Comments Thread For: Pacquiao: I Hope Thurman Backs Up Talk - Goes Toe To Toe!

[KING MEAT]

Come on Manny. You know better than that.

Range, reach, distance, movement. That's Thurman.

If he wasn't going to go toe-to-toe against Danny Garcia, he damn sure isn't going toe-to-toe against Manny Pacquiao.

bingo. thurmans going for the win.

[wrecksracer]

Run Time don't want none of that

[pillowfists98]

"He didn't do nothing, he always run, move outside". - Manny Pacquiao after losing to Keith Thurman.

[DblLFThooK]

Pac is but....if and only IF Thurman goes toe to toe in the center of the ring I think Pac can work him. Pac punches from unconventional angles. And thruman likes to duck and lean left. Watch him always does it. Perfect opening for a upper cut.

[Bronx23]

Spot on. Pacquiao will have to cut the ring very effectively to have a chance of landing some sledgehammers. I'm not sure he will be able to, though.

As great as an offensive trainer roach is, he never trains his fighters to cut off the ring. Manny's never been good at it but was able to nullify that deficiency with excellent foot work and speed.

Mannys legs are nothin like they used to be & with each fight I've seen less & less spring & bounce in his step. Look at the Broner fight, he was literally chasing Broner corner to corner & then lunging in once he had him cornered. He did the same against Floyd & Algeri.

I'm hoping they train & prepare for Thurman's movement cuz he's certainly not gonna stand & trade. & Lunging against Thurman is gonna get him hurt. Freddie can be overly confident at times with his training at times though so I won't hold my breath. I Remember in camp for may pac, he said Floyds legs were "shot" & that he couldn't move around the ring like he used to. Even though he had just showed he could do just that in the Maidana rematch. & Look what happened. Manny spent most of the round trying to chase the target instead of letting his hands go and when he did he either anticipated too much or ate a straight right and then let Floyd escape.

Mannys not gonna suddenly learn how to cut off the ring for this fight. They just better bring in some sparring partners with good movement to prepare or else Keith steals the fight in a stinker

[vitali1999]

10 years ago Pacquiao would have cleaned his clock. But now Thurman-murman may do that to him.

[Motofan]

It's crazy to me how hard Thurman's stock has fallen. If you would have told me that I'd be giving this version of Pac a legit shot at beating Keith after Manny's fight with Horn I'd have laughed at you.

[ptek]

It's goner be a great fight, I can't wait for this 1.
Good luck to both guys.

[champion4ever]

Oh, Oh, Keith! You have awaken a sleeping giant now. This is the right fight for Pac at the right time. Thurman has had some very long stretches of inactivity and his skills are still a bit rusty.

[Roadblock]

Oh, Oh, Keith! You have awaken a sleeping giant now. This is the right fight for Pac at the right time. Thurman has had some very long stretches of inactivity and his skills are still a bit rusty.

Thats what Manny ducked Spence, this fight against a possible 60% Thurman is a lot safer than Spence, he should never have called out Spence only to then run away when Errol said lets go.

Team Pac are betting on a Thurman being like last fight.