Manny is possibly the best smallest welterweight champion in history. (Henry Armstrong comes to mind; but overall, Pacquiao still has a better resume at welterweight)
And to be THAT competitive against much bigger guys? It was the first time I've seen Floyd backpedalled that much in a fight.
Despite the 55% KO/TKO rate, when you count knockdowns, he actually dropped/stopped almost 70% of his opponents. And majority of his opponents were much bigger than him.
We complain that he doesn't have power at welterweight but he dropped/stopped 9 out 14 of his opponents at welterweight.
And to be THAT competitive against much bigger guys? It was the first time I've seen Floyd backpedalled that much in a fight.
Despite the 55% KO/TKO rate, when you count knockdowns, he actually dropped/stopped almost 70% of his opponents. And majority of his opponents were much bigger than him.
We complain that he doesn't have power at welterweight but he dropped/stopped 9 out 14 of his opponents at welterweight.
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