Pacquiao's blunt force trauma. Juarez is better with the one punch, while Pacquiao is more dangerous with the quantity, as well as quality, of his punches.

An unbiased opinion from a self-confessed nuthugger

Does this conversation need to continue after this?

[Bonsi]

Does this conversation need to continue after this?

Definitely, below is the appropriate finale for this thread...he he he he

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Holy ****! I really thought that this issue was already settled.

Bro, Bro, Bro, enlighten up. Pacquiao's High K.O. percentage maybe attributed to his handspeed and combinations alright {b]BUT[/b] the punched that rocked MAB in the 2nd or third round was a solid left. The punch that send JMM down is also a solid left straight not a combination. The punch that rocked Morales early in their fight is also a solid left not a combination. The punch that send Lebdwada in the dreamland is also a solid left not a combination not to mention the one punch that hit Julio that made him do the chicken dance.

Common people, Pacquiao came from all the way down from 108 lbs division and he has been hurting top fighters at 130 at present how can you not see that?